The good, the bad and the very ugly!

Hi,

 

I will start with the good news as it is always best to go for the good stuff first :)

 

Well, I am having a sale on my shop! I am thinking of moving over to Esty from folksy so it is easier for people not in the UK to buy items. EVERYTHING in my shop is now £2.50 OR LESS (most items are less!) so get over and check it out, if you've had your eye on something for a while now is your chance to get it at a bargain price: click here!

My other good news is that I finally actually started to finish off the Kameez I drafted the pattern for aggess ago after I went to the Asian wedding fair and my mum bought me the fabric bundles, here is what I have got so far:

 

 

Just the neckline, cuffs and vent sides left before I am done :D I reckon I will finish it by the end of my holiday, I have the whole of next week still left which is plenty of time!

 

Further good news, I am all ready for mothers day tomorrow :) I finished  my mums card today, I turned the little cupcake cross stitch kit I completed a while ago (and blogged about :) into a cute little brooch to go on the front:

 

I hope she likes it!

 

But now.... We come to the bad news and the very, very ugly......

 

.... Yesterday I went to the tailors and dressmakers I still visit when i get time off and I broke the machine needle, I was changing it but I didn't turn the machine off. I was just thinking that I should turn it off because I reckon I could do myself a nasty injury and- BOOM- the machine needle suddenly goes straight through my finger! I remained calm and just kept apologising to Michael and Stephanie and saying 'I'm such an idiot for not turning the machine off!'

I didn't pull it out (which was the right thing to do- you should leave it in to prevent fainting, lots of bleeding, infection etc...) and Micheal took me to the hospital and I was in and out in under an hour- the hospital was really great. luckily I didn't hit bone, the needle only went through my nail and the top of my finger. Hehe, I was back rhinestoning a wedding dress and Micheal and Stephanie's with one arm in a sling afterwards! :P

 

So remember to turn sewing machines off when you are fiddling with them! Don't be lazy like I was!

 

Here is a picture of my finger with the needle as I know some of you (like I usually am :P) may be curious (Micheal told me to take a picture- I was more worried about getting it out at the time!). There is no blood in the picture as my finger did not bleed- the needle held it in so there is no gory stuff but I don't recommend looking if you are extremely squeamish- I don't want to upset any of you :) just warning you of the dangers of sewing machines!

 

So look or look away now:

 

Here is what I have got for the next few days:

 

One bandaged up finger.

 

Some lessons you learn harder than others I suppose, and I am thankful to the hospital for sorting me out so quickly, the nurse I had said she had done the same before and so had Stephanie so that made me feel less stupid! I have to wear a plastic bag over my hand in the bath- hhehe I don't think anyone could make me feel less stupid about doing that :P

 

One last pointer- never ever hold pins in your mouth, this is something I actually never do, I have heard too many horror stories about that.

 

But sewing is relatively safe, so don't be put off! :) It hasn't stopped me sewing, I was working on my Salwar all of today!

 

I hope I haven't scared any of you with my post- just go back to the pretty Kameez fabric at the top and treat yourself to something in my shop if you feel shaken! Lol

 

I promise no gruesome pics next post. See you all soon I hope you all have a lovely Sunday tomorrow,

 

Byeeeee XxXxXxXxX

KCBWDAY6: A Tool To Covet

Day Six (Saturday April 27th): A Tool To Covet Write about your favourite knitting or crochet (or spinning, etc) tool. It can either be a tool directly involved in your craft (knitting needles or crochet hook) or something that makes your craft more pleasurable – be it a special lamp, or stitch markers.

Is it an item that you would recommend to others, and if so for which applications/tasks do you think it is most suited. Conversely, do you have a tool/accessory that you regret buying? Why does it not work for you?

Hi again!

 

I have decided to dedicate my tool post to my humble pair of size 4mm knitting needles and my 3.75mm and 3.5mm crochet hooks, and here they are:

 

I chose my 4mm knitting needles as they are a size I have used for many, many projects. They are a size that feel comfortable to hold in the hand and use and are also the size I always seem to require when I do charity knitting :) For these reasons I have developed a love for this  specific pair!

 

I chose these two crochet hooks specifically as they are the sizes I most often use in my projects so, I suppose in a way they hold a lot of memories :0) All the little amigurumis, crochet hearts, flowers, gifts etc...

 

Hehehe, who ever thought some metal sticks could bring so much happiness, even by just looking at them! :-)

 

See you all tomorrow for the finale of knitting and crochet blog week,

 

Bye xxx

3KCBWDAY5 - Something A Bit Different!

Something A Bit Different It's back, and this time it has the most amazing of prizes (look for the prize for 'most creative post'). This was a massive success last year, and for many it was the highlight of the Blog Week, so this year you are challenged, again, to find a new way of blogging.
This is an experimental blogging day to try and push your creativity in blogging to the same level that you perhaps push your creativity in the items you create.There are no rules of a topic to blog about but this post should look at a different way to present content on your blog.
  

  
   

 

  

 

Tidy mind, tidy stitches : 2011 knitting and crochet blog week! (Day 3)

Welcome! :)

Today is day three and the theme is orgainsation of your knitting/crochet supplies, projects, yarn etc..

I like to think I am quite an organised person, if I need something I usually know where to find it and I could probably tell you what I would be doing this time tommorrow.

I have a yarn box and also pattern/craft magazine box, see, all neat and tidy :)

However as my stash is growing there are beginning to be piles of yarn of yarn in different places around my room.....

And piles of magazines where my collection of those is growing too....

I will have to get more boxes!

Another thing I  have to admit to is that I have a number of un-finished projects due to me not being able to stick to one thing at a time, but I have a mental list of them and will eventually get round to finishing them all one day, I really will, promise!

I still have to finish Quirky (Alan Darts Christmas turkey) which was meant to have been  finished  for last Christmas but I had way to many presents to make, he will definitely be finished by this Christmas though, Its on my to do list!

All my needles and hooks are orgainsed nicely in little jars and I have boxes for both ribbons and buttons:

Im quite proud of how neatly and well organised I keep most of my crafting supplies as I'm usually on of those 'its organised mess' people.

e.g I give you my desk:

I can find everything I need on it but I doubt anyone else could!

Ill tidy it one day *LIE!* ahhahahhaa,

Bye!

Freshly baked.......

Hi everyone :)

Part of my new years resoloution (as many of you will know) is to draw one design for a knitting project everyday, my design for the 2nd of  January was a knitted cupcake that fitted inside a paper cupcake case. Later on that day I had some time and thought I would start the project. When I was in hobbycraft I picked up some beads that looked like sprinkle to add the finishing touch!

I love it, love it, love it (and I've started making another one with pink icing! :)

The pattern is so simple but realllllllyyyyy cute.

Also In my life recently something happened which I like to call the knitting needle mystery.......

The other day I came home to find two pairs of knitting needles posted through my door, with no note of who they were from? I didnt have time to blog about this when it happened as I was to busy revising for a geography exam, Fun! :(

I spent ages (3 days to be exact!) trying to work out who it was that had given them to me because it sure wasn't the knitting fairy :/ (I felt like Poirot with my list of suspects :o)  Then today one of my friends stopped me In school and asked if I had received their extra holiday gift, it was them all along and they were not even on my list! (the friend I gave the crochet vampire bat/bunny to), it's good to finally have the knitting needle mystery all wrapped up because I really was starting to believe it WAS the knitting fairy! 

what can I say, I have nice friends..........

I will talk to you all again very soon :)

Au revoir!

xxx

Christmas giveaway!

Hello all faithful readers,

As it is the special festive season I thought I would do a special christmas giveaway just to kick start the celebrations!

 

Here is what you could win!!!!

• A set of  'upcycled' christmas handpainted  knitting needles (long story short; old, abandoned needles that I bought and painted to make better than new! :)
• Some hand made christmas pudding buttons (also hand made by me!)
• And some yummy chocolate tree decorations :P

Here is a close up of the needles:

They even have a little red gem on top that will glint in ight of your fairy lights!

Here are the buttons:



AND THE CHOCOLATES!!!!!!

For your chance to win all these prizes all you need to do is send an email to : iitki@hotmail.co.uk

including your name and the name of one of santas raindeer! (I added the last bit for fun :)

The giveaway will close on the 15th of December and the winner will be announced then as well.

Hope you enjoy the giveaway and good luck!

See you soon :D

P.s The giveaway is open to anyone, any age, who lives anywhere.