I got some pink sparkly yarn from my mother for Christmas. Only thing is its 100% polyester and is quite scratchy. I decided to use some of it up for the Ravelympics by making the Woodland Fairy Wings. I was a bit daunted as all the pale pink parts you see in the picture are actually crochet, and crochet is definitely not my strong suit. Thankfully it was all just single crochet so it was easy to follow. And the lace pattern for the wings was easy to follow to and very quick to knit up.
I did get a tip last night at knitting to soak the wings in pure fabric softener. So I'll have to try that out and see if it works.
If not I will be using the rest of the yarn by knitting it with a softer yarn to take away some of the scratiness.
I made this little dress as a gift for one of DH's friend who just had their second child, a little girl.
I found the pattern on Ravelry (as always!), the Kaia Babydoll dress. Its so quick and easy to make and pattern is really easy to follow. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a nice pattern.
I started out with a light green colour, rather than going for the traditional pink for a baby girl. And I had a complementary darker toned green in my statsh that I trimmed it with. Now that its finished it looks quite 'Irish-y'. Not what I intended at the start but it still is kinda cute.
I discovered this blog during the week through a link on the MochiMochiLand blog. I realise its probably not the best marketing strategy to be bringing a competitor's work to the attention of my readers but I just had to.
I wish my blog looked this, my toys were this adorable, my photographs were as well shot as these, and that I could think up super cute stories too. I am so jealous!
Check it out though, 'cause everything is just gorgeous. Flutterby Patch and Dollytime, the Etsy shop for the patterns.
So jealous!
P.s. Mochimochiland is also great. Anna is a great designer of super fun patterns. Love them!