Why, Hallo thar.

... yeah. Busy.

Its sort of crazy busy at work. Although, I expect this week to be the worst of it. Only 3 days. Well, and Friday :/ I hate working Boxing day. But I won't go on about that.

4 weeks on Wednesday until New Zealand. 8D I can't believe it!! I remember when it was 13 weeks and I was excited! I am really going to try and blog at least once a week while I'm there.

Anyhoo, here's a little look at what I have been up to lately. Although, this is only a small amount :o A fair few sales on Etsy/Dawanda too. Surprising seeing how people are being careful with their money and looking for bargains...

Egg Beret and Scarflette Set

I love this set. Oh, i love everything, but i especially love the stitch of the scarflette. Not your conventional stocking stitch :) The scarflette has a cute crochet border created with a mohair, wool and nylon blend of yarn to finish it off. The beret and main body of the scarflette are hand knit from Rowan Spray, a 60% wool 40% acrylic blend of yarn.

Flickr: Egg Beret and Scarflette Set
Originally uploaded by tomatotea

This set will be available on Etsy:

• Egg Beret and Scarflette Set:
  • 2008/02/27
  • At approx 17.00 GMT
  • £20 (US$40)

More Items on Etsy

Whoops. I've been listing every day like clockwork on Etsy at 5PM GMT, but i havent been blogging :o
Clicking the images will take you to their Etsy page :D

Flickr: Orange and Red Chevron Mits
Originally uploaded by tomatotea

Flickr: Grey Basketweave Scarf
Originally uploaded by tomatotea

Flickr: Seascape Beret
Originally uploaded by tomatotea

Flickr: Lava Reef Hat
Originally uploaded by tomatotea

Pinkdoodle.com

While exploring the Etsy forums, i came across a topic about the website Pinkdoodle.com. Its a UK based creative marketplace. Its ALOT like Etsy, and i hope to goodness that Etsy don't kick up a fuss about it. But its perfect for UK crafters. I think that if i were to send a UK customer to my Etsy store, they *may* assume that the items are based in the US, as Etsy only deals in US$. Pinkdoodles prices are in GBP. Another good point, fees ect can be paid through PayPal. I hate having to use a credit card on Etsy. Also, listing is currently free until March 5th - but its only 5p after that anyway :D

So. I have added a couple of items already:

My Pinkdoodle Shop

Hoodwinked

Two posts in one day.... I'm on fire :D

This has been an on going project. I randomly made a Chinchilla Hood (below) about a year ago as I saw a knitting pattern for something similar but I didn't know how to knit at the time.

Chinchilla Hood with Round Ears
Originally uploaded by tomatotea

So I made that prototype in crochet... but didnt write down the pattern. D'OH!
Now a year later, another prototype was made in very bright blue DK yarn... and being a little bit smarter, I wrote the pattern down :p

So a Mink colour hood is born, complete with pompoms instead of ears.

Plain Mink Hood
Originally uploaded by tomatotea

I'm sure you've guessed, these will soon be on Etsy. Im dying to make some different colours but my bank balance is telling me otherwise :o Hopefully they will sell well to help that problem out ;)
Of course, the design of an individual hood can be different from the example above. You could have:

• Pointed ears
• Round ears
• No ears
• Pom-poms
• No pom-poms
• Longer Ties
• Shorter Ties

Heck, you can even specify if you don't want the ties - I can put a button on the bottom to fasten the hood instead :)

I'm thinking of starting these at £15 for plain ones (no ears, no pom-poms), £18 for either ears or pom-poms and £21 for both - the yarn isn't that cheap (its really nice and soft!), and they take a little time.

These will be available on Etsy:

• Chinchilla Hood:
  • 2008/02/21
  • At approx 17.00 GMT
  • £18 (US$36)


• Mink Hood:
  • 2008/02/22
  • At approx 17.00 GMT
  • £18 (US$36)

Nocturne Hat And Scarf Set

This is a little late, I should have posted this a couple of days ago, as I posted the set on dA already.




This set will be available on Etsy 20/02/2008, at approximately 17:00 GMT

Not in stock? Would you like a different colour? Feel free to email me!

Busy Busy

Well its been a busy few days.

My partner is on holiday from work this week, so not much blogging i'm afraid! But thats not to say I haven't completed a few things!
I found some bargain yarn in a local superstore before the weekend. And i'm not talking about the usual 99p, 100% DK acrylic stuff. There is loads of Rowan Spray at 99p a ball... It usually retails at £7.95 a ball :o Best part is i love it. The unusual colours knit up beautifully into... well you'll see in a moment! I bought 12 balls of it already and depending on how the items i have made sell, i will definitely invest in some more of the stuff...

Landscape Graffiti Hat
Originally uploaded by tomatotea

Mellow Graffiti Hat
Originally uploaded by tomatotea

Seascape Graffiti Beret
Originally uploaded by tomatotea

I may experiment with crocheting it, but im not sure it would do it the same justice as knitting it up does...

Anyways. I've just uploaded pictures of most of my older crafty projects on to Flickr and soon, I hope to properly write about some of them in the 'traditional archive' of this site, especially the ones that will go into my new Etsy shop. Talking of older projects...

Freedom Spirit Bolero
Originally uploaded by tomatotea

This was completed.... about 3 weeks ago now i think. It was my first knitted garment and i am so proud of it. The yarn is Twilley's Freedom Spirit, shade 'Earth' and i am in love with the stuff. I have a book of the first patterns and there are a couple of other items i would like to make. I already made a Beret in 'Energy' :D

Freedom Spirit Beret
Originally uploaded by tomatotea

I've also got a pattern for a hooded cardigan XD

Obsessed, no?
So. How are the other projects going i hear you ask? Well, as you can see i got side tracked with the super awesome cool yarn. But i do miss knitting with smaller pins. I know larger ones knit quicker, but they don't 'glide' as well as smaller ones do. But heck i don't care. Chunky is awesome.
I'm now active again on deviantArt and as i said earlier, i have a new Etsy shop in the making.... which is linked in the sidebar but... theres nothing there yet >.>;
I'll keep you posted : D