The glamorous life of a knitter.....,

Or so you might think.....well for the past three weeks is been anything but! I have been counting, packing, searching, chasing stray balls of yarn and generally getting covered in yarn fluff......and all of this with a horrendous cold.
But the beautiful, bright and exciting light at the end of the tunnel is the new season launch!! I have the gorgeous shade cards in front of me and can't stop getting excited at the amazing colours and new yarns.
I'm sketching and choosing yarn for lots of new designs that will be a part of an extremely exciting big project that I'm collaborating on with my fabulous friend Cathy, so watch this space :)

Applelicious

I have gone crazy for gadget covers and just can't stop designing new ones!
So this little darling is a new addition to the ever extending family.
It's very sweet with lovey apple design on the back and front :)
And if anyone fancies making one themselves the pattern is available to purchase on my Ravelry page or fully made from my website :)

http://www.moochka.co.uk/gadgetcovers_gakc.html

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sweet-apple-kindle-cover

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Amanda's Christmas giveaway.....

The lovely Amanda at Eight by Six gardening has very Christmassy giveaway.....well to give away. Visit her fantastic blog by clicking on the link, to see how you can enter :)

http://eightbysix.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/crafty-christmas-giveaway.html

 The lovely giveaway......never too early to start Christmas craft :)

Knit and Stitch Show ......

What an amazing time it was at Alexandra Palace! Totally exhausting but so much fun, and I had a chance to meet some incredible people. I feel truly grateful to have had a chance to be a part of such a wonderful event.
I was working on the beautiful Rowan stand and had a chance to see the fantastic fashion show!! with the dancing models and beautiful garments it was a show to remember!!
It hard not to be inspired and sometimes speechless when you walk around the exhibition and see so much talent, passion and energy devoted to craft. Amazing exhibition and people.
My two favourite pieces were the knitted village which would be a dream place to live in !! And the Union Jack flag, made up of little squares in celebration of Wool Week! It is a very unique flag and the fact that i have knitted some of the squares just made it that little bit more special.....I felt i have contributed a little :)

The Union Jack :)

 

 Wonderful woolly village 

Some of the beautiful Rowan garments

The incredible Susie Johnson stand

Can't wait for next year :) 

New beginnings.....

As always after an amazing holiday I feel a little blahhh... it’s hard to face day to day normality, but saying that I do find myself having new boost of energy. I’m determined to achieve and finish things I have planned or putted off for later. I also decided to make a plan....which is a first for me, but hopefully it will help me stay on track and keep me motivated (well fingers cross, I will let you know)

So the here’s to my super duper plan and to my new found energy boost and may it last :) 

 Also, I wanna say huge thank you to the person who done this pavement graffiti near me, you have put the biggest smile on my face.....

this way for the happiness.........

                                                                       keep going......

                                                                   almost there....

                                                                    you are unique

Love it!! It just shows how very little is needed to brighten up someones day, thank you stranger:)

Little Rosie and her coat

I've stumbled upon this page http://www.facebook.com/MalibuRosie accidentally few weeks ago and my heart broke to think that someone can do such horrendous thing to poor innocent little creature. This pretty much covers both ends of the human attitude spectrum from the horrendous to the amazing...and at the centre of it is little Rosie. Who's transformation is nothing short of amazing, she is looking so much happier and healthier thanks to her amazing carer. I'm truly in awe of this incredible woman and what a fighter Rosie is.
I wanted to do something nice for little Rosie and decided to knit her a little jumper to keep her nice and warm and here's the progress........... 

.......the work has started 

........leg edging being knitted

......darning 'R' for Rosie..obviously :)

.......and voila! 

...all done and posted:) hope the little darling likes it xx

The Woolly Bunch....

What a busy couple of weeks this has been....
Had a little, sweet, hooting-tooting all of my own market stall at Portobello Road! And I absolutely loved it!
What a fantastic vibe, the atmosphere in there is electric! Met so many extraordinary people. I really never expected for everyone to be so nice and helpful, you get a such an amazing feeling of being part of community, but the biggest thank you goes to Mr. Marek and Linda for feeding me all day with their homemade delicious burgers lol.
The best part at the end of the day was (apart from selling heaps of course) when me and Marcia (v good friend selling her handmade jewellery) were just sitting outside cafe drinking coffee while someone played some reggae on one of the stalls, the ambience was just amazing!!


Then of course was my wonderful Knitting Club and the naming ceremony. What a fun that was....... And now we are called......drum roll.....'The Woolly Bunch' which I think is rather fitting.

I adore my Woolly Bunch, such an amazing group of women. It's fantastic that such a varied bunch can gel so well, and there is nothing better than spending two hours just knitting and gossiping :)
Now that we have a spanking new name perhaps we can get involved in some charity project :)

Happy knitting xx