7/31, Crafty Me - Colour Tipped Scarf

And the award for the most awkward picture goes to.... me! Believe me, the other 2 shots were worse.

You know when you want some colour but you don't want a busy print and you don't want anything too bright and you just want to keep it understated so that your cats eye leopard print sunnies can steal the show and you realise that you're probably a bit too picky and maybe you overthink things like scarves sometimes? You get me? Yep. Well this is the scarf for those days. 

This was a really easy knit that was super quick and satisfying and it's really easy to wear. It's all the right shades of all the right colours and is the perfect throw it on and go kind of scarf (I am aware that no one would actually believe that I'm a throw it on and go kinda girl after I opened with that ramble). In real life the red is richer and darker and kind of redder? I like it. 5 stars, purl bee, 5 stars. 

Ravelry deets and the same awkward picture here.

Crafty Me 3/31 - dual tone cowl

A finished thing!  Are you proud? This one has actually been complete for a few weeks and I've managed it wear it multiple times without taking any pictures.  Crafty blogger fail.

Anyway, here are some crappy cellphone pictures of Edie in my new cowl (crappy cell pics are fast becoming a theme here, hmm). I was wearing it but there was another sun shiny "downpour" on our 3 block walk home so I handed it over, as one does when their precious child fears sustaining a drop of water on the head

Today my smallest offspring has a teacher only day which is preschool teacher code for "we have so much power we can pull the rug out from under your feet whenever we want don't ever forget it new staff induction and mihi whakatau be damned". But truthfully, I love Pai's daycare and her teachers and actually I just wish that the working world was a bit easier on parents.

So all that to say that after a brief adventure to mama's mahi, the small kid and I have the day ahead of us with out any plans. Which is a lie actually. First we have to get the 4 year check and vaccinations done and THEN the day is our oyster.

I think that post jab, we're going to need lollie pops (both) and cookies (her) and hot caffienated beverages (me). Once these needs have been met there's a high chance of craft on the horizon. Ooh! That reminds me, last night I finished a blanket that was 11 months in the making. I'll save sharing that glorious moment for another post.

Let's look at my scarf again shall we? Also: Ravelry deets here.

Crafty Me 1/31 - Tohorā Nui

Wellington can be a cruel cruel city and the winters are windy and wild. I love this place but you do need the right clothing for the weather in this here city. This is especially important for the littlest people, who can be the most vulnerable during the cold months. 

I had a lot of input from my littlest for the design of this one. We looked at patterns together but ultimately Pai just wanted a purple hoodie with a gray tohorā (whale). This was more than a little daunting as I've never knit anything more complicated than this cardigan which was all one piece and was completed just in time for E to outgrow it. 

I used very technical techniques and drafted a graph for the whale on my son's old maths book pages and really just went with my gut and did what felt like made sense. The result is a little messy and so perhaps next time I attempt something like this I'll consider doing some proper research and learn some actual technical techniques. 

You can tell I haven't blocked it yet when you look at that wavy ribbing  - Tricks and guides to blocking handknits (the wool is superwash) very welcome!

Find this project on ravelry if you're so inclined.