Tag: Knitting
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My Knitting has gone to the Dogs!
My knitting has gone to the dogs, Mocha in this case. This is our family dog Mocha who is an amazing dog for sure. The only thing negative about her is she would probably lick you to death. 🙂 The other day she was bugging me to play with her so I grabbed my daughters…
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Free Pattern – Rachelle Chunky Ear Warmer
Just a quick post that I just uploaded a new free pattern. The Rachelle Chunky Ear Warmer. Made with Malabrigo Mecha yarn. This Merino wool is amazing, soft and the colours outstanding. You can also knit my Rachelle Chunky Infinity Scarf in the same wonderful yarn. Both on my Ralvery site and available for free…
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Rose R… The Rose Onie Scarf
Roses R… The Rose Onie Scarf and Collection has been keeping me busy these days as I design the new Rose Onie Fingerless Gloves and Head Scarf/Ear Warmer. This is my all time favourite scarf I have designed, mostly because it is a dedication to my Mother. My mom was an amazing woman with great…
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Fingerless Gloves, “Take 1”
One of my favourite items to design are Fingerless Gloves. They are so practical where I live. Having something to warm your hands in this techno savvy world yet keeping your fingers free to use is a perfect addition to your wardrobe in the cooler seasons. The Rach X-Long Fingerless Gloves are my elbow length…
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Naturally Embellished! By a Dragonfly!
This is definitely a One of a Kind scarf that I could in no way plan ahead as this beautiful Dragonfly decided to land on one of my designs while I was selling them at the local Farmers Market. I hadn’t seen it land and had no idea it was there until I went to…
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To Market, to market…..
To Market, to market to sell my designs. A couple of weeks ago I ventured out to my first attempt at selling my designs at the local outdoor Farmer’s Market. I wanted to do some marketing and market research to see what people were gravitated to and hear first hand comments about my work. I sell…
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Free Pattern – Rachelle Chunky Lace Cowl Scarf
The Rachelle Chunky Lace Cowl Scarf is my newest free pattern available on Ravelry, very soon on my website and of course here. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rachelle-chunky-lace-cowl-scarf I have been wanting to write some easy to knit patterns that most people could make for a while. When I received this amazing yarn from Malabrigo the other week I was immediately…
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Friday’s Finishing
Just a quick peek at what I was working on this week. Managed to finish another Ocean Breeze scarf this time in a medium blue green combination. The embellished coral reef broche is done in colours with a brighter quality than the last one. All I can say is I really need my beach fix…
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Strolling in my Garden
I was strolling around my garden the other day and have to say one of my favourite flowers to plant each year is the Pansy. The Pansy is such a versatile and hardy flower with amazing colour combinations. They dance and move so gracefully in the breeze adding incredible delight to my garden. I was…
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Altering the Ocean Breeze
This weekend I was busy working on altering one of my designs previously called the Modern Twist Scarf. This scarf had an embellished broche included. It just so happened I had made most of them in a selection of blues ranging from darks to lights. I am in the middle of reworking some of my current…
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