Mini Hanks

 

For years I have hand spun my chunky merino yarn and measured in 50 metre hanks.

Recently I was asked for smaller lengths of yarn to use as highlights/contrasts.

So now I am listing on Etsy 25 metre hanks. As well as merino I am spinning some minis in English Leicester as well.  These have been more popular than I expected.  Soon I'll have some available at the Arts Centre Market.

Lots of Chunky

 

Busy times here spinning lots of chunky yarn.

 

And dyeing the yarn.

And waiting for the yarn to dry

 

 

Some yarn has been listed on Etsy

 

And some yarn is for the Arts Centre Market in Melbourne

 

This yarn is spun using English Leicester from my sheep.

 

Its the end of the week and I still have so much to finish.

This morning I have dyed some yarn and listed yarns on

Etsy

 

 

This afternoon I have more yarn to dye, Felted hats to finish for the Arts Centre Market on Sunday and yarn to prep for dyeing.

Tomorrow will be a dyeing day.

English Leicester Yarn

 

This English Leicester yarn will be listed on Etsy today.

 

I will take this yarn to the Art Centre Market tomorrow.  I am working with English Leicester yarn in my weaving as well so I have been spinning every day.

Sheep

The weather has been hot and dry

The sheep have been enjoying eating the grass in the house yard.

And trimming the trees as well.

In the morning they are always ready to go back out to the big paddock.

I have been spinning lots of textured chunky yarn for the Arts Centre Market.

Entertainment at the Sunday Market.

New things are happening at the Arts Centre Melbourne Sunday Market.  Every Sunday in March will feature entertainment on the lawn.  My stall is at the back of the lawn near Hamer Hall so no excuse not to come and say hello

This Sunday the entertainer will be Jaq Dan - Spiegel style character doing magic/circus type tricks

from midday and he will also have a ukulele.

A new hat hand knitted in Chunky yarn and a blend of wool, mohair and silk.

Chunky merino wool headband.

Autumn tea cosy for a large tea pot.

Lots more new stock for the market on Sunday.

New for Arts Centre Sunday Market

I'm about to pack handspun green and cream wool, mohair, silk and some sparkle for tomorrow's market.  Have dyed some merino chunky yarns in new colours.

In March there will be live music/performances at the Arts Centre Melbourne Sunday Market.  I will let you know who will be performing as soon as I find out.  The performances will be on grass between Hamer Hall and the Arts Centre.  2 performances each Sunday - the first at 12 noon.

Packing for Wesley Hill

 New tea cosies, some for the small tea pots.

And some cosies for the larger pots as well.

This afternoon I am finishing the labelling and pricing for the Wesley Hill Market at Castlemaine tomorrow.
David will be there from 7am and on Sunday I will be at the Arts Centre Melbourne Sunday Market from 10am.

This week I have spun lots and lots of yarn, natural colours and white which I have dyed. 

New for  this weekend  is hand spun chunky style weaving wool.  And in the fibre dept there is a mohair wool blend all ready for you to spin.

Chunky Hats

This weekend is busy with 2 markets.  Tomorrow I am at Buninyong Farmers Market and Sunday I'll be at the Arts Centre Melbourne Sunday Market.

These chunky yarn hats are finished.

New brooches are almost ready.  And I am now off to the Felting Studio to make felt hat bands for my hats.

Even though it is summer here we have many visitors from the Northern Hemisphere particularly over the next couple of weekends.  The Australian Open (tennis) is all happening in Melbourne.

Marketing Again on Sunday

The Arts Centre Melbourne Sunday Market is happening on Sunday 8th January after a 2 week Christmas/ New Year break.  I must say I really enjoyed a couple of Sundays at home.

A new Aqua/brown hat with a touch of purple.

And a tea cosy in burnt sienna with gum nuts and flowers.

I'll post more new stock this week.  Need to take photographs but first I have an order to finish.



Late in the Afternoon

At the end of a market at the Arts Centre in Melbourne the sun has moved to the west.

The shadows take over where children have been playing

My depleted stall is ready for the pack up and a trip home.



Sunny Market

Last Sunday we enjoyed a beautiful sunny day in Melbourne.  The market was busy.

Hamer Hall which is next to the market is under reconstruction  and was open to the public.  I was busy with my stall so didn't get a chance to have a look. All the comments I heard were very positive about the refurbishment.

Packing for Sunday's Market

Just thought I would give you a peek at some new yarns I have for the market at the Arts Centre in Melbourne on Sunday.  Finishing in the yarn "dept" this morning but I will have some yarn which is still drying to label tomorrow.

I now have sock yarn available again.  About to label the remainder of the colours.

And lots of 8 ply.  Some yarn is still in the dyepot and other yarn is drying in the loft.   New hats are almost ready - just need to add a finishing touch.  I've had a really productive week. 

Enjoy your weekend.



Click Clack

In the southern hemisphere it is time to get out the needles and start knitting.  This week has been very cold in Ballarat.

I have been spinning more of the multicoloured yarns for the Arts Centre Sunday Market in Melbourne. Last week I sold out.  This week I have these two yarns and another olive and watermelon plied with natural brown - that hank is still drying!!!



Mothers Day Market at Arts Centre

The Arts Centre is always a busy place on Mothers Day.  The Mothers Day Classic run and walk takes place early and then the participants and families wander enjoying a coffee and browsing the market.

Weather is getting colder so I have been busy making hats and scarves.

A knitted felted hat with a wool and silk band.

The ever popular helmet hat



A mobius scarf with scarf pin.

How does your garden grow?

GARDEN Tea Cosy is finished and will be available at the Arts Centre Market in Melbourne on Sunday.  A few more tea cosies are almost finished.

It has been a quieter week here.  David has finished fixing the fences that were flattened in the flood. I have been knitting and spinning. Friday will be wool dyeing day and hopefully shearing on Saturday.

Busy Week

The week has been busy here.  Still more to finish today but after I wind off sock yarn into hanks I'm off to town for coffee. Then home to dye yarn.  Great drying weather today.  Well it will be warm although I can hear some rain on the roof just now.

Finally have a shearer organised.  The sheep keep asking me when they can give me their fleeces.  Shearing is a month late due to the rain.  Need to clean out the shed.



A farm scene tea cosy.  A cute grey ceramic sheep with a black face, a chook (chicken), a bee, a barn and of course a farmer.

And now I'm making some smaller cosies like this turret cosy.  Have another small cosy nearly finished so will work to get another one or two finished for the Arts Centre Market in Melbourne on Sunday.



For the large Teapot

So often I get requests for tea cosies for teapots of different shapes and sizes.  Well here is a tea cosy for the larger teapot. This cosy will fit an 8 cup pot easily and a tall pot as well.  I'll be back later to show you some more new stock for the Arts Centre Market on Sunday and for the web site.

New Year - Market

After the Christmas rush it has been a quiet week to recover.  Hope you have found some quiet time before the New Year celebrations begin.

Markets begin again on Sunday at the Arts Centre Market in Melbourne.  So new stock for the New Year.

A periwinkle tea cosy with yellow and blue flowers.

And a touch of glamour with this purple beaded tea cosy.

Am packing for the market today so will take more photos - might be back later.

Sock Yarn at Arts Centre Market

The sock yarn is ready to be launched tomorrow.  The yarn was dyed yesterday and it didn't take long to dry.  Just finished winding the yarn into balls.  Not sure if I can always do this but when you buy sock yarn you just want to start knitting.

Some browns and greens and blues

 Pink mix, purples and a jewel mix.

Red/orange and a dark turquoise/grey/brown mix.

I'll be at the Melbourne Arts Centre Market from 10am.  Remember that if you spend $20 you can fill in a form for the Christmas prize draw.

If you can't make it to the market and want to purchase some sock yarn please contact me.