October Folk Fest

This month's folksy listing club is the October Folk Fest - I haven't managed to list everyday so far, but have finished off a few knitted items: my cowl of course, some fairisle style leg warmers and some fun boho fingerless mitts

Here is a selection of nice things from the folk festers today:

Heart by Pants and Paper

Mistletoe by Court & Spark

Mummy by Mudmeddling

Earrings by Flo Nightingale

Bracelet by Mirribeads

Gift Tags by VintageDreams

Enjoy!

Katie x

Autumn Basketweave Cowl

My most recent knitting project has been to design a cosy cowl for those cool autumn days.  I chose autumnal coloured yarn and included a stripe across the centre.  I decided to go for shingle stitch to create the texture, which makes for a nice basket weave effect.

Here is the finished result: the buttons are vintage bone buttons with a lovely patina

Hope you like it!  I'm offering it for sale on folksy, but if you fancy having a go at knitting it yourself, you can download the pattern for FREE :-) on Ravelry

Keep toasty...
Katie x

folksy friday - hens

My first folksy friday is going to feature hens!  Now my three are up and listed I thought it would be appropriate:

Hetty - mini hen

Myrtle - medium hen decoration/doorstop

 

Betsy - large hen doorstop

Now for the fellow folksters!

Felt Hen picture by Oosie

felt hen tea cosy

Vintage Style Pull-Along Hattie The Hen Primitive

-Swirlyarts-bandit-chicken-doorstop

Hope you like them!

Katie x

September Stars

Over at my folksy shop I have been joining in the September Stars listing club.  The aim is to list something every day and I have been busy doing just that - often a couple of things each day, hooray!

Here are some of the items:

Sitting Hen Linen Tea Cosy

Customisable money belt

Cocoon Netbook cover

But I'm not the only one who's been busy!  Here are some of my favourite items from the group from today:

Card by Cheerymishmash

Dragonfly by Jesselu

Brooch by Pantsandpaper

Bag by Moody Cow Designs

Katie x

knitting on the beach...

Well I'm back home now, with just the memories of sunny Cornwall (which rapidly turned into rainy Cornwall, but never mind).

We had a lovely time, lots of pretty coastal walks to do around the western side of the county.

Watched some birds of prey circling on the thermals - this one is a sparrowhawk I think:

And did some swimming in the beautiful blue-green sea:

I even managed to find some time to do some outdoor knitting :-) whilst camping... and on the beach.  If you were wondering what the creation is, its a sock!

Well it beats reading...