28 October

Jumbo sized i-cord

Posted in crochet, knitting, video

I had some fun over the weekend making this super-sized i-cord using a new technique I came up with last week. It involves a mix of finger knitting and finger crochet.

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It can be used with up to about 6 stitches, depending on the yarn used. It is also a fun way to teach children how to knit. Here is the video demonstrating the technique.

The green rope used 8 strands of the Marta’s Yarns Retro (Bulky weight) wool blend yarn and I used the Marta’s Yarns hand-painted Slubby in the video demonstration.

Enjoy.
Pat

23 October

The mini rainbow merino collection

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The Marta’s Yarns rainbow collection has inspired so many projects over the years. Gradient work, fairisle and intarsia projects have all used this lovely palette.

I have just added our new mini skeins of the Marta’s Yarns rainbow in a lace weight merino yarn (2ply). It is super soft and super durable and perfect for needlepoint and embroidery as well as knitting and crochet projects.

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There is also the complete rainbow collection of 24 skeins, which includes 2 FREE skeins. Please note that we will refund the difference between out flat rate postage and the actual postage costs for your order.

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17 October

Chincherinchee flowers meet Marta’s Merino

Posted in embroidery

The stunning Chincherinchee flowers are in season at the moment and have inspired me to wind up some mini-hanks of the Marta’s Yarns 2ply merino yarn.

I have been doing a bit of embroidery with this lovely soft merino and will be sharing some designs soon.

In the meantime, I will be loading up some of these mini-hanks to the Yarn section of this website over the weekend in the 24 Rainbow color range and some very special hand-dyed 2-ply merino.

Have a great weekend.

Pat

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15 October

Dissecting the granny square

Posted in crochet, video

I have finally finished production of my Granny triangles video and it is loaded up to YouTube.

It is a new take on the traditional granny which I hope will inspire many new projects.

Pat

4 October

Granny Triangles launch this week

Posted in crochet, design

I have been working on this idea for a few months now and had done a few samples in New Zealand. Splitting up a granny square into two triangles is easier than you think.

I am now experimenting with the same technique splitting into into one quarter and also 4 quarters. It is super fun.

Pattern and video launching this week.

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