Little Rabbit

I knitted this little rabbit two years ago.  It is a pattern by Claire Garland of @dotpebble_knits.  The other day on her Instagram post she said she washed the rabbit in warm water to felt.  Sounded like a good idea, so I threw the little rabbit in with the washing.  It came out great, lightly felted, but not too much that it distorted.  The second photo is the little bunny drying on the clothes rack.

Zoo Viisit

  

  

  

Went to the zoo yesterday with my friend Janette.  Haven't been to Melbourne Zoo in a long time and quite a bit has changed.  It is quite lovely to walk around in the very bushy paths.  The map did come in handy as it is all dense and not a lot of signage in some places.
A particular favourite of mine is the butterfly house.  The little penguin was taking in some sunshine.

Pair of Glasses

  

Made a pair of glasses out of wire wrapped with thread.  Not for me I might add.

Geelong Finds

  

I went for a drive to Geelong yesterday and had a rummage around the Antiques & Collectables shop.  Came home with a vase and some buckles.  They are smaller than they look so I did a second photo with the tape measure to show scale.  I just noticed the flaw at the back of the vase.  It's not a crack, it's sticky tape.

From Handbag to Belt

My last handbag was made of a lovely soft black leather.  When it was time to replace it I put it aside to use in craft.  First thing made from the handbag leather is a belt.

Tahini & Rye Cookies

I saw these cookies on Instagram at Green Kitchen Stories the other day and thought I would give them a try.  I couldn't find rye flour at the local supermarket, so substituted oat flour.  I used chocolate  chips instead of chopping chocolate.  They are sesame seeds on the outside.  When they were just baked they were delicious. However the next day they are quite soft and the sesame seed flavour is overpowering.  I will try them again when I can find rye flour and probably make less so there are no leftovers.

Granny Square Blanket

  

I finished a granny square blanket, and it's small too.

Cup of Tea

  

Crocheted a cup and made a tea bag.  Ok, it's a small cup and a tiny tea bag.

To Fluff or Not to Fluff

The other day when I made the little rabbit I knew I was going to make a pom pom for it's tail.  I then needed to decide to fluff the pom pom with a little wire brush, the one on the left, or leave it au natural, on the right.  I went with the fluffed one.

Thumbs

I am trying to work out a different way to knit thumbs from the Alan Dart pattern.  The one on the left is his pattern, stitches cast on, knit a couple of rows, cast off and sew the two halves together.  I am never happy with the shape.  The hand on the right is my first change, but needs tweaking as it looks like another finger, not necessarily a thumb.  That could just be moving the position of picking up stitches.

More Yarn

I went to Fibresmith the other day and came home with some lovely yarn.  I didn't get what I went for, not because I forgot, distracted by the yarn, what I wanted wasn't there.  But that's alright, lovely yarn.

Chewy Fig Slice

Made this Martha Stewart recipe for dessert last night.  Thought it was going to be a disaster.  The pastry cracked as it was folded over and wouldn't go back together.  Thought the filling would leak out and be all over the tray, but it didn't.  It is quite tasty, not chewy.  We had it hot, so maybe when it cools it will be quite different.

Ibis

  

  

The ibis is finished and will be winging it's way to Queensland.

An Ibis

Making an ibis for a commission.  It's coming along.

Bunny

  

Crocheted a little bunny.

Stages of an Old Man

I have been making a gnome.  It is interesting how young the face looks without the eyebrows and beard.

Covered Coat Hanger

Yesterday was all cleaning, washing, mowing and catch up.  I did manage to start another coat hanger cover, something simple I didn't have to think about.  This yarn will make lovely stripes along the length of the hanger.

Home & Yarn

Back in Melbourne and there was some yarny goodness waiting.  A fundraising yarn from Heathermaid and a small skein yarn club from Beehive Yarns.