Showing posts with label alice springs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alice springs. Show all posts

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Celestial Beads

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Well... it's the first day of winter here...

And it's living up to expectations - dreary, cold and wet!

Please don't think that I'm complaining though...

It makes for the perfect crafting day - indoors where it's warm and dry - and no guilty feelings about how you should be outside making the most of the sunshine...

Most of us here have spent the last week or two suffering effects of the flu - so I lost my little model for the Alien Encounter hat, and for this one too. Poor little blossom was down for the count, and spent the best part of a week in bed.

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This beanie was created for the Celestial category at the Alice Springs Beanie Festival.

And if you're thinking that the copper wire and beads looks a little familiar... it's from a project I made a few years ago - you can read the original blog post about it here.

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I added a bunch more beads to fill out the centre section of the sun... since it just needed some more bling to give it a lift.

And once again, it was fabulous to recycle an old piece and put it to good use!

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Plum Surprise

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I think that PURPLES and GREENS would have to be my all-time favourite colour combination...

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They just complement one another so beautifully - and remind me of a glorious Springtime garden!

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Friday, May 9, 2014

Button Down the Hatches...

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Ahhhh.....

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Could this hat be any more different from that last one?

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It's so subdued, calm and serene...

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And although it's really not plain - it certainly feels that way after some of the others!

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

The Carnival is NOT Over...

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I have a NEW favourite hat!!!

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This one is so bold and cheerful and colourful and fun...

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I love everything about it - from those brightest of bright colours, to the granny squares, to the way it morphs into a pixie hat, and the giant pom pom...

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And my model loves it too!

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Sunday, May 4, 2014

It's Complicated...

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I'm a bit CONFLICTED by this hat...

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I feel like there's a lot going on -

so many different stitches and colours,

that I don't quite know where to look first...

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And it AMUSES me that from some angles,

there's a little bit of a mohawk going on!

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Here's one final photo, to prove that my model wasn't COMPLETELY sullen during this shoot...

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

Busy Out Back

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The name says it all... this one IS "Busy Out Back"

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Around the face, the details are simple... 

just some soft, chunky yarns... worked in regular rounds...

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But the back is a burst of colourful freeform activity!

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With three separate tassels - each on a different colour...

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A bit of knitting... A bit of crochet...

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And some novelty yarns for texture...

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

A Little On The Bright Side...

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I wonder if it's possible for this hat to be even MORE INTENSE in real life???

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It certainly seems to be...

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In fact, 
the photos just don't quite do justice to just how OVER THE TOP colourful this beanie really is...

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Monday, April 28, 2014

Industrial Revolution

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Somehow this hat seems a little subdued...

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It's quite incredible to see the difference that colour makes...

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Because of the muted greys - this hat doesn't seem nearly as silly as it would if it had been worked in a bolder colour...

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And again I'm loving the ASYMMETRY...  with two large dangling pom poms on one side... and a single high one on the other side.

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 It takes so much pressure off, when you're not trying to match everything... and you just allow the pieces to fall into place naturally...
  
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(Pssst. That was #8 of 12.)
 

Monday, April 14, 2014

Beads by Nature

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Have you been reading my blog for a while???

Like for a couple of years?

Look closely at the band of this hat - and see if it looks at all familiar to you...

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No???

Take a look at this old blog post, then look at the hat again...

Now you see it, don't you?

(You might also notice that the model has grown since then, too)

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I made the headband about two years ago - and other than the modeling for those original photographs - it's never been worn!

So I figured I might as well "reduce, re-use, recycle" and use it as the starting point for my most recent hat...

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And there you have it -  Hat #7 for the Alice Springs Beanie Festival is complete!

Only 5 more hats to make...


Thursday, April 10, 2014

Licorice Allsorts

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Right from the beginning, this beanie "felt" like a Licorice Allsort...

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It's those colours - the black combined with an assortment of brights...

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So much fun to work with colour... colour... and more COLOUR!

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I love the asymmetrical tassels too. 

They make me smile!

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(And you know that this is Hat #6 for the Alice Springs Beanie Festival, right???)

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Mossy Delights

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Are you counting with me???

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This one is Hat #5 for the Alice Springs Beanie Festival.

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I'm calling it Mossy Delights... because so many of the yarn colours and stitch choices remind me of the many types of moss which embellish nature!

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And as you can see - my model is in a SILLY mood this time...

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