More gloves

The gloves I've knitted for the craft fayres proved so popular that I don't have enough for my Christmas presents! Yesterday I had to buy more Rowan felted tweed and started knitting...

Tagged

I've been tagged by Camoun! I must tell you 7 things that you don't know about me unveil by my guy!
J'ai été taggée par Camoun ! Je dois vous révéler 7 choses que vous ne savez pas sur moi mais dévoilées par mon mec ! (Désolée pour les accents, je ne connais pas tous les raccourcis clavier)

So, here is the list / Voila donc la liste:

1. She grinds her teeth during the night / Elle grince des dents la nuit
2. She has a piggy at home / Elle a un cochon a la maison
3. She loves food/ Elle est super gourmande
4. She likes old american TV series / Elle aime bien les vieilles séries americaines
5. She writes as she speaks / Elle écrit comme elle parle
6. She doesn't spend a lot of money on clothes / Elle ne se ruine pas en fringues
7. She hates noise from the neighbours / Elle déteste le bruit des voisins

It is your turn to play / A vous de jouer .....

Socks

I am in a socks knitting mood at the moment.
Last month I made this pair:

Although there are loads of free socks patterns on internet and Ravelry in particular, I love books so I bought this one last week. I received it yesterday and I am going to use one of the pattern (and the next pair of socks will probably be the one on the cover).

I am using my basic toe-up pattern and will be knitting some fancy legs.

I am using Socrates SuperSock merino from Violet Green. It is a very soft wool, a pleasure to knit with and my feet can't wait to wear them ;o)

Lantern

Yesterday I took my lantern home!
I bought it a while ago as a candle lantern but I wanted to turn it into a proper lamp so it needed wiring. So after I made some stained glass panels to replace the plain clear glass ones I had to wait a little for it to be ready.
The wait was worth it, it looks great and I love it :o)

Shopping

I bought some nice fabric and felt while I was in Paris. Now, I have to turn them into something nice instead of forgetting them in a cupboard ;o)


I've just finished an order I had for a fingerless pair of gloves. I've made a matching brooch as well.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Liberty and Tiffany

I am back from my wee trip to France. I spent a few days in Paris where I had the chance to go to a Louis Comfort Tiffany exhibition at Musee du Luxembourg. It was amazing to see the pieces for real, the details are incredible. I took a few pictures but it is much better in reality.

Then, I spent a day at Créations et Savoir-Faire with my mum and a friend.

The theme this year was Liberty fabric.

We registered for two card workshops and learned new tips.
There were about 250 exhibitors: fabric, cross-stitch, food, cooking, paper, craft, jewellery... It took the all day to go around them all! It was much better than last year's exhibition :o)


To end this post I wanted to show you that knitting is definitively back to fashion as this film advertisement proves it (trailer here):

Finished, at last!

I started it in March! I knitted it in no time but then the sewing seems to take me forever (and I am not mentioning the zip hunting...). Anyway, I sewed the zip yesterday evening because I have to give it to its owner tomorrow....

Free pattern here.

Tomorrow I am going to France for 10 days. I am planning to see some family and friends and also spend a few days in Paris. I am going to spend a day at "Creations et Savoir-faire" exhibition. This year, the theme is Liberty fabrics !!!

I have also booked tickets for a Louis Comfort Tiffany exhibition at Musee du Luxembourg.

And a whole day should be dedicated to haberdashery and fabric shopping :o)

Back to basic

I've made a couple more keyrings for next Saturday's craft fayre,

and a couple more brooches with some Rowan felted tweed left over.

Then, the weather having turned quite chilly this weekend I decided to knit myself another pair of socks. Hand knitted socks are really comfy and warm, perfect for cycling to work everyday :o)
I am using a basic toe-up pattern from Simply Knitting magazine (no 38, March 2008).

Enjoy the rest of your weekend :o)

Craft Fayre 1

I've done my first craft fayre today!
Well, it wasn't very busy but I managed to sell a few things.
I took a couple of pictures but they are not very good.
Before:

After:
It looks very busy. We reorganized things a little later but I forgot to take a picture.

Well, the next one (14th November) should be much better, it is a proper craft fayre (this one was at my work place). Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend this one because I am traveling to France on that day, but, luckily, my friends will (hopefully) sell my stuff for me. I probably won't blog about it but I am sure Di will, so don't forget to check her blog in a couple of weeks.

Keyrings

Yesterday evening I had a bit of fun with some felt... I just wanted to show you...

And tonight, I made these...


They might end up on the table on Wednesday :o)