Buzy Bee (Sick Dog) Beryl B's Knits

1st thing, yes buzzzzyyyyyy

Reasons why the blog slowed.........

Dress to Jacksons (I still haven't managed to blog this!!)

Uni (son) sorted, a quick visit just to check up and he's managing.

My friend turned 40 (Stockholm Kim) cocktails all round one word, Fabulous.

My dog (Rasmus) got sick, again ........

He is like having my third child but sadly, he has been very sick.
(I just haven't managed the" just a dog" Sentence yet).........
Will I ever, he's part of my family. A sad couple of weeks but he's hopefully going to get better.

That all said here's a story about a knit success.

Beryl Brewis





I read this recently in the Mail on Sunday,you mag. In ore of the achievement I thought that she defiantly deserved her place on all knit blogs, so pass this on.........

Beryl words

Nan sweat shops, very funny and very true how many people do get the praise that there work deserves. Time and Skill, pure knit talent.

The knitted Scarf

The knitted scarf goes a long way, it just shows that the knitted stitch is therapy and it to if you very lucky (right time, right place) with huge determination can make the knit shine.

Below said scarf.

Rasmus reminder before


After (lumpy bumpy but luckily not the cancer that they thought)

My dress as it went on route to Jacksons knit wear dept, update report to follow.

Let's Knit Mag, A Roof Top Shout.......

A Roof Top Shout

A proud, lets brag moment.......

ME, me, me.

I can not believe it! , I made the Inspiration Page.........

Well that's a bit of a lie (I'm fabulous!, of cousre I could make it) ,
My works fabulous and this only proves it.

I made the back page.

A little bit of Dye.



Basic Dying

A bowl.

A cotton charity shop roll.

Blue Dye.

Yellow Dye.

Dipped in.

Turned over.

left to dry.

Yellow

Blue



Yellow and blue makes green.

Doggy Crochet and a 1976 Yarn ?

Weird Habits

I have a habit of keeping the yarn labels, it's because my yarn is a collection from all over, brought new given old and charity shop chic.

Rarely using the same yarns to complete a project (always mixing)

I keep the label and clip together referencing whichever project that I worked on at that time. (Accounts/yarn management)

This yarn made me think about just how old that some yarns be it an acrylic sit in a stash, the label saying 1976

The fact that it's called lady love........

And that this yarn that had been kept safe for so long whether it be forgotten, unloved is now happily crocheted in my sons uni blanket.
(Another laughter moment)

Lady Love 1976

Dog Diary's

Entry Doggy Crochet, Step one

Rasmus obviously getting a little fed up with my mass amount of stitching, thought if you cant beat them join them.........

This week I caught him on my sofa using his teeth and doggy paws.......
unfortunately he is not that clever as he thought.

Below stressed at his lack of achievement, not a single stitch.

My dog trying his paw at crochet.

Recycled

The Shrug that was once part of a dress and with my Re-do 2 has now become a useful shrug.





Impressive

Looking through lets knit magazine I discovered Thistle and Broom.

Currently studying part time /textile and Eva Fleg Lambert was mentioned for her dying techniques.

Had a little click on the site and saw this, wow just fabulous its Ardalanish Tweed/satin made to measure evening gown.

The red genuine Harris Tweed Ardalansih certified organic Tweed......
Could it get any better.

The Julia Roberts red in pretty women springs to mind.

http://www.thistleandbroom.com/shopping/apparel/wool/dichotomy-gown.htm

Retail Window Displays, Knit Fest Frenzy.........

Primark

From Low End Primark to high End Accessorizes, it's all gone knit crazy. It seems every window display has gone knit crazy..........

I'm featuring my two favourite, Primark as I just love the huge printed columns that have the knit printed on them and even the colour scheme that's greys pinks and peaches.

And best of all completely max'd out with knit. Be it shop brought the link then could inspire some to take the sticks and create there own flower or scarf.

Or the fact that as long as knit wear is IN (what's in stays)
The yarn shops should hopefully do well.......

(Better off by the interest of the new knitter if only for a scarf as once the bug bites the stash increases)




Knitting is big around the world.

Crochet is my world.

This is an advert for national hand knit week? something like that but the concept is a winner in my book;-)


Accessorize................


Knits..............

This really is the Knitty pretty of the city, it's so in your face, large knitted letters.

They are a beautiful shop packed with the modern autumnal colours, that it of the turquoise/jade and purples and reds, plently of pom-poms are always a big hit.

With there prices in store (high) no expense spared for the window display.

What a great idea for window ad, its a knit innovation.

An outfit from The Village...... or just freeform crochet

The Village 2004

by M Night Shyamalan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Village_%282004_film%29

For those who watched the film, that featured the hooded scary outfits. My latest project, once on the mannequin really reminded me of this.

my latest re-do 2. (This meaning that I have used the same material but in a new way)

I'm always recycling my canvas, but my knitted dresses....... I figured why not!

This was once a dress, sitting OK on a mannequin but unwearable in life as it just pulled down and didn't have the desired affect on the person as it did the mannequin, so simply I cut it in half.

I made a poncho a hood, hence the Village reference for those who have seen this film.

As well as a poncho I also think that I'll get a free-form shrug out of the original sleeve/shoulder part;-)

The wooden spoon makes for an excellent head prop, no expensive spared.

The bottom skirt made the poncho part and the hood was the once waist part of the dress in the YouTube below shows the original milk made style dress.
I'm not quiet sure what I was thinking with my original design, well basically I wasn't, they just grow.

Recycling at its best, turning unwearable into wearable.




Skirt

I'm now knitting! yes knitting an underskirt, boring round and round stitches, it maybe tedious but I really like the result.





Below Red and black

This was also a really early skirt/ like first few weeks of crochet, something I'm pretty precious about as I think that you should always have reference to show that your skill has advanced.

But this untouched can be a shrug , scarf or top;-)
re-think......

Things some time have better intentions than you have/had planned.






Knitting Outcasts

http://theoutcasts.co.uk/



Learning

Well its plain to see that I have not learnt how to! follow any type of pattern.
I managed parts but without a picture to follow I was a little naked, not literally;-)

But I did try.

The outcasts/guest leader ran a finishing group. Finishing in a knit world, so out of my depth just a little.

Apparently crochet chains can not be used for everything;-).

And I learnt, mattress stitch.........seam less fun.

And to turn! Oj Oj

And sort of how to pick up stitches and even how to kind of attach a sleeve.

This will all come in very handy if ever knit should become my crochet;-)

It was great fun, my 1st knit class.....good to be home.

This week I have been mostly

This week I have been mostly getting my son for uni ( no easy task)


Above Graduation Stockholm


From school leaving July then Country to now.......

My 1st born has officially left the nest 18 years in the blink of an eye.
It's all change from now;-)

Sink or swim springs to mind, but a good parent/parents, I think are the ones who just lets go.(Easy to type than to do, but I'm getting there)

Awaiting all the drama that may follow, may not............

It was a really strange day. A strange place a few Ikea bags
(basically his bed room content) And I left my son not evening knowing where the emergency exits where!!! weird.

It's only just sinking in for me, bean must be pretty shell shocked. But like most things in life we manage;-)


New Block stitch crochet

I phone case.
Folksy shop I will soon have back up and running, hopefully.

Rasmus the rat race of the UK he's worn out, just to much socializing;-)

That and so much change, he may be reaching for the doggy prozac shortly but hopefully the extra exercise with all his doggy friends will suffice.

Cookie doe and cream in a blankie form.

Knittings a big part of this family (No kidding), comfort blankets we are never short of.

With my collection of random browns and creams that just reminded me of that classic comfort ice cream and nice homely memory, if one should be needed.......

The perfect leaving home gift, I made bean a uni blanket.

Cutting it fine, below my legs,covered by crochet making the blanket as we drove, completing it on route to uni. The gifts final stitch as we drove into the car part.

To much excitement!

The sweet stuff always helps at stressful times and Mark & Sparks new dessert hits the spot. (Tiny so calorie free, obviously) My must try recommendation, the spoon is meant for Barbie, very cute.



Crocheted always helps with my emotions, just knit/crochet away and its almost some thing that you can concentrate on so you cant think of the sad things or if you want to dwell you can mindlessly stitch away.

Your passion your choice.







Reading chronicle

Outcasts, KIP, Jacksons Corner , Malcolm in the middle;-)

For it's135th Birthday, the weird thing is that this project will end up in the Jacksons archive of history and if it's made 135 then no doubt it will make another 100 years and I would have been part of a group project that will be mentioned.

How cool, Historic knitting;-) Great!.

Ps as for what I'm wearing it can only be put down to the fact that we have been home two half months and I still don't have a mirror on the wall................. bad!