Christmas Hearts

We are currently moving to Wales! So no time for sewing at the moment. The only things I have had time to make are some small crocheted hearts. They are made of 100% red cotton from Panduro. I've made some with a loop so they can hang on the tree. I'm planning to make a border along the bottom of a white curtain with the ones without loops. However, that will probably be ready for next Christmas.

I learned to crochet these hearts from my sister!

Light blue wrist-warmers with dark blue border

Light blue wrist-warmers made of Polar fleece. The border and flower are crocheted using dark blue alpaca wool.

White wrist-warmers with black hearts

These are also made of Polar fleece with wool hearts. The wool varies in thickness, which created quite a nice effect.

Red wrist-warmers with white hearts

The frost has definitely come to Aviemore now, so time for warm & snug wrist-warmers. These are made of red Polar fleece, tried not to make them too Christmasy - so it will be possible to wear them after Christmas to. The hearts are made of white wool.

Green & white wrist-warmers

These green and white wrist-warmers are crocheted using wool from Askeladden, which is a mix of merino wool and silk. The wool is untreated and very soft, but at the same time strong because of the silk. Maybe not as warm as the wrist-warmers made of fleece, but I hope they will look good with a black coat.

Blue flowery bag

Bag made of Amy Butler fabric, 100% cotton. It has got two inside pockets.

Retro brown bag

Just love this pattern! Bag with small pocket for mobile phone inside. New material, 100% cotton. There are small circles of brown fleece sewn onto each side.

White wrist-warmers with pom-poms

A pair of white wrist-warmers made of Polar fleece. Decorated with black pom-poms. It is definitely getting colder now, so nice with a pair of warm & snug wrist-warmers to keep the draft out!

Black wrist-warmers with flowers and bead

Another pair of black wrist-warmers made from Polar fleece. The border and flowers have been crocheted using black alpaca wool. There is a light purple bead in the center of the flower.

Black wrist-warmers with flowers

Another pair of wrist-warmers, this time in black Polar fleece. The crocheted border and flowers are of black alpaca wool.

Brown embroidered wrist-warmers

Wrist-warmers made of Polar fleece, embroidered with white alpaca wool.

Brown wrist-warmers with white flowers

A pair of wrist-warmers made of brown Polar fleece. The crocheted border and flowers are of merino and alpaca wool. There is a little brown bead in the middle of the flower.

Re-designed wrist-warmers

I've made these wrist-warmers out of a pair of arms from a wollen jumper. A second-hand shop in Norway was selling jumper off-cuts and I just had to get these as they were so thick and warm! Decorated with 3 black fluffy balls on each.

Marius genser

Finally finished my first adult size knitted jumper!! Really happy with the result! It is a traditional Norwegian design called 'Marius', but made a bit more modern as it is shorter than the traditional jumper and has short sleeves. Knitted in Sandnes Mini alpakka wool.

Pink fleece dress

Warm and snug dress size 2-3. Made of white and pink fleece with a band of hearts across the middle. This will be great for the winter months!

Bag of roses

Off- white bag with blue and grey roses. A few sequins have been sewn onto the a couple of the roses on each side. This used to be a curtain, but is now a good size bag with wide and long handles.

Blue flower bag with handles

Thought I try a different design than the other bags I've made. So this flowery bag has brown plastic handles. The fabric is from Amy Butler. The colours are much brighter than shown on the photo. It is lined with white cotton.

Competition!

In May I entered a competition - The Amateur Creative Arts & Photography Awards. I sent in two photos of some of the dresses and wrist-warmers I have made.
I ended up being the runner-up in the Craft section! Really excited about it. Since I haven't been sewing for long this really makes me just want to do more and more! There was a nice award ceremony in Inverness where I was presented with a book by a local artist. Great fun!

Butterfly sun hat

Made this at the start of the summer, but I'm afraid it hasn't been used much as we haven't seen much of the sun. It is a bit too big so hopefully it will fit next summer! It is made from a curtain from Laura Ashley and lined with white cotton.

Black & white wrist-warmers

Crocheted wrist-warmers with a knitted pattern. Made of merino wool.

Summer dress

Yet another dress in the same style and size as the others. This time it is made from an old sheet, really soft cotton. I just love the pattern! Lots of flowers and summer colours!

Dress with a pocket

Same type of dress as the others, size 2-3 years. This time with a small pocket with buttons.

Pink heart dress

A really girlie pink dress with hearts. Size 2- 3 years. The pink buttons are from my grandmother's button- box!

Green happy bag

Made this bag a bit bigger than the first bag. It is made from the curtains I had when I lived in Norway - a really happy time, so this is my happy bag! Lined with white cotton and has a pocket for a mobile phone.

First bag

My first bag! Turned out to be a bit small, but one can just about fit an A4 sized magazine in it. Made from left-over upholstry material and lined with white cotton.

Blue knitted dress

Here is a dress knitted in blue Merino wool. Took me ages to make, but really happy with the result! My daughter really loves it - warm & snug!

White dress with flowers

My dream has always been to have my own sewing-machine - and two years ago my parents gave me one for Christmas! Here is the first thing I made with the new Singer machine!
A dress made from an old pair of trousers. It fits 2-3 year olds, but as the buttons can be moved it can be used by older girls as a tunika!

Pink baby socks

These baby socks are really fun to knit! Here is another pair, knitted in untreated pink merino wool. Soft, warm and snug.

Baby socks

A pair of white baby socks knitted in white untreated merino wool and silk. The silk makes them extra soft and durable!

Selbu wrist-warmers 2

This is the rest of the pattern for the Selbu mittens, but again I stopped short and ended up with a pair of wristwarmers. This time though with a hole for the thumb.

Selbu wrist-warmers

Wrist-warmers in black and white merino wool. The pattern is traditional Norwegian, called Selbu. It is supposed to be a full mitten (with a more complicated pattern), but by just doing the border of the mitten you get some nice wrist-warmers!

Nålbinding

Nålbinding (needle-binding) is an ancient tradition, popular amongst the Vikings and up until the 1800′s when knitting took over. Took me a while to learn, but great fun when you get the hang of it! Here is a pair of brown wrist-warmers.

Pink knitted hat

Knitted hat in untreated merino wool. 1-2 years. Very snug fit in a lovely girly pink colour.

Baby hat with flowers

Knitted hat in untreated Merino wool + silk. Very nice and soft. Fits newborn – 3 months. Small flowers sewn onto sides. The combination of silk and wool makes it perfect for the spring and summer.