I just want to knit ….

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cotton, cottonyarn, crescent shawl, lacecottonyarn, organic cotton, Shawl, shawlette, tulip needle protectors, tulip stitchmarkers, yarn, yarncake, yarncakes

I just want to knit it all, all the time.

The weather here is slowly cooling, heading towards Fall now.  Although it is all still very green due to some rain that we are finally getting.  Not enough yet, but every drop helps.

In the meantime I am knitting my small crescent shawl in a cotton yarn, and making good progress.

I received this yarn cake from my lovely daughter and it is just so perfect for winter, I have left it on the dining room table, I just want to start knitting it.  🙂

Spoiled myself with some Tulip knitting needle point protectors, and stitch markers.  They are just super cute,  and already in use.

Happy knitting and crafting all.

 

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I love my labels.

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carelabels, clothinglabels, cowl, customlabels, hangtags, konoha no shawlette, label, labels, leave cowl, possumyarn, Shawl, shawlette, stocklabels, swingtags, wovenlabels

My latest projects that I recently finished and blocked, now sport the brand new labels from Dutch Label Shop.
The lovely people at Dutch Label Shop is now offering you all a 15% discount if you like my labels and want your own. Just use code littleblackdog15 when you check out. 👍🏻👍🏻

Brand new labels

Brand new labels

I think they are working very well for what I had in mind. I specially like the grey label that I can wrap around.

Brand new labels

Brand new labels

 

I’ve not used the Care Labels on these, as these knits are just for me.

I hope to knit for someone else soon so I can add the Care Labels to their item.

Thank you once again Dutch Label Shop for all your generosity. 💕💕💕

Amazing Labels

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carelabels, clothinglabels, customlabels, hangtags, label, labels, stocklabels, swingtags, wovenlabels

Things are getting very crafty around here.  I am so very proud to show off my brand new perfect labels.

I finally have personalized labels to show off my crafts and goodies.  How stunning are these.

Amazing Labels

I ordered a whole variety of different labels from The Dutch Label Shop.  They have offices in The Netherlands, and in the USA.  I took my time and browsed their site for at least two days.  There is just such a big variety and options to work with.  Deciding what to get was very difficult.

I finally decided on two labels.  A soft creamy one to stitch on as is.  And a pretty grey one, that would be used folded around the edge of the project to display both sides.  Then I also ordered care labels with wash instructions.  So perfect, as you get to choose the care instructions you want to have on your label, and you get space to put your Name etc, and space to have some written instructions or comments too. ( 🙂  I may need more with different instructions for different types of yarns, etc.)

Also included in my order was some standard labels, i.e. 100% cotton, which is perfect for the popular 100% cotton that is so lovely to work with and wear here in South Africa.  And who can resist a “one size fits all” label.  Definitely a must have.

Finally I even included some swing tags.  🙂  They are punched and have a wax cord already attached as well.

What I really love about the labels, is that they are of such good quality.  There is no loose ends, or fraying bits.  The colours are exactly as I had hoped them to be, even though one is ordering from a website and colours can look differently on screen.  Even though one can use your own designed logo for any of the works, I simply opted for one of the hundreds of logos / pictures / drawings that they already have available.  The little doggy was just perfect for me.  The edges of the labels is soft and does not scratch.  And you can order from small quantities too.

If you love my labels, just follow the link to their site and browse around for yourself.  There is so much to see and enjoy.

Thank you Dutch Label Shop for making me so very happy with my very own labels.

 

Time is not standing still

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baby alpaca yarn, cottonyarn, cowl, crescent shawl, frisenvang, fynbos, hand knitting, handdyed, handknitted, handmade, hartlam, lace scarf, lace shawl, lacecottonyarn, laceyarn, leave cowl, scarf, scarves, Shawl, stellarfibreworks, yarn, yarns, Yarnstash

Time is definitely not standing still this year.  It is February already.  And a week into the month already.

It has also been a pretty crafty time so far.  I have received beautiful yarns, some in swaps, and some that I bought, and some from my stash that I caked and got ready to start knitting them.  🙂

Yarn Cakes

The dark blue yarns were some of the yarns that my son in law brought home last year.  It is from Frisenvang in Copenhagen, and they get all their yarns from alpaca breeders in Peru.  The yarn is hand spun and naturally dyed.  It is so very soft.

The seagreen yarn was from my swap buddy in December, in the #SAFestiveswap.  I loved the colour so much, I could not put it away, so it was caked rather.  I have a pattern ready for it too.

From my stash I took out these 3 pretty pink 100% Cotton Lace yarns dyed by Colourspun, that each is slightly different from the other.  They will knit a pretty fade from dark to light.

And since I could finally get my hands on the “Fynbos” colour from Hartlam Yarns, I ordered two skeins.  🙂  which I have caked too.  I am keeping my eyes open for a pattern for them.

 

The blue has already been cast on.  No surprise there, as I just love blue yarn, and I had been gifted a gorgeous scarf pattern by Marianne at Frisenvang, specially for this yarn.  It is a very dark yarn, so I can only knit mostly during the day.

That was then a good reason to cast on the pink cotton for a small crescent shawl with a pretty and very easy lace border.

New on my needles

My leaves cowl is just about done, just the ribbing and some blocking to complete this lovely project.  I really loved using this yarn, and since I have a bit left I may knit something extra with it.

Leaves Cowl Progress

Happy crafting all.