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Sunday, March 27, 2016

Wool on Sundays...

Once more, joining in with Janine from the Rainbow Hare blog, for her Wool on Sundays. In the last week, I've done a minuscule amount of work on those crocheted squares that I wrote about last week. I think the tally would be 2 squares enlarged by a few rounds :-/
So I thought I would write a post about my 'knitting/crocheting themed fabric collection' instead. 
The fabrics have been bought at various times over a number of years...

This 'knitting sheep' became a favourite and has lots of fussy-cut hexagons cut out of it...

And what did I find last year in a yarn shop in Skagway?? Yes, even when I'm on the other side of the world from home, I check out yarn and fabric shops! Lol.
So plenty more of my 'knitting sheep' fabric to play with! 
I'll finish the post with some photos of how I've used these fabrics...
One year I was matched with a knitter in a Secret Santa Swap, so one of the gifts I made was a fabric basket...
And then filled it with some yarns...

And I've lost count of the times I've made the Judy Newman Dillybag using the themed fabrics for fellow knitters. 


There are useful pockets in the lining too. This fabric was in Spotlight and I only bought a metre. I've just got a tiny bit left now after lining two Dillybags. 


This bag was made in 2014 for my Secret Santa partner in my knitting group...

This is the one I made last year for the Chookyblue SS Swap...
 
And one big hexagon stitched to the front...my partner loves mice! ( The embroidery design is 'Lily Mouse' and is a design by Susan of Threads on My Socks; available from her Etsy shop) 
Next week I may have a new knitting project started; it will be good to be working on something in the evenings again! 

10 comments:

Susan said...

What a fun fabric collection...I must keep my eyes out for you too.

Nanna Chel said...

Lovely work, Maria. Aren't swaps fun? We have a number of them on the Down To Earth Simple Living forums. They are very popular.

Michelle Ridgway said...

Great fun...lovely work x

margaret said...

some great fabrics you have here and some lovely things made.

Carol- Beads and Birds said...

I love and collect novelty fabric. I never really see any crochet fabric (I don't knit) but if I ever see any as cute as some in your collection I'm sure I would grab it! I just started a Bohemian Shawl. There is nothing wrong with having more than one project going at the same time.

Loved this post.
xx, Carol

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

So many amazing projects xxxx

Janine @ Rainbow Hare said...

Your knitting and crochet themed fabrics are amazing! I've never seen anything like them here. It's hard to believe from the photos that the crochet isn't 'real'. Thank you very much for sharing them and the beautiful projects you've made :)

Kate said...

Such novel fabric, Maria!! I like that little knitting mouse.

Cynthia said...

That fabric collection is such fun! I especially love the knitting sheep and granny afghan squares print. I haven't been in a fabric store for a whole year because sadly there aren't any here. I've probably save a lot of money though.

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