Bunnies!

I have to say I love bunnies. I've never had a pet bunny, but I did have a stuffed animal (named Sweetiepie, from Gund) and we were best friends! Today she sits in a box somewhere (probably not the best treatment) and I have fond memories of her while I was growing up :)

Recently, I made matching quilts for someone and the Bunny Hill print had me falling back in love with the cute critters...

Here's another picture of another quilt, in greens and taupes:

The prints is Windsor Lane, by Bunny Hill. It's a couple years old and it's hard to find. I know this because I searched ALL over to try and find some additional prints in this. I ended up finding them online, and at a small quilt store in Fernie BC. I bought enough for at least one more quilt but I'm focused on other projects now that Christmas is fast approaching. I love that the fabric is not too girly, or too boyish, and not too bright.

I've also knit a few of these lately...

Meet Gus. I made him for my friend Zoe (her website is here) and she included him in a cute photo prop for a baby shoot a few weeks ago. He's made from some local organic alpaca I  purchased from Country Gables and it's a dream to knit with. There are more photos of him on my flickr page if you're interested in seeing a close up of his face and his backside. I'm planning on knitting a few more of these and listing them on my Etsy page, I'm aiming to get those up before Christmas so stay tuned!

I'm trying to make this a handmade Christmas, or at least partly a handmade Christmas... so I've got a lot of crafting to do!

Thanks for reading,
~C

Hitchhiker Scarf

Summers are generally slow for me in terms of sewing and knitting, but I managed to get a few things accomplished.

I made a Hitchhiker scarf (Pattern by Martina Behm). I am not usually one to buy easy patterns, but I decided to try this one out because of it's popularity on Ravelry. I was happy with my purchase- the pattern is clear and straightforward. I was in Portland a couple years ago and saw a shawl that was knit up with Shibui linen and Habu cotton at Knit Purl. I immediately fell in love with it and I knew I had to buy the yarn and make something similar. I held both yarns together and used up almost all the Shibui linen to make this scarf, which also used up close to 900m of my stash!

This was an easy, portable project and it traveled with me to Iceland and Vancouver! Here are some photos of the finished product.

I'll be posting smaller posts in the next few days and weeks on other projects and I'm hoping I can post a little more and get back into blogging. To be honest I'm not sure how I feel about blogging these days. I might shut this down all together and stick to Instagram... (to be decided!).