Pressie for sister-in-law!

Finally, I've finished the little hippo I've been knitting for Simon's sister.
It took ages as I've been quite tired in the evenings.

The hippo is really cute and is wearing a little jersey.

I'm so pleased with the results & I hope she likes it too.

Now I'd better post it to her ... her baby boy is due on 1 September! x

Blanket I made for my Godson!

After being asked to be godmother to my best friends baby Jake, I thought it would be great to try my hand at knitting him a blanket! I got the pattern from Debbie Bliss, and basically knitted 56 squares together (18 stiches each, 20 rows, 5.5needles).

Well, after much cursing and 'why did I choose to this' exclamations, it was well worth the effort and am most pleased with the results! Needless to say, if I decide to knit a blanket again, it will be in long panels!! Darning is just too much effort! :)

Karen x

Cute little dress I made

Hi guys,
After inheriting my Gran's sewing machine and lugging it back on the plane with me from SA (!!!), I thought I should try my sewing skills out.
So I dug out some South African fabric I bought in Cape Town called 'shwe shwe' & bought a little sewing pattern off Etsy.com & away I went. Well I have to admit it wasn't plain sailing to start....


I had to phone, email & skype my mom in SA several times to ask her questions about cutting out the pattern, pinning & sewing it all together! But I'm happy to say I've finished the little dress & I'm really pleased with the results! My cousin is due to have her baby soon & I hope it's a girl so I can give her the dress as a present. Happy sewing & crafting ! Love Bron x x

Craftea ''Tee's''

Hi guys,

I am back, so much has changed and yet I have neglected to update our craft blog, so here goes!

I wanted to try some t-shirt embellishment ideas. My Sister inlaw hinted that she could not find Tee's that fitted or had the designs she wanted.Great a challenge and a brief:
Tee = £2 from Primark (Cotton Stretch)
Reduce the length: altered the hemline.
Graphic style applique
Taking influences from Orla Keily and wallpaper boarder placements.
Bright colours for Tee bases.
So now setup I used offcuts from John Lewis Home furnishing department (curtain scraps!)

I had great fun cutting, printing and arranging my designs before sewing and ironing on the transfers to finish.

A great way to destress from work xx

FRAN xx

christmas handmade decorations

christmas is only round the corner!!

I am trialling some bauble decorations in felted pots x

Sorry I can't swivel the top pic round! Just roll your head to the left to veiw!! heehee! I am going to fill in the glittery skeleton crown stems with silver thread to imitate cobweb and shape.

The Felt boxes are easy and inspired by my last trip to austria/germany, ofcourse!! work in progress to be finished xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxfranx

polly and emma painting

Hi all! started with good intensions, and now little hobbies are randomly springing up.
As winter is now in full swing, I have been a little motivated and nearly finished a painting I have been meaning to do. I loved the photograph I took of two of my good friends Polly and Emma,
so I have converted them into acrylics and enlarged them on canvass.

Just a few bits to the finish line now.......Polly's eye, Emma's t-shirt print design, Emma's ring and background near to her head. As this is none worky related and taken me 5weeks to nearly complete, I am classing it as

CRAFTEA. But I do understand that no meeting has taken place for a while.

I am going to instigate a meeting and also open up the entrants.

My girlfriend Polly (the one to the Left in the painting!!) has shown a keen interest.

Living in Brixton I am going to invite her to our blog.

This is to NO WAY think of replacing Miche as with the blog we can continue overseas x
We are sad thou that she will not beable to attend in the future due to the Milage involved.

love as always craftea bloggers x

fran x

17th October Knit Fairy Fran x

I know we are taking this blogging as it comes, so I am using it as a motivation diary. Of course trying to see if we can have meets when we can. I still like the odd freaky website to put on the blog e.g. http://www.subversivecrossstitch.com/ too!

Also I loved this cartoon on UTube as we should not get to an obsessive state about certain projects so I am trying to diversify hope you enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ZjMWLqJvM&feature=player_embedded
If you cannot open the blog, you can put in The Last Knit into utube search x

I will be updating the blog site with my projects on the go as I had a week off staying in london, but doing tourist stuff including crafts.
Fran x