A few weeks ago I posted photos of some quirky and somewhat strange craft projects from The Book of Creative Crafts (1978). But in the book there are also some projects I really like – so I am posting those here today. What do you think? Would you make any of these? – duvet cover…

– All-over berry embroidery, in progress – Some supplies: silk from The Fabric Store (I'm thinking about making a dress from it) and dark yellow alpaca 4 ply yarn (drops) that I'm thinking deeply about. Grey and yellow striped fingerless gloves? A tiny baby's spring cardigan? What would you make? – Morning tea, soon to…

I finished the little baby vest (first blogged about here) to donate to the neonatal unit of our local hospital. It was a comfort-knit for me, in those quiet hours after the day's tasks were done. And I like thinking about the baby who might wear it one day. I hope you're having a lovely…

Hand knits have been a big feature of my winter so far – both in making and wearing. Travelling to work requires hats, mittens and scarves and knitting is relaxing after a long day in the office. So all in all, it's the perfect winter activity. The hat on top is my most recent finished…

I bought some beautiful possum/merino Dark Harbour yarn from my mate Nikki. When I picked it up and looked into its beautiful grey-blue depths, I couldn't leave it on her table (at the Social Wool Fair a few weekends back). I packaged it up for my sister who had a birthday last week, along with…

This week's knitting project: a delicate baby vest for the neonatal unit at Wellington Hospital. I'm using 4 ply white merino, and this pattern, as specified by the hospital (scroll down to find the pdf download link). I found this post on Facebook about how the Wellington NICU needed knitted woollen vests, blankets and cardigans…

Small things with happiness-generating powers: – carving stamps from rubber blocks to make wrapping paper. This one is brown parcel paper with X x xs of various shapes and sizes. – scavenging in the garden for whatever colour I can find. In this case, yellow pansies, some lavender and purple hebe flowers. – thinking about…

I struck retro craft book gold with this 1978 number called Creative Crafts. The projects certainly are… creative. Thought you might like to take a look at some of my favourites, (click on photos to enlarge), in order from top photo to bottom: – Described as a 'Matisse-inspired hand-appliqued dress', this is essentially a poncho…

Kept inside by the storms and cold, my kids have been picking up knitting needles and yarn this winter. Arlo is working on a small scarf (for one of his soft toy friends I believe) and Keira has finished one for her bear Pinky. She bought the variegated yarn with her pocket money. (My collection…