Preps for the hearts

Today I have been preparing the instructions for the class I will be teaching at Handmade 2013 in Wellington in two weeks.

Hubby took photos while I knitted a brooch. Tonight I will put together all the instructions. I hope it will make sense to my students!

There are still spaces available for my class if you would like to learn how to bead knit and make a brooch. You can enroll here >>.

Yummy, stripy socks

My daughter loves green and purple. She has asked me for a pair of stripy socks so when I dyed the ones for Kiwiyarns, I dyed a skein for her as well.

Lucky her clever auntie MiA is here for a visit, since I don't knit socks!

They're pretty yummy, or what do you think!

Wanna learn how to bead-knit?

I'm going to teach bead-knitting at Handmade in Wellington.
I will do two classes – one on Saturday 1 June and one on Sunday 2 June.
I don't know the time yet but the programme for Handmade will be published on 26 March and then you can go in and book all the classes you would like to take!

In my class you will learn how to bead-knit and we will make a brooch
just like the ones below.

Love hearts

For that special someone.

Or for yourself.

Bead-knitted brooch, 4.5cm x 3.75cm, 

made of black or hand-dyed merino.

NZ$15

Market weekend

I’m very excited about my busy weekend ahead – 

you can find me at markets both Saturday and Sunday!

Saturday 3 November

Michael Park Steiner School

9.30–3.30

55 Amy Street, Ellerslie

Sunday 4 November

Devonport Craft market

10–3

Devonport Community House

32 Clarence Street, Devonport

I will have lots of hand-dyed yarn and knitted goodies – 

bead-knitted merino cuffs, cotton beanies for kids 

and various knit kits if you would like to make your own crafts.

Below are some samples of what I will bring.

Kid’s beanies made of hand-dyed cotton

Bead-knitted merino cuffs

Knit kit for stripy cuffs

Knit kit for tangle-free earphones

 100% cotton

self-striping BFL sock yarn

merino/silk/nylon sock yarn

silk/merino lace weight

Let’s do a give-away!

Oh, I reached 10.000 visitors today!

That’s worth celebrating isn’t it?

I think I will give away a pair of cuffs!

Browse the blog (you can use the label cloud) and check out which 

cuffs you like the most. The bead-knitted ones made of NZ merino?
With skulls? Or a zig-zag pattern? Or the frilly ones made of hand-spun merino,
spun by my clever sister MiA? Or maybe the stripy ones?

Leave me a comment and let me know which ones are your favourite cuffs 

and you might win them!

I will draw the winner on Tuesday 24 July, 9pm NZ time.

Please note, some of the cuffs were one-offs and I might not 
have them anymore or be able to replicate them. If that’s the 
case the winner will have to pick another pair.

Second cuff syndrome

Some sock knitters suffer from Second sock syndrome. 

You know – it’s so exciting to knit the first sock, to see how 

the yarn will come out and what it will feel like. But, well,
when it’s time for the second one the novelty is gone...

I’m not a sock knitter but I suffer from Second cuff syndrome. 

I have so many ideas for bead-knitted patterns that I want to try 

and the first cuff is so exciting! I try to fool myself by knitting 

quite a few ‘first ones’ so that the excitement comes back again 

for the second one and, yup, it kind of works!

I have been good and finished some

Cuffs are a great way to stay warm during the winter!

And they look fab too, don’t they?

Welcome!

I have noticed quite a few new visitors to my blog,
many of you thanks to Alice.

Welcome!

Happy-go-knitty is hand-dyed yarn and knitted goodies.
My range of yarn includes BFL sock yarn,
silk/merino lace weight, 4ply cotton and the odd other quality.
I dye semi-solid and self-striping yarn.

My specialty in knitted goodies is bead-knitted cuffs and
cotton kid's beanies.But I have lots of other things in my range.

Below you can find some samples of Happy-go-knitty.

Self-striping 100% BFL sock yarn

 4ply 100% cotton

50/50 silk/merino lace weight

bead-knitted cuffs made of 100% NZ merino

kid's beanies made of 4ply 100% cotton

From wool to cuff

My very clever sister has dyed and spun me some beautiful merino.

Since it is hand-spun, it slowly shifts in colour and I thought that
would be really cool for cuffs. I decided to make the cuffs with
a frill at the end and they have some subtle beads around the edge.

Hand-dyed, hand-spun, hand-knitted...
It doesn’t get much more hand-made than that!

And I made some cuffs stripy in a colourful
Happy-go-knitty kind of way.

I have dyed some more orange and pink cotton.
I didn’t have many skeins left to dye,
but more will arrive in a couple of weeks.

Want to see more of my sister’s gorgeous hand-spun yarn?
Check it out here.

Gorgeous!

I have had some new brand images taken for my bead-knitted cuffs.
Thanks Lisa for being such a gorgeous model!

Eternity

Diamonds

Linear

Stripy with variegated hand-dyed merino


All my cuffs are knitted with 100% NZ merino.
Feel free to contact me if you would like to order a pair.
Beaded cuffs – NZD$60
Stripy cuffs – NZD$50

Photos by Dag Young

Craft 2.0

I’m super excited about going to Wellington
and Craft 2.0 this weekend!

You can read my profile here

Below are some new things I will pack in my suitcase
Beaded merino cuffs with some spanking new patterns

Many people have asked about beaded fingerless mittens.
Be quick – I will only have three pairs!

Some new stripy merino cuffs

Brand new colours of the hand-dyed cotton

Flower brooches

The yummy 8ply merino/possum in two new colours

And last but not least, super soft 12ply core spun wool.
One skein is enough for a scarf!

See you this Saturday in Wellington!

Mmmm... colours!

Time flies and tomorrow it’s time for Devonport Craft Market again. Yay!

Aucklanders – don’t let the terrible weather spoil your day.
Come to DCM for some funky crafts, fun people and serious cupcakes!

I’m bringing some new stuff

All this beautiful hand-dyed cotton has been re-skeined into 50gm skeins.

And of course I will have the little 5gm balls as well, ready for some crafts.
Like wee lollies, aren’t they?

And some more merino cuffs. The ones to the right
are made of yummy hand-dyed merino in red/pink/orange.