Wow – photos

Wonders of Wool was such a busy market, I didn't have time to take photos until half-way through so lots of goodies are already missing here.

Still – here are some photos from Happy-go-knitty's stall at Wonders of Wool, Wellington Underground market.

Enjoy!

Happy-go-knitty stall

Merino/silk lace weight

BFL sock yarn

Merino/silk sock yarn

Cotton skeins and kits

Kid's cotton beanies and kits for flower brooch

Bead-knitted merino cuffs, stripy cuffs, tangle-free earphones (on stand)
and Knit Kits: earphones, stripy cuffs and bead-knitted cuffs.

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.

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.

Beaded cuffs

Tomorrow I’m going to Titirangi market to see if I can get a spot for the day.

Keep your fingers crossed.

I will bring some new beaded cuffs

Silver and gold beads

Blue and green metallic beads

Golden skulls and silver Space invaders.
Note that the two cuffs with Space invaders are slightly different. :)

Silver/gold to the left, rainbow metallic to the right

And I have made a new short version.
The beads are gold, blue metallic and red AB (aurora borealis).

Knit kits

I now have my stripy cuffs packaged as a Knit kit.
And not only in the colours on the label, but lots of variations.
You can see them in other colours here, but more combinations are available.

Included in the kit is lovely 100% NZ merino wool and the pattern.
They are not listed in my felt shop yet, but feel free to send me an email
if you would like to buy a kit. The kit is NZD$25 (plus postage).

Or come and see me at a market!

My creative space

I have taken a couple of days off work to extend the long weekend.

5 days off in total, yay! I will spend as much time as possible
working on all my crafts for the upcoming markets.


Bracelets that need to be finished

And I’m knitting some more bracelets!

Beaded merino cuffs to be finished

And I’m knitting some more cuffs as well!

For more creative spaces, check out this page


Yesterday I received a package in the mail. It was from my lovely sister MiA.
She is the most creative person I know and she’s amazingly talented!
She sent me this stunning yarn that she has spun herself. Isn’t she clever?
I know I should have taken the photo while they were still on the beautiful skeins,
but I was too keen to get them ready for knittting!

Check out MiA’s blog, it’s fantastic!