This turned out super cute, it was crochet cotton from spotlight and I hated how it knitted up, but washed and blocked it fused together really well. A lady from AP bailed me a couple of weeks back and asked me to knit this for a friend of hers that just had a bub. So I was happy to ablige, she asked me today what she could get me in return, so quick thinking never to let an opportunity slide asked for a block of fair trade choccie, fair trade what????? So was able to give her a quick run down and where she could buy it and gently told her why we as a family buy it and that perhaps she might like to give it some thought and research it a bit herself!!!!!! So now another person knows lets hope she keeps buying it now she knows the reasons and where to purchase it from. MMM sorry, The Dress

White crochet cotton in 8ply with a BWM cotton frilly trim in rose pink.

I gifted a Corriedale Tikki Rainbow dress at playgroup about a month ago and one of the other little might's flicked her hair over her shoulder and strutted off in disgust when she witnessed my giving away of this. (no action shots yet but her mum promises me)

Tikki Rainbow Dress in Corriedale wool.

So I proceeded to make this as a surprise for her, this is her dress and response. I think she likes it!!!!!!

One of my friends really put some thought into getting me a house warmimg gift and what she came up with is awesome. A hand made rolling pin made from solid red gum wood and oiled (literally rolls whatever you are making for you, I just need to guide the thing it is soooooo heavy and matched my redgum cutting board really well.) I also invested in a bread maker this week LOVE LOVE LOVE it. More homemade in the house now yippeeeee. I  shouted myself an awesome ceramic water purifing system a few months ago to put on the bench of the new house, got it all out today and set it up so my kitchen looks home sweet home. All completely hand made, dish cloth from Bendigo Woollen Mills 100% cotton knitted by me of course, hand made cutting board that I recieved as a gift awhile back, hand made rolling pin and home mmade bread mmmmmm, not home made but better than plastic water bottles a ceramic water system, it all lookes fabo.

My Mum and I have had an online store for about 2 years now and I am at the point where I don't enjoy it. Most of our customers are fabulous and we love them and they love our stuff, but, of late people have come to annoy me for various reasons so until Mum is settled in her new house and we feel otherwise I don't want to make stuff and set up shop for people and waste my precious time and the kids time to just muck me around and have the hide to try and blame Mum and I for their ways. So I am going to knit things to give away when I can. I will post on my blog when I have something and this is the first. I think I would really enjoy this more at the moment and that's what it is about for me, not the money, just to enjoy creating and have people enjoy our creations.

I knitted this for my dot of a daughter and it is huge on her, so this will be my first blog giveaway. Hope it finds a new home!!!! Would suit 18-24 months.

Please post a comment on the blog and I am hoping it will give me email details maybe, if you are happy to leave your email details for me please do so as this will enable me to contract you to get postage details, be patient while I work my blog out and the system to do this. First commentee will be the one to recieve the giveaway.

measurements

hips 50cms

waist 42cms

rise 54cms

Knitted from dyelicious 10ply merino, a very girly colour and design.

My items are not to be onsold, new or second hand so please pass them on in a PIF or to someone you know once you are finished with them. The item is to be claimed for yourself not a friend or a friends friend, if it something you will use yourself or in this case for your little one's clothed bum then that it great, if it is for a cause worthy let me know and it could be considered. Have fun

Nat

PICS

I have been blog lazy. We finally moved into our house, woot. So much has been going on but I managed to finish off these lovelies.

My swap item finished and ready to go out. The Australian Knitters 100gramm challenge. I am sure my swapee will love this. Hand knitted bag in 22 micron merino, felted. Needle felted embellishment.

A frilly butt soaker for Chiara and a New Born Shoaker for a friends bub yet to be born. Worsted 10ply merino from Dyelicious, the soaker club.

And last a bag to send my Oktoberfest woolly gift to it's reciever in. 200+ gramms of 22 micron merino in pink colourways. Hand knitted bag in purple colourway 22 micron merino, felted. The swapee loved it.

WARNING, pic heavy, this is the house we are so close to getting into, won't be long now and it will be a home not just an empty shell/house

Above 2 pics are the kids bathroom.

Kitchen, second type lounge area (we will use this more than the end louge room), dining, general living area.

Ensuite.