Knitting Food, Flowers and Cupcakes

I have been busy of late knitting up these wonderful little treats.

Tomato knitting pattern comes from Amigurumi Knits by Hansi Singh:


Cucumber pattern is also from Amigurumi Knits by Hansi Singh:


The carrot is a free pattern from Jimmy Beans Wool:

The watermelon pattern is free from Hall's 7th Heaven:

The cupcake is a pattern from BeeKnits:

And lastly the cute little flower comes from Saartje Knits.


This site: Knitting-Bee is great for looking up free knitting patterns like Aamigurumi knits and knitted foods.

Mohair Crochet Afghan

Here is an afghan that I made many years ago in my early 20's. It is made out of various different mohair yarns and a pure wool. It is a much loved item in my home especially when the winter months hit!

Knitting - Left and Right Twists

Here is a great video from Rox who is a featured writer on Ravelry about how to make Left Twists (LT) and Right Twists (RT) when knitting. I figured this one out ages ago using books but I wish I had this video as the technique used here is way more efficient.

Garter Stitch Baby Cardigan

Another improvised baby cardigan using garter stitch.

I like the contrast of the light green and creamy white with the red buttons, reminds me of apples for some reason.

I like to crochet the finishing touches and did so here with the borders where the buttons are.


I used Cleckheaton Baby Cocoon 4 ply in green and creamy white. It is 70% merino wool and 30% nylon and is incredibly soft.

Blue Baby Cardigan

My first finished baby cardigan for my son due in May.



I used 100% baby wool by Heirloom and followed dimensions taught to me by my aunt who is an awesome knitter especially of gorgeous baby things.

This is a very quick knit. Finished it in my spare time within two days. The size is for a newborn baby which is great as in Australia May is when it starts to get cooler.

Knitting Awesomeness

This video is a great project by a woman named Rachel John who demonstrates literally how knitting is not just a craft but a beautiful art form.

New Blanket For Iggy

I am currently knitting a blanket for my two year old soon using a great multi colour mohair I picked up at Lincraft in Alexandria, they had an entire batch of amazing European yarns that they were trying to get rid off for $5 for a 100gm ball, not bad at all. The mohair was quite nice quality and colours. The angora they had available was a little rough for me and despite the low cost I desisted buying it. I did walk out with the beautiful multi color mohair and some standard superwash 100% wool in green and blue.

I am making a sample blanket as I am excited to try many of the patterns from my Treasury of Knitting Pattern books by Barbara G.Walker. So far I have used the Cocoon stitch and the Embossed leaf pattern, they are turning out quite nice.

Today I went to Penrith to visit The Wool Inn. What a great store! The staff are super friendly and very helpful. The resources available are amazing, so many different colours and textures. I opted for a hand dyed blue pure New Zealand wool. Hopefully it will compliment the other colours in the blanket.

In the end all that matters is that this little boy likes it!