mummyhill

[suzi]

OOOO what kind of bags do you make?
post pics.. I LURVE bags!

[mummyhill]

Not made any yet, am looking for patterns to knit or sew some. May try getting some waste canvas and doing some with embroidery on. When I have made a few I will post pics for you.

[suzi]

thank you

[MaraUT]

I don't have a clue about the copyright details, but you could try looking in the archives of www.knitty.com. It's a quarterly e-magazine with a major focus on knitting and snippets of spinning. I imagine you're creative enough to take any ideas make them your own.

[mummyhill]

If anyone gets any other ideas of stuff they would like someone to make for them give me a shout if I can work out how to do it I will give it a go and if it works out well it can be added to the list of stock iyswim.

Rainydays, sorry I never did find that girrafe pattern, not sure what happened to it. If you still want a draft excluder I could run up a plain one for you to stuff and use. (cheaper to post if you stuff it yourself with old tights or similar).

[Emmie]

If anyone gets any other ideas of stuff they would like someone to make for them give me a shout

That reminded me, well done! It's a pretty easy one but I'd like a frock for my cousin's little girls' 1st Birthday (in February, I'm nothing if not organised!) I have teeny tiny budget (about £7.50 all in I'm afraid) but I don't have grand idea so it should be good! Essentially I like the style of this dress http://i19.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/bf/58/a37b_1.JPG any kind of material, not massively fussed about colour but purple, red or dark pink would be groovy. The thing is she's called Rosie so I'd quite like to have something rose based on there (like embroidery, or those little material roses), or alternatively I'm very tempted to make the poor child a walking advert for me and send you some weaving to sew on as a kind of belt (which doesn't come off!)?

Is that at all possible? No rush as it's not her Birthday while February, and I understand if the budget's a bit too teeny for you :-) Thanks :-)

[mummyhill]

Looks fairly simple, will have a look through my patterns and see if I can find some material. You could send some fairly simple weaving for a belt that I could make a rose embelishment for. Within your budget too I hope. Will pm you later when I have had a look.

[Emmie]

That sounds fantastic MH, thanks :-)

[mummyhill]

Just remind me on Friday incase I forget ok hunni.

[Emmie]

No problem, I'm hyper organsied at the moment (I've started planning for Christmas 2008! I'm actually scaring myself now!) so I'll prod you at regular intervals (just kidding!).

There's no rush anyway it's not until the end of Feb so there's plenty of time so you definitely don't need to worry :-)

[seaspirit]

I have xmas 2008 sorted to we are going away not sure where yet though but going somewhere where it snows lol.

[MaraUT]

Ask and you shall receive: there's a bag pattern in the latest knitty. It's pretty simple, but the lines and design are unique: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall07/PATTpercy.html

[mummyhill]

WOW there are some lovely patterns there.

[suzi]

Thats lovely!!

[mummyhill]

Will try it for myself when I have finished the jumper I am knitting for my cousins new baby if it turns out ok what colour do you want Suzi or are you gonna try and knit it yourself?

I just signed up for email updates and will be doing more from there in future with my own added quirks to try and avoid any copywrite issues.

[suzi]

OMG, er knit myself???? er um, you have much higher expectations of my knitting than i have capabilities!!!
Let me know how much they are?

[mummyhill]

What do you think people w000u-ld be willing to pay?............

[mummyhill]

davey is joining in on the typing front again

[suzi]

tbh i havent seen knitted ones like that.. i have no idea what you should charge! i spose it depends on the cost of the wool, the time it takes to make and the other "ingredients" that you need to cost up too...

[mummyhill]

Will cost up the wool, fabric linning, button then make one, see how long it takes and get back to you with a price then hunni.

[suzi]

fabulous! thanks!

oh and the brighter and more "odd" or "hippy" the better! LOL Ta!

[mummyhill]

LOL will see what I can come up with. I take it you like your things to be quite distinctive.

[suzi]

hell yeah!

[mummyhill]

yipee i am not the only individual out there.

[mummyhill]

Just finished making the christmas cards for the christmas fayre. Need to get the knitting kneedles up to speed this week and get a few more scarves knitted to make sure I have enough stock. Will concentrate on the crochet and sewing up next week. The start panicing on Friday morning that non of it will sell!!!!

Maybe then I can get on with stuff for christmas for the family including sending off my christmas cards.

[mummyhill]

Getting really nervous now about the christmas fayre at the end of this week.

[suzi]

Hunni you will be fine!!
Make sure you take loads and loads of pics of your stall and of your items!

[MaraUT]

You'll do great! Try to get a little extra rest and eat nice and healthy. The boost it'll give your immune system is a good thing.

[veggie]

You'll do great! Try to get a little extra rest and eat nice and healthy. The boost it'll give your immune system is a good thing.

Hope it all went well MH,i'm sure you must have sold lots if your beautiful blankets are anything to go by.xx

[suzi]

OI OI OI OI OI OI you!

Why havent you told us all about the fayre yet???? Im waiting to hear!

[Emmie]

I don't think it's while this Friday? (is it or have I got it wrong I did think it was last Friday at first and then you (MH) posted saying you were nervous about it this week so I thought it might be this Friday) anyway, if you haven't done it yet your stuff is gorgeous you'll have no trouble selling it, or at least just letting people know you'e out there (as soon as they see it they'll want you to make them stuff!)

and if it's been, tell us how you went!

[mummyhill]

It doesn't happen till Friday!!!!!

[suzi]

ahhhhhhhhhhhh sorry me getting confused!

[Emmie]

*points at where she was right* it doesn't happen often I have to signpost it ;-)

Although I am right that your stuff is fab MH you'll be fine :-)