I always try to listen to people's comments when they're standing at my stall at the market ... feedback is always good - although not the "I could make that myself" variety!!! One thing I have realised is people love buying baby clothes in sets so I've spent a week or so knitting beanies to match existing pairs of bootees.
Hand painted button set ...
Fun red labybug sset ...
Yellow duck set ...
Issie's back on her mohair blankie this week!
I've rediscovered a lovely lacy/fan pattern that I remember using years ago. I had an order for some fingerless long mittens which I think are also called gauntlets - a strange almost military name for something so feminine don't you think? Found a great pattern on Ravelry which I changed somewhat - as you do! - and here's the results.
One happy client and one happy knitter as I then went on to make a couple of baby beanies using the basic lace pattern, plus tried a smaller pair of the mittens which definitely work and I'll knit a few more for the market and to pop on Felt.
Thanks again to Michelle for modelling my creations! She's multi talented - not just a hand model but look at her in this beanie!
Issie managed to extract herself from her mohair blanket last Sunday during that divine sunshine we had and she spent a couple of hours doing this .... Weird cat - sweet and cute, but weird.
Every single month I write "camera" down on my list of things to take to the market and almost every single month I forget it (mind you that's nowhere near as bad as the day I forgot my knitting needles - 5 hours of no knitting = swearwords) but this month I finally remembered it.
So here's some photo's ...
May 2009 and the first ever Devonport Craft Market - which was of course also my first ever market and as you can see I was knitting adult beanies only!
April 2010 and I've expanded my range to include some baby beanies and bootees.
June 2011 - beanies, bootees, mittens, cardies, ballerina's - what next I wonder ....
Final photo as usual is from the mohair blanket lover ....
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