My First video!!!!!!!

Hi!!!!
This is my first video on how to cast on using the thumb method. I was really nervous making it and that's the reason I couldn't do a basic knot at the start of the video but it got easier as I went along. I hope you like it!!!!!!!
Olivia
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Another present!

Hi Olivia again!!!
Had a whole day knitting yesterday with a friend and did tons!!! She was making a lovely scarf with cream softie wool and I was knitting my grandma a present. They both look beautiful and am almost finished myn. I have been knitting like crazy but now the weekends over I won't get so much done. I am possitive I will finish before the end of the week though! It will such a lovely present but I am afraid I can't put it on until after her birthday but it will be worth the wait I promise!!!!!!!!!!!
Olivia

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Perfect purchases!!

Hi Olivia here!!!
I have just been to my local sewing and bought a lovely pattern as well as an amazing travel sewing kit. First the travel sewing kit. It is so cute!!! I love the tin it comes in but the stuff inside is so nice!!! In it you get these really cool scissors which fold up, a thimble, some white, blue, red and pink thread, six safety pins, a tape measure, some buttons and poppers, an unpicker and some needles!!!!!
The knitting pattern I got was also really nice. I have had some lovely softie wool for ages ( almost a year!!!) and needed to use it up. I set out to try and find a pattern to use it in. I found a really nice pattern for some slouchy slipper socks which are really nice and comes with three other patterens and was only £2.99!!!! Although I will have to buy two more balls of wool they look so nice it is worth it and just wanted to get rid of that wool!!!!!

brilliant bean bag

Hi 

Did you have a good holiday? (Post a comment below letting me know!)

I've been busy making a pink patchwork bean bag!!!!!!!!! Here's a picture of it!!!!!

I'm so glad that I made it out of scraps!!!!!!!I will enjoy sitting on it in front of the tv !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend love Maisie xxxxx 

Ampersand!!!!!!!!

Hi!!!! Olivia here.
Have been so busy making little things. First, I have been making an ampersand for Fred&Eric the company we did the interview with. They ask people to make their version of the ampersand in between the Fred and the Eric. It uses beautiful rowan lima wool in a gorgeous ruby red. I have covered a wooden ampersand with the lovely wool and have knitted a pretty flower as well as a sweet little leaf. They're also knitted in the rowan lima. I used up some of my old scraps lima which was perfect. It would of just been pointless to have bought another two balls of the lima. I still have enough for another flower maybe even another leaf!!!!!!!!!!!

Our fantastic interview with Fred and Eric!!

Hi! On the weekend we went down to London to interview a company called Fred & Eric. They are a t.v production company who love getting crafty and anything handmade. They use lots of their handmade crafts for their animation. Here are the Questions & the Answers:


Q: Why did you choose the name of your company fred and eric?
A: We saw the word 'frederic' and loved the name and split it up into Fred & Eric. It seemed funny at the time, but really isn't!!


Q: What happens to all the crafts after they have been used? 
A: They either join the Fred & Eric family on the shelf or given away to someone very special.

Q: What is the best bit about the job?
A: Making soft cuddly toys!!

Q: What is your next project?
Well...... I think it is the green ambassadors project for WWF which will be appearing in schools next year.

Q: What is your favourite thing that you've made?
A: The little cuddles and the southern train Spanish man.

I hope you enjoyed our first interview! They were really friendly and the Fred & Eric family of handmade fun were very, very cuddly and sweet, especially little cuddles and mr special!!! They have had loads of '&'s sent in and they are all unique and fun.

Some of their animation uses their wonderful crafts. There is a link to a video at the end of this post which you can watch and an animation they made for comic relief. We would love to know what you think of the post and the videos so post a comment and tell us what you think!

http://www.fredanderic.com/showreel/

Have a great summer!

Olivia & Maisie
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teacher's tremendous tea cosy!

Hi, Olivia here! I have been working on a tea cozy for a teacher at school. It has been very tricky as there was loads of cabling and it went a bit wrong on the first half but by the time I had finished it I had mastered cabling! It is made with the best rowan wool ever! I also learnt how to make a bobble which is very exciting! It feels great to have learnt something new. I have been busy making pom poms for the top of the tea cosy and they are so cool! Have just finished the third one and they are a great way of using leftover wool. They look brilliant popped on top! I really hope my teacher likes it. We bought a lovely Avoca button cup and a sweet milk and sugar jug with the same button print from my lovely local shop as a tiny something to go with it.
It would be great to know what you think our blog so please leave us a comment. Thanks!
Olivia x