mcm's Minti Blog http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/ mcm's Minti Blog Copyright 2009 Minti en-uk Christmas star mcm - http://www.flickr.com/photos/inakid/4148594034/ Christmas star - http://www.flickr.com/photos/inakid/4148594034/ Originally uploaded by inakid - http://www.flickr.com/people/inakid/I have been making a few Christmas decorations lately, a few for a swap and others for fun. This star was easy and quick.
Christmas star
Originally uploaded by inakid

I have been making a few Christmas decorations lately, a few for a swap and others for fun. This star was easy and quick.

]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1077760/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1077760/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:22:00 -0800 Mini tunisian hat mcm - http://www.flickr.com/photos/inakid/4147963083/ Mini tunisian hat - http://www.flickr.com/photos/inakid/4147963083/ Originally uploaded by inakid - http://www.flickr.com/people/inakid/I had a go at tunisian crochet. First attempt was not quite right but I worked it out without too much trouble. I used Christmas Lily Sugar Cream.
Mini tunisian hat
Originally uploaded by inakid

I had a go at tunisian crochet. First attempt was not quite right but I worked it out without too much trouble. I used Christmas Lily Sugar Cream.

]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1077761/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1077761/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:21:00 -0800 A couple hats mcm - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2675/4148611584_575dd2f28d.jpg My big boy models a hat beflecked hat - http://gnathalie2.wordpress.com/2007/09/23/happy-birthday-steph/ - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2769/4148724482_536e962f5c.jpg My littliest boy models another.

My big boy models a hat
beflecked hat


My littliest boy models another.


]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1077762/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1077762/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:20:00 -0800 Window Pane blanket mcm - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2759/4148617204_70776ecc19.jpg Crocheted blanket in Anchor Magicline 10ply cotton. This is a travel / lap blanket for my daughter. It was fun to make. - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/4147988021_2dafe1d75f_m.jpg   - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2558/4148593988_85d01aba6c.jpg I am quite happy with it. 5-Hole-Window-Pane-Pattern - http://www.scribd.com/doc/211936/5-Hole-Window-Pane-Pattern

Crocheted blanket in Anchor Magicline 10ply cotton. This is a travel / lap blanket for my daughter.
It was fun to make.




 
I am quite happy with it.
5-Hole-Window-Pane-Pattern
]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1077763/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1077763/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:15:00 -0800 Toddler yoked tee mcm - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2493/4148593972_991646f82f.jpg   - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2687/4148593980_6bc66ce212.jpg I love the yoke style of knitted jumpers. Knitted in beflecked 8ply BFL from the pattern Maxi top - http://moreknits.blogspot.com/2008/10/maxi-topdress.html. I did make some modifications and the sleeves are finished off with a single crochet edging.

 

I love the yoke style of knitted jumpers. Knitted in beflecked 8ply BFL from the pattern Maxi top. I did make some modifications and the sleeves are finished off with a single crochet edging.


]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1077764/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1077764/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:09:00 -0800 Chunky granny mcm - http://www.flickr.com/photos/inakid/4133392112/ Chunky granny wip - http://www.flickr.com/photos/inakid/4133392112/ Originally uploaded by inakid - http://www.flickr.com/people/inakid/My work in progress is this big granny square which will hopefully cover our bed. It is all bulky/chunky eco wools including Cascade Eco, Rowan Purelife and a little alpaca. I love it so far.
Chunky granny wip
Originally uploaded by inakid

My work in progress is this big granny square which will hopefully cover our bed. It is all bulky/chunky eco wools including Cascade Eco, Rowan Purelife and a little alpaca. I love it so far.

]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1077765/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1077765/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:03:00 -0800 2012 mcm I have seen this twice. Any truth to the message, I am unsure. But the movie was quite fun and though I found it unbelievable I found it very interesting.

I have seen this twice. Any truth to the message, I am unsure. But the movie was quite fun and though I found it unbelievable I found it very interesting.
]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1077766/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1077766/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:26:00 -0800 Quick things mcm - http://www.flickr.com/photos/inakid/4123862272/ Av bee - http://www.flickr.com/photos/inakid/4123862272/ Originally uploaded by inakid - http://www.flickr.com/people/inakid/ Crochet is so quick now that i know how, I can make things fast and off the cuff. Av wanted a bee and so he has one! - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2530/4123861748_3d33035613.jpg - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/4118177073_4012e0c979.jpg A bag crocheted from string for oranges.   - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/4118175935_f0e1112389_o.jpg I used up the last of my own coloured aran organic merino ...
Av bee
Originally uploaded by inakid
Crochet is so quick now that i know how, I can make things fast and off the cuff.
Av wanted a bee and so he has one!








A bag crocheted from string for oranges.
 



I used up the last of my own coloured aran organic merino making a newborn elf hat. It is very cute. 

]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1076243/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1076243/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:39:00 -0800 30 mcm - http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs022.snc3/10959_209381895732_524725732_4569694_5767313_n.jpg In the afternoon after T's marching we travelled to Wangaratta for a get together to celebrate my sister in law turning 30. It was warm yet a relaxed time. - http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs002.snc3/10959_209381930732_524725732_4569699_6892905_n.jpg J was given some bubbles and he adored them. He is now 14months and has been walking 6 weeks. I have so many shoes yet he is not ...

In the afternoon after T's marching we travelled to Wangaratta for a get together to celebrate my sister in law turning 30. It was warm yet a relaxed time.




J was given some bubbles and he adored them. He is now 14months and has been walking 6 weeks. I have so many shoes yet he is not keen on them. He did wear real shoes and actually walked in them.




The kids were fascinated by the pool table and had their first go at playing.

The weather is crazy. Its hot, its cold, its warm, its not.
]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1076244/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1076244/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:34:00 -0800 St Johns Ceremony mcm - http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs002.snc3/10959_209356730732_524725732_4569227_1091325_n.jpg My daughter was involved in marching out for St Johns cermeony to thank and award St John volunteers. - http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs022.snc3/10959_209356735732_524725732_4569228_7019356_n.jpg It was held at the Governor's Mansion on a cooler morning than most this month. - http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs022.snc3/10959_209356775732_524725732_4569235_5954228_n.jpg My daughter is the youngest in her region. She was spoken to by the Governess who asked her where was her ...
My daughter was involved in marching out for St Johns cermeony to thank and award St John volunteers.


It was held at the Governor's Mansion on a cooler morning than most this month.




My daughter is the youngest in her region. She was spoken to by the Governess who asked her where was her uniform. She doesn't wear one because she is a junior cadet.

We then had a BBQ organised by Rotary which the kids loved.


]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1076245/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1076245/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:19:00 -0800 Comfort Mum and Bub mcm I wanted to make something similar to Shalom with 2 skeins of Cascade Ecological wool. I tried to crochet something similar but I wasn't happy with my attempts. I decided to do a prayer shawl that I could also use as a blanket. - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4116856350_e1bf52b551.jpg It was quickly made and used just one skein. I think its big enough.


It was quickly made and used just one skein. I think its big enough.
]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075024/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075024/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:26:00 -0800 Furoside shawl mcm Just a few pics of my awesome boys modelling a crocheted shawl from Noro Furoside and Plymouth baby alpaca. I might redo the lower edge in another yarn but I love it all the same. The textures of each yarn are the opposite, the alpaca being super soft. - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2544/4113603331_108d0cf203.jpg   - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/4113580111_105813b3a3.jpg


 


]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075025/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075025/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:17:00 -0800 Green Neighbours mcm - http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs002.snc3/10959_205610345732_524725732_4538056_6678681_n.jpg Neighborly - http://jchandmade.typepad.com/jc_handmade/2009/09/being-neighborly.html again. This time in the suggested yarn (Lamb's Pride). I much prefer Lanaloft that I used last time but I still liked the end result. Noro again for the collar and stripes. I did 10 stripes to make it a tad longer. - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2541/4114293570_7c78090fbb_m.jpg   - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/4114296174_1a2667da6a.jpg   - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4113643131_ed87f625d6.jpg Again it fits Av and J. N ...




Neighborly again. This time in the suggested yarn (Lamb's Pride). I much prefer Lanaloft that I used last time but I still liked the end result. Noro again for the collar and stripes. I did 10 stripes to make it a tad longer.



 

 

Again it fits Av and J. N hasn't tried it on yet. I left the armholes unfinished which I actually like, surprisingly. I used a flat button with another on top and I like the effect. I also made the button placement on the other side albeit unwittingly.
I love this on Av.
]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075026/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075026/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:10:00 -0800 When only a song can say it mcm
]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075027/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075027/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:51:00 -0800 Head Hugger mcm I love these colours. So much fun to work with. - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2736/4101717431_3bd1a173e4_m.jpg   - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2804/4102471208_8f7fd659dc.jpg Its Lily Sugar and Creme with black for hdc and multi for the dc. The pattern is Head Huggers - http://vallieskids.blogspot.com/2009/09/head-huggers.html. - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4101738705_844164db96.jpg


 

Its Lily Sugar and Creme with black for hdc and multi for the dc.
The pattern is Head Huggers.



]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075028/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075028/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:53:00 -0800 The awesome 4 - mid November 2009 mcm - http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs023.snc3/11034_201653935732_524725732_4500494_7701859_n.jpg
]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075029/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075029/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:31:00 -0800 Stretchy socks and hat mcm - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2769/4088654341_61141536fb_m.jpg   - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/4093748281_64372684fb_m.jpg Socks and hat crocheted in Fixation.

 

Socks and hat crocheted in Fixation.
]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075030/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075030/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:40:00 -0800 Community Festival mcm We got a pamphlet in our mailbox which Av promtly stole and looked through. It was for the local community festival and he had spotted the kids cooking session. He was so excited about going and I thought why not? He was not quite old enough (targeted for 5-15 years) but N decided he would go too so it was ...



They started with pizza topping. I think it was overwhelming for Av though N really got into it and took it very seriously.



They also made berry muffins. Av came into his own when he carefully put his mixture in the pan. The teacher came over and was so amazed by this that she awarded him a prize. He was taken aback by the attention and went shy. He was too cute apparently.

N also got the same prize (sushi making kit) for answering a question about leafy vegetables.




The muffins looked delicious and the pizza was good too. 

They each got a showbag and all this for free, I thought that a great deal.

There was free entertainment and much to see.





N had a go at hip hop dancing at the workshop. He was given loads of attention and he was really keen on it.









We were joined by J and Dad.





The boys got a ride in a teacup!





It was a fun and worthwhile day.
]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075031/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075031/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:10:00 -0800 Menstrual cup pouches mcm I made one (uterus shaped) for me and the berry one for my daughter for when her time comes. The uterus shaped one is fantastic, fits my mooncup snugly. Not that I need it at the moment, but its nice to be prepared. - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2533/4094435284_79eedf0e7f_m.jpg Crocheted in 1824 cotton and the green is Anchor Magicline.


Crocheted in 1824 cotton and the green is Anchor Magicline.
]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075032/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075032/ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:44:00 -0800 Bulky hat mcm - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/4094433634_4ed09128e3_m.jpg   - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4093669923_f10eae72e9_m.jpg Bulky hat crocheted in Bernat felting wool. Fast and fun.

 
Bulky hat crocheted in Bernat felting wool. Fast and fun.
]]> http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075033/ http://www.minti.com/members/mcm/blog/1075033/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:41:00 -0800