candle dipping

red thread. akai ito.

i recently helped set up an exhibition called 'red thread', to help raise money for Japan.
we set up a warp outside the venue and created this giant guerilla weave, but of couse, being a knitter, i had to sneak some knitting in there too!

ta daa!

here's a few samples from the yarns i dyed.
i am definately in love with them.

(the top ones are all combed cotton, which dyed beautifully. ^^ this one, however, is cotton slub which the 10 gauge did not like one bit... so this is on the 5 gauge, its not so pretty but it does feel lovely!)

colourful. full of colour.

feeling MASSIVELY inspired today.

after months of searching... do you know what, i think i may have cracked it...

colour inspires me. end of.

ok, so they look a little garish in rainbow formation, but then i mixed it up a little...

et Voilà. yummy yummy colours.
next... to knit them.

not bad for a first attempt...

my first go at designing my own fairisle pattern and knitting it.

its a bit wonky but knitting is all about the imperfections, right?

& so the planning begins...

for our wedding day (hence the lack of posts recently, sorry!)
my gorgeous fiancee & i have been to see a few possible venues & i must say, i have fallen head over heels with one.
i am also considering setting up another blog, following my wedding planning, so will keep you updated on that.

anyway, here are a couple of sneaky pictures i took at the venue...
it doesnt look that grand but it is absolutely beautiful!

the head line.

my gorgeous housemate beki, has just created her own blog & i definately think its worth a peek.
of course, i am slightly biased because she's my best friend but aside from that, it is pretty damn good!

theheadline

another new friend..

this is pencils. he looks a tad grumpy in these pictures but i can assure you he isn't...

the '1000 birds' project

the other day i stumbled across a site that is selling ceramic birds to help raise money for Japan, after the devasting earthquake. the project is inspired by the Japanese story of '1000 paper cranes' and each little bird is handmade. i bought one instantly & he arrived today, wrapped up like a little sweet!

PLEASE please please order one! HELP JAPAN

this is why...

i love being at an art college! its such an inspiring place to be... (how much do you think it would cost to stay uni at forever?)