love November...

time to light the fire and snuggle up with some hearty soup and a board game...

pocket pumpkin...

something cute'n'spooky to make for your hallowe'en display... - the free knitting pattern is on my patterns blog - http://claire-garland.blogspot.co.uk

Little owl in a tree...

inspired by the autumn and the hooty owl that i can hear from my bedroom window, here is my 'homage to...' cosy... you can the get the pattern from here or direct from me for just £1.50 ... spread a little autumn warmth and share a cuppa!


Boo...

have a fun weekend  : )

ready made dolls for sale...

I launched these Winter Babes last year for Christmas and here are some more... on sale here (Etsy)  or via me @ claire.garland@btopenworld.com

Twit twoo for you...

twoo & twitt's owlish mitts ♥ 

pattern available in threes sizes:
Size 1 - younger child aged from 2 to 5 - to fit hand size: 8cm/ 3in wide x 17cm/ 6.75in long
Size 2 - child aged from 6 to 9 - to fit hand size: 9cm/ 3.5in wide x 19cm/ 7.5in long
Size 3 - older child aged from 10 to teens (would fit a small adult’s hand too) - to fit hand size: 10.5cm/ 4in wide x 21cm/ 8.25in long 
...and ready to buy from Etsy and Ravelry - or direct from me - just email me @: claire.garland@btopenworld.com for more information about that...Each mitten is knitted in the round, so hooray, there are no seams at all to sew, with a thumb and a little finger (hey?) which surprisingly makes for a really comfortable gloves! 
                                           
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new... for you

coming soon... dot pebbles' wearables for you, first up halloween influenced 'owlish mitts'

love October...

texture// colour// fruitfulness// fading light
images from instagram

Pixie bumper pattern for sale...

here - ravelry... & here - etsy... something to do in the dark months to follow - or, dare I say it? Get ahead for Christmas yay! (sorry!)...

New for Pixie...

a bumper pattern for pixie coming soon...

September hues...

i love these colours together...

inspired by the colours of the new season

a bracelet made for a friend simply by sewing easy to make disks onto a french chain (see the post a couple of weeks ago) or an i cord - each disk made by making 6 chain, slip stitch in first chain to form a ring, then working 18 single crochet (UK - dc) into the ring, working over the tail end and finishing with a slip stitch into the top of the first stitch. Pull the tail end to tighten the hole in the middle a little and secure it by threading it through some of the single crochet stitches, the other end is sewn onto the cord - use one of the disks to make a catch which will slip into a loop which you have tied at one end of the cord.

B-rilliance...

B for Bolt... B for Blake... amazing!
(knitted alphabet letters coming soon...)

go for gold...

...or any colour you like - we've had such fun so far this holiday not only watching the fantastic games coverage but also making these wrist bands - a free pattern from fabulous crafty mag 'craft sanity' available from here - truly easy enough for children to make (and there is also one of my doll patterns in there for free too and a how to make ice lollies from a pack of jelly)... so keep your cool & go for it!