Our Days...

Thank you all so much for your lovely comments regarding the knitted dandelion:) The last few days have been fun and busy... Caiden is finishing off his Native American block so we are busy with crafts at the moment and possibly for the rest of the week. Today we made stick bread.  The bread was tasty and so filling too! He also made an Ojos de Dios that he enjoyed so much, it was almost like a meditation for him and he is busy making more... We will plant a Three Sisters Garden too. Any other suggestions would be appreciated for crafts:)

The view from our front door... Our Spring garden is in full bloom at the moment and we have been having the most amazing sunsets. In this photo above, we almost had rain, almost... (can't wait for rain...)



We made this wonderful Apple Clafouti that we discovered on Jen's beautiful blog Sewn Natural Studio It was quick and easy to make and oh my goodness, it was divine, everyone wanted More! Thanks Jen:)

I have some exciting news to share, I am busy putting together a book porposal for my book and I will be sending it off within the next couple of weeks, I made the final decision last night and I am so happy about this new journey... Hold thumbs!

xo

Linda

PS Nicole over at Garden Mama is having a fabulous giveaway!

Dandelion Flower Knitting Pattern

This is my attempt at a dandelion flower, lovely Rae  from Morning Sun Rae Blog mentioned she loves dandelions, so I thought I would give it a try:)

I used brushed Mohair to create the full fuzzy effect of the dendelion flower and once I was finished knitting and stuffing the flower, I brushed the wool to give it a fluffy appearence...

Materials:
Wool needle for sewing up
Circular needles
2 double pointed needles
Green yarn for the stem and Brushed Mohair for the flower head.
Fleece for stuffing
Straw or pipe cleaner for making the stem firm.

I have knitted this flower using the magic loop technique.

Pattern:
With circular needles cast on 9 stitches.
Round 1: Knit the first round.
Round 2: Increase into every stitch in the second round, you will now have 18 stitches.
Round 3: Knit 1 round.
Round 4: Increase into each stitch in the 4th round, you will now have 36 stitches.
Round 5 to 9: Knit
Round 10: Knit 2 together all across the round.(18 stitches)
Round 11: Knit.
Round 12: Knit 2 together all across the round. (9 stitches)
Round 13: Knit.
Leaving a long thread, break yarn and thread onto a wool needle, thread your wool needle through your stitches and turn your flower inside out, so that the fluffy side is showing.
Stuff your dandelion with stuffing and then pull your thread tight. Roll your dandelion to make it nice and round. Taking a small comb, comb the mohair until you achieve the desired effect of a fluffy, dandelion like surface:)

Stem:
Knit the stem with 2 double pointed needles. Cast on 6 stiches and knit an I-cord for a few inches, as long as you would like the stem to be:)

Cast off.
Push your straw through the stem, leaving some of the stem sticking out and then push this into the dandelion flower head. Sew the stem onto the dandelion.

Sew in all ends:)
xo
Linda

Please note, this pattern is for personal use only, and not for resale, items knitted from this pattern may not be sold for commercial purposes, thank you.

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Portrait Saturday

I swear... the draw was maby open for two seconds, tops, before Charlie jumped in and proceeded to make himself comfortable! The opportunist, right on top of my clean, neatly folded dish towels. We can't really blame him though, you see, below him was the labrador puppy, who Charlie is not too fond of as Sally is way too playful these days. So this is a really good vantage point for one resourceful cat...
Happy Saturday to you...
xo
Linda

Creative Friday and This Moment

Welcome everyone, to Creative Friday :) Thank you so much to everyone who shares the love and posts their links to their amazing work:) Please feel free to post your links to anything you have created and would like to share, it can be a recipe, sewing tutorial, knitting tutorial, felting, crochet, crafts, art, spinning, weaving, working with fibre, photography, poetry...etc...

I also love to hear from you, so if you have a moment, please leave a comment:) Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talent with us! Just add the name of your blog to the widget and then add your blog link with the http:// at the beginning of your link address:) I have added a Creative Friday button on the sidebar of my blog, please feel free to add it to your blog for Creative Friday and link it to http://www.naturalsuburbia.blogspot.com/ so others can find this space and share their creativity too:)

xo

Linda

This Moment: raw juicing with mom...

 

Woolies Giveaway Winner!

The winner of our Woolies giveaway is Elizabeth.

Elizabeth said...

Oh my goodness, such beautiful creations. We would love the acorns! Thanks for the chance.

Blessings, Elizabeth

Congratulations Elizabeth! Thank you so much for entering:)