Fairy Mushroom Knitting Pattern

Look what has sprouted after the rains! Some friendly fungi:) I have been working on this fairy mushroom pattern and now it is finished:) He stands about 3.5 inches tall, I have knitted him in the round on circular needles (magic loop) and have sewn wool felt under his red cap and under his stalk. The little spots are needle felted on with a felting needle. I think he would be a sweet addition to one's nature table:) I have just listed him on my shop.

 

My Mamma4earth Ravelry Group.

Natural Suburbia Sponsor Giveaway - Woolies

Today I bring you a wonderful giveaway from Natural Suburbia sponsor, Woolies.

Sara makes the most gorgeous heirloom quality toys. They are beautiful and made from completely natural materials. 

Natural Suburbia:
You live in a beautiful part of the world, how does your environment influence your creativity?

Woolies:
The southwest part of the US is unique in it's beauty - mountains, numerous wild animals (read my blog, woolies-woolies.blogspot.com for the occasional critter story). It's a very wild part of the country, in many ways. I'm inspired by the sunsets, and the purple mountains majesty (to coin a phrase); by my horses nickers and my dogs play.



Handknit Rabbit

Natural Suburbia:
When you are not crafting and creating these beautiful treasures, what do you do to relax and be inspired?

Woolies:
I love to cook, to spend time with my family. I love to explore this beautiful land, and I love to read, although sadly don't have the time I used to !



Handknit Zebra

Natural Suburbia:
What do you enjoy most about your business?

Woolies:
I love the act of creating. I love the process of casting on a few stitches and seeing it become a pigs ear (ok, that's the most recent thing I knitted, so it comes to mind). I love the colors and the textures of the wool or fabric. Then I love the finished creation - sometimes it's hard to pack them up and let them go to their new family. I hope they are loved!



Soft Bunny Rabbit Doll

Natural Suburbia:
Do you have any other businesses?

Woolies:
Yes, I have another Etsy shop called Buster and boo (named after our biggest dog and our littlest dog). My husband and I make jewelry from vintage typewriter keys. busterandboo.etsy.com



Soft Lamb Doll

Aren't these just the most beautiful treasures? I have bought many of Sara's lovely creations for my own little ones and they adore them!





GIVEAWAY:

Woolies is offering one reader a custom made hand knitted horse! You can decide what colour you would like Sara to make him / her. Above is an example of her beautiful and proud rainbow horse that you could choose. To enter, just leave a comment, the winner will be chosen on Tuesday evening and will be announced right here in this blog post, so please remember to check back to see if you are the lucky one:) Make sure that we have a way to contact you.

Sara, thank you so much for this wonderful and generous giveaway.
xo
Linda

Winner!!!
dongdong said...
My little girl would really like this. I esp. love the bunny.


Congratulations! Please would you send me your postal details:)

If you would like to advertise and become a sponsor on Natural Suburbia, please feel free to contact me at lindadawkins@mweb.co.za

Guitar Music by Jenna

From the very first time I heard Jen play the guitar, I thought it was the most beautiful sound...

Wishing you a peaceful weekend...



April

Welcome to April's Sponsors!

Woolies

Home of heirloom quality knitted and sewn stuffed animals and dolls. Using all natural materials.

Beneath the Rowan Tree

At BTRT you will find quality handcrafted items made with natural materials. Their toys are made in the Waldorf tradition of simple, child-led, open-ended toys from nature that inspire imagination.



Ecomilf

A beautiful blog with insight into sustainable living.



Hip Mountain Mama

Wonderful Eco Friendly and Natural Products.

The Waldorf Connection

An amazing Waldorf resource.

If you would like to promote your business or blog through Natural Suburbia, you can reach me at lindadawkins@mweb.co.za

Happy Weekend!

Creative Friday and Day Five of Knitting and Crochet Blog Week

Welcome 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:)




Day Five Knitting & Crochet Blog Week: 1st April. And now for something completely different
Experimental blogging day to try and push your creativity in blogging to the same level that you perhaps push your creativity in the items you create.There are no rules of a topic to blog about (though some suggestions are given below) but this post should look at a different way to present content on your blog. This can take one of many forms, but here a few suggestions: Wordless, photographic post Video blog post Podcast Cartoon/sketch of an idea Write about a subject from a different perspective (for example, you could write about a day in the life of a knitted sock from the point of view of the sock). Interpretive modern dance (why does someone always suggest this? A poem or piece of rhyming verse Stop motion animation.  2KCBWDAY5



For today, just a photo of my new baby Alpaca handspun and a poem.
This roving was dyed by Feltstudiouk. This is just the softest yarn.... dreamy.....

To Spin:

The roving glides through my fingers

The rhythmic wheel, a meditation

Fills my heart and soul with joy

For now I knit... 

                             (Me)