December Designs Now Published.

I have two designs in the December issue of Making Gifts Magazine. 2010

The first is a lovely hand knitted and then hand felted bag in mohair. All the instructions on how to make your own are in the magazine.http://www.makinggiftsmagazine.com/

I have developed this design as a small project you can knit up quickly on circular needles and then felt by hand, so is ideal to make as a very special gift for someone this Christmas.




Mohair Bag

Also in the magazine are my Hand Knitted Mini Christmas Stockings!

UPDATE INFO FROM SEPTEMBER 2013-
YOU CAN NOW PURCHASE THE INSTUCTIONS TO KNIT THESE  MINI CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS
FROM MY ONLINE SHOP AT;

http://folksy.com/items/3743766-Knitting-Pattern-for-Mini-Christmas-Stocking

OR GET IN TOUCH IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO KNIT SOME FOR YOU IN TIME FOR THE FESTIVE SESASON.




Mini Christmas Stockings
A Special Festive Treat

These Mini Christmas Stockings are knitted in festive colours and trimmed with a fluffy white cuff. So cute for Christmas!
Quick to make and ideal to use as tree decorations, gift pouches for money and rather nice to fill with chocolate too!

This design is a great evening project to enjoy making and giving at Christmas. But don’t forget to make a few extra for yourself too!



I WILL HAVE  a few Handwoven Mini Christmas Stockings available to buy in my online shop  in the festive season

 http://www.folksy.com/items/1001801-Handwoven-Mini-Christmas-Stocking?shop=yes

These will be  a limited edition 2013, as each year I will be weaving them in a different colourway.
Enjoy!

AND if I don't get time to "blog before Christmas" I would just like to say a big Thank you to all my customers and readers of my blog for all your support. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

New Shop to Enjoy!

Just to let you know of a lovely new shop for you to enjoy!

http://www.madeonisleofwight.com/

Some of my knitting and weaving is available to buy in the shop

Sue Wright Handknits

Whether you live on the Island or just across the water. Coming here on your hols or want to buy online. It really is worth a visit!

Quarr Abbey

We have had a lovely week at Quarr Abbey where we have been holding our

" Christmas Crafts At Quarr Abbey" Event.

The gallery space was excellent. We were so pleased to have lots of visitors and made plenty of sales. Pop over to Jude's blog http://www.potsandpaint.blogspot.com/ to view some lovely photos of our Event.

Boats,Winter Lay up

It has come around far to quickly, but it is already time to get all our little boats tucked up for the winter months.

With the weather so awful; gale force winds and heavy rain, it is a relief to have them all safely stored.

We were very fortunate to have a beautiful calm, cold and sunny morning last Saturday to motor our yacht up to Newport Quay. Moored up for the night and "Lifted out" by crane on the Sunday morning. It's always unnerving to see her "flying in the air" and a huge relief when she is safely on her blocks!

Skipper is then tasked with scrubbing her down and I trip back and forth with the car emptying her of all equipment and furnishings to be stored for winter.


This weekend it is the turn of the dinghies to come home from the dinghy park.

It had rained so much that even with their covers on they were full of water! So with a break in the weather again today. Skipper made two trips; loading them on the road trailer (thankfully my son is home to help) and bought them home.

Next Saturday we attend the Annual Dinner of our sailing association (MMA) and the dinghy racing awards are presented. We will find out the final results, we know it's not us this year!

Other Craft; of the Knitting and Weaving Kind




If you are on the Island next week, do pop in and visit Quarr Abbey where a group of us have got together to present "Christmas Crafts at Quarr Abbey"

We are also featured in the Isle Of Wight County Press (Nov 12th).

My Design in a Magazine

My Hand Knitted Winter Slouch socks.

This design is now available to knit yourself !

Time to keep your toes warm!

These slouch socks are very soft,stretchy and easy to wear with a touch of luxury mohair on the cuffs.Great for just padding around in comfort.

My design and the knitting instructions are published in Making Gifts Magazine in the November issue 2010

click on the link and get clicking with your knitting needles in time for Christmas.

http://www.makinggiftsmagazine.com/

Just wanted to tell you about my next event;

Christmas Crafts at Quarr Abbey
18th- 23rd Nov open 10.30- 4.30 daily.

And please pop over to my sister's blog, where you can read all about our new range of Mugs and Warmers at Osmosis

http://www.potsandpaint.blogspot.com/

When you click on the photo (on my blog) of our lovely mug in pink, it will take you to our Osmosis shop.

End of Season, Solent Sailing

When it gets into October every day on our boats is a bonus.

It's "woolly hat" sailing at it's best!

Having a quiet Solent to yourselves, sun shimmering on the water, a gentle breeze to fill the sails and a cup of coffee in your hand, what a perfect way to spend an October afternoon!

This month we have been fortunate to have some good weather for a couple of trips out in the Solent.

A photo of our little navigation table in use as we sail along.

We keep a log of our position and check the tides. When taking a trip in the Solent we always plan to use the tides to best effect with our little yacht. Sailing back to the Medina river with the incoming tide makes for a safer and easier passage home.

A photo of Gurnard buoy -a North Cardinal just off Egypt point.

When it has been too windy or the tides have not been favourable, we have gone out to the boat anyway for a spot of fishing, reading or knitting on board and river watching...

At this time of the year the visitors pontoons are empty making the river feel bigger and the colours of Autumn shine out on a sunny day.

How quickly this sailing season seems to have gone, our yacht gets "lifted out" to overwinter ashore next month, so any winter sailing will have to be in our dinghies! brrrrrrr

Handspun and Handknitted Hat

This week has been National Wool Week here in the UK.

I decided to get knitting with my lovely skeins of Jacob wool which I prepared and spun on my wheel earlier in the year (see older postings).

Rare Breed, British wool, Locally sourced on the Island; prepared and worked in the traditional ways all by hand.

I designed a Winter Warm Hat using the two colourways of the natural fleece.

It is such a joy to produce an item from the raw fleece to a functional garment to wear, knowing and experiencing each stage of the process gives you an appreciation and pleasure that is very special.

To find out more about British wool go to;

http://www.campaignforwool.org/