tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43964687260312297492024-03-14T05:50:43.751+00:00Miss Knit Natmissknitnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823327791091191192noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396468726031229749.post-65344232259742092842015-04-10T19:08:00.000+01:002015-04-10T19:08:08.274+01:00New knits for spring and Crafty Fox MarketNew knits for spring are <a href="http://www.missknitnat.com/collections/the-lambswool-collection" target="_blank">now online</a> - new triangle headbands to match our triangle snoods, as well as fair isle scarves and wraps all made from 100% lambswool.<br />
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<br />missknitnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823327791091191192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396468726031229749.post-3205079058836858022014-11-29T00:09:00.000+00:002014-11-29T00:09:30.002+00:00Crafty Fox MarketI'm taking part in Crafty Fox Market on Saturday 29 November 11am - 5pm at Farr's School of Dancing, 17 - 19 Dalston Lane, London, E8 3DF.<br />
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<br />missknitnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823327791091191192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396468726031229749.post-35705712410935104232014-11-13T22:02:00.000+00:002014-11-13T22:02:18.394+00:00Love What We Do - 14 NovemberI'm taking part in Love What We Do on Friday 14 November at the Cornerstone Centre in West Byfleet, Surrey.<br />
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missknitnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823327791091191192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396468726031229749.post-11799663310306645902014-10-01T23:45:00.000+01:002014-10-01T23:47:13.420+01:00Crafty Fox Market this SundayI'm really looking forward to taking part in the Crafty Fox Market in Brixton this Sunday 5 October at The Dogstar.<br />
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<b>Parka </b>- <a href="http://www.oasis-stores.com///oasis/fcp-product/3930018628#GBP" target="_blank">Bella Parka from Oasis</a><br />
<b>Pom pom hat</b> - <a href="http://www.missknitnat.com/" target="_blank">Miss Knit Nat</a><br />
<b>Lambswool triangle snood</b> - <a href="http://www.missknitnat.com/" target="_blank">Miss Knit Nat</a><br />
<b>Dress</b> - <a href="http://www.topshop.com/en/tsuk/product/clothing-427/dresses-442/floral-overlay-dress-3238158?bi=1&ps=200" target="_blank">Topshop</a><br />
<b>Long grey cardigan</b> - <a href="http://www.next.co.uk/x5476s3#679619x54" target="_blank">Next</a><br />
<b>Paisley wrap</b> - <a href="http://www.oasis-stores.com///oasis/fcp-product/5320061505#GBP" target="_blank">Oasis</a><br />
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missknitnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823327791091191192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396468726031229749.post-29585639988945600962014-09-05T06:30:00.000+01:002014-09-05T06:30:00.445+01:005/9/14 - five sellers - one day only!Happy Friday!<br />
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I'm taking party in #EtsyFlashSale today along with four other Etsy UK designer makers - this means that you can get discounts for <b>one day only</b> using the code FLASHFRIDAY at the checkout of our Etsy stores.<br />
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The designer/makers taking part are:<br />
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<li><b>Me!</b> <a href="http://www.missknitnat.etsy.com/">www.missknitnat.etsy.com</a></li>
<li><b>Onetenzeroseven</b>: <a href="http://www.onetenzeroseven.etsy.com/">www.onetenzeroseven.etsy.com</a></li>
<li><b>Claireabellemakes</b>: <a href="http://www.claireabellemakes.etsy.com/">www.claireabellemakes.etsy.com</a></li>
<li><b>Adventures and Tea Partie</b>s: <a href="http://www.adventuresteaparties.etsy.com/">www.adventuresteaparties.etsy.com</a></li>
<li><b>Oh Squirrel</b>: <a href="http://www.ohsquirrelshop.etsy.com/">www.ohsquirrelshop.etsy.com</a></li>
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To celebrate my new studio (yay!) I'm offering 20% off all knits until 8 June with code STUDIO at <a href="http://missknitnat.com/">missknitnat.com</a>.<br />
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<br />missknitnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823327791091191192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396468726031229749.post-85573489066113921772014-02-13T17:09:00.000+00:002014-02-13T17:09:46.413+00:00WIN a knitting kit!If you’re a knitter you can WIN one of my knitting kits in the latest issue (58) of Let's Get Crafting - Knitting and Crochet, to make yourself a cosy pom pom hat and mitts!<br />
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You can enter through the magazine itself or online <a href="http://www.letsgetcrafting.com/giveaways" target="_blank">here</a>. The kit up for grabs is in the oatmeal colour.<br />
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It's been really exciting launching my knitting kits and patterns this year - and I love hearing from other fellow knitters!<br />
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As well as knitting up these hats and mitts myself I've also been doing crochet amigurumi in between orders - more on that in another post when the last one is complete - and experimenting with my knitting machine!<br />
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<br />missknitnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823327791091191192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396468726031229749.post-53149117867338110172013-12-04T19:18:00.000+00:002013-12-04T19:21:42.057+00:00WIN tickets to Handmade Christmas at the O2I'm taking part in Handmade Christmas at the O2, London, along with <a href="http://duckandduffel.co.uk/" target="_blank">Duck & Duffel</a> (we'll be on stall 266 on the Sunday).<br />
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It’s going to be a brilliant day full of designer makers and a perfect excuse for some Christmas shopping!<br />
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The event is sponsored by Folksy, Mollie Makes, the Simple things and Pilgrims cheese and takes place from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 December – you can find out more about the event <a href="http://www.handmadechristmas.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I’m giving away two tickets for the Sunday and you can enter below by liking Miss Knit Nat on Facebook, following on Twitter or tweeting the comp tweet.<br />
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<script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script>missknitnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823327791091191192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396468726031229749.post-80481212340278065802013-08-23T08:55:00.000+01:002013-08-23T08:55:51.008+01:00What should have been on my knitting needlesAt the start of the summer I made a resolution to get cracking with some of my personal knitting projects (Purl Alpaca cardigan, Millamia fair isle cushion and Toft amigurumi x2) and really bust that stash.<br />
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How much have I achieved? If you're a knitter you'll know the answer is none - but instead I made the fab Robbo Robot from the book <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Amigurumi-Cozy-Lan-Anh-Bui/dp/1861086741/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377244385&sr=8-2&keywords=amigurumi" target="_blank">Amigurumi </a>for a friend's birthday (which she loved - look how cute he is!) started learning to sew (I really want to be able to make my own dresses) with a course at <a href="http://www.knitting-supplies-store.co.uk/" target="_blank">Pandora in Guildford </a>and another now booked later in the year, and started to launch my <a href="http://www.missknitnat.com/artist/make-it-yourself" target="_blank">patterns and knitting kits</a>, oh and added to the stash too with more yarns and now fabrics.<br />
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I really do need to make that Purl Alpaca cardi though as it will be a perfect autumn addition to my current wardrobe staples of dresses.<br />
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I also learnt new tricks along the way - with the amigurimi you can make COMPLETELY jogless stripes which I found at this fab tutorial <a href="http://www.planetjune.com/blog/amigurumi-help/perfect-stripes-for-amigurumi-video/" target="_blank">here</a>. This is genius - although I actually followed the second method because I had so many stripes and was on a robot crochet deadline!<br />
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I also think it goes to show that you can't always plan creativity and ideas, and often have to follow what is more fluid, although perhaps this is just an excuse to keep adding to that stash!<br />
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So what are my planned projects now? All of the above plus a number of sewing patterns, this could take a while...<br />
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What have you knitted over the summer and have you made any knitting/crochet resolutions?<br />
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missknitnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823327791091191192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396468726031229749.post-66661563344645507302013-05-02T20:39:00.000+01:002013-05-02T20:39:08.724+01:00Summer is on the way!With the weather brightening up it has given me that little taste of summer and I've been making lots of cotton accessories in summery ice cream shades!<br />
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They're available now at <a href="http://www.missknitnat.com/">www.missknitnat.com</a> :)missknitnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823327791091191192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396468726031229749.post-36994537390663417562013-03-31T22:56:00.000+01:002013-03-31T22:57:40.880+01:00Photo shoot and out takes!Hope everyone is having a good Easter Day today. As we had a long weekend I took the opportunity to reshoot some of the photos of my items. It got a bit silly towards the end and here are some of the out takes! <br />
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Hope you've had a good weekend! :)
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The second side of the exhibition was made up of some fantastic individual designers and showcased weaving, spinning, tapestry, rugs, clothing, and the list just goes on! What struck me were the many uses for wool, basically anything, even stuffing bedding, and also the process it goes through before it even appears in my hands for me to be able to knit with. I'd love to see or have a go at spinning yarn one day.<br /><br />The other thing about wool are the many textures, in clothing ranging from formal suits right through to really fine scarves, showing all in all that wool is great!<br /><br />Here are some of the photos from the day, hope you managed to catch the exhibition while it was on. <br />
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<br /><br />missknitnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823327791091191192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396468726031229749.post-14885535730234627512013-03-22T23:46:00.000+00:002013-03-23T00:17:59.015+00:00A belated post about the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show!Now this post is over a week late BUT the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show last weekend was brilliant!<br />
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I've been to the March Stitch and Craft Shows the past two years which have got bigger each year (especially the knitting section!) and saw this as a kind of 'mini Ally Pally' and we weren't disappointed!<br />
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Off we went, me, Mr Knit Nat and my fellow knitting and wine club friends on our day trip to Olympia, managing to arrive before it had even opened with our keen-ness. First stop was coffee and brochure buying to decide on our plan of action.<br />
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Then it was off to Toft to get one of their <a href="http://www.thetoftalpacashop.co.uk/PL.aspx?CatName=OUR_DESIGNS/toys" target="_blank">crochet amigurumi animals</a> - I spent ages trying to decide which one to get and finally settled on the sheep and the hippo - look at how many they have to choose from!<br />
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I also bought the yarn and pattern for a <a href="http://www.purlalpacadesigns.com/product/iago-waistcoat-knitting-kit/" target="_blank">waistcoat from Purl Alpaca</a> so will keep you posted on how they both turn out. I’m hoping to get the waistcoat knitted up quite soon so I can wear it now with dresses.<br />
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Here are a couple of cute crochet items we found along the way. The first is Gordon the Owl where you can buy the pattern from <a href="http://www.mrsmoon.co.uk/" target="_blank">Mrs Moon</a>, and the Robot is from a book called Amigurimu (Cozy) by Lan-Anh Bui.<br />
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In the second hall there was a big Folksy section where I met fellow Folksy seller <a href="http://folksy.com/shops/chichidee" target="_blank">Chichidee </a>- and bought one of her brilliant turban headbands.<br />
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Then just as we were leaving we decided to bundle into the stall with mountains of wool - unfortunately I don't have any photos as it was just too crowded but was so much fun! Fellow knitting and wine friend Laura wanted a particular shade and after I declared I'd found it delving onto the floor into all the bags (and with the kind help of two fellow crafters) showed it to Laura but it was the one she already had - that stall was hilarious!<br />
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Final stop was to cover Mr Knit Nat in all of our bags for a funny photo opp - between us we left with some 30 balls of wool!<br />
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Can't wait til the next one at Ally Pally in October!missknitnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823327791091191192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396468726031229749.post-1065339701027020612012-10-20T23:15:00.000+01:002013-03-23T00:27:42.764+00:00It's Wool Week!This week has also been Wool Week and below are a few of my favourite images of woolly happenings and Wool Week jumpers!<br />
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First of all Harvey Nichols celebrated Wool Week wrapped in a massive ball of wool:<br />
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And some gorgeous Wool Week jumpers are below from Henrietta Jerram and Topshop, and also from Natalie Mason and M&S:<br />
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<br />missknitnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823327791091191192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396468726031229749.post-84996086867522271012012-10-20T22:14:00.000+01:002013-03-23T00:17:32.325+00:00How much fun is it making pom poms!We're excited that we've just added a new hat to the shop and thought we should also say a bit about ourselves as well seeing as this is our first post!<br />
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The new chunky pom pom hat is below and we've had so much fun making the pom poms for it! It's available now at <a href="http://www.missknitnat.com/">www.missknitnat.com</a>.<br />
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As well as hats and pom poms Miss Knit Nat also makes snoods, scarves, gloves and headbands, all handmade and super warm!missknitnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823327791091191192noreply@blogger.com0