Sweater by Bellerose; knitted antlers by mummy.
Tag: knitting
This is the first year that I am actively involved in the concept of Halloween, which I understand to be a day when: 1. I get to wear a costume everywhere AND…
I am going through a bit of a robot phase – I asked mum to make me “Robot Cat” and here’s what she came up with: Beep boop boop meow, my…
Read the PostBeep boop boop meow – win your dream toy and/or robots
In honour of how awesome robots are I am giving away an *Ultimate Robot* pack consisting of: 1x TOMY Battroborg Motion Controlled Robot Battle Arena 1x Hand knit “Skip The…
Very excited to announce the release of our first book project, Cool Knitting (Australia)/Cute Knitted Toys (International). Featuring 20 patterns for some of the internet’s favourite creatures – think: sloths, unicorns, sharks, cats – plus step-by-step…
Knitted toy shark pattern from Cool Knitting/Cute Knitted Toys Pattern and knitting by: Karla Courtney Photographer: Louise Lister Stylist: Louise Bickle Read more about Discovery Channel’s Shark Week
Green vest by Moncler; striped top by Munster Kids; trousers by Paul and Paula; Yo Gabba Gabba shoes by VANS. Knitted “Hipster Owl” coming out in Cool Knitting by Australian Women’s Weekly, August 2013. Designed…
Read the PostStudy: Travelling is always better with a friend
I recently took my cat to Paris. He wanted to share his trip: Paris is a city like no other. I made an effort to see the important sights and…
The top: Must be light but also warm enough to stand up to that cold, recycled plane air. A pattern that helps distract from my inevitable food spills is a…
My knitted toy sloth and his buddies were super-excited when craft legend Kitiya Palaskas invited them as guests on her radio show, Made by Hand on 2Ser, Sydney. They had…
I’ve always done a DIY Mother’s Day (See Happy Mother’s Day and A Mother’s Day Gif[t] ) but this year I had the honour of being photographed by the wonderful Daniel Boud for a Time Out…
I have already pre-selected every birthday cake up until I turn 18 from The Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book, or as I prefer to call it, “Train Cake Book”.…
I know I have been a bit slow with the posts as of late – it is because I have been very busy working on my first book project. Over…
On 3 February 2013 Jai is participating in Australia’s largest ocean swim – go Jai! Jai is 15 and has Friedreich’s Ataxia, a rare disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous…
I’ve been counting down and I am all ready for Christmas. I have a little Christmas tree made out of tangrams on my wall. My favourite decoration is our “Christmas…
A couple of months ago I had a competition to nominate a knitting pattern – you voted and helped me pick the winner, the TARDIS, which we have just finished knitting…
My mum knit this sweater to enter a competition for a show that started and finished before I was born. I hated the sweater until I realised the point was taking it off.…
Read the PostMum knits “Arrested Development” sweater, I hate it