Cornish Organic kits are now on E-Bay, I have added a few extras to the kits, like sewing needles and embroidery thread, although the knitting
needles are not included.

I have finished the little jumper for 0 to 3 months, e-mail me if you wouldlike to receive it.
houseofbartlett@hotmail.com

Well, what a weekend, I have now got Cornish Organic Wool And Kits, so I have been knitting a sheep tea cosy for the shop window. I have found out that loops aren't that difficult. But, I haven't embroidered the face yet, not one of my strong points so may end up looking like one of the cast of the new film 'Black Sheep', evil and very wrong.

I have also arranged my winter Workshops for the run up to Christmas, including an Aran workshop, Check out the link
http://www.houseofbartlett.co.uk/80235/info.php?p=6

Why does Aran still come up as wrong in the spell check? steek doesn't come up either, intarsia another, surely other specialist words make it into the spellcheck so why not us knitters?

My lovely long fur arrived this morning, so another fudge looking bear will be appearing shortly, Photos to follow, Oh and I havent finished the second arm of the baby sweater, tonight I promise.

Well, I couldn't manage a whole evening without doing anything, so despite not knowing any pregnant ladies at the moment, I started a 0-3 months little lavender Aran, back front and half a sleeve later.... It looks so small, I cant believe either of my kids were that tiny, but its a pattern I knitted for the eldest when I was still pregnant. I shall post a picci when I have finished it. I shall offer it for a charity donation, so get in touch if your interested.

What a week! I have managed to throw myself down the stairs, socks and uncarpeted wooden floorboard stairs don't go together and i forgot to leave the socks at the top of the stairs as normal, and ended up at the bottom a lot quicker than usual. My shoulder is so painful, I cant knit!!! I cant actually do much at all, so my lovely hubby is going to have to cook dinner. I cant put much pressure on my wrist, no cutting, no sewing, I think I am going to go a bit mad.

Ha, computer strikes again, I cant get my husband upright!

Hubby in a chunky jumper

This is National Knitting Week, Feels odd, as I knit pretty much every day, am I to knit extra I ask myself? No, I have decided to stock wool in my little shop. Lots of local knitting shops have closed, and many people have asked for it, so in honour of National Knittting Week, I am ordering lots of wool. Our knitting group, Knit One Sip One, which meets in The Kiddlewink bar in the Westen Hotel, St Ives, on the second thursday of the month, had our first male knittter join us last week. I was really suprised as Knitting is still seen as being in the female domain, despite Kaffee Fassett and Brandon Mabley. But, even they knit for women. I can think of nothing sexier than my man in a cuddly sweater, (well I can, but thats not for this blog!)

Fudge,

This is Fudge, Who I sold last week, Made with 41mm tipped pile mohair,he is yummy and soft, with sculpted paws and shaded and sculpted face. My most expensive bear to date, and so much fun making him.

This is Tew ha Lowen, meaning Fat and Happy in Cornish, This is what I am working on at the moment. He is in the Cornish colours of black and gold with Cornish Tartan ribbon around his neck. His little belly is filled with glass beads to make it squishy.

St Ives harbour in the sea mist, this is the view from the end of the Arcade that my shop is in.

I guess you would like to know a little about me, I'm Kay, living in St Ives Cornwall, and I have a little shop on the Harbour that I sell Crafts of all sort hand made by local and not local people alike. I love it, I am surrounded by so much Talent. I manly make bears, jewellery, annd do the occasional textile art piece. Now the season is nearing its end and the tourists all go home for the cold weather, I can clear the decks of the 'shop' stuff and get out my more creative genes.

Today I shall be mostly making a bear. I have a Christmas Show where I am selling my lovely furry bears at Scorrier House, (Cornwall). It may seem like a while but time does travel quickly when you don't want it to. I don't 'do' Christmas, so this is a bit of a trial. Its not that I am a scrooge, but when most of your christmas' have disasters of some form, you being to dread what is coming next. I am making another Tew Ha Lowen, number five of a run of forty. At home, I am in the process of knitting a Cable jumper in 'Black Watch' Aran for my husband, Tim, and another simple cardi for me in Marble Chunky, browns and greeen, for when I want to watch the telly, not the knitting!

Thoughts of a late night Knitter seams a good place to start. I loved Pam Ayres as a kid, her poery made me chuckle aloud, especially this poem as I was learning to knit when it was popular. I remember the first thing I finished. It was a tabard with a Fleur de Lise on the front for my Sindy doll in red and blue. It had Garter stitch down the side and, as my mother didn't know what garter stitch was, I was sent to 'Aunty' Silvia. She was sat there knitting a yellow sweater, and was knitting at such a speed I thought was impossible, AND SHE WASN'T LOOKING!!! I stood there thinking, 'I'm going to do that one day.' Between Aunty Silvia and my needlework teacher, Mrs Goodenough, I have been inspired to try everything, so now, like most crafters, I knit, stitch, crochet, jewellery make, bead, felt, weave, silk paint, paper make, cross stitch, embroider, bear make and drink a lot of coffee. It isn't the coffee's fault that I'm a late night knitter, i don't have any after eight o'clock,i just don't sleep early. Lights off about two is the average.
So, this is the blog of A late night crafter. Do come back again.