Victoria Logan

New Critters

2011-12-14T04:58:00.000-08:00

New Critters are now available at Woool: Viola de Vos (Viola the Fox) and Sam het Schaap (Sam the Sheep) Both are knitted and felted with polyester filling.

Viola de Vos: €35

Sam het Schaap: €30

Stars and Stripes Cushion

2011-12-14T04:54:00.000-08:00

Now available from Victoria Logan Knitted Textiles: Stars and Stripes cushion!

100% lambswool cushion cover with feather pad.

New work: Scottish landscapes

2011-10-14T07:13:00.000-07:00

Some new work to show you all (at long last!) I have spent the last few weeks working on my portfolio and have come up with lots of new designs. All my new work is inspired by the Scottish landscape and many of these fabrics will be developed for products that will be on sale by mid November. I'm really excited about my new work, I think they will look good in product form (cushions, scarves, tea cozies, toys etc.) Let me know what you think!

New Cushions

2011-09-28T09:07:00.000-07:00

I am currently knitting up some union jack cushions (all details in my last blog post). I have finished my first cushion, it will be in the shop by the end of the week :) What do you think of it?

It will be retailing at about €35. It is 40 x 40 cm. Lambswool cover with envelope closing back. It has a feather cushion pad.

New products

2011-09-27T06:25:00.000-07:00

I have started creating cushions for the expat shop that I work at part time here in the Hague. I'm making union jack cushions :) Here is a sneak peak of the work in progress:

They will be 40x40 cm lambswool cushion covers, I will post pictures of the finished product next week. These cushions will be exclusive to Kelly's Expat Shopping here in the Hague.

Fabric Samples

2011-09-27T06:18:00.000-07:00

I have started experimenting with some new designs and here are a couple of my fabrics. what do you think? I am trying to create experimental work and commercial work. So far I feel my designs have commercial aspects, and can be used to create new products.

I'm working on my portfolio right now and had forgotten how much fun it can be, plus how much work it really is! My fabrics are inspired by Scottish landscapes, and there are more fabrics on the way :)

Work development

2011-09-16T05:35:00.000-07:00

Below are some drawings I have been working on to help me develop my Scottish landscapes project. Yarn should arrive next week which means I can get started on fabric samples and experimenting, also some new products will be in my etsy shop by the middle of October and hopefully stocked in shops by Christmas. Let me know what you think of my work so far :)

New Project

2011-09-01T06:32:00.000-07:00

So I am finally an MA in design cultures and am no longer a student. It has been a long year with a lot of study but I'm pleased I achieved so much personally and academically over the past 12 months. Unfortunately this has meant my my textiles have taken a back seat. So I have decided that over the next month I shall dedicate myself to creating new products, creating an up to date portfolio and experimenting more with my designs and final outcomes.

This has led me to upholstering furniture with my fabrics. I bought a chair for €3.50 from a second hand shop about a year and a half ago and my boyfriend and I set about stripping it, it has only been completely stripped this week and is now waiting sanding and polishing before I can consider putting fabric on the seat. So here are some before and after photos to give you a taste of this new project!

Before

After

Scotland inspiration

2011-08-25T11:05:00.000-07:00

A selection of photos from my trip to Scotland. It was great to be back in my homeland capturing such beautiful images and colours. New designs based on these images will be available in my etsy shop in the next month :)

New Website

2011-07-01T05:06:00.000-07:00

Go check out my new look website! Here are some screen shots of it, more images of products will be added to the gallery section soon.

Cushion photos

2011-07-01T05:00:00.000-07:00

I have a few products that I made months ago that I haven't posted photos of so here they are:

More cushion designs are in the works and I will publish photos of them once they're done :)

I'm Back!!!!!!

2011-07-01T04:58:00.000-07:00

So I have finally finished my MA in Design Cultures! So I am ready to get straight back to work on my company. New collection is in the works, I have started drawing and also working on colours so I can pick my yarns. My new collection will be based on Scottish landscapes and wildlife. Products will include cushions, blankets, tea cosies, brooches, toys, and of course a couple of scarves for the winter months :)

Here are some initial drawings:

I will be in Scotland in a couple of weeks to get some more imagery, and will upload photos, drawings and fabric designs once ready. I will be blogging more regularly now that textiles have my full attention!

December 2010 to January 2011 (because I have been a bad blogger...)

2011-02-13T09:02:00.000-08:00

It is now well into 2011 and I have been so busy with Christmas, New year, University course work and life in general that I haven't written a new post since November. So I will catch you up on a few things that have happened over the past few months:

At the beginning of December I took part in the Funky Xmas Market in Amsterdam, I stood out in the freezing cold and high winds for 6 hours and only sold Bill the elephant (and I sold him to my friend), so I can safely say it was a waste of time and money. So 2011 brings the year of new stockists, instead of trying to make money through craft fairs I will get my work in to more shops, so watch my blog for updates on new stockists.

My stand at the Funky Christmas market.

Over Christmas I managed to sell some stockings and christmas decorations, I make only a few of them so next Christmas I will make more as they sell well :)

My stand from the Christmas fair in Den Haag

At the Beginning of January I added a new critter to the crew, Victor het Varken (victor the pig). I really enjoy making critters, so this year I will be adding even more animals, any suggestions or requests would be great as I can never think of new animals to make!

Victor het Varken

his cute little tail :)

So that is what I have been up to, and writing 4 4000 word essays for my masters course. The next few months will be I will be super busy with my masters so new products and blog posts may be absent for a while, but come April I will be back onto working on my business at least 1 day per week so new things will be happening then, I will keep you updated with other goings on between now and then :)

Coming soon:

My new revamped website should be up in the new month or so.

New products: critters and some new more varied products (so no more scarves, they drive me batty!)

Hopefully I will be blogging more regularly now, and look forward to any suggestions for new critters :)

Christmas Market

2010-11-25T12:43:00.000-08:00

This Saturday I will be taking part in the St. John & St. Philips Christmas Market in Den Haag. I will be selling Christmas decorations and stockings as well as my other products, Cushions, scarves, toys and brooches. Come along and check it out!

Ary van der Spuyweg 1, 2585 JA The Hague, 070 355 5359

Directions:

Tram 1 to Ary v d Spuyweg

(near the Peace Palace)

Christmas decorations and stockists

2010-11-10T12:45:00.000-08:00

I have started working on some christmas decorations for the up coming season so I can sell them at craft fairs. So far i have made a christmas tree and reindeer, what do you think of them?

Also my talvi and stads/natuur collection are now being stocked at Kelly's Expat shopping in Den Haag so if you're in the area go take a look!

Kelly's Expat Shopping

Piet Heinstraat 105

Zeeheldenkwartier

2518 CE Den Haag

Nederland

http://www.kellys-expat-shopping.eu

New Flyer and photos for my website

2010-10-04T12:43:00.000-07:00

Here is the flyer I made to advertise my products for the run up to Christmas. What do you think?

Some images of my work that I took at the weekend. I think they look good on the wood.

Hoog en laag: first glimpse

2010-09-27T07:12:00.000-07:00

So I have neglected my blog for over a month now and am very disappointed in myself. I have had a really busy September though, I started a Masters course in Design cultures at the VU in Amsterdam and am enjoying it a lot. I am also in the process of registering my business so it's official and I can really have a go at making it successful. On the downside this means that designing has taken a back seat and I hardly get anytime to sit down and really get my teeth into new ideas, but I have had a few free days recently and have come up with quite a few designs and here is the first that I have actually got around to making:

It's called Stenen and will be in my etsy shop soon and hopefully will have some friends joining it from my Hoog en Laag collection.

The Critters take over Woool!

2010-08-17T06:24:00.000-07:00

I went and did a little photo shoot at Woool today. I had the best models, my critters:

Spot the squirrel!

Get down to Woool now before they all go :)

Woool

Westeinde 61,

2512 GV Den Haag

woooldenhaag@gmail.com

0703629000

woool.nl

HUGE SALE IN MY ETSY SHOP!!!!!!

2010-07-27T07:40:00.000-07:00

To celebrate fair isle inspired knits and snow themed collections on the cat walk this season I'm selling my Talvi collection knits for even less! go check out my etsy shop and grab yourself an original snowflake scarf!!!!!!!!!

Check out Lumi I and II
Also my Poro with his snowflake body is in the sale.

GO GRAB A BARGIN NOW!!!!!!!

The Critters are complete!

2010-07-24T13:32:00.000-07:00

So I finished off my critters collection yesterday and they are now for sale in Woool

L-R Sunny, Oli and Bill

Smartie

(prices range from €25 - €34)

Critters!

2010-07-21T08:42:00.000-07:00

I have been absent for a while due to creative block and due to being super busy. I am now full of ideas and have a new collection on the way...

But right now I have a critters collection specially designed for a shop here in the Hague. It's a knitting shop called Woool run by a lovely lady who has helped me out so much since I moved to this strange country. She took some of my work back in February and since then has sold quite a few of my toy animals, so I decided to make a small range of animals that she can sell at her shop. Currently they are exclusively for Woool but if they're successful maybe they will be seen elsewhere. These are the first 2 critters:

Oli and Smartie

new ideas

2010-06-11T03:07:00.000-07:00

I have started working on a collection for autumn/winter 2010, it's inspired my home countries landscape, Scotland, and my new landscape, the Netherlands. I've begun playing around with some ideas, first of all looking at Dutch city patterns Scottish country landscapes. I'm thinking of working colour and texture from the rugged landscape of Scotland and regimented, neat patterns from Dutch landscape.

But first of all I have worked on some cheap skinny felted scarves that will be the basis of my collection, this first design is inspired by Dutch buildings, I have a mountain Scottish inspired one coming soon... I hope to have the collection finished by the end of July and things may have changed a lot between now and then. I hope you like it, tell me what you think.

This is just a a design in progress, but I hope you like it!

Creative problem solving

2010-06-03T06:22:00.000-07:00

I am currently working on my collection for autumn/winter 2010 but I have come to a block in my design process. My problem is that i have only been working on my business for 10 months so can't work out what sells best. So what should i make for this years collection:

Should I make more of cut out designs such as:

I did sell more of my cut out scarves last winter than any other design

Or work more on patterned fabrics such as:

I feel patterned cushions or scarves could be successful if I produce them in a more appealing end product and make sure the pattern is exciting and desirable.

Or should i go in a completely different direction following my creative developments and coming up with different finished fabric idea altogether.

I was thinking of creating cotton/lambswool fabrics using finishing processes to create unique fabrics that have exciting textures.

OR....

Should I just do a bit of each and see what sells this season coming. I would love your suggestions!

Cluck Cluck

2010-05-04T02:24:00.000-07:00

I have been busy making curtains for the past month and I now have time for working on new products. I started with making a little chicken brooch for a friend, I hope she likes it! It has made me want to make more quirky, low cost products to go alongside my more expensive time consuming pieces.

Keukenhof flowers

2010-05-02T07:15:00.000-07:00

Last month I went to the Keukenhof garden here in the Netherlands. There were so many rich colours and beautiful textures. It has really inspired me to use more exciting and vibrant colours in my work.

I'm currently working on a new collection inspired by my surroundings here in the Netherlands and also the countryside back home in Scotland so watch this space!

New member of the gang

2010-03-25T08:25:00.000-07:00

As it's coming up to Easter I thought i would make a product inspired by this time of year. After a bit of playing around with egg cosies and daffodil inspired patterns I settled on making an Easter bunny, so welcome konijn:

New stockist

2010-03-25T08:17:00.000-07:00

Here is my newest stockist here in the Netherlands:

It's a shop in Amsterdam specialising in Dutch design, although I'm not Dutch I live and work here now and it's a great compliment to have my work in a shop like this. (click on the image and it will take you to their website)

Order for Amsterdam

2010-03-15T07:06:00.000-07:00

I have spent the last week working on an order for a shop in Amsterdam, and it's finally finished! I had to come up with some new colour combination's for my products and here is the complete order:

This bottom photo shows the new bag colours, I'm pretty pleased with how the colours worked. Unfortunately I made the handles a little larger in the new colour combo, as they're handmade by me they differ slightly so hopefully this won't be a problem!

new colours for stads/natuur collection

2010-03-10T06:06:00.000-08:00

I was asked to create some other colour combination's of a small selection of products from my stads/natuur collection by a shop just outside Amsterdam. So I have been busy the past few days coming up with a couple of alternative colours for my Bladeren scarf and my Bladeren skinny scarf and here is what I came up with:

I hope you like them. I'm going to be working on a interior collection and bag collection in the coming months so watch this space for new and exciting products!

Monday moodboard

2010-02-15T00:12:00.000-08:00

As it all white and wintery out I thought I would compile some winter images and goodies.

Snowy Photo from Vaida: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27799128
Winter corsage from Ayawedding: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36923546
White Freshwater Pearl hair pins from MGMart: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37407970
Winter ornaments from BlueTerracotta:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33414837

Monday Moodboard is a game played with all the members of the Etsy EuropeanStreetTeam. For more lovely moodboards, please check in on FleurFatales blog.

New Stockist

2010-02-10T00:54:00.000-08:00

I have a my first stockist in the Netherlands! It's a wool shop in the Hague called 'woool' run by a lovely woman called Pauline from England. She is stocking my Talvi collection and pieces from my Stads/Natuur collection. I'm hoping that I will have more stockists over here soon :)

Sunshine award

2010-02-10T00:29:00.000-08:00

I received a sunshine award from Mami Made It. Thank you :) I now have to pass in on to 12 other people, it has taken a while to come up with them but here they are:

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Link the nominees within your post.
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New collection continued...

2010-02-02T23:42:00.000-08:00

So I have sent off my first pile of stock to a shop this year and it has made me think: What other products can I make? Although it is still winter I am thinking scarves won't sell in a couple of months time. I added a little critter to my collection along with another skinny scarf, but I have vowed to make this the last scarf of my Stads/Natuur collection. You can buy the following at my etsy shop.

Blaadje skinny scarfEekhoorn

So my mission for February and March is to make a couple of bags for my new collection so watch this space for new products!

Poro Poro Poro hat and scarf

2010-01-14T02:15:00.000-08:00

I was asked by my mum if I could make a hat and scarf set for her friends 2 year old just before Christmas. I wasn't too sure about making a hat as I'm not very confident in shaping on the Passap but I decided to try it anyway... I decided to use my poro poro poro pattern as it's a cute, fun pattern (also my mum had pointed out that kids would like it) Anyway after a few attempts I finished it and sent it off yesterday and here it is:

I'm not very aware of what kids like or dislike so have decided to do some research of baby and kids clothes and products I could knit and sell. I have listed this hat and scarf set on my etsy shop and have made a smaller one for my nephew who is almost 4 months old. I'm working on a baby/children collection inspired by animals so watch this space for updates....

More of my new collection...

2010-01-07T03:21:00.000-08:00

These are 2 new additions to my urban/nature collection. Everything is named in Dutch as thats where the inspiration I got for these items came from. The cushion is called 'Blad' leaf in Dutch and the scarf is called 'Stads' which is urban in Dutch. There are still more items to come.
You can buy these items from my etsy shop

Happy new collection!

2010-01-03T01:46:00.001-08:00

Happy new year to all! I am back from a wonderful Christmas in Scotland with my family and a lovely new year here in the Netherlands. Now it's back to work. I'm hoping 2010 will bring more success for my mini business so have a new collection already half way completed. It's inspired by urban nature and consists of scarves, cushions, arm warmers and hats! I am also going to start a baby range of blankets, hats etc. so look out for that in the coming months!

First off here are some photos of a couple of my new collection scarves

Poro Poro Poro!

2009-12-04T08:02:00.000-08:00

My poro made it onto the front page of http://gallery.tryhandmade.com/
I gave him a little profile and have decided to make more animals with little profiles :)

New shop

2009-12-04T00:13:00.000-08:00

I have a new online shop! http://victorialogan.bigcartel.com/ Same products as etsy but easier to access :)

Current products:

herfst cushion

2009-12-03T23:06:00.000-08:00

The beginning of my herfst collection, an autumn cushion! It's a very difficult product to photograph in the gloomy winter light, but it is a soft yellow background with green and red leaves. More images of products from this collection and research will be coming soon!

New Products

2009-12-03T01:10:00.000-08:00

A couple of new products that i have added to my etsy. This should be my last items for the Talvi collection. I'm moving on to my new work for the herfst collection, inspired by dutch autumn urban nature landscape. I have an autumn leaf cushion coming soon!

More photographic research

2009-11-29T03:54:00.000-08:00

These are some new images that I have collected for research for my new project, Urban nature. I keep going on walks around about my flat documenting natures interaction with its urban intruder.

ETSY SALE THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!

2009-11-28T06:38:00.001-08:00

Come and check out my Etsy sale. Selected products on sale and everything else free shipping, only on until MONDAY!!!!!

Christmas Products!

2009-11-27T01:32:00.000-08:00

New products for Christmas. These are a few things that I have done specially for Christmas 2009. They are on sale this weekend in my etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/victorialogan. Go and check it out :)

Baby blanket modelled

2009-11-18T10:54:00.000-08:00

Here is a photo of my nephew with the blanket I made him, hopefully it will keep him nice and warm this winter.

the battle between urban and nature

2009-11-16T09:40:00.001-08:00

This is the basis for my new project, the extent of urbanisation of the Netherlands. Most of the land is peopled and controlled. I want to create textiles for interiors that represent the control of nature by unrbanisation. Hopefully this will create an exciting new collection, I really want to challenge my boundaries and move forward with my designs.

Baby blankets, Knit machines and more!

2009-11-04T03:55:00.000-08:00

I finally got my new machine and am now producing cushion covers and baby blankets! Above is the blanket I made for my nephew. I will hopefully have some photos with him modeling it soon.

This is my new machine Passap E6000. Thats it knitting away with the motor, I love it!
Also I finally moved to the Netherlands so will soon be posting some photos of my new surroundings.

For Sale!

2009-09-25T13:40:00.000-07:00

I have finally found somewhere to sell my work. A local garden centre! I have been contacting people about selling my work and am still hoping to hear back from galleries and craft shops but this is the first step towards people stocking my work. Hopefully I will have more shops selling my work by Christmas. Keep up to date with stockists via my website. Also my interiors range will be up for sale soon :)

Craft Fair

2009-08-24T07:50:00.000-07:00

I took part in Glasgow south side craft fair on 15th August. Although I didn't manage to sell anything it was a good experience to have. I got to talk to the public about my work and experience my first craft fair. I shared a stall with Fiona Walker who was trying to sell her woven blankets. First photo shows one of her blankets with Poro. Bottom photo shows the products I have made for my new Talvi collection that I displayed at the fair. Everything is for sale on my etsy page.

New collection

2009-08-17T06:15:00.000-07:00

'Talvi Ranua'

'Talvi metsa'

I have been working on a basic collection of scarves to sell all done on my Knit machine and inspired by my Scandinavian project I did at university. These are images of a couple of scarves I created for men, I wanted something simple yet unusual that men would be willing to wear. They are all knitted and felted then each one is hand cut. They will shortly be for sale on my Etsy shop.

Alpaca designs

2009-08-07T06:16:00.001-07:00

I was recently employed to come up with designs for an Alpaca farm near Killearn, Ballochruin farm (campsie camelids). These are the first designs, a hat and pram blanket. They were very well received and I'm already working on more designs for them. They wanted simple attractive designs that showed off their Alpaca's yarn, Focusing on yarn quality rather than impact design. I created this Alpaca symbol and am currently working on their company logo, trying to translate it into fabric design. It was nice to work on simple attractive designs with minimal colour, watch this space for more Alpaca related design.

My new studio

2009-07-22T10:11:00.000-07:00

I am on my way to setting up my own business, I now have a temporary studio in my parents back garden, their old shed. Although a bit old and falling apart it feels good to have somewhere to put all my yarn and equipment, just now there is a slight mouse problem so my yarn is living in the house until I have sealed boxes for it. It has now been about a month since i graduated and although i don't have a permanent job yet and I have signed on I am feeling more positive than ever. I will soon be selling my work on www.notmassproduced.com, I was asked to join the website after being seen at new designers. I am also designing some knitted pieces for an alpaca farm near Killearn, www.campsiecamelids.co.uk, I am using the yarn from the alpacas on the farm to produce baby blankets, scarves and other accessories. I'm really excited about this as it's my first proper design job since leaving university, I am now a freelance designer, so exciting! Now all I need is a permanent job to help pay the bills until my business is up and running...

New Designers

2009-07-17T08:24:00.000-07:00

I was at New Designers in London last week displaying my work to a larger audience. It was a good experience and I got to talk to lots of people about my work which was great. Unfortunately this was probably the worst year to graduate as less people are buying and employing. But on a positive note it has encouraged me to start up my own business and I'm in the process of purchasing a new knit machine. So watch this space for information of my new work.

Hooded Scarf

2009-06-06T07:51:00.001-07:00

This is a scarf I made for a commission. First time I have made one with a hood, it was an interesting learning curve and has made me want to explore pattern cutting and dress making more. The patterns are taken from my final years work that was inspired by my exchange to Lapland, Finland.

More press for degree show

2009-06-04T01:49:00.000-07:00

My work has been featured on a Japanese website unfortunately the website is all written in Japanese but it means my work will have reached a larger market
http://www.japandesign.ne.jp/HTM/REPORT/scotland/06/index2.html

It feels good to get noticed in this way as it's a really positive confidence boost.
I'm off to New Designers in July I will be exhibiting in part 1. Hopefully this will give me more confidence in my work as well!
http://www.newdesigners.com/page.cfm/Link=1/t=m/goSection=1

One of Five names to watch

2009-05-26T13:54:00.000-07:00

I was mentioned in the Herald on 15th May 2009 in the article 'Inspiration of an empty building allows a fresh vision for art show' as one of five names to watch.

My degree show

2009-05-26T00:13:00.000-07:00

These are some images of my degree show space. The degree show runs until 6th June at:
Vision @ Seabraes, Seabraes Yard, Greenmarket, Dundee DD1 4QB.
Monday - Friday 9.30am-8.30pm
Saturdays & Sundays 9.30am-4.30pm (excluding Saturday 6th of June when the exhibit will be open from 9.30am to 2pm)

Fashion show

2009-05-24T15:04:00.000-07:00

My dress on the catwalk at the Degree show 2009 VIP event.

Degree show website profile

2009-05-24T11:19:00.000-07:00

My profile on the website: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/degreeshow/victoria.htm

Degree show

2009-05-24T11:02:00.000-07:00

My degree show is here at last! I've had lots of lovely comments about my work and am also selling brooches of my snowflake designs pictured above. You can find out more about the degree show at http://www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/degreeshow including a short profile about my work.

Also coming soon www.victorialogan.co.uk

Fashion photos

2009-05-05T03:47:00.001-07:00

Photos from my fashion shoot for my degree show.

Fashion show outfit

2009-04-18T02:36:00.000-07:00

This is what i will be sending down the catwalk at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of art and design VIP opening Fashion show.

Final piece?

2009-04-15T11:07:00.000-07:00

One of my final pieces for my degree show, a really simple dress, inspired by Scandinavian fashion design that shows off the fabric at its best. It is knitted lambswool that has been felted and laser cut.

Scarves

2009-03-16T01:23:00.001-07:00

These are some scarves that I have made recently for commissions. They're based on my current studio project.

Casper David Friedrich

2009-01-08T04:12:00.000-08:00

I went to see an Exhibition of Caspar David Friedrich work in Amsterdam last week. I was so excited as his work has influenced my Final year project. The atmosphere he creates in his paintings are of isolation and solitude, being alone in a vast overwhelming landscape. This one 'Sunset brothers' is one of my favourites as it captures the feeling/atmosphere I want to create in my work.

Tait and Style

2008-09-15T07:36:00.000-07:00

Felted pin cushion and badge designs for tait and style.

alpaca's

2008-08-11T09:50:00.000-07:00

This summer i have worked on an Alpaca farm that does b&b and self catering cottages. during that time i was able to use the alpaca fibre to felt with which was great. i have created a range of felted cards in different animal shapes, made felted toy alpacas and am also working on some knitted designs for the alpaca wool.

Bags and Felt

2008-07-09T13:24:00.000-07:00

This is my first attempt at a bag to sell. I have knitted a small rectangular shaped piece of fabric then stitched it up 2 sides. I have made felted flowers out of blackfaced sheep wool that has been dyed. The felting was fun to do as I haven't done it for ages. I'm going to try and sell it on my etsy.com shop. This design is just a test to see if knitted bags sell. I will be basing my new designs on actual projects I am doing at the moment.

Hopefully more bags will be on the way soon but first I need more yarn and time!

knitwear

2008-07-07T11:24:00.000-07:00

Here is one of my jumpers, modeled by my dog Halley, he wasn't very impressed. I knitted this on my brother knit machine then felted it, as it is only the second jumper I have made I was pretty pleased with it even though it was far too small for me! I plan to knit more garments and accessories to sell, not for dogs though! I'm currently working on a simple lambs wool knitted bag so images of it will be up shortly!

Colours and patterns

2008-07-06T06:38:00.000-07:00

Well this is my first post so I thought I would show you a bit of my work. This is a photograph from my exchange to Finland last year. I really liked the autumn colours, they were so rich over there. The strong colours intertwine with more neutral tree trunks to create an interesting pattern. I really like patterns in nature and think my final year project will be based on it alot.

Will post again soon with more of my work!