The new fur pattern ended up being more pieces than the old version & I had to henson stitch the bottom seam closed to ensure all the segments remained where they are supposed to inside the sheath. I also patterned, cut, & started sewing the gore cap & spade.

🎄 From my family to yours, have a very merry Christmas & a gentle New Year! 🎄

Look at this pile of yarn! This is everything I spun or finished plying, either on my espinner or a spindle, during this years TDF and after my baby was born. Some of these are designed for projects & 3 skeins are being entered into the Royal 2026 competition.

Gosh darnnit! Should have realised when I pivoted that the original fur sheath wouldn’t work with a foam core, so had to re-pattern.

Finished all the fibre tool organisers. All the pouches are double sided & specially designed to hold specific sets of tools. I also adjusted my carder cover pattern to make a cover for my extra wide carders & for the flicker brush.

WIP commission tail. Made all the movement relief cuts & reinforced foam seams with woven fabric. The hollow industrial-sized lockline is secured by ties through the reinforced foam ‘spine’ & a 3” foam puck was pressure fit in the end with a little access port for the lockline.

Completed christmas stockings. The extra large Bluey stockings are for some kiddos (mine & family friends) & for anyone wondering, the fact one features a beach background and paper crown hats is very specific Australian christmas themes hence makes total sense to us Aussies 🤣

Completed capelet, knit entirely from handdyed handspun with a vintage glass frog button. Pattern is the Duet Capelet by Vanessa Ewing (Etsy or Ravelry). Dye job was ‘Mossy Rocks’ by JillianEve, which I spun myself in my daedalus e-spinner.

Some progress pics of the double sided fibre tool storage bags. These are hand drafted patterns using a reversing method I figured out myself when I was 12 years old. My brain almost broke trying to remember the correct order of operations to sew all the pieces together though!

Completed capelet, knit entirely from handdyed handspun with a vintage glass frog button. Pattern is the Duet Capelet by Vanessa Ewing (Etsy or Ravelry). Dye job was ‘Mossy Rocks’ by JillianEve, which I spun myself in my daedalus e-spinner.

Some progress pics of the double sided fibre tool storage bags. These are hand drafted patterns using a reversing method I figured out myself when I was 12 years old.

These piles may not look like much, but this was actually a full day of cutting. I have no idea how many individual fabric pieces there are here but I assure you there are many.

Completed baby romper. I chose to make the 6-9mo size for my kiddo so she has something to grow into & use over the autumn months. I’m so pleased with how cute it turned out.

Finished the last of the merinoXleicester off on some of my favourite spindles, which I plan to do as a 2-ply. Also finished off the camel/eri silk/merino blend on my favourite Aussie made spindles, destined to become a chain ply.

I encountered a slight hiccup with the commission tail construction in that the internal armature wasn’t strong enough to function correctly when the tail was stuffed. My solution is to build a hollow foam core.

Capelet WIP. The power of blocking - first photo is the garment straight off the needles, second photo it’s been wet blocked and pinned to air dry.

Filled up all my bobbins again! These are all @fossilfibers colourways. The ghibli inspired colourways are going to be chain plyed. Meanwhile, the Soda Pop braids are spun one to be chain plyed for the long colour blocks & the second braid in 3 singles for a fractal spin.

Learned how to mattress stitch seam and pick up edge stitches properly. I also dug these adorable fruit buttons out of my stash to complete the onesie. Just need to block this now.

Commission wip. I’ve sewn up the fur sheath for the tail but I’ve left the bottom seam open so I can more easily sew a pocket along the top seam which will hold the internal movement armature.

Commission wip. I’ve sewn up the fur sheath for the tail but I’ve left the bottom seam open so I can more easily sew a pocket along the top seam which will hold the internal movement armature.

Finished processing the Swedish Helsinge lamb fleece. The little clouds are the tog (outer coat) & I’m planning to spin worsted style to maintain the shininess of the fibers. The rolags are the thel (inner coat) which will make for a lovely woolen spin.

I got this limited edition pride yarn from Twisted Ambitions with the intention to knit my kiddo cute clothes. I hyperfixated & now have a nearly completed onesie. The confusing part is the pattern claims 150g for this size yet I’m nowhere near finishing the first ball! 🤨

Last step of processing the swedish helsinge lamb is carding the thel (inner coat) into fluffy rolags. I’m using my extra large hand carders made by Celestial Farms.

WIP of the Duet Capelet by Vanessa Ewing using some handspun. Handspun was the mossy rocks dyejob by JillianEve that was one of my first spins & chain ply on my e-spinner last year. I’m loving how it’s colour pooling, exactly how I envisioned when I spun it.

A couple of days work later & all the blue layers & shading are done. Gotta let this dry before sealing so I can do some final painted details and prep for adding the champagne gold foil.

Commission WIP. These are all the fur pieces for the tail with 3 levels of pre-shaving (none, mid shave, short shave) which will give a natural gradient of fur length down the entire tail whilst still retaining the characters shaggy/fluffy appearance.

Little video of processing the Swedish Helsinge lamb fleece. Helsinge is a heritage breed known for it’s double coat - the inner coat (thel) is super soft and warm, whilst the outer coat (tog) is coarser and shiny.

Completed Bubble Tea Shawl in Hobbii Twister Glitter (colourway ‘mermaids’) cotton yarn. I made some beaded tassels which I feel adds a polished finish to the piece. pattern by #redteapotatelier

Decided to wet block this shawl to make it easier to stretch out the lacey pattern to its fullest potential. Since this is cotton I’m hoping it will dry relatively quickly in the warm weather. Pattern ‘BubbleTea Shawl’ by #redteapotatelier

Bought this lovely Swedish Helsinge Lamb fleece from @fossilfibers, who even kindly washed it for me so it could be imported into Australia (don’t mess with biosecurity kids!).

Completed Hazy Sunshine Blanket, pattern by CornwallCrochet on Etsy. The blanket is constructed using a cotton/acrylic yarn from Wool Warehouse & contains 81 individual granny squares with a cute bobble border.

Didn’t get as many WIP pics of these doilies as I really had to concentrate on the pattern stitches. Despite being difficult, I’m pleased with how they turned out & they’ll look even better when blocked.

A lovely person decided to give me a chance to try out an idea for a semi-poseable, gravity defying tail for their OC. To achieve stability without a foam insert I’m patterning from a miniature form & will scale up. The tip is straight as it’ll have internal rigging for movement.

Completed cable scarf. Constructed using aran weight handspun, fiber content being merino/pineapple/mulberry silk. Pattern is the Donwell Cable scarf by Lily Steeple.

A lovely person decided to give me a chance to try out an idea for a semi-poseable, gravity defying tail for their OC. I’m miniature form patterning & tip is also straightened as this is the section that will have internal rigging for movement.

Completed cable scarf. Constructed using aran weight handspun, fiber content being merino/pineapple/mulberry silk. Pattern is the Donwell Cable scarf by Lily Steeple.

Working on the house howler paintwork. Since it’s themed after the exploding TARDIS, I decided to lay down all the lighter colours first so I don’t have to battle against the blues in this design for vibrancy. Once the sealant is dry I’ll antique the mouth and start on the blue.

Rito has decided to help with the second last section repeat of the Bubble Tea Shawl. Honestly, my camera is not doing the colour of this cotton yarn justice, it’s much prettier in real life.

Completed crochet beetroot bag. Constructed completely from handspun. Pattern by Brookes Imaginings.

One of the reasons that doilies were/are so expensive (& thus nana’s are very precious about their doilies) is that on top of the incredible amount of work crocheting you also have to meticulously block and starch the doily to really see the lacework.

Bears like to have fuh-un in the suh-un! 🐻

Several years in the making and almost a year of waiting due to pregnancy, I can finally debut Miwak for Halloween! 🎃 Head/paws/tail, & sandals made by me. Bodysuit commissioned by Eastern Dragon Fursuits with a tail port mod by me. Hoping to take Miwak for adventures in 2026!

Started up another shawl using Hobbii Twister Glitter yarn. This is the bubble tea shawl pattern by redteapotatelier.

So I got a random bug in my head that I *had* to crochet a doily. So I did. … And now I’ve convinced myself that I need to do two more to enter into the 2026 Royal *just because* … oops.

Have you ever seen a lucet? A lucet is an ancient tool used for making box cordage and here I’m using my historical replica bone lucet to make up the shoulder strap cord for the crochet beetroot bag.

Donwell cable scarf is completed and being blocked. I did find a teensy little cabling mistake (literally 2 stitches) when blocking & I plan to fix it with a duplicate stitch once everything is dry. See if you can find the mistake in the 3rd picture 😉

This pattern had two border options; a shell or a bobble. I thought a bobble border would look super cute but nothing prepared me for how incredibly laborious it would be to crochet. It’ll be worth it in the end!

Here I’m making up the leaves for the beetroot bag. The veining on the leaves was done via some basic embroidery stitches. I also added some yarn strands of different lengths to the ‘root’ of the bag and untwisted the ends to get that ground vegetable vibe going.

I have been plowing on with this scarf and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I’ve knit the middle section and the second keyhole, and now I just have to finish off the end. #knitting #handspun #handmade #knit #yarn #yarnlovers #yarnaddict #wool #fiber #fiberarts

Completed sheep cowl. Pattern is the standard adult medium cowl from The Doodle Knit Directory & the Flock 2024 limited doodle card by Pacific Knit Co. Yarn is the limited edition Flock 2024 doodle kit in Bronto DK by Yarnaceous Fibers.