Lottie’s blog

So, I will be sharing a stand with someone at the Swansea Show in Singleton Park on Sunday 25th and Monday 26th of May, the bank holiday! I will be spending much time making stationery like a crazy thing, and I might try and sell some knitted things too, because the more the merrier.

On a more internet-based note, I received my invite to Ravelry.com a couple of days ago and I'm just now adding my projects - two in progress, and about four in the queue. I've even contributed a couple of patterns, though they're not viewable right now. It'd be really cool if other people started knitting them. You can find my profile here and my "notebook" (projects) here. How exciting!

Magazine stationery

A lot of people don't realise that the phrase "reduce, reuse, recycle" is written in order of priority. Making stationery from recycled paper is a fabulous thing, but reusing papery things to make other papery things is better, environment-wise.

Chemistry paper stationery

Today, I've been making sustainable stationery for my Etsy shop (or possibly my personal use) from Permaculture magazine. I think the editors would be proud. I've also been known to make envelope sets from out-of-date chemistry exam papers and world-record books, which are fun! The chemistry ones have been most popular.

They have the open part on a shorter edge, which I've always preferred, and I put them in sets of 6 with 12 sheets of paper, tied up with a nice reused ribbon.

I thought a blog would be a cool place to display my crafty gubbins, give links to free patterns where possible and generally keep track of my progress! I guess it also means that my friends and some random strangers can check out what I'm making and join in where applicable; maybe one day I'll be good enough to be The Blog to see fun crafty projects!...

Wool Monster Socks

So, to start the whole process off, I'd like to share a couple of pieces I've made recently that I'm proud of. The first is a pair of socks (free pattern here) that I knitted for a friend from all the endy bits of wool that accumulated - I am of the opinion that they look like they were thrown up by a wool monster.

Crocheted Lens Cap

The second is more beautiful, a crocheted lens cap for Bash's camera; I just took the measurements, crocheted a circle and then stopped adding stitches for the rim. The result is a rasta hat with an elasticated rim and a co-ordinated cord to attach it to the camera! So fun and speedy to make, and Bash tells me people have asked where to get them from...!