Merry Christmas and Happy new news!

Its nearly Christmas and I have been working hard preparing various new ventures for Snoozley Woozley Baby. I have been crocheting booties. These will be available to purchase as in stock and custom items. The pair below have errors, but I made these to get a feel for the pattern and so did not attempt to correct errors as I went. I will have a perfect pair to show you in the new year :). The RRP for these is approximately £15-20. A pair made from acrylic yarn will probably be around £15 and a wool or luxury fibre pair around £20 but price will be confirmed nearer the time of my reopening.

I have also been making balls! I've crocheted an Amish Puzzle Ball for Aiden to play with,

And made a knitted ball for my Mum's dog. I am going to play with the knitted ball design and plan to offer a small, medium and large version aimed for children to play with (under supervision as with any toy but particularly hand made ones). Please excuse the poor photo's on the ball, not only have I lost my camera but the light is so poor these days that using an Iphone with no flash to take pictures is less than ideal.

Finally I have been making adjustments to my longies knitting pattern which will be available to purchase via my Ravelry Store when we are back up and running. I will be offering these license free with the purchase of the pattern so any WAHM's reading this, watch this space as it means you will be able to make and sell as many as you like. The pattern will include tips on making 'made to measure' items meaning a custom fit is possible.

This will be my last post before Christmas so a huge Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. Do feel free to leave a comment and let me know what your plans (resolutions) are for 2013. Crafty or otherwise ;)

Little Hoodlem is Finished.

Aiden's hoodie is finished. It is made from Twilley's of Stamford, Mist which is a lovely blend of Alpaca, wool and Dralon (Acrylic). It is beautifully fuzzy which wouldn't be great for showing up cables and other textured patterns but works great with this pattern and is wonderful for cuddling when the baby is wearing it. All I need to do is test how this stands up to the dreaded washing test. I would hate to machine wash it (as the ball band states) and have it felt so I will be abusing the swatch thoroughly before I let my precious jumper near the machine!

The pattern is Little Hoodlem by Julia Stanfield. I originally purchased the pattern for personal use only but have decided I will buy the license, which will allow me to sell items I knit using the pattern. This will include Hotshot and Young Einstein. I expect to be selling these items from May/June 2013. Please sign up to our newsletter (top right of page) if you want to be notified when I start selling them.

Here is the finished Little Hoodlem on my 3 and 1/2 month baby. This is the 6-12months size so it is still a little on the big side, especially the hood but he'll grow into it in no time.

Making Aiden a Hoodie.

While I am not working on Snoozley Woozley Baby knits I am making Aiden a Little Hoodlem. It has yet to have sleeves knitting but I thought I would give it a little test run before I start knitting them. This is the 6-12 month size and pictured here Aiden is 3 and a half months old. It is a little big, especially in the hood but he should be fitting it nicely by the time I have finished.

Please Note: I am not licensed to knit these for sale. This is just keeping you in touch with what I am doing while I am not working.

What is everyone else knitting/crocheting at the moment?

Ravelry button

Trying to get my Ravelry button on my sidebar and can't grr. Will keep trying though! In the meantime this should work.

We are coming back!

Snoozley Woozley Baby will be reopening! We have had a difficult couple of years in the Snoozley Household meaning I have been closed for the majority of the last 18 months but I will be reopening in May next year. You can sign up to our newsletter here to be notified when I return. I will be spending the next few months making prototypes using patterns from other designers and if I have time I may perfect my own designs too. I hope at some point to be able to offer my knitting patterns for public sale but it requires a lot of work and time that I just don't have with a small baby. 

And just for something to see here is my latest Snoozley Woozley Baby,

I am licensed to knit the above sweater if anyone would like a custom knit when I re-open. ;)