Knitted Solar System!

I still think back fondly to the day when I told my boyfriend I was going to quit my full time job and get a part time one, so I could take up sewing part time too. He looked at me with quite a lot of shock and said 'Well what exactly are you going to do?'. My answer was 'Knit the solar system'.

And so I did! My first one was a bit of an experiment, but incredibly fun. I got very scientific and researched the size and colour of each planet, so that I could knit them proportionally to each other! I did think about adding in the moons for the planets which have them, but thought that was probably taking it a bit far!!

So anyway, a couple of years on, I have now successfully knitted and sold quite a few solar systems - all slightly different, and so all unique!

Here are some photos of my latest one, available on my Etsy and Folksy shops found through my website: www.fairlyamy.co.uk

A Floral Gazebo

Towards the end of last year, I was asked to cover a gazebo in floral fabric, which I thought sounded very fun! The only downside was where to do it. Normally I do any larger work in our garden (much to the amusement of our neighbours) as our garden is larger than our house!

However as this is England, it was raining so that was no good! Luckily I have friend who live nearby, who have a very large house! So I went there, and put up the gazebo, and when I started to hang the fabric on it, their cats thought it was the most amazing play tent ever!!!

Here are some photos....