Singles And Doubles.
Posted on | August 22, 2025 | 8 Comments
The single refers to the hat I have knitted. It matches the jumper in my last post. Because the balls of wool from Bendigo are 200grams, I often find there is enough left over for a scarf or a hat.
I am hoping to deliver the jumper and hat this evening when we go to watch a basketball game.
The doubles refers to two quilts made with almost identical fabric.
The centre fabric continues the surf theme.
The only difference is in the yellow outer borders, but that doesn’t really show up in the photos. To help distinguish them, I chose to do different quilting on each one.
As you can see, I chose a very busy and bright backing.
The teal inner border was also used for the binding, keeping the bright theme going.
That’s all for this week.
I have a dilemma with a purchase I want to make. I need to buy the beads for the eyes for my giraffe embroidery. If I buy from the designer in South Africa, I can buy 5 beads for $6, but the postage is over $60! If I buy from USA, I have to buy 100 beads for around $17 with postage around $25. I don’t want 100 beads, but I don’t want to pay crazy postage for 5. Not really a big world problem, but I have to sort something out.
Hope you have wonderful plans for your weekend.
Cheers, Karen
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Wonderful hat and quilts, well done with all that done…. That’s crazy about the beads – just doesn’t make any sense… I am looking forward to seeing your giraffe with eyes, they are a favourite animal of mine.
Hugz
Wow that’s pricey either way. I’m sure you will find a better solution
Seems pretty clear, dollar-wise. And maybe you can unload the remaining beads on FB Marketplace.
Fantastic finishes and I love the yarn colour, so pretty.
Gorgeous beanie Karen! I always have wool over when I knit with Bendigo Wool and look for ways to use it up! And two quilts too!
Hasn’t the price of postage become prohibitive? And now Australia Post is not shipping any parcels to the US. Surely that will impact things for everyone- no gifts to friends or relatives there for the foreseeable future. I’m pretty sure Pres. Humpty Dumpty hasn’t thought that one through?!
Love the hat, and the quilts are so bright and cheerful!
And yes, craft supplies of all kinds and postage are insane sometimes.
Nice little hat, it’s great to use up the remaining wool. As for your giraffe eyes, is there a third option? Maybe you can buy something locally? It would be nice to support the designer, but the postage is prohibitive.
I wish you lived closer, I have a shelf full of beads in all kinds of colors and sizes. I hope you can get it sorted locally.