Hi all,  Just letting you know that I have a new blog and website now at www.bluemtnsknits.com.au. From now on all bluemtnsknits news, releases and blog posts will be posted there. To celebrate I'm also releasing a new free pattern on Thursday the 1st of December. Here's a sneak peak!   Please come by and check it out then!  Hope to see you soon :) Thanks for reading,  Adelaide ..read more

Hi all,  It's been a while on my poor dear blog. So what's been happening at Blue Mtns Knits?  Over the past few months I've started a new local job which has taken up most of my time.  In the meantime I've been on Facebook and Instagram. So for a quick snapshot of the past few months: I had a go at Me Made May  (Does anyone else find it really hard to take selfies every single day?) Me in my me made knitted Noro Tunic I did a market at Grand View Markets Wentworth Falls on the June public holiday weekend. Although it was zero degrees in the morning and ther ..read more

So a last minute decision was made! I am signing up for Me Made May 16 #MMMay16  I, Adelaide from www.bluemtnsknits.blogspot.com.au and #bluemtnsknits, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '16. I endeavour to wear at least one handmade item of clothing on my days off - currently Friday, Saturday and Sunday - for the duration of May 2016 :)  This pledge is a challenge designed by 'So Zo..What do you know?' to encourage people who are crafty to wear and love their handmade garments more. This is the 6th year of Me Made May but my first year of participating ..read more

I'm so excited about going to Mt Wilson Gardens Autumn Festival today!  Autumn is definitely here. Isn't the vibrant crimsons, oranges and golds of the maple leaves stunning? Crunching through the leaves surrounded by these swirling colours just warms the soul...even if it is a chilly morning!   If you're in the Blue Mountains then pop up to the Mt Wilson Autumn Gardens Festival. It is 9am to 4pm today, Saturday the 16th of April at Mt Wilson. It's $8/garden, $20 for three or $50 for all nine. There's also some lovely Blue Mountains artisan stalls and high tea refreshment ..read more

Once the cold chilly Autumn morning's start I find myself drawn to warm colours, especially red! There's something so satisfying, so vibrant and so cheery about it. Just looking at it makes me feel toasty and warm. So I wasn't that surprised when I looked back over my past few weeks knitting I realised a common theme... Can you guess?!?   I hope you too find something cosy, warm and red to snuggle up to this winter.  Watch out for new designs coming to Blue Mtns Knits soon ..read more

The most important thing to make your knitting look good (other than the actual knitting process) is to block your knits. You've put all that hard work, spent literal hours knitting and it's only one more tiny step.  I know, every time I finish a knit I'm super excited that's it's done! And then I think, "Do I have to block it?" I go through this even though I've learnt the hard way that it's not worth skipping that final step. So now I go over this imaginary list running in my head! Cons: It takes time.  I have to walk all the way to my ironing board.  It takes time.  ..read more

I'm super excited to announce the release of my latest design, the Leura Beret! :)  Leura Beret Dark Red New Wool Adult Small Leura Beret Speckle Merino Wool Adult Small In the cold chilly morning when you're looking for that head warmer to throw on, keep yourself warm and look on trend all through the haze of an early start, then this is the one that I reach for. So I'm hoping it'll be the one you'll reach for too ;-)  Leura Beret Speckle Merino Wool Adult Small This is a stylish and chic beret has a classic rib band and the body is knitted from a ..read more

For our first knitting design I'm excited to present the Katoomba Slouch Beanie Knitting Design!  Katoomba Slouchy Beanie Charcoal New Wool Adult Small Katoomba Slouchy Beanie Light Grey New Wool Newborn Size  The Pattern  If you're looking for the perfect modern slouchy beanie knitting pattern to hand knit for you or loved one then this is the one for you! With its unisex slouch, simple lines and comfortable fit the Katoomba slouchy beanie design is stylish on everyone from baby to adult. The beanie's classic rib band combined with its relaxed body of st ..read more

THE SCARF  The Katoomba Track Scarf began when I made my husband a Slouchy Beanie and Mittens. And of course he wanted a handmade warm and comfortable scarf with simple lines to match!  So I tried a few different swatches and everything was too fussy, too busy and just not right. Eventually he said he wanted a scarf out of plain stocking stitch, guys love plain he kept telling me. And I kept telling him that people didn't make scarves out of stocking stitch because the edges roll and they never sit right.  But he was insistent... So I was stuck until one night when I w ..read more

Today's post is on sizing and which size you should choose to get a perfectly fitting winter hat! Both the Katoomba Slouch Beanie and the Leura Beret come in a wide range of sizes, all the way from seriously cute 'newborn' to super comfy 'large adult'. The first thing you should do to find your size is get a tape measure.  Then measure the circumference of the head of the beanie wearer (or your own head if it's for your lucky self ;)). The circumference is the measurement around the outside of the head at the level of the middle of your forehead. Take this measurement and match it ..read more