Here is one little teepee happy in it’s new home. This is a photo shared from a customer who now has this aztec print teepee set up and ready for their little one to play in. I’m so pleased to see photos like this seeing the items I make in people’s homes, it gives me that warm fuzzy feeling all over 🙂
This teepee is a slightly smaller version of my usual ones but still just as cute, and perfect for their new owner who is a gorgeous 4 month old handsome fella.
Once again a very happy nanny!
I’ve been working on a brand new project and design for a baby romper for Little M. I am proud to share with you the Marianne Romper which is now finished and available for personal orders.
The fabric is absolutely gorgeous on its own, and even more special in the finished article. I am really happy with how it’s turned out. The pattern started coming together last week, based on other rompers that I have previously made, but updated a bit with a lower hanging trouser, similar to a hareem style which seems to be very popular with the girls at the moment.
So I’ve finished my big project and proud to say that Made By Nanny teepees are now officially here and available.
I started with the plan to just make a pretty little one for the girls to use in the garden over the summer but after finding all that lovely fabric shown in my previous posts, I’ve ended up with three big ones. And the girls, both big and small, are loving them.
Firstly is the original pink and green floral teepee which was made for Little G, and is beautifully girly and pretty. This looks so lovely in the garden surrounded by the flowers and trees. I also made matching bunting.
I’ve knitted more of these cardigans now in the last year then I can count, has to be close to 30 now, never imagined it when I cast on my first row of stitches for that very first one. I’m so pleased that the girls have liked them, it’s so nice seeing them wear them and be used as their go-to knitwear. This makes for a very happy Nanny.
Just completed another little cardigan for Little G this evening, this is her first one in the next size up. Had to make a few alterations to the pattern to make it a bit longer in the sleeves and the body length.. don’t want a draft around that little tum-tum.
Before my granddaughters were born I decided that once I had finished my first little cardigans I’d like to try knitting them something a bit different. So I found a pattern courtesy of Debbie Bliss for baby building blocks and thought I’d give it a go.
I hoped that the blocks would be a good mix of the traditional knitting techniques that has been passed on from generation to generation in my family, and yet something a bit different for the girls. I was very happy with the outcome. These are the blocks in blue and neutral tones and perfect for the little ones to throw around, chew or sit on as so soft and squashy.
After the first sundresses were a big hit, we thought we’d try something a bit more on trend as my girls would say. We went with polka dots and pompoms… and they have gone down very well. The pompoms make any outfit such fun and I’ve picked up a basket full of them over the years just waiting for the right thing to put them on. The fabric came from a recent visit to Dubai from one of their textile areas in the city called Al Satwa, somewhere where I get very excited and feel like it’s a home from home. These sundresses were again made for our family holiday and made using the same pattern I created for the broderie anglaise, although slightly lighter in weight so keeping my little granddaughters nice and cool. Hopefully, with rumours of a heatwave about to heat the UK this week, they’ll be use again by the little ones.
We were lucky enough to recently have a family holiday to the south of France, all my girls and their other halves and of course my gorgeous grandgirls, so I thought I would have a go at making them some little sundresses to wear around the pool and on those warmer days.
So the knitting needles got a short break while I put my sewing machine to work. I had bought some broderie anglaise fabric to use on a previous trip to Dubai and got started. I wanted the dresses to be simple little things that could be easily slipped on and off so didn’t worry too much about making a complicated pattern, and was very pleased with the outcome.
The dresses were a great hit with my girls – the mums, and their girls – the granddaughters, and were used whenever the sun was shining.
This is Little M enjoying the sunshine in hers, with a very happy Nanny.
After those first few cardigans were completed I knew that I would want to keep going and knit until I couldn’t knit anymore… which hopefully is a long time off yet. There’s so much pleasure being able to make something from scratch, a simple ball of wool, and even more when making it for two gorgeous little granddaughters.
I’ve been using wools that are a mix of cotton and linen which add a lovely quality to the garments and I think the girls find them far more comfortable.
So due to the lovely rain yesterday I had a little sort out of my wool basket and found these beautiful dusky pinks and greys to get going on my next project.
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