Sydney Crafters mark your diary = Powerhouse April 30 = look out Melbourne ...

I've long been envious of the huge craft movement in Melbourne compared to Sydney ...

well, look out Melbourne here comes Sydney!!!

Sydney's Powerhouse Museum has got it happening April 30 with ...

Here's what The Powerhouse is saying ...

Discover textiles, thread, knitting and embroidery during a weekend packed with hands-on activities for all ages. Drop into one of the many craft zones to try something new, led by creative professionals and textile geniuses who’ll take you from craft novice to craft goddess!

In our First Timer’s Zone: In the Loop join members of the Lace Guild and lace-making Museum Volunteers who will show you the basic techniques of Bobbin lace making, tatting and crocheting.

Test your knitting skills with our super-sized 3 metre long Knitting Needles and 1 metre high French Knitting Nancy. Tea cosies were never made this way!


Contribute to making the biggest recycled plastic bag tapestry you have ever seen at the Big Punk Tapestry!


In the Children in the loop! Zone, join hands-on activities for families and children including knitting, lace-making and paper weaving (suitable for ages 4 and over).

C'mon Sydney Crafters ... look out Melbourne!

My Creative Space where the knitting continues ...

Ggrrrrr ... I've flounced and huffed ...

since starting this last week ...

yet will perservere as am fascinated by this HABU yarn ...

of stainless steel and silk ...

plus discovered the HABU blog.

... as you'll see the tension is upta ...

as are the edges ...

but when it rolls and twists ...

it's gorgeous! 

See who else is being Creative this week HERE

My Creative Space - HABU courtesy Prudence Mapstone ...

I discovered HABU on Prudence Mapstone's stall at Sydney Stitches & Craft ...

Originally used as an industrial yarn to create oil filters, now they are available as weavers', knitters' and artists' yarn!

The core is stainless steel and silk is wrapped around the core.

Because of the stainless steel, there is a memory in the yarn.

You can create something.

Twist it around! It will stay in that shape unless you straighten it out.
It is easiest if you knit this yarn in 2 strands, however a lace stitch in a single strand is beautiful. If you work in 2 strands, you will see a variety in the fabric. Works fine as a warp yarn for weavers, but it is a bit tricky, so if you are just starting to use this yarn, go as a weft yarn first.

Taaaa Daaaa ~ here's what I've done so far ...

30 stitches plain stitch ...

will become a scarf!

Gotta practice ~ my knitting fingers need to nimble up ...

it's like an amoeba, with a mind of it's own!