Friday, 19 November 2010

ragamuffin loves...winter visiters


isn't he so cute! we think he was trying to get a sneak preview of the skye shop before our christmas party tomorrow. cheeky.

ragamuffin loves...our own efforts - part 3


yeh! santa has finally been joined by some chums.

ragamuffin loves...our own efforts - part 2




We too are feeling pleased with our crafting here in Edinburgh and have (rather ambitiously) attempted the whole nativity in tweed! Here are a couple of pics of the pieces so far...


The whole thing has gone on display in the shop window on the Royal Mile today and we will post a pic when we manage to take a good one!

ragamuffin loves...our own efforts - part 1


We are feeling very pleased with ourselves on the Isle of Skye after making a lovely, tweedy Santa! Reindeer and elves to follow shortly!

ragamuffin loves...Christmas competitions!

Ok, it is now nearing the end of November so we think we can safely mention the dreaded "C" word! Given that the tweed competition in summer was such a success we thought we'd do it all again but with a festive theme so...

* Buy some more of our gorgeous Shetland tweed (once again all proceeds go to charity)

*Make a fabulous CHRISTMAS themed item

*Take a photo of it

*Email it to us: ragamuffin@madasafish.com

*Most creative items win prizes!

We can't wait to see your creations - the competition launches today and last date for entries is Christmas eve. Good luck and happy crafting!

Wednesday, 3 November 2010

ragamuffin loves...sleat!




Who wouldn't want to visit Sleat - the garden of Skye! We are there for starters and it is so beautiful! If you fancy visiting have a look at www.visitsleat.org first. It is a great website that tells you everything you'd need to know about the area. Hope to see you soon!

Saturday, 9 October 2010

ragamuffin loves...teddy bears!


Look at this cute bear, made by Nicky. She bought some Colinette fandango yarn from us during the August bank holiday weekend and made this little fellow! The pattern is Otto by Ysolda Teague (available online). Please send us more pictures of your knitting adventures - we are always delighted to see them!