Apr 26, 20212 min read

Crazy Daisy Tribbles

So my BFF Sandy sent me this vintage crazy daisy winder.

Small yellow box with printed words proclaiming the crazy daisy winder inside, orange instruction sheet for the crazy daisy winder and the crazy daisy winder itself all grouped together on a white background.

It immediately reminded me of my beloved vintage scarf. (That definitely has seen better days and is in desperate need of mending.)

Vintage scarf made from woolen loop flowers that were crochet together all none in shades of grey, the scarf is wound around itself in a spiral. The ends of the scarf have fridge on them .

She also sent me the galaxy yarn I had admired. She sun and dyed it herself from fibre grown on her very own sheep. Along with some super cute tins! Sandy totally gets me!!!

Grouping of a round tin with a horse and carriage painted on the lid, standing on end, a smaller tin standing on end in front of it, a skein of purple yarn to the left of the tins, a small yellow box with a crazy daisy winder inside and a yarn knitting tool. In the background are some mknstera andasonni

I adore Sandy's yarn.❤

At first I petted the skein and looked at it adoring from afar, until it clicked and I finally put 2 and 2 together.

So off I went, winding yarn, like a mad woman!

Half the skein is left, half was transformed into 55 super cute galaxy coloured crazy daisies!

I am in heaven!

If you can get your hands on one of these little vintage winders, definitely snap it up! They are so cute! I can imagine a multitude of uses for them and they just take about 40 inches of yarn (give or take) each.

Red tin on white background. The tin is filled with the woolen flowers made by the crazy daisy winder, the instruction booklet, a small pair of snipps, a pincushion, the ends clipped off the finished daisies and the ball of yarn used to make the daisies.

There are a few of them on etsy right now. I am sure one could be made at home even, with a round piece of wood and some finishing nails. I will look into that and share what I find.

Be warned though!

These little things do multiply like tribbles hahahah.

A bunch of crazy yarn daisies in purple tones strewn on a while background

After all the galaxy yarn has been made into daisies,, I plan to get some matching yarn and make myself a sweet galaxy scarf in the near future. Not sure when, since I have my heart set on a specific colour for the background and will have to find it first.

Stay tuned.

I also have a few more projects using fabric twine on the go. There will be tutorials coming up for sure.

Are you working on exciting new projects? Show them off! I would love to see them!

Weather wise it is truly April. Grey skies, sporadic sunshine while it is drizzling and windy. The plants seem to enjoy it loads though.

Oh also: this Friday I might do a tour of the balcony makeover and show you how far I got. It needs a few tweets here and there still, but more about that on Friday.

A photo showing a green belt. On the left side is a tree with white blossoms in front of a stand of different trees in the background, the sky is visible through the trees and new green leaves. The colour of the sky is different shades of grey.

Hope you all have a great start to an amazing new week! Sending lots of Monday hugs and the best of wishes to all.

Xo,

B.🐝

Crazy Daisy Tribbles

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