Saturday 22 September 2012


Hitch and Stitch, in Oatlands, Tasmania.  Come and meet Maxwell Hunt. On the Heritage Highway and in the town that features Georgian Buildings galore.  Well worth a visit!


NEWSFLASH TWENTY
A BERET.  THE FIRST OF MANY PERHAPS!  IF YOU WANT ONE, WHY NOT EMAIL  AND  MAKE CONTACT WITH MR. MAXWELL HUNT.  YOU WANT A BLACK ONE?  ASK MR. HUNT, HE CAN DO THAT FOR YOU.  TAKE A LOOK AT THE WONDERFUL  ARAN BERET ON THE ACCESSORIES PAGE.  

ALSO A LOVELY FAIRISLE CARDIGAN IN NAVY AND PUMPKIN.  A REALLY LOVELY COMBINATION OF COLOURS, TAKE A LOOK ON THE KNITWEAR PAGE TO SEE.  

MR. HUNT IS WORKING ON MORE HAND SPUN  CREATIONS, AS YOU READ THIS BLOG! 

KEEP CHECKING THIS BLOG FROM TIME TO TIME, AS THERE IS MUCH  WORK IN PROGRESS!  SOME OF IT NEW AND VERY EXCITING!!!

Please look at the other pages and you will see what Hitch and Stitch has to offer.   Lovely knitwear:  pullovers, cardigans, vests, hats, gloves and the like;  rugs;  quilts: in lots of colours and textures using lots of different materials;   needlepoint: cushions, tapestry, cross stitch, beading and the like.

Special orders, made to your own exacting requirements, no problem.  Make contact with Maxwell Hunt and discuss your needs for a unique one off item, especially for you!!!

Wednesday 29 August 2012


Hitch and Stitch, in Oatlands, Tasmania.  Come and meet Maxwell Hunt. On the Heritage Highway and in the town that features Georgian Buildings galore.  Well worth a visit!


NEWSFLASH NINETEEN
A BEAUTIFUL HAND SPUN ADDITION TO THE RANGE OF KNITWEAR AVAILABLE FROM MAXWELL HUNT!  KNITTED BY MR. HUNT HIMSELF, OF COURSE, AND WITH AN ARAN YOLK.  LOOK AT THE ARAN KNITWEAR PAGE.  IT IS IN BEAUTIFUL GREY TONES, AND REALLY DOES LOOK MAGNIFICENT.  IN ONE HUNDRED PERCENT TASMANIAN MERINO WOOL.  

KEEP CHECKING THIS BLOG FROM TIME TO TIME, AS THERE IS MUCH  WORK IN PROGRESS!  SOME OF IT NEW AND VERY EXCITING!!!

Please look at the other pages and you will see what Hitch and Stitch has to offer.   Lovely knitwear:  pullovers, cardigans, vests, hats, gloves and the like;  rugs;  quilts: in lots of colours and textures using lots of different materials;   needlepoint: cushions, tapestry, cross stitch, beading and the like.

Special orders, made to your own exacting requirements, no problem.  Make contact with Maxwell Hunt and discuss your needs for a unique one off item, especially for you!!!

Monday 14 May 2012


Hitch and Stitch, in Oatlands, Tasmania.  Come and meet Maxwell Hunt. On the Heritage Highway and in the town that features Georgian Buildings galore.  Well worth a visit!


NEWSFLASH EIGHTEEN
ANOTHER HAT FOR THE RANGE!   A BLACK TWELVE-PLY ARAN TO KEEP YOUR EARS WARM!   YOU WANT ONE IN YOUR COLOUR?  WELL E-MAIL MAXWELL HUNT AND DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS WITH HIM!

KEEP CHECKING THIS BLOG FROM TIME TO TIME, AS THERE IS MUCH  WORK IN PROGRESS!  SOME OF IT NEW AND VERY EXCITING!!!

Please look at the other pages and you will see what Hitch and Stitch has to offer.   Lovely knitwear:  pullovers, cardigans, vests, hats, gloves and the like;  rugs;  quilts: in lots of colours and textures using lots of different materials;   needlepoint: cushions, tapestry, cross stitch, beading and the like.

Special orders, made to your own exacting requirements, no problem.  Make contact with Maxwell Hunt and discuss your needs for a unique one off item, especially for you!!!

Saturday 12 May 2012


Hitch and Stitch, in Oatlands, Tasmania.  Come and meet Maxwell Hunt. On the Heritage Highway and in the town that features Georgian Buildings galore.  Well worth a visit!


NEWSFLASH SEVENTEEN

A NEW DARK PLAID CUSHION, MADE UP AND  VIEWABLE HERE.  THE RED AND GREEN PLAID CUSHION WAS SOLD  LAST WEEK.  IT WENT TO A VERY GOOD HOME!  A BEADED CUSHION IS IN THE MAKING AS I WRITE THIS, BUT IT IS A FAIRLY TIME CONSUMING PROJECT, SO KEEP CHECKING THE BLOG FROM TIME TO TIME, AND YOU  MAY SEE THIS WORK IN PROGRESS!

TAKE A LOOK AT THE FIRST PIECE IN THE HAND SPUN RANGE OF KNITWEAR.  A CAP AND ON THE BLOG  NOW!!!   SOON MORE SIMILAR ITEMS WILL BE ADDED.  GLOVES AND/OR MITTENS TO MATCH A ND TO CONTRAST, PERHAPS.  ALL IN LOVELY HAND SPUN WOOL!


Please look at the other pages and you will see what Hitch and Stitch has to offer.   Lovely knitwear:  pullovers, cardigans, vests, hats, gloves and the like;  rugs;  quilts: in lots of colours and textures using lots of different materials;   needlepoint: cushions, tapestry, cross stitch, beading and the like.

Special orders, made to your own exacting requirements, no problem.  Make contact with Maxwell Hunt and discuss your needs for a unique one off item, especially for you!!!

Monday 23 April 2012


Hitch and Stitch, in Oatlands, Tasmania.  Come and meet Maxwell Hunt. On the Heritage Highway and in the town that features Georgian Buildings galore.  Well worth a visit!


NEWSFLASH SIXTEEN

THE FINISHED TARTAN VEST.  A SPECIAL ORDER FOR A SPECIAL PERSON.  DOUGLAS TARTAN WAS THE REQUEST AND HERE IT IS.  FIND IT ON THE KNITWEAR PAGE!  A STUNNING ADDITION TO THE BLOG.  DO YOU WANT A VEST IN YOUR TARTAN?  EMAIL MAXWELL HUNT TODAY TO MAKE ENQUIRIES.  WHAT A LOVELY ADDITION TO YOUR WARDROBE!  IMAGINE IT ... IT CAN BY YOURS!


Please look at the other pages and you will see what Hitch and Stitch has to offer.   Lovely knitwear:  pullovers, cardigans, vests, hats, gloves and the like;  rugs;  quilts: in lots of colours and textures using lots of different materials;   needlepoint: cushions, tapestry, cross stitch, beading and the like.

Special orders, made to your own exacting requirements, no problem.  Make contact with Maxwell Hunt and discuss your needs for a unique one off item, especially for you!!!

Saturday 24 March 2012


Hitch and Stitch, in Oatlands, Tasmania.  Come and meet Maxwell Hunt. On the Heritage Highway and in the town that features Georgian Buildings galore.  Well worth a visit!


NEWSFLASH FIFTEEN

TWO NEW ADDITIONS TO THIS BLOG, ON THE KNITWEAR PAGE!  A LOVELY ICELANDIC JERSEY, QUITE STUNNING, WITH AN INSPIRED SNOWFLAKE PATTERN ON THE YOKE.  A LOVELY PIECE OF WORK OVER ALL.  ALSO A VERY NICE VEST, WHICH WAS AN ORDER FOR A SPECIAL CUSTOMER FROM OVER THE WATER.

AS THE WEATHER TURNS COLDER, THINK OF A LOVELY WARM PIECE OF KNITWEAR TO KEEP YOU WARM AND EXPRESS YOUR PERSONALITY.  TAKE A LOOK HERE, AND YOU ARE SURE TO FIND SOMETHING TO MEET YOUR EXACTING REQUIREMENTS.  MAXWELL HUNT WOULD LOVE TO MAKE YOU SOMETHING THAT MEETS YOUR EXACTING REQUIREMENTS.  

Please look at the other pages and you will see what Hitch and Stitch has to offer.   Lovely knitwear:  pullovers, cardigans, vests, hats, gloves and the like;  rugs;  quilts: in lots of colours and textures using lots of different materials;   needlepoint: cushions, tapestry, cross stitch, beading and the like.

Special orders, made to your own exacting requirements, no problem.  Make contact with Maxwell Hunt and discuss your needs for a unique one off item, especially for you!!!

Sunday 26 February 2012


Hitch and Stitch, in Oatlands, Tasmania.  Come and meet Maxwell Hunt. On the Heritage Highway and in the town that features Georgian Buildings galore.  Well worth a visit!


NEWSFLASH FOURTEEN
 THE ALPACA ICELANDIC DELIGHTED THE CUSTOMER WHO ORDERED IT.  HE IS CONSIDERING ORDERING ANOTHER, IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE, SUCH WAS HIS DELIGHT WITH HIS ALPACA!!  

ANOTHER PANEL FOR A NEEDLEPOINT CUSHION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, SOON TO BE MADE INTO A CUSHION!

FIND THE ARAN JACKET WITH BELT ON THIS BLOG, AND IT IS OF COURSE ON DISPLAY IN THE SHOWROOMS IN OATLANDS.

ON THE NEEDLES OF MAXWELL HUNT AT THE MOMENT IS THE START OF A LOVELY ARAN, WHICH WILL BE PUT ON THIS BLOG WHEN IT IS FINISHED.  IN THE SHADE OF RAFFIA AND A FEAST FOR THE EYE, IT WILL BE!

Please look at the other pages and you will see what Hitch and Stitch has to offer.   Lovely knitwear:  pullovers, cardigans, vests, hats, gloves and the like;  rugs;  quilts: in lots of colours and textures using lots of different materials;   needlepoint: cushions, tapestry, cross stitch, beading and the like.

Special orders, made to your own exacting requirements, no problem.  Make contact with Maxwell Hunt and discuss your needs for a unique one off item, especially for you!!!

Saturday 11 February 2012


Hitch and Stitch, in Oatlands, Tasmania.  Come and meet Maxwell Hunt. On the Heritage Highway and in the town that features Georgian Buildings galore.  Well worth a visit!


NEWSFLASH THIRTEEN
 THE ALPACA ICELANDIC HAS BEEN FINISHED AND, AS IT WAS AN ORDER, IT IS IN THE SOLD ITEMS FOLDER.  IT IS NOW AWAITING THE CUSTOMER TO COME AND PICK UP THIS SPECIAL ORDER!  

FIND  THE RED AND GREEN PLAIN CUSHION, NOW MADE AND READY TO BE SNAPPED UP BY THE NEXT CUSTOMER WHO WALKS INTO THE SHOP!

TARTAN VESTS!  YES MAXWELL HUNT  CAN DESIGN A  KNITTED VEST IN  THE TARTAN  OF YOUR CHOICE.  A SPECIAL ORDER HAS BEEN MADE BY   A SPECIAL PERSON, DOUGLAS TARTAN  NO LESS.  IT IS ON THE NEEDLES AS I POST THIS!  YOU WILL SOON SEE THE FINISHED PRODUCT, IN THE SOLD ITEMS PAGE ON THIS BLOG SITE!  KEEP CHECKING!

Please look at the other pages and you will see what Hitch and Stitch has to offer.   Lovely knitwear:  pullovers, cardigans, vests, hats, gloves and the like;  rugs;  quilts: in lots of colours and textures using lots of different materials;   needlepoint: cushions, tapestry, cross stitch, beading and the like.

Special orders, made to your own exacting requirements, no problem.  Make contact with Maxwell Hunt and discuss your needs for a unique one off item, especially for you!!!

Wednesday 25 January 2012


Hitch and Stitch, in Oatlands, Tasmania.  Come and meet Maxwell Hunt. On the Heritage Highway and in the town that features Georgian Buildings galore.  Well worth a visit!


NEWSFLASH TWELVE
 A FAIR ISLE HAT  NOW ON THE SITE FOR YOUR PERUSAL!  JUST THE THING FOR A GENTLEMAN WITH STYLE!


Please look at the other pages and you will see what Hitch and Stitch has to offer.   Lovely knitwear:  pullovers, cardigans, vests, hats, gloves and the like;  rugs;  quilts: in lots of colours and textures using lots of different materials;   needlepoint: cushions, tapestry, cross stitch, beading and the like.

Special orders, made to your own exacting requirements, no problem.  Make contact with Maxwell Hunt and discuss your needs for a unique one off item, especially for you!!!

Sunday 15 January 2012


Hitch and Stitch, in Oatlands, Tasmania.  Come and meet Maxwell Hunt. On the Heritage Highway and in the town that features Georgian Buildings galore.  Well worth a visit!


NEWSFLASH EIGHT
AT LAST A NEW ARGYLL, SWEET PEA AND INDEED A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE FOR YOU TO ADMIRE.  CONTACT MAXWELL HUNT IF YOU WISH TO ORDER ONE IN YOUR CHOICE OF COLOURS!

NEWSFLASH NINE
YET ANOTHER CLOCHE HAT, WITH FUCHSIAS ...  THE THIRD IN FACT, BUT EACH A LITTLE DIFFERENT.  THESE HATS ARE SELLING WELL, IT SEEMS THE MINUTE THEY HIT THE SHOP FLOOR, SOMEONE COMES IN AND SNAPS THEM UP!  LOVELY.

NEWSFLASH TEN
ANOTHER VISITOR TO THE SHOP WITH A SPECIAL REQUEST.  THE LADY WAS ENQUIRING ABOUT KAFFEE FASSET KNITWEAR!  OF COURSE MAXWELL HUNT CAN DO THAT, AND SO THE LADY IS GETTING BACK TO MAXWELL HUNT TO ORDER A SPECIFIC KAFFE FASSETT DESIGN, BUT TO HER OWN SPECIFICATIONS!  GREAT!!!

NEWSFLASH ELEVEN
A BUSY DAY YESTERDAY, AND A CUSTOMER CAME IN TO LOOK AT THE ARAN RANGE AND BEFORE HE LEFT HAD ORDERED A FAIR ISLE IN ALPACA, HE AGREED TO THE COLOURS MAXWELL HUNT SUGGESTED AND THAT ALPACA FAIR ISLE HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO TAKE FORM!

Please look at the other pages and you will see what Hitch and Stitch has to offer.   Lovely knitwear:  pullovers, cardigans, vests, hats, gloves and the like;  rugs;  quilts: in lots of colours and textures using lots of different materials;   needlepoint: cushions, tapestry, cross stitch, beading and the like.

Special orders, made to your own exacting requirements, no problem.  Make contact with Maxwell Hunt and discuss your needs for a unique one off item, especially for you!!!

Wednesday 4 January 2012


Hitch and Stitch, in Oatlands, Tasmania.  Come and meet Maxwell Hunt. On the Heritage Highway and in the town that features Georgian Buildings galore.  Well worth a visit!

NEWSFLASH FOUR!
ANOTHER ADDITION TO THE RANGE OF HEAD WEAR!  AN ARAN CAP FOR A MAN,  LOVELY, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK!

NEWSFLASH FIVE!
PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CUSHIONS, NEWLY ADDED TO THE ACCESSORIES PAGES.  ONE COMPLETE AND THREE BEING SEWN VERY SHORTLY ...  COLOURS GALORE ... FROM FLORAL TO TARTAN.

NEWSFLASH SIX!
PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFULLY BEADED BOLERO, ON THE KNITWEAR PAGE! STUNNING!  

NEWSFLASH SEVEN!
IN THE PIPELINE, SO TO SPEAK.  A NEW RANGE OF ARGYLE KNITWEAR IN LOVELY MATCHED COLOURS, STARTING WITH A LADIES' RANGE.  IN PASTEL SHADES AND STUNNING TO SEE.  WHY NOT ORDER AN ARGYLE IN YOUR CHOICE OF COLOURS?OTHERS HAVE, AND BEEN EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS!  CONTACT MAXWELL HUNT!

NEWSFLASH EIGHT!
MORE HATS MADE, AND MORE SOLD!  AN AMAZING TURN OVER IN KNITTED HATS.  ALMOST SOLD AS THEY DROP OFF THE NEEDLES!  EVEN MORE BEING DESIGNED AS YOU READ THIS.  LOVELY HATS WITH FEATURED FLOWERS OF EVERY HUE!

NEWSFLASH NINE!
THAT LOBSTER NEEDLEPOINT PANEL, WHICH IS NOW ON THIS BLOG,  WAS TO BE A CUSHION, HOWEVER,  IT IN FACT WAS SNAPPED UP BY A WELL KNOWN TASMANIAN ENTREPRENEUR WHO TOOK IT AS IS, AND HE IS GOING TO TURN IT INTO A CUSHION HIMSELF.  NOW TO WORK ON REFURBISHING THE BEADING ON  THE ANTIQUE BEADED SLIPPERS, WHICH HE DELIVERED TO OATLANDS, AND HENCE SAW THE LOBSTER!  IMPULSE BUY, BUT WHO WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT LOBSUNG THE LOBSTER?

Please look at the other pages and you will see what Hitch and Stitch has to offer.   Lovely knitwear:  pullovers, cardigans, vests, hats, gloves and the like;  rugs;  quilts: in lots of colours and textures using lots of different materials;   needlepoint: cushions, tapestry, cross stitch, beading and the like.

Special orders, made to your own exacting requirements, no problem.  Make contact with Maxwell Hunt and discuss your needs for a unique one off item, especially for you!!!