work in progress

May 1, 2007 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)27 Comments

No, it’s not the result of a bomb going off in a toy shop. This tangle of heads and limbs is my work in progress basket. I have been really busy knitting over the last few weeks and haven’t felt much like sewing up – hence the fact I have hardly any finished toys and this rather large pile of softie carnage! I think it’s time to get out the stuffing and start finishing off a few.

There are 10 little ones earmarked for Mahar Drygoods and I am hoping to have some more ready for my little shop in around 2 weeks.

If you’re on my advance mailing list I’ll be emailing more details when they’re ready. If you’d like to be added please drop me a line.

*(no softies were harmed in the making of this post)

garden stuff

April 30, 2007 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)8 Comments

We had such a nice weekend living the simple life – just playing in the garden and enjoying the warm sun, the fresh air and the frantic tooings and froings of our resident pair of blackbirds (I think they were a bit put out that we’d invaded their space). I’ve felt so cooped up over the winter so it really lifts the spirits now it’s warm enough to be able to live outside again. We’re lucky to have the perfect garden for Toby – it’s completely enclosed so he can’t escape and it has a trampoline and climbing frame – which is really all he needs for a perfect day. Everything is coming into bloom and both looks and smells so pretty.

I have a bit of a monochromatic colour scheme going on – the majority of our flowering plants are white

We even ate in the garden which gave my the perfect opportunity to try out my new spotty tablecloth and play tea parties with Amy.

All in all a lovely, lazy spring weekend! Hope you had a good one too.

crafts & knitting

my search is over…

April 24, 2007 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)28 Comments

At last I have found the ultimate knitting needles.
Having started on chunky red plastic ones around 30 years ago, graduated to metal, experimented with bamboo, flirted with brittany birch and lusted after art viva spotty ended pins, I have found my soul mate in a set of swallows (again from the lovely Loop)

Made from casein (milk protein) these needles are disconcertingly flexible but once I worked a few rows I was hooked. They won’t snap like bamboo (or at least haven’t done yet – despite Toby’s attempts) and are warmer and much more comfortable than my old, cold, battered aluminium ones. They also come in the prettiest of colours and so I feel justified in showing them off! Hmmm, maybe I do need just one pair of vivas…?

By the way don’t you love how knitting is so wonderfully portable and so whilst I may not have a beautiful workroom I’m lucky to say that on a sunny, spring day like today this is my workspace!