crafts & knitting

Tops and bottoms

Firstly thanks so much to everyone who commented on my last post. It’s wonderful to read such supportive comments. I find it difficult to know how much to write about life with Toby and the last thing I want is to use my blog as a forum for a moan, so it’s very heartening to know that you don’t all ignore me when I’m ‘going off on one!’

Anyway, back to the knitting. I’m STILL working on the toys and to be honest it doesn’t look like they’ll be going into the shop this week. I’m also being distracted by several other projects but more details on those another day. For today I thought I’d just post a few pics of the work in progress.

Rowofheads

Pandalegs


If you’ve asked to be added to my advance mailing list then you will receive an email from me at least the day before the toys ‘go live’ in the shop. If you’d like to be added to this list just drop me an email and let me know. Now, I’m off to knit like the wind!

crafts & knitting

me somebody to love find

Josie_and_daisy_1

Well, Daisy has definitely found love in the arms of one of the cutest little girls. Thanks so much to Words for Snow for these wonderful pictures of Josie – it means so much to me to see something I’ve made making someone else happy. And also huge thanks for being so sweet and generous in upgrading my flickr account – Suzie, hope you and your family have a very happy and healthy 2007. Happy New Year everyone

crafts & knitting · general stuff

Happy New Year

We've mostly had a busy and fun Christmas – hope yours was too. Christmas day wasn't the best, as we were all sick with a 24 hour tummy bug – of all the days in the year to go down with it! Still, we've postponed Christmas dinner until New Year's eve when it will hopefully taste just as good. We did manage present opening on the day which buoyed Amy up for a while and the rest of the day was spent sipping water, running to the loo (and finding someone was already in it – houses SHOULD NOT be built with only one loo!) and lying around groaning on the sofas. Once we recovered, we got together with family and caught up with the Christmas spirit. While I was staying with my Mum & Dad for a few days I rediscovered
some books from my childhood that had been squirrelled away in the
attic. Turning the pages was like journeying back in time. I
love the illustrations and the stories are just as good today. I'll be
working my way through them with Amy in our regular bedtime reading
slot.

Childhoodbook

Childhoodbook1

The only knitting to show so far is Billy who I finished for my friend's new nephew. I have lots of toys in progress and once the kids
are back at school I'll be finishing them off and popping them in the
shop – more news on them to follow.

Billy_a

Wishing you all a fun time on New Year's Eve and a happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year.