crafts & knitting

walking on sunshine

Hi, at last I am posting! Today is a real turning point for me and my family – my autistic son starts school tomorrow. It’s a real emotional conundrum for whilst I’m a wreck with worrying how he’ll cope I’m also brimming with excitement at the prospect of a dailyย  6 hours of free time for me – weeeeheeee! Anyway, on balance it is a positive – he’s so ready for the challenge and has been so bored and restless over the summer hols and I am full of so many creative impulses which need to be put into action before Iย  burst!

I’ve been so inspired by reading various weblogs, particulary Hillary Lang’s fabulous Wee Wonderfuls that I’ve been itching to start my own weblog. So here it is.

Basically I’m a non-stop knitter. I created a design for a rabbit around 3 years ago as an easter pressie for my daughter Amy. Pink cotton rabbit was so fun to make that I just carried on and made some for everyone I know – including my daughters playgroup. I always try to make each one different so whilst some jumper designs crop up time and again they are always in different colourways or on differently coloured rabbits. I love the yarns I use – Rowan, Jaeger and Debbie Bliss – pre-dominantly cotton and wool mixes with a dash of cashmere and silk thrown in for good measure. Anyway, enough chitchat – here are some pics of bunnies I’ve made so far…