Thanks so very much for the warm reception you’ve given my newest patterns. It’s lovely to see so many finished projects popping up on Ravelry and to know that people are having fun making little bears. If you’ve made one please come and share pictures on the Ravelry group as we love admiring new projects.

Since the patterns were released I’ve been enjoying the freedom of knitting as the mood takes me, roaming through my basket of unfinished projects on a whim and starting off a few new ones too.

 

 

These recently finished mitts are my new favourite pair, though with the weather warming up now I will have to tuck them away until the autumn (there’s another of my favourite things in this picture – a new mug made by Sam Andrew).

The mitts started out as a skein of Ysolda’s wonderfully soft and sheepy Blend No. 1. This yarn is really beautiful with an interesting tonal depth, gentle halo and lovely stitch definition and happily there’s plenty left for another project.

 

 

The pattern is Alicia Plummer’s Antiquity, which is simple to work and beautifully textured. I wanted a longer cuff so this is double the length suggested in the pattern. My notes are on my Ravelry project page.

 

 

I couldn’t post this picture without mentioning the beautiful bud vase made by Pip Wilcox. Unsurprisingly whenever she updates her shop everything sells out very quickly, so I was over the moon when I managed to bag one and it is now sat on my bedside table, ready to make me smile when the alarm goes off in the mornings.

 

 

There are many other projects in my basket at the moment but I’ll show you more of those next week, when I’ve sorted out the tangled mess. Until then I’ll leave you with the two little kitties I’m knitting from Cascade 220 Superwash Effects, with the varying tones it’s perfectly suited for tabby cat knitting.

 

 

Have a great weekend, see you soon x

 

It’s been longer than planned since I last wrote a post here, but life sometimes gets in the way and half term was busy. Amy had a wonderful time in New York (despite being there for the coldest Valentine’s day in 100 years with temperatures at -17 and colder with the windchill). She saw lots, shopped lots, loved Les Mis on Broadway and was completely wowed by the city and all of it’s sights and sounds. She also loved flying which was a relief for us both and can’t wait to do it again sometime. Thanks so much for all the good wishes for her trip.

Since the children went back to school last week I’ve been trying to get myself organised. I’ve had a week of flitting from one thing to another and as a consequence nothing was getting finished but after sitting down and making lots of lists I’ve started to feel like I’m getting somewhere. Hopefully by the end of this week we’ll have signed off on the latest ream of paperwork for Toby which will be a big relief to have out of my head. I’ve also just put the finishing touches to a small batch of animals which I’m hoping will have new homes in time for Easter.

I’ve been working on these since the start of the year so it’s nice to have them finished. Four of them have been listed on Etsy (already sold) and the other 4 are over on my shop blog.

Now my head is a little clearer I’m going to be focusing on the next animal pattern. Most of the notes are scribbled down so now I need to write them up properly, make test samples, photograph the steps and test out the final pattern. It will be a month or so before that’s all done but I’ll keep you up to date with any news.

Thanks as always for stopping by, I’ll be around a little more often now that I’m feeling a bit more organised so I hope to see you soon x