They are ready!

Over the last few weeks I’ve been completely immersed in writing up these patterns, knitting test bits, scribbling and crossing out notes all of which my brain has found a bit taxing as it is out of practice in thinking in such detail! Now I feel a little like a mole who has just tunnelled through the last few inches of earth and emerged out into a bright sunny day and I’m feeling a bit disoriented. Still, a few weeks of gentle paced knitting and low brain activity should sort me out and then I should be ready to tackle another couple of patterns. Though I will also be writing some ‘knitting tips’ posts over the coming weeks as there were lots of tips for things like fairisle knitting that were too wordy to go into the patterns.

Anyway, the first two patterns (a boy bunny with a piebald patch and a bunny girl with a dotty dress) are done and ready to share. I’ve listed them on both Ravelry and Etsy as instant downloads which are available directly after payment – no hanging around waiting for me to email files.

Things have been a bit crazy here over the last week too. Building work started on the garden room and it’s been exciting to see it starting to take shape. We now have a floor and the start of walls, though it’s been all swathed in tarpaulin over the weekend against the wind and rain.

Toby has loved exploring and been crawling in through a wall space to sit inside. He is going to have such fun out there when it is done. I’ll tell you more about it all when it’s finished.

Well, I’m off to knit and rest my brain. Have a good week where you are and thanks for all of the encouragement and support for my pattern writing. I just hope that everyone enjoys using the patterns and is pleased with what they make from them. See you soon x

 

Thanks so much for all of the kind comments about the knitted hedgehogs. The little pattern is all finished and I’ll pop some copies into my etsy shop and on to Lulu shortly. I thought I’d give away *20 copies of the pattern and also 2 of the finished hedgies at random – so please leave a comment below if you’d like to be entered into the draw.

The pattern can be made from leftover yarn and is very simple and with just 1 seam – the little feet are optional if you’re in a hurry or don’t like fiddly! They can be used as toys or make useful little pincushions.

I’ve decided to donate a portion of the profits to the British Hedgehog Preservation Society who were so helpful when we were hand-rearing Herbert Hogwart 2 years ago. Hedgehogs are in decline in many areas of the UK and if you’d like to encourage them in your own garden they have some great tips and advice on their website. They’re lovely little creatures – very entertaining to watch and great to have around the garden as they hoover up all those pesky slugs and snails!

Thanks so much to all of you who have popped over to my etsy pattern shop. My little fingers are struggling to keep up and since my tummy is rumbling and complaining I’ve not yet had lunch I’ve decided to also upload the pattern to my ravelry store. You can download it directly from there without having to wait for me to email you the file. Just follow the instructions on screen and remember to SAVE the file when you have it on your screen.

I’ll do my best to keep up with the etsy shop orders but must go and grab a quick sandwich!

Thanks

J x