Sssss-nake!

Ok, so this might look like a strange toy to knit for my child, but I foolishly opened my big mouth to Charlotte a few weeks back saying that I could make her a snake. Well. Almost four year old girl memories are very good, it appears. She keeps reminding me about it.

So I have secretly been knitting her a snake at night time. She doesn't know I'm working on it, so tomorrow is the day where she can stop asking me for one! By the way, it's a girl snake. With eyelashes. Of course.

I love china, and I don't mean the country ...

And one more for today. My newest china acquisitions. The blue one is Shelley, the other plate is Delphine. The Shelley teacup has a crack in it, hence why I got it cheaply. However, it means that I can't really use it to drink out of.... maybe it will just end up being a beautiful vase for the Lady Flo Hibiscus flowers that keep on making their way to our house from next door. Charlotte picks one for me every time she goes for a visit. I could have it worse!

Gift wrapped

I just love gift wrapping. Especially when it's something I have made and I tie it with a gorgeous ribbon. Like this little cardigan and hat.... all wrapped up for not sure who now, but I am sure it'll find its way to a sweet bub soon enough.

Spots & florals

I just love mixing spots and florals! They go so well together as you can see in this little outfit. A friend gave me a scrap from a quilt cover and I decided to make a little skirt for her new baby (yet to arrive). But then I had to make a little top to go with it (you can't just have half an outfit!). Then I had to crochet some flowers to make brooches for the spotty side of the skirt (after all, it looks a bit plain by itself). And finally it's finished! Little Pip will look so cute in this number. Can't wait to see her in it!

Nappy stash

I just counted my nappy stash. Yes, I have a cloth nappy register. So far for Annabelle, I have spent just over $1,200 on nappies. Sounds like a lot? Well, not really when you consider that includes over 60 nappies and over 20 different types of covers, at least 10 of which were knitted by me! And not considering I will most likely get about half of that money back when Annabelle is eventually toilet trained and I sell them all! And not considering, if I had used disposable nappies, I would have spent over $2,000 by this stage and closer to $3,000 by the time Annabelle is toilet trained.

In fact, I think it's a pretty cheap exercise, don't you?

The evolution of woollies - 2

These are some soakers I knitted for a friend. Provisional cast on at the crotch, plus circular needles meant that the only seam to be sewn was the waistband for the elastic. Plus I had to pick up stitch around the legs for the ribbing.

The evolution of woollies

I knitted these soakers for Charlotte. I had to increase the size of the needle, as the pattern only went up to size 6-9 months, and Charlotte was then three years old. I just used 4mm instead of 3.25mm and they fit perfectly. The red and blue is organic merino 10 ply.... divine.

The beginning

The beginning. What to say? I am starting this blog so I can start recording my life. Not sure who will read it, but at least I will be able to look back and ponder on what has been. Also, I wanted a place where I could record my crafty activities, and marvel at the massive amounts of time I have spent creating (hopefully) beautiful things.