Thursday 19 July 2012

buon compleanno a me

getting ready for a little trip {bet can you guess where?} i shall be leaving my knitting needles at home this time & taking books instead {as i got given lots this morning} hoping i'll find some time to sneak off for a little quiet time, i have however knitted some really sweet little hats this week, one for my new little nephew & one for my not so little O, a very quick & easy hat pattern, worked up in the most beautiful noro kochoran, which i was lucky enough to pick up from ebay at a great sale price, 
big
big
big
& small
& small
finished just in time for the weather to warm up, my ravelry notes can be found here & here

Monday 16 July 2012

teachers presents

my little O has broken up from pre-school & will be making the big leap to school in September, my emotions are a little all over the place about this, but for now i'm just looking forward to sharing the next seven weeks with her, i wanted to make a farewell gift for all her pre-school teachers {not including myself that's seven in all!} so it really needed to be a quick easy gift, 
teachers presents
teachers presents
teachers presents
these lined drawstring bags were just ideal, little O helped me to choose which fabrics were to be for which teacher {all from fabrics i've got stashed away - so not too sure what some of them are} she also insisted we had to put something in the bags, her idea being chocolates, they were fun to make & i think {fingers crossed} they were appreciated by all, i used the great tutorial from here

Sunday 15 July 2012

peas for tea

peas for tea
peas for tea
just picked, fresh from the pod, the only way my boy will eat them!

Sunday 8 July 2012

wellie walk

feeling rather fed up & depressed with all the rain lately i was keen for us all to get out the house today, so with wellies & waterproofs on we headed out & were rewarded with a rather muddy but mostly sunny walk, i feel so lucky to have some truly beautiful countryside right on my doorstep - in less then five minutes walk from our front door we can be in the middle of fields or woodland, Barney was at his happiest, the children didn't complain once {& had a great game of hide & seek in the woods - we only lost Barney the once!} we even came home via the pub! i have been busy knitting {the boring man-sized jumper} & sewing lots {end of term teachers presents} i'll share when i can! 
sunday wellie walk
sunday wellie walk
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sunday wellie walk