Fair Isle Cuffs

Hi all hope you are well on this very windy day.

Though it's days like this you need to

dig out your winter gear.

So out came my latest project i just finished,

these fabulous cuffs

 I got the pattern free here

on the Little Cotton Rabbits blog.

Julie is such a talented knitter i love her

animals, I've got a rabbit on the go at the moment.

I have altered it slightly from the original,

 i had to go up a needle size for it to fit.

I used a mixture of Drops Merino 4 ply and 

Debbie Bliss 4 ply.

I'm very impressed with Drops yarn it's so soft and 

it's good on price as well.

I chose similar colours to my Nordic shawl

so i can wear them together.

I haven't done any knitting for about a year, i started

getting wrist pain's so had to stop.

When i saw these cuffs i knew i needed to make some,

so i have learnt to knit in a different way.

It was tricky at first but by the time i had completed

the first cuff i was getting there.

I don't think this was the greatest pattern to learn with 

but hay ho i got there in the end and 

NO PAIN

YEAHHHH!!

XXXXX

Anyone for Strawberries and Cream

Hi all hope you are well.

I'm afraid to say this is my last

post as a DT at the fabulous 

Papertake weekly.

I have decided to have a break.

I have fallen out of love with

cardmaking at the moment, 
I don't know why but

my MoJo is Missing In Action.

I'm sure it will be back one day

( i hope ).

Anyway lets get onto this weeks

challenge.

The theme is 

STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM.

and we are sponsored this time by

The Stamp Fairy.

I have used one of the stamp fairy's 

digi images. This is Lenny Fruits with strawberries.

I have coloured him with a mixture of 

Copics and Promarkers.

The sentiment is from Lili of the valley.

The papers are DCWV Nana's Nursery.

I used a Martha Stewart heart border punch.

I have finally finished my socks,
 I really had fun making 

these and even though the colour stripes don't

match perfectly i don't think they

are to bad for a first go.

 They are comfy to wear,

I think i will make the next pair

a bit longer in the leg perfect for winter.

Though I've got Hubby and now Beth
 wanting some first, i will be kept busy.

So, please pop over to Papertake and check

all the fab DT work, they are the best bunch

of girls and i have enjoyed my time there.

Thanks Girls

Take care 

I'm forever blowing bubbles!!!!

Hi all hope you are well,

Wow another week has gone already and

the school holidays will be on us soon.

Beth had a fab time in London

she didn't want to come home.

I think she was ready for a rest though 

they had 3 really long busy days seeing

everything they could.

It's time for another Papertake weekly

challenge and this week it's

Anything Goes

with the option of highlighting something

with Glitter or Glossy accents etc.

 

I have used this fab Teddy Bea image 

blowing bubbles. I used glossy accents on the 

bubbles and sprinkled a little glitter 

before they dried to highlight them.

The image is coloured with Polychromos pencils

blended with sansodor.

I cut the image out with a spellbinders die

and then inked the edges with Milled Lavender and

Dusty concord distress inks. I think i was a little 

heavy handed with the dusty concord it's a little dark,

I didn't want to start all over again so it had to do.

Papers are from Tulip paper pack.

Flowers Wild orchid crafts.

Ribbon from the Ribbon Girls.

I've nearly finished my first sock
 

It's not been to bad to do really

they look harder than what the are.

Cant wait to try it out though I'll only have one 

warm foot till i can make the other.

I've got orders already

Hubby wants a pair next. 

Look what's starting to flower.
 
I've picked my first Sweet Peas
out of the garden

They smell gorgeous can't wait for

more to start flowering so i can fill the house 

with it's fab scent.

 Thanks for dropping by today

take care 

Sketch time

Hi all hope you're well, it's a bit of

a Boo hoo day for me, my baby (she's nearly 12)

has gone off to London on a 3 day trip with 

her school. We were up at 6 this morning as 

they where leaving at 7.30 to catch the train.

Though when i got up this morning

she was so excited she was already up

watching the TV.(Why can't this happen on

 a normal school day??????????) 

Anyway I'm sure she will have a fabulous time

they have a none stop schedule seeing all the

sights and the weather isn't to bad thank goodness.

At Papertake this week it's time for another

brilliant sketch from our lovely

Dawny.

We are sponsored this week by

Simon Says Stamp.

This time i felt it worked better for me if i 

flipped the sketch on it's side.

 

I thought it was time to have a play with 

these fabulous Patchwork Pixies again

they are so adorable.

I have used Bristol Board and coloured with

Polychromos Pencils and blended with

Sansodor.

The papers are from Basic Grey.

Flowers are from Wild orchid Crafts.

Scallop oval nesties and i have used 

Antique Linen and Vintage photo distress inks.

Ribbon and faux brads from stash.

Look what I'm going to tackle next

With having loads of time to kill this morning

i ended up in a yarn shop (i don't know how that

happens, it pulls like a giant magnet). 

Next thing i saw this fabulous

yarn, i just love the colours they just jumped out at me

from the shelf and look if you bought the wool

you get a free pattern. I have never tried

making sox so this should be fun.

Watch this space.

Thanks for looking today and 

please stop by Papertake weekly and 

have a go.

take care 

Afternoon Tea

  

Hi all on this fab Jubilee weekend,

Just though i would pop by and show you what 

we got up to yesterday.

Beth had broken up from school a day 

earlier than Jack so we had a girlie

day baking.

In the afternoon the sun came out so we

decided to have afternoon tea

in the garden.

I wanted to road test my new Tea coszie

anyway.

It's quite a simple one just knit every row 

changing colours as you go.

I used up some of the wool left over from the 

spring blanket i made.

The pattern is out of the new 

Tea Cozies 3 book

Although the one in the book had 

5 pom poms around the top.

To be honest i couldn't be bothered making 5

so i just added one.

I wanted to use my new car boot finds

as well.

This pretty table cloth i got for £2 it's got 

coloured daisy's on it and is the perfect size 

for my square outdoor table.

I also picked up this fabulous Royal

Albert cup and saucer/plate. I have never

seen anything like this before and just fell 

in love with it, so had to have it.

It's the perfect size for homemade scones

which i must say were yum.

I had a go at making scones a long time ago

it was that long ago i can't remember but i

don't think the were very good.

Anyway i had just picked up a copy of a new

magazine out called Landscape and there

leafing through the pages

i came across some scones (that look delicious)

with the recipe so i had to try.

Fantastic, delicious, perfect 

and really easy to make.

I'll not be buying shop bought ones again.

Have a super long weekend

take care 

Rosy Cosy

Hi all hope you are well,

i have just finished making the cosy for 

the Tea Pot i bought when we go

off in the camper&caravan.

Yes i think i have finally gone Lime Green

mad.

When I'm out and about if i see anything 

in this fab green that 

fits into camping life I've just got to have it.

 The pattern for this cosy 

is out of April's edition of

Knit Today magazine, issue 71.

I have used their flower, as well

as add some basic rosettes and leaves.

The Cosy is made using Aran yarn.

I used left over yarn from my blanket to make

the flowers and leaves.

I had to go in the caravan just to

try it out, It matches really well as

you can see from the photo's.
All ready for our next little jolly.

Take care

Cosy Ta dah

Ta Dah

Hi all hope you're well.

It's last day of school for my little ones

then we can have a week off.

It should be a nice peaceful one as

my eldest is off to Paris with school

(alright for some).

So there will be no sibling rivalry.

Here we are then i've finished the cosy.

Actually it wasn't to bad to do really, 

quite easy, i love the pleat effect.

 

Flitting around blog land a lot of people

seem to be using wooden needles these days

so i thought i would have a go.

Searching on eBay i came across some 

Cath Kidston goodies

 And wooden knitting needles.

The best thing is they're all

unwanted Christmas gifts so are 

brand new and half the RRP.

I've got a nice little set happening here.

I must say they are really good to knit with

smooth and unlike my metal ones warm in your hand.
I would recommend them.

Oh well it's back to blanket squares again

I will finish, I will finish.
Just keep saying that to myself.

Take care 

With Love

Hi there hope you are well.

It's getting to that time of the year

when Love is in the air.

and it's no different over at

Papertake weekly.

This week we have an

Anything goes week

with the optional extra of using a heart

or do a love theme.

we are sponsored by the girls 

over at Lili of the Valley

I have gone 

super size with this card 

it's my first 8x8 card

and gosh it was hard to fill up.

I decided to go large because the image

was way to big for my usual 6x6.

I had to find extra bit's then to fill the space.

The image is SWALK stamp from 

Crafters companions, and coloured with promarkers.

The sentiments are from an old 

stamp set i have from Elusive images.

The flourishes are from a Tim Holtz die.

Papers are from Joanna Sheens romance CD ROM.

The heart button i made out of a heart 

cut out of cardboard and coloured with

distress inks. Punched holes and then

triple embossed with clear embossing powder.

I made a few of these in one go in all sorts of colours.

I think i will give it to my other half for

valentines day.

please check out Papertake and see all the fabulous 

work the other DT's have made.

I have had a pause at the moment with

the granny squares

when you have to make 400 +

they can get a bit samey.

So i'm having a bit of a break.

Looking through the latest copy of 

simply knitting i came across a 

fab pattern for a tea cosy and

in my favourite colours to,

so i just had to make it.

Here's a sneaky peak of were i'm up to.

This was yesterday afternoon the 

sun came out so i sat in the 

conservatory it was bliss.

I'll be back when it's finished to show you 

until then

Take care

Cosy time for Tea and some wool

Hi all hope you are well.

I thought i would share with you the 

quick project i have just finished,

in between all the other two projects on the go
at the moment.

The cosy is a pattern from a book

that had strawberries on the top

but i wanted to brighten it up

so decided to make rosettes in all

colours to add a bit of a spring feel.

I don't know if the internet is a good or a bad thing

i keep coming across some gorgeous

patterns for things that i want to make.

This prompted a trip to my local wool

shop. They must have thought it was Christmas

again when i walked in

there was so much gorgeous wool.

This first box is some wool i got

for my stash, you could call it

just in case stash.

If i come across something that takes my eye

I've got some wool to get going

straight away. 

I bought this alpaca to make a 

knitted cushion which are all the rage in the

shops at the moment.

It's gorgeous to touch it's so soft.  

This last bag is some Aran 

for another cushion.

All i need now it about 30 hours in the day

to complete them all.

Thanks for looking today

Take care 

Christmas Cosy

Good morning all hope you are well.

Only a week to go now, my kiddies are on 

holidays and it's beginning to feel a lot

like Christmas.

I love the week before Christmas, just slowly

building up to the big day, lots of Christmas

films on the telly and the kids getting more 

and more excited. There's nothing like it.

Here's the Christmas tea cosy i

said i would show you all, now it's finished.

Yes it's a Pud. I found the free pattern

off the Internet. The holly pattern is from a 

book i have and the berries i made up myself.

I just love it so much I'm now making a matching

coffee pot holder, so watch this space.

Oh well better go and make breakfast for everyone,

It's a late one Seeing as it's Sunday.

Might even use the tea pot.

Thanks for looking 

Take care

Christmas crochet

Hi all i'm back with the little bits 

i said i would show you.

This is the first one, i found a free 

pattern on the internet for these 

crochet hearts and thought they

would make fab tree decorations.

This was my first go.

I used DK wool and 5.5mm crochet hook

which made it loose and you could see all the stuffing.

So i had another go using DK doubled up and

that was so much better, a lot tighter and

fuller.

They are so easy to make and quick too.

I added pale blue pearl beads and some 

bells so it jingles just like Santa's sleigh.

They are now hanging on my tree

and look so cute.

I have also made my first Tea cosy

This is for my Mother in law for 

Christmas. I can show it to you all

as she doesn't own a computer so won,t see.

The cosy is knitted, i followed a pattern 

out of one of my books.

The poppy and leaves are crocheted.

I chose these colours as she has a Rayburn 

cooker in the same blue and the tiles that 

surround it have red poppies on them.

You'll have to excuse the photos 

it was such a dull day here and i really

struggled to get a descent photo 

and had to brighten them up a bit on

the computer. They're not to bad.

 

I really enjoyed making this that I'm half way

through making a Christmas one for myself.

i will share it with you when i have finished.

Thanks for looking 

Take care