Little Cotton Rabbits

Lucky, lucky me!!

Picture the scene - me slobbing around in my jammies on a lazy Saturday morning, H pottering in the garden, the children watching telly / building lego towers (according to their own preferences!). Door bell rings. It's the postman (it's OK, the postie is used to seeing me in my jammies / towel and even one time with one boobie on display - well he did ring whilst I was breastfeeding!) Anyway, he hands me a package and it's all I can do to restrain myself from hugging him. Instead I slam the door, grab the camera and scoot upstairs to savour the moment alone. What you may ask has got me so excited, have I won a years supply of chocolate / wool, is it new shoes... well, you're not going to guess so I'll tell you  - IT'S A PACKAGE FROM MELLY AND ME here all the way from Australia in the record breaking time of 3 days door-to-door!!

I rip off the postal bag:

I open the beautiful handmade card and get a warm glow from reading the message. I delicately undo the wonderful red ric rac trim, and I gasp in delight at the array of goodies spread before me

Gorgeous, beautiful, fabulous bag with polka dots (love them) and my favourite colours, the cutest little bear in the world, wonderfully soft and pretty wool, beautiful cards with Rosie's quilt designs AND chocolate biscuits! Ahhhh, words fail me.

Thank you , thank you, thank you Melly and Rosie, it's all wonderful!

Mosaic Monday

Lots of knitting going on here but not much is finished yet so here's an idea of some of the toys that I'm just about to send to Mahar Drygoods.

knitting, knitting and more knitting!

There's not much to write about at the moment apart from lots of knitting.  I'm finishing off the toys for Mahar Drygoods (hope to have some sneak peek pictures next week) and knitting up 2 lovelies for a swap with 2 lovelies in Australia. I'm very excited about this swap as Melly and Rosie make the most wonderful things - if you don't already know their work pop over and take a look. I'm also working on 10 toys for my little shop and hope to have them ready either late next week or early the next. And finally I've made an even bigger big bunny modelled here by the lovely Amy.

If I can prise him away from her I'll be making him a jumper and he may appear in the next batch of toys for sale.

Have a great weekend everyone!

work in progress

No, it's not the result of a bomb going off in a toy shop. This tangle of heads and limbs is my work in progress basket. I have been really busy knitting over the last few weeks and haven't felt much like sewing up - hence the fact I have hardly any finished toys and this rather large pile of softie carnage! I think it's time to get out the stuffing and start finishing off a few.

There are 10 little ones earmarked for Mahar Drygoods and I am hoping to have some more ready for my little shop in around 2 weeks.

If you're on my advance mailing list I'll be emailing more details when they're ready. If you'd like to be added please drop me a line.

*(no softies were harmed in the making of this post)

my search is over...

At last I have found the ultimate knitting needles. Having started on chunky red plastic ones around 30 years ago, graduated to metal, experimented with bamboo, flirted with brittany birch and lusted after art viva spotty ended pins, I have found my soul mate in a set of swallows (again from the lovely Loop)

Made from casein (milk protein) these needles are disconcertingly flexible but once I worked a few rows I was hooked. They won't snap like bamboo (or at least haven't done yet - despite Toby's attempts) and are warmer and much more comfortable than my old, cold, battered aluminium ones. They also come in the prettiest of colours and so I feel justified in showing them off! Hmmm, maybe I do need just one pair of vivas...?

By the way don't you love how knitting is so wonderfully portable and so whilst I may not have a beautiful workroom I'm lucky to say that on a sunny, spring day like today this is my workspace!