Wow! I don't think I've put down the hook all week!! As the air cools here, I definitely start to feel motivated to get some hooky work happening. I finished some Cutie Patootie Pants (Little Crochet by Linda Permann) that I started ages ago for Leo, pity he won't fit into these now!! Will have to keep them for the next babe...
I am also making good progress on the TV Cosy squares, but I did forget how time intensive it is to sew all those squares together! So I'll keep plugging along at that one!
I also received my first order from the Bendigo Woollen Mills! Some Rustic 8ply 100% Wool in Green Tweed. This has already been started for some more Cutie Patootie Pants (long ones) for Leo in a bigger size and another pair in newborn size, for a friend , whose 3rd baby ( 3rd boy! ) will be joining their family in our Aussie winter. These 2 pairs of pants will also be my first attempt at lanolising. So if anyone has any great tips or sites for me to check out, I would really appreciate it!
(the top photo is the true colour of this wool)
I started 2 new books this week and while I realise this is highly ambitious of me, I'm definitely trying to put some time aside each evening before bed to read just one chapter.
Bookshop on Jacaranda Street by Marlish Glorie (fiction)
and
Hold Onto Your Kids (Why parents need to matter more than peers) by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mate (non-fiction)
I have been wanting to read this for ages and a friend kindly lent it to me!
Joining in with Ginny!!
You can also find me on Ravelry!!
Also:
Today was my Husbands 28th Birthday!!
You can also find me on Ravelry!!
Also:
Today was my Husbands 28th Birthday!!
We spent the afternoon eating cake (chocolate with whipped cream and crumbled Flake on top) and playing with the kids....
x Shara
I'm new to your blog and I'm loving it! Your projects are fabulous, I love those wee pants. Your new wool is gorgeous too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andria, I have been reading your simple life blog for just a short while too!
Deletecute cute cute i love the little pants can i get some in my size ??
ReplyDeleteAren't they great! It was a project I wasn't sure would turn out, so a bit scary to put so much time and effort in, but I'm glad I finished!
DeleteThe pants are adorable - love the stripe.
ReplyDeletefunny how two pictures can look so different in color. love the gray
blessings
karen
and a belated happy birthday to your husband
Shara ♥ those stripe trunks you crocheted are SO cute. You rock!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Marfa, I love the pants...I think I have found a new addiction!
DeleteThe pants are soooo cute! I love the colors. I am with you on how time consuming attaching the granny squares together is. I will have to remember that for next time! :)
ReplyDeleteI always think a granny square project is a good idea until I have to put them together!! It'll be worth it in the end!
DeleteI love the little pants. Adorable!! And I love granny squares too except for the joining part. That part is about as fun as sewing in ends, right?
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your hubs too!
Wow, you really have some great crocheting going on there, very cute pants! And the books sound very interesting, I want to find out more now. Happy, belated birthday to your husband!
ReplyDeleteThose little pants in green tweed are going to be precious! I am intrigued by the book you mentioned. I just checked and our library has it! Thanks for the recommendation.
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