What lovely weather we had last week, Muttley loves to sit out in the sun shine, look at his wonderful coat! Shiny boy!!

As well as spending all that week decorating India's bedroom, i have been making a teddy bear, the pattern is from an old Woman's Weekly, and designed by Debbie Bliss.

There is so many parts, more than any Alan Dart pattern I have done, and i was worried how teddy would go together, but after a little head scratching he went together very well! [Now cant wait for Debbie Bliss Knitted Toy book to come]

Smile teddy ready for your close up.

Cute

Time to Stop

I think that's quiet enough eggs now!!!!!!

I have really enjoyed doing them, my thanks to Little Cotton Rabbits for the pattern.

Knit, Knit, Knit, Knitting

More knitting, this time some lovely free knitting patterns. One from Alan Dart, the little chick in the open egg, knitted in DK, already in the hands of my son. Next and my favorite is the Easter eggs from Little Cotton Rabbits. They are knitted in 4ply, the first 4 are all in Sirdar Snuggly. But for the next 4 I have treated myself to some cotton 4ply in darker colours.
Look at this lovely lady in her Clothkits frock, 10 out of 10 to Clothkits. Really enjoyed making it and now spend lots of time looking at Clothkits website wanting everything I see!!!! (no time to make more to busy knitting!)

What No Embroidery!!!

That's right not a single bit of embroidery is being done at the moment, its knitting all the way. I think I have suddenly found a new love.

Above is the Sheep and Donkey that I knitted for the kids, using the wonderful Alan Dart knitting pattern.

Happy New Year

Coming in to Christmas nothing got done on the embroidery front, not because of an endless round of party's, but because we all had the sickness bugs that were, and still are, going round. But before that, and just using the time during the day when the kids are asleep, I started the stump work kit, below is the flower half done, there is still the trumpet to do, I have really enjoyed doing it, and its been very quick to do so far, I did think that the wire that came with the kit was very thick, i used it anyway, but for a item that does not need any shaping or support, you could have use a slimmer wire and the the edge could of been much smaller. The background fabric that came with the kit is horrid, and i will use some silk backed with calico.

On your marks get set go!!!!!

Do you like the sewing machine, it was around when Clothkits was trading the first time!!

And here she is done.

This was great fun, and really quick to make. Its nice to have a break from hand sewing, even though I don't always get on with my machine!!

As if I did not have enough to do, I went shopping at a well known craft shop and saw this stumpwork kit that was so cheap that I had to have it!! The threads and fabric alone would cost more, I don't known if I like the design, but I many play with that a little.
I have started one of the bead work kits, and so far its all going to plan, its working out to be very easy, and is just as pretty as I hoped.
To give myself a break from leaves I have started the border on the cross work peacock, what you many not be able to see is the gold thread which works very well to lift the design. Once the border is finished in this section I can roll on to the next bit, and the border across the top.