Spring ....

I bang on about loving winter so much and then the freesias and camellias blossom and bloom and my white lillies flower and I remember why I also love spring.



Issie's not too sure about spring and summer. She's undecided whether or not it's wise to leave the warmth and security of her mohair blankies. As you can see, she's keeping her options open.



Our new kitchen is finished - yeahhy. Without actually planning it, a polka dot theme has emerged - funny that!



A friend have me this napkin holder because I love cats - just look at the napkins though!!!



And then to top everything off, I found this little stool at Redcurrent in Albany.

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Spring is coming ....

I know I should love spring but as a knitter who hates knitting cotton, I also mourn the passing of winter. Although Auckland's winter this year was been weird - wet rather than cold !!! Not good for beanie sales - almost all of my sales this year have gone to the lower North Island and further south.

I've been finishing a couple of baby orders - sex not known - therefore creams and gender neutral buttons ....



And I've been knitting some fingerless gauntlets/mitts which have turned out quite well. A simple pattern with seed stitch.





I found these gorgeous little buttons at Fran's Wild and Woolly shop in Devonport - can't wait to knit a little pair of bootees for the September Devonport Craft Market!!





And here's Isabella ...

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Why I love winter

Every year I have to wait until winter nearly ends before our white camellia flowers - the first flower opened up this week ......

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My secret squirrel project ...

One of my close friends is having to have nana naps in the afternoons and I decided to knit her a lap/foot rug. Initially I wanted to use a really simple pattern and put the emphasis on the wool - using a Debbie Bliss silk/mohair/wool mixture until I realised I'd be using about 20 balls at $16+ per ball - I'll leave you to do the maths!

So Plan B was called for and I found a really interesting pattern using 20 squares with each one having more squares within it. Decided to use Touch merino which is still a lovely soft wool and away I went. Except that when I'd made enough squares to lay them out and get an idea of how big it would be, I decided 20 weren't going to achieve the size I wanted and I'd have to knit 25. It's a bit daunting when you're not even half way thru them! But, having decided on more, that then meant as I had uneven rows I could do something interesting with the very middle one and the corners, so this evolved ...






And here's the final result ....




And here's proof that Isabella is a typical cat!

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The reason I've been a bit quiet ......

A picture tells a thousand words doesn't it !@#$%

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