yarn along - all finished

I am joining Ginny with my weekly yarn along post but for a change I thought I would show you what I've just finished .................

I finished my three hat commissions yesterday, two hats with headbands and one with a little scarflett - I am very pleased how they have turned out.

Reading wise I'm still working my way through the Redeemer by Jo Nesbo.................

Hope you all have a fun week with your crochet hooks and knitting needles - I think I'm going to make another bunny!

talk soon x

yarn along - another baby boy..............

It's time to link up with Ginny again and my yarn along project this week is another little baby hat. I'm knitting it for a friend, who is celebrating a new edition to her cousins family. All the new babies seem to be boys at the moment so unfortunately I can't knit my favourite little vintage bonnet but I'm going to finish this hat off with a little pom pom on top. I was really pleased with the little pom pom hat that I made a few weeks ago.

All I've got left to do now is sew the seam and add the pom pom, it feels very soft and snuggly, I love knitting with Louisa Harding yarn - perfect for little ones.

Reading wise I have been delving into interior design books for inspiration as we are still decorating the lounge and I need a few ideas - I picked up this free magazine from John Lewis which is filled with lovely things and great ideas - but I think most of the things I like are going to stretch my budget - never mind it's still so nice to look and dream.

Before I go I must tell you it's the last few days of Kate's sale and she has reduced her sale prices even more..............


talk soon xxx

new baby hats .............

One of my friends is about to become a grandma, in fact any day now. She is very excited and is so looking forward to the arrival of her little grandson.

Even though I still haven't started my second sock and I know I have several blankets on the go, it felt absolutely OK to start a new baby project. I just adore knitting tiny hats and it's so cold at the moment that they are a must for all new babies, they love cosy hand knitted hats. I thought that at least two should be knitted up as quickly as possible and I was also excited about using my new clover pom pom maker to add a little bobble onto one of the hats.

The first step was to choose which hat to knit, I couldn't resist using one of Erika Knight's baby knitting patterns. Next was colour and yarn, I had some lovely Rowan cotton yarn in my stash so was all set to go.

my first ever baby pom pom hat ...............

I love the colour of this one .................

don't they look cute ...........

I couldn't resist making some more tiny crochet hearts ................I might make some bunting

What a blissful way to spend a few hours .............

talk soon x

my creative space - more hats .............

It's Thursday and "my creative space" post is here again -  I'm sorry to be so repetitive but since last week I have been knitting hats in all shapes and sizes and love them so much I just had to share them with you. I hope my grandsons will be happy with them.

I promise this will be my last "hat" post - if you have seen my "yarn along" post you may have guessed that I am now hooked!  - just can't put my crochet hook down ( I am about to start my third granny striped cowl )

I hope you join me in visiting Kirsty over at "my creative space" for lots of inspiration.

Talk soon x

My creative space - hats for special little boys.

It's that time of year again when my special little grandson's need new hats. I put my scarf pattern away and started to look for nice snuggley warm hat patterns.

My favourite so far are slouchy hats knitted in stocking stitch, the edge rolls back to give such a trendy look. I have knitted a stripey one in aran, however, even though I used the specified yarn and knitting needles it has turned out quite big, not quite age 1-2 years ( I should have knitted a tension square!)

I then used some slightly finer yarn and went down a needle size and this seems to have worked out better.

As I have five grandsons I am sure I will find two little boys that they will fit, just a few more to knit though.

Hope you head over to see Kirsty on my creative space - it's definitely worth a look this week.

talk soon x

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