Mittens for Teapots?

Yes, I have finished it and I love it! Every well dressed teapot should have one.



Pattern - Tea-Mitten

In the summer, a long time ago, when all the leaves on the trees were green, I made a Clapotis using Noro Silk Garden. I tried lots of different patterns to show the colours in the yarn the best way I could and I think this shows the changes in them beautifully.

It's a very Autumnal leafy coloured scarf and I adore it.



Here's a question for you now. What have pom-poms and left over sock yarn got in common?



Scarves of course! I was out for a wander in town this afternoon when this scarf jumped out at me as I walked past Accessorize. I pulled my daughter and Mum into the shop to have a good look at it and see how it was made. After taking mental notes, we left Accessorize knowing what my next big project was going to be...now has anyone got an empty cereal box and a compass by any chance?

Happy Halloween!

My parcel has been received by my partner and opened! I can now show you the knitted bits (I didn't take photos of the sweeties and bubbles I sent along too). The pattern for the oh so sweet bat and pumpkin can be found here Knitables along with so many more patterns I would love to knit!



This is the parcel that I received...



Isn't the cross stitched coaster adorable? Much too good to hide away all year me thinks!

On to other things...my teapot mitten is coming along. I got stuck on row 9 last night but after re-reading the pattern and frogging more times than I care to remember, I am now well on my way...



Interesting isn't it?

I have another surprise brewing for the end of the month and am knitting it as fast as I can...you will have to wait to find out what that one is I'm afraid x

Sssh...

I want to tell you what I have been making this week but I can't as it's a surprise for my swap partner on the Phoenix Forum - this time for Halloween.

I do have pictures which I promise to share when she has received her parcel and unwrapped it!

This week, I may cast on for a tea cosy! I recently bought a teapot as I was really jealous of all the tea cosies that had been knitted and swapped on the forum. I have just found a lovely free pattern for one on Ravelry which I can't wait to start. It never ceases to amaze me how many freebies there are over there and how generous the designers are to share them =)

Turkish Delight...Yum

Do you like my mittens? Do you? I do! The yarn was sent to me by a member of the Phoenix Forum who lives in Turkey.

On the forum, we took part in a "Bugs and Flowers" swap and alas, I have to say, my little bug flew away to who knows where and she, along with my parcel just got lost.

My partner very kindly offered to resend everything but as it was a small swap we agreed to put it down to experience and leave it at that - or so I thought...you see I did not realise how naughty this lady could be! Not too long ago, when I least expected it, some yarn arrived by way of compensation! These loverly, Turkish Delight Mittens are the result!

I give you...

Colin! On Sunday night, my dear daughter asked if I could knit a toy for her friend's birthday...this looked like a quick, easy pattern from the Let's Knit website.



He will be on his way to his new home tomorrow where I hope he will be loved.

Goodbye, Colin!

I did it!

Before Christmas, I was involved in a snowflake swap over on the Phoenix Forum. I could not crochet one so knit my swap partner a snowflake dishcloth. However, when I saw the gorgeous crochet snowflakes that had been falling through the post, I knew I had to make one...so...here is, probably, my third attempt. It's not perfect but hey ho, I will keep practising! The pattern was beautifully simple to follow and can be found on Attic 24's blog.

Turning to still snowy matters,fed up with being cooped up the weekend before last, my daughter and I walked the twenty-five minute walk through the snow and slush to my LYS to buy some yarn to make my husband a football scarf. Here is the finished item...he says its lovely and warm!



I leave you with a couple of new books I have...Socks from the Toe Up because I have never tried to knit socks this way and Odd Bod Bunch - a selection of toys which, having never wanted to grow up, I can totally relate to =)

How Long?

I can't believe I have not posted on here since April!

Last year I was always moaning that as a family we were so busy, we used to run out of time. Within the last five days it snowed so heavily schools had to shut and my DH was stopped going out to work. We have not used the car as it was too icy to move it. As we have not had to rush to work or school, we have taken the time to just chill. It has been a fabulous start to the New Year. We have walked more together as a family and have spent time with the children in the park watching them sledge down the hill. We were frozen to the bone by time we got home but I would not have missed their faces for the world. I have, therefore, come to the conclusion that I do have time. I have sixty seconds every minute, sixty minutes every hour, twenty four hours every day, seven days every week - you get the picture! Time doesn't change. It ticks along at its own steady pace. It's my life that changes. I do have time...it's what I do with it that is the problem...

Talking of time, here are a couple of little friends that have been enjoying the snow - both are free patterns on Ravelry and both take no time at all to make ;)