someone's coming...

...I'm not sure how long it will take for the new baby to finish getting here, but s/he will eventually.

And because I don't want abi to see her baby whilst it is still in pieces and frankly fairly gruesome, it has to be done whilst she does this...



Tuesday - lots of socks

Socks I've knitted so far this year.  Bought abs some new shoes the other day, she was wearing a pair of these when she got fitted, so I'm going to have to make sure she has plenty more, otherwise her shoes will fall off.  Nothing like a bit of pressure to get the needles going.  The good thing about this, however, is that she will grow out of the shoes about the same time it becomes too warm for thick knitted socks.  And then her shoes should fit again, hurrah!

These are my fave pair.  They are nice and thick as all the patterns are slip stitch colour patterns, which also meant only one colour per round, hurrah!

Current pair...purple with novelty fluffy bobbles.  Hmm.

My new baby...I love this.  Soooo much.  I ofte just look at it and smile. It is a great feminist bag, it would be awesome for bashing men, its very tough and the corners probably wouldn't notice if you stood on them.  Whenever I get a new bag, I expect it to change my life by making me organised, greater feelings of self worth etc.  I think this bag may be the one to finally live up to my expectations, and I hope we grow old gracefully together.  I've wanted it for nearly two years after seeing the co. linked to angry chicken (cambridge satchel co. if you care)

Dan and I made wheat bags today.  He made a pattern he thought each of us would like: bear for abs, cloud for me, and mushroom man for himself.  Don't you just love it when computer games and craft cross over?

Red knitting and stuff

Feels good to knit red stuff, it's like therapy to help me process the fact we have a Tory government, which I still haven't really gotten over. I see more red knitting in the future.




Knitted and felted these red bells a bit ago. Maybe I'll put pattern on here soon.




Did you know it's black history month in the UK at the moment? Made me realise we don't have any black toys *blush* mind you we don't have lots of dolls and things, but all the same I'm enjoying adding some diversity.




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A simple vintage style pyjama case

I have a love hate thing with the sewing machine. It can do magic stuff, but wants you to believe it will be simpler than it ends up being (this is prob just me.)

Anyway I suddenly had the idea for this today and it filled the urge to sew. It is very easy indeed, just straight lines. It took about half an hour of the babys nap, leaving me time to wash up too, oh yay.



Lay out fabric and mark a rectangle with proportions of 3:1. I drew round this book 3 times.

Fold fabric along long edge and cut out, so you now have a rectangle of 3:2. I found the iron at this point!



Rootle through your ribbon tin



Mmmmmmmm

Fold the fabric in half lengthwise, rs together, and pin trimming inside one short edge.



Sew it in, turn at the corner and carry on along about halfway down the long edge.




Now sew up the other end and up the side, leaving a few inches to turn rs out. Press.

Fold the end with trim up a bit. About this much.



Fold the other end down about this much



Sew a seam down either side, turn rs out and you are finished!



You could make it in a more interesting shape. I probably couldn't though!

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Tubular knitting

Am on track with the longies so took a little break for some novelty knitting! Tubular knitting is fab, like circular knitting on straights. Magic




Doesn't look like much yet!

My boy is out with family today. The baby has played with allsorts, especially cars and dolls. Simultaneously.



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