The impending pitter patter of baby feet inevitably sends me straight for my knitting needles. True to form, in late pregnancy, I started on a baby blanket for the littlest. But, in rather typical third baby syndrome, I haven't actually managed to finish that yet. (Ahem, she is nearly four months old now, so I … Continue reading Mo’ babies, mo’ knits
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New baby; new knitting.
When I first started writing this blog, 3.5 years ago, the sproglet was just three months old and none of my siblings had any children. In the time since, there’s been the arrival of another six babies in our family: my next sister down has had a son and a daughter, my brother a son, … Continue reading New baby; new knitting.
A chunky, earthy toddler jumper
Never has anything I’ve knit been met with such enthusiasm as this chunky green and mustard jumper. Before I had even got the wool on the needles the sproglet was already endearingly excited about the prospect of a new jumper. Me: “Sproglet, would you like it if I knitted you a new jumper this winter?”* … Continue reading A chunky, earthy toddler jumper
In recent weeks…
The transition from December to January has had me in a flurry of planning, organising and new starts, in a way it doesn’t normally. Typically, the start of January sees me sitting in a post-Christmas fug, depressed about the lack of availability (or acceptability) of a Bucks Fizz for breakfast and wine at lunch and … Continue reading In recent weeks…
A foray into knitting for cash
I’m a member of a couple of Facebook Mum’s groups. You know the kind – they’re started for people who live in a particular area, to sell and buy second hand kids stuff, and gradually everyone within a 20 mile radius has joined and there are 5,000 Mums chatting away non-stop about why the kids … Continue reading A foray into knitting for cash
Finally finished: a toddler cardie
Oh, the sun, the sun of the past few days! Can it really signal an end to this interminable winter at last? I am keeping all fingers and toes crossed that it is so. And so, with the appearance of some warmer weather, it is, naturally, perfect timing for me to actually finish the cardigan … Continue reading Finally finished: a toddler cardie
Back on the needles…
My knitting has taken a bit of a back seat these past five months. After the knitting-nesting frenzy before sproglet mark II was born, my needles have been consigned to the needle holder, evenings these days not given over to knitting a gorgeous blanket, so much as slumping, weary, in front of the TV, too … Continue reading Back on the needles…
Rainbow chevron baby blanket
Prepare yourself, gentle readers, for some photos of... ...my favourite thing I've ever knit! Whipped up in a mere few weeks of late-pregnancy knitting fever, I present to you this rainbow chevron baby blanket, a present for my brand new nephew. I dillied and dallied about what to make for him, knowing that he was … Continue reading Rainbow chevron baby blanket
For the love of knit
In the last two weeks of my pregnancy, a haze of knitting obsessiveness descended upon me. I couldn’t put down my needles for a day. Heck, I couldn’t put down my needles for an hour. As far as a nesting instinct goes, I think it’s a pretty good one. Sure, my fridge was filthy, but … Continue reading For the love of knit
The horror
I can’t be the only knitter who absolutely hates sewing in all the yarn once the project is finished. Sometimes, it can take me as long as it did to knit the entire thing to actually get around to binding in all the loose ends. So, if you share this aversion with me, pity me … Continue reading The horror
Wolves in London 