In the Making...

The lovely Nicsknots  is doing a great competition called " How much do you have in your project bag? ". I thought it was a fab idea for a blog post. Embarrassingly, I think my answer is "A shocking amount!". I don't think I've ever gotten everything out at once and I was stunned on just how much I had. Recently, I've been using a small Cath Kidston Tote that was a Christmas present. I like it because it has a firm base and sits where it's put. This is the bag I grab when I'm going out, whether it be to Knit and Natter, visiting family, road trip etc. Cath Kidston project bag Can you believe all this was in that small bag? There's my Nicsknots Miya bag (which contains a secret project, so I won't show you) and my Nicsknots notions case, which I blogged about here . Micro scales for weighing yarn. Some embroidery threads and snips. A teaspoon! No idea why. Bag of yarn ends. I save these for a friend who knots th...

Oooooo, pretty knitting goodies.  Fell in love with this fabric recently and Nicsknots  made me some lovely bags with it. They've already been out and about with me and it's really nice to be able to separate my projects - stops a big jumble of yarn! Thanks Nic. Miya Miya Bag Small drawstring bag Zipped purse

It was the first birthday party of my lovely little woolly haven, A Good Yarn , Cleethorpes. Everyone had joined in to make a few surprises for Kate. There was a lovely window display, as well as a knitted party buffet. Julie's Blancmange Michele's Jelly Rabbit My contribution was to make the pattern for the bunting - as well as knitting the Happy part; plus I made a knitted cover for the champagne bottle. Julie was the one that got us all organised and pulled it together - she did a great job. There was also a journal that we'd all contributed to. Dawn's Birthday Cake & My Champagne Cover On the day, there were some mini workshops organised. Kate sorted out the jam pot covers and flowers and I designed the patterns for the mug cosies. So everyone got to pick a kit and we spent the day knitting. Mug Cosy Kits - I was a bit slow to take a photo (there were a lot more at the start!) At every hour, there was a special offer on in the shop...