Showing posts with label woolapple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label woolapple. Show all posts

Sunday, 16 October 2016

woollen friends

So here I am - getting very fat, but at last on maternity leave! I have had a bit of a tiring few weeks of work, doing a few more hours than I was used to, and really struggling to keep on top of my life - but am pleased to be at home again now, and although Rose and I are not really doing any blog-worthy activities (our favourite pastimes at the moment are making 'just add an egg' cakes and 'shout singing' to Frozen!) we are enjoying this new pace of life and the new routine the autumn brings (I am sure she agrees!)

After Rose has gone to sleep though, I have really re-discovered my crochet hook and it is proving to be the perfect activity to relax with. I am mostly making woodland creatures. It's nice to make some things just for fun. And I like the faces and taking pictures of them for instagram and seeing the other gems posted there. I have been trying to write up the patterns too, but this is a little bit more brain work than I can really manage at the moment, but maybe a project for the future.
Here are some pictures of some foxes - Felix and Sylvia... little friends...

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Happy woolly faces!

Sunday, 14 February 2016

knitting friends and knitted friends

woolapple cafe knitting red cardiganwoolapple in verano lounge

Today I had a grand afternoon, going on the bus and doing some cafe knitting with the greatest company, Snowy and Debbie. You can see some of Debbie's knitting in the background - a grand project she has in progress! Snowy has a pet cloud called jungle - a knitted cloud! Here is a picture of him sitting on a rock in canada:

jungle sitting on a rock

I had the best seat on the bus on the way - front row. When I got on the bus was empty too which was strange but nice. I had a funny encounter with some people on another bus who we kept overtaking and being overtaken by. They kept waving to me - I think they thought I was much younger than I am (it might have been the doll that did it). That was quite friendly, but I felt a bit awkward. The scene was so lovely on the coast road though, the sun was shining and the sea was so calm.

woolapple on the front seat on the busthe sea from the bus on a sunny daywoolapple on the bus

On the way home it was the opposite of empty (full) but I carried on my knitting for a while and ignored the hustle and bustle around me. I managed to do such a lot of my knitting I was so happy. I am knitting a red cardigan - it has been a work in progress for about 2 years now, but I have a June deadline to meet. It is easy for me to get distracted these days but I think I am going to try to do a row a day from now on.

There is no romance in this post, but I did manage a little valentines themed craft this weekend which I will share once it's dry! Also this weekend I have been doing a lot of clothes folding - phew!

Happy valentines day if you have celebrated this day of love. x