Knitted love for Little Miss Q

While pregnant with Little Miss Q (who is now 17 weeks) I was super busy at work. I was looking after a high profile, high pressure project. After work I often found it hard to ‘switch off’… until I picked up some knitting needles.

My mum had taught me the basic knit stitch when I was a kid, but she’d always cast on and off for me. This time round I figured I should probably learn these for myself (I couldn’t see mum popping over to do it for me!). She did however lend me a book explaining how to do heaps of different stitches and basic ‘how to’ info. Soon I was knitting up a storm and because I was counting stitches and following patterns I was leaving work behind… at work (yay!).

Rectangles seemed to be the order of the day. I’m not quite sure why, but I just wanted to knit rectangles to try out different stitches and wool. Somewhere along the way (maybe around 7 rectangles?) they morphed into an idea for a baby blanket. Once I realised that was where my knitting was headed I was inspired; finding beautiful new wool and using it in different ways to make a blanket with wonderful colours and textures for baby to enjoy.

On my knitting adventure I learnt a lot, how different wool and stitches result in different sized rectangles with varying pull to them (I’m sure there is a more technical way of explaining this‽). When it came time to sew it all together this was a challenge, and I’ve ended up with a bit of a hodge-podge result, but I quite like the look of it.

A good friend of mine (who had knitted a wonderfully beautiful cream snuggle blanket for Master D) suggested how I could bring it all together. I had been thinking of using a fancy edge, but she suggested a simple cream border. Little Miss Q now gets to snuggle down under my handmade blanket, in her cot that both her father and nana-ma slept in as babies 🙂

This blanket was my start into rediscovering handiwork and crafts.

Thanks for reading, Kelly

October 8, 2011 by

This is us #1: Wookie

Since I’m new to this blogging thing, I thought some introductions to my family might be a good starting place…. beginning with the elusive Wookie dog. Wookie, otherwise known as The Wook, is jet black and hard to capture well in photos (some ok attempts shown below). 
Puppy days

He is a monkey dog, in nature and name – literally, he is an affenpinscher which I am told means monkey terrier in German.
Working out the car seat with Master D

Wookie keeps us company, informed of movements in the street (seriously, I know when anyone moves!) and occasionally digs in one spot in my garden. When I happen to complain about the digging, my three year old Master D tells me ‘…but that’s what dogs do mum’ in a very matter-of-fact way. 

On his bed, oops, I mean my bed

Wookie has some other somewhat odd habits, including chewing bones on my feet (luckily the bones have been well chewed and so there are no meat remnants).

Well that might do for a start 🙂

Thanks for reading, Kelly 


October 5, 2011 by