Knitting !!!!

After several failed attempts at knitting (it really bugged me that I couldn't) I was advised to pick a project I actually wanted to make and go for it, so I did..

A very steep learning curve later and lots and lots of frogging and help from everyone I could bug and I'm proud to say I'm getting there!!

I can drag this out of my project bag..

and recognize the parts and its actually this..

and there's even fancy shoulder stuff, yarn over increases etc.

One VERY useful trick I've learned along the way is the safety line

I have noticed it does leave a little bumpiness that I hope will come out with a gentle ironing but next time I'll be using much finer yarn for it 

Downfall to learning to knit at last ~ my WIPs have doubled and my Ravelry queue is mammoth !!

Weekend antics

So there was a party to go to.. Pumpkin had a dress but it was chilly and you cannot buy a beige cardi for girls ANYWHERE -  I had 24 hours ! I managed to rustle up this little bolero/shrug which is a very adapted version of a top down cardi that a friend gave me the pattern for (I've used it lots) I got it finished in time and her lady ship wore something else hahaha..

What she actually wore was..

(on her way there with Daddy)

If you cant wear a hot pink tutu when you are 1, when will you ?

And a few pictures from the event itself..

The Happy Couple

Cupcakes to die for !

Pumpkin throwing some shapes on the dancefloor

A proper 'little girl at a party' moment, her first ~ awww

Weekday Blogging.. and mobile app

Just a quick note, I've realised that I am looking forward to sprucing up the blog, I'm taking lots of pics, but that this android app is a bit rubbish for anything more than basic text so updates will be an evening job once the Pumpkin is asleep :-)

Oh and 'yay' I have followers !

P.s. its amusing that the location thingy can't find this house so ill pretend I'm Blogging from where it thinks I might be .

It's a cliche..

Kitten playing with yarn ? I thought that was only in cheesy Victorian paintings ...

  EDIT - wow! uploading via the app on my phone is a bit crappy !! 

Right then, lets give this lame duck a shove..

am I mixing my metaphores ? Can't take a horse to a glass house and eat it ? *shrug*

I feel the need to write now (and have a blog as gorgeous as those of my friends) so I'm back with a hook and smile and some determination to do this properly with fancy clicky things and links and everything !!

Watch this space..