day 29

a short while ago my mum was after a quick knitting project, this pattern immediately sprang to mind -not for its quickness, although it appears to be a straight forward pattern, but because it had been on my to knit list for a while & i had the yarn ready & waiting, it seems to have been a straight forward pattern & the outcome is a very sweet dress for little O, she knit the age 4 size, using DK yarn, but on the smaller needles, the dress fits fine but is a little long, so O can do some growing! the yarns used was the sublime soya cotton i'd had for a while, you can see the rest of the notes over on my ravelry page

& teamed with the hat i think she looks just like a little gnome!

day 28

thank you so much to the Aldersons for the fab kids christmas presents,  i did let them colour in a few pages, {even though i was very tempted to keep them for myself!}

day 23

finding peace - escaping the madness with the soothing repetition of hand sewing the binding on my pin-wheel quilt {& enjoying keeping cosy underneath it whilst doing so}

day 20

christmas is creeping closer, we've been keeping ourselves very busy, christmas parties {i honestly had not coordinated her top & hat combo} theatre trips {to see the firework makers daughter - do go if you're in london & have a child of at least five} last minute quilting, snuggling on the sofa to watch the snowman, scoffing christmas chocolates, as i type the children have turned the front room into a huge den, i was hoping to get them making some hama bead snowflakes {still i'm quite happy to get with these on my own} looking forward to lighting the wood burner & making some mulled wine later - hope you're all keeping cosy

day 6

nearly one week into the month & i'm getting organised, two hats finished at the weekend {one a christmas pressie, the other for little O}most of the presents brought, decorations found, advent calendars on the go, nativity dress rehearsals under way, parties being prepared for, i just need to remember to find time to stop & take it all in

hat patterns can be found on my ravelry page