FO Friday

I'm SOOO annoyed.
I blocked the baby blanket then bundled it up for my mum to take to my Grandpa's house today so that my cousin can pick it up tomorrow and guess what....... I forgot to take any photos :(

So disappointed.

So you will just have to imagine it in all it's baby blue soft loveliness. :(

And the cardigan that I finished, well the pictures of that were just taken on my phone so they're a bit rubbish too. :(

But here they are:

The rubbish light doesnt really do justice to the colour.
And here's one of her wearing it. I chopped off her gorgeous little face because I havent checked with her mum and dad but you can see the cardigan. It only just fits so i'm kind of hoping it will stretch a little. You might remember that I was really disappointed with the wool so it's not huge loss if she doesnt wear it much. I'm just glad it's finished.

I'm quite pleased with it as its my first item of clothing. But I've learnt to buy the wool from a shop where I can feel it before I but it next time I make anything for a baby.

You can't see in this picture but the top and bottom buttons are red. Very M & S dont you think?? I reckon it's almost designer. ;)

So those are my FOs for the last few months. I wish my course work was an FO. :( I'm sure this specialist dyslexia course will be worth it in the end but it is SUCH hard work trying to get it done. The worst bit is definitely the guilt I get for not working on it when I'm doing something else- like knitting :(

Anyway, pop over to Tamis amis for more FOs and some creative loveliness.

Have a lovely weekend and I'll try to give you a WIP post next week on the new Baby blanket. Am really enjoying being back in the land of Blog (can you tell?)



WIP Wednesday #7

Wednesday again!

I've made good progress on both my baby projects. The blanket is progressing nicely (if a little slowly) and the cardigan is nearly finished. I'm alternating between them both because i'm not really enjoying knitting with the Tiny Tots wool for the cardigan. It's not as nice as you would hope for baby wool.

But this blanket is LOVELY.

I really want to join in the one a day Knit along run by Carole at gingerbreadgirl and make a lovely granny ripple blanket but term starts again on Monday and the dyslexia course I mentioned a while back is going to keep me more than busy for the next few months. :( 

I have 3 2000 word essays to write which, although I know I cant spend everyday writing, is playing on my mind already and making me feel guilty for doing 'unimportant' stuff like knitting and crocheting. :( sad face. You know that guilt you get when you know you really should be doing something else.

So any other big projects will just have to wait til after Easter when the course is done.

Am also getting some negative vibes about the whole secret wedding which I should have expected but it's still a bit rotten (it was MY day afterall!) so feeling quite negative today. Sorry lovely blog peeps.

Dont forget to pop over to tamisamis to see some more WIPs.

WIP Wednesday #6

Hooray, it's Wednesday again. And I have some WIPs to post about. :)

I havent made much progress on the pink baby cardigan I'm knitting. I've been a little busy with getting married and honeymooning. I've had an amzing few weeks. :) Scroll down if you havent seen the photos yet.

Here is the most recent photo. As you can see, not much change!

But I've started the baby blanket for my cousin's baby. He knows it's going to be a boy, hence the blue ;) I started it while I was away. Its amazing how much knitting you can get done on the Eurostar.

I'm pleased with it so far. Its a pattern I've used before so I know what I'm doing. Luckily. 

It's nearing the end of the summer holidays for me now and as my new hubby has gone back to work it's time to start preparing for the new year; lesson planning, preparing labels and displays etc etc. I hate it. Oh, and planning the next term's worth of activities for the guides.

 

So the knitting is a little reward for when I've got some work done :( I wonder how much I'll have managed by next Wednesday, or if I'll just have given up on the work and managed to achieve a few FOs ;)

 

Hope you're all having a good week. Don't forget to pop over to tamisamis to see some more WIPs.

xxx