Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Striped Mike the Monkey

So while I am on a roll updating my blog I thought I would include pictures of the latest addition to my completed knitting portfolio. I have knitted Mike the Monkey again but have given him a Stripey facelift. I think my sewing has greatly improved against my first Mike the Monkey so I am very pleased!

He took awhile to knit, as this was the first time I have knitted a project using 5 balls of yarn at the same time. The efforts were worth it though, I *personally* think he is adorable!!

Here are some pictures of the handsome fella:

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I am using the leftover wool to knit another Lion so I will update in a few days when I have finished stitching him up!

Thanks for looking

Cheers, Sarah x

Counted Cross Stitching

I have tried my hand several times at completing Counted Cross Stitch. My latest project was for a friend's baby boy and I think it turned out well. It is not as much of a passion as my knitting but I do enjoy completing them in between knitting projects.

Here are some pictures of the latest completed Counted Cross Stitch I have done.





I think I will need to find some Counted Cross Stitches for our baby nursery soon! Will keep you posted on my progress :)


Cheers
Sarah

Baby Cross Over Cardi's

Hi there knitters!

So, the week of our wedding Dave and I found out that we were pregnant! We are now half way through our pregnancy which has had it's up's and down's! It's a very exciting time and has put a new life into my knitting.

I am also in the midst of changing jobs for a few months until the baby arrives, so that should give me much more time to knit as I will not longer be jetsetting for work! Bring on the needles!!!

A few months ago I completed some baby cross over cardigan's in Cleckheaton Baby Cocoon Wool. I have completed a pink and blue one 'just in case'. They were a challenge and I have decided that sewing lessons could come in handy! Luckily for me, my best friend has bought me a sewing lesson voucher for my birthday so I will soon be off to lessons so I can improve my sewing up of all my projects... especially baby clothes!

Here is a picture of the completed baby cross over cardigans.

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Cheers,
Sarah

Monday, May 10, 2010

Wedding & Honeymoon

Hello to my precious blog,

Long time no see! With final wedding preparations and a month long European honeymoon knitting took a backseat. I can tell you that whilst travelling on long train rides in Europe to get between destinations I craved my knitting - obsessed much? Anyway, I looked for anything in Europe knitting related and came up empty handed... no yarn, no needles, no patterns!! Maybe because they were heading into Summer I do not know but I was disappointed. There was no gorgeous European yarn for me to bring home! So I settled on magnets :)

Since being home I have picked up knitting again... it's like an old friend. So familiar and easy to get along with. I have a few projects I left incomplete before the wedding that I am studiously working on to finish so stay tuned.

Cheers, Sarah

Sunday, January 3, 2010

3 months to go!

Well today marks the 12 week countdown till our wedding and I am sitting here thinking about the list of things that still need to be organised for the big day. I'm slowly losing the time I have up my sleeve and the things are still sitting there unchecked on my to-do list!

Hopefully Dave and I can pull together and get most of it knocked off before the beginning of February! The invitations should be sent out this week (when I finally getting maps and accommodation ideas printed out!!) and then we can focus on organising the cake and bomboniere. Some days I just wish the whole wedding was over and we were on our honeymoon!

First on my wedding list is mind, body and health. Wish me luck with that --- my current exercise regime is ramping up and my Personal Trainer tries to kill me everytime I see her.

As for knitting, it has taken a backseat to a cross stitch project I have started as a Christening present for my friend's first baby at the end of January. It's quite a project so hopefully I can get it complete to give to her on the day!

I hope everyone had a fabulous New Year! Did anyone make any resolutions? Mine is to be a more relaxed and easy going me......... while concentrating on tapping into the healthy side of myself and overcoming my sugar addiction!! haha... Welcome to 2010 it's going to be quite a year!!

Cheers, Sarah x