Ode to the Toad
My February project was a toad dishcloth for my lovely old school friend’s birthday. Why? Ode to the Toad Thanks to Shellie Wilson http://craftbits.com/project/dish-cloth-frog/
Soft-hearted
It was billed as a last-minute Valentine card and, as it did only take 20 minutes from start to finish, it lived up to its name. And how effective! Made my husband feel doubly-guilty to receive a handmade Valentine card when he only gave me…well, nothing! With thanks to Kelly Jo Sweeney http://3bagsfullnz.blogspot.co.nz/2013/01/last-minute-valentine.html
And we all love figgy pudding
With Christmas on the horizon, and a need to slake my thirst for woolly novelties, I remembered some natty Christmas puddings I’d seen, and after a knitting frenzy throughout December I wowed my family and friends with these little beauties. Each pud contains a foil-wrapped chocolate, and I used them as table place settings… …and gave the above box as a gift. Better than just any old box of sweets. Roll on Easter. Thanks to Tess Young at…
It started with a hat…
‘Knit a hat for an Innocent smoothie and raise funds for Age UK.’ You probably saw the advert last September. It seemed like a bit of fun so, between us, my mum and I sent off a dozen or so. The pattern was straightforward, just a simple hat with a bobble on top. But oh, I’d forgotten how relaxing knitting could be. My fingers were twitching. I’d caught the knitting bug. So what next? Read on…