The Nice Girls, Wilhemina and Xue

Pencil, watercolour and oil pastel on rag paper.

This Is So Much Fun!

I accidently wound a couple that were in (ordinary) balls already. These Bakalite wool winders are fantastic! Nice to use nice stuff and all. And Yvonne's winder thingy. I should get the little boy onto it, he'd love it.

For Baby

It started out as plain, using the new Yak and Bamboo, and I chose earthy colours because that's what my boy likes... but then I consulted my stash and it is more fun this way. Restrained, but not boringly so. I'll post the pattern when I'm done. It's just cobbled together using the baby bib as a starting point.

For My Son (Thinking About The Nice Boys (Trevor & Ugo)

I can't wait for birthdays anymore. I just gave my kids some facewashers, 'Robot Parts' and a picture each. Frames from the $2 type shops for $22 and as good as a real one. They have the boxed thingy which looks good and is suitable for textiles too. I might buy a few and make a fist of it to put some in a cafe or something? Available through Etsy.

I Bought Myslef A (Birthday) Vase

I'm allowed. The one true wondered if he could maybe wrap it and add a card but the answer was No! It looks better in the flesh. It's good how you're free to buy stuff in the proximity of Christmas or birthdays.

New Obsessions

I've taken to partaking of tea. I didn't really care for tea terribly much, however, one is inclined to drink the stuff when confronted with such elegance and beauty. I bought the tea-cosy at a market some years ago, when I drank no tea at all. $5. Wicked really, I ought to have offered much, much more. I have two of these style. Must make one... there'll be a pattern somewhere online.

And now that I'm a knitting type (gone over to the other side, my friend calls it, although the teams are not mutually exclusive), I am in love with old knitting needles and would much prefer to use them, whether odd or not. I rake through op-shops to choose exactly the right colours and display them like a bunch of flowers.
P.S. Check out the new style thimbles! They're gorgeous! And comfortable. They look like lollies.

Feather & Fan Bib For Baby Rhys

He's my new second cousin. Born Mother's Day.

I changed it a little. Used smaller needles, made the straps wider to accomodate a smaller neck, and crocheted around the top bit. I had to make it shorter too, than the 6inches reccommended, otherwise it was gonna keep his little toes warm as well. Here's the pattern and thanks to Linda Ball for the free use of the design.

I used bamboo and cotton, called er ah... um... Paton's Serenity, shade 1124. It's called Silver I think. It's a greenish grey and absolutely gorgeous to use.