A finish!

I'm currently in the process of participating in a one project a month (OPAM) challenge with a bunch of girls from a forum I was on. It's really getting me back into my crafting and trying to tie up all these loose ends that I have laying around the house.

This one is one of my younger projects in that it has only been half finished for a few months as opposed to a few years!

Knitted from Panda "Adorable Baby Knits" No. 205, pattern 8, in Baby Lustre 4 ply.

MIA

I've really been neglecting my little space here haven't I? Sorry about that, I wont promise to change that because I'd hate to break a promise that I have no idea if I can keep it.

I have still been going with my 365 Day Project. I'm absolutely loving it. I tried putting it on the 'official' site for a while because... well... I crave comments ;) (hint hint) but alas I lost my nerve simply because I had to then do two different projects because I don't want to post pictures of DS (dear son) out into public cyber space. It gives me the willies. So back to word press we go and stay. Randomly changing the passwords as we go, just in case.

I know - paranoia...

In other news I have been neglecting here because I have been doing... stuff... lots and lots of stuff...

I'm part way through crocheting three different blankets (oh my) half way(ish) through all of them... I'm not a fantastic finisher. I start well.. really I do... I just loose my gusto.

Ive almost finished my first crochet beaded bag. I love it, looks awesome. Requires a sewn lining. Sewing machines hate me. I dunno what it is about them? They look at me and go, "oh its you again, yeah bugger that" and stop. Cold turkey, just stop working. My mum thinks its hilarious... until I struck her machine. She promptly stopped laughing. That'll teach her =P

I still have a half finished knitted jumper. I only have the sleeves and hand sewing to do. I'm procrastinating. If I keep at it long enough I should eventually forget where I'm up to. That's what usually happens. I have so many half finished knitted jumpers! Its terrible really.

And among all that Ive picked up the mouse (not really as its a laptop so it has a touch pad) and started digital scrapbooking again. My how I missed it. Well I did, until I once again realised the enormity of the task at hand and slinked away to a corner to sulk...

On top of all that my child refuses point blank to sleep. The experts say his behaviour is a direct result of lack of sleep (really who knew!) and that I just need to get him to sleep more and it should improve (you don't say!) and their solution is to remove part of the one good sleep he has during the day to make it shorter (oh god) and he will get tired enough to go to bed and go to sleep at night (HAAAAA!). I'm slowly going insane from grumpy child sleep deprivation.

No one believes me though, he is an angel in public (maybe I need to stay in public more often?) and the horns only come out for me... lucky me...

...It's not paranoia if people really are out to get you...


embellishments and digital paper courtesey of Digital Scrapbook Artist 2 and Daisytrail.com

Basket Weave Jumper

A few weeks ago I went to spotlight to get some wool. I didnt end up buying wool, but I did buy a couple of kits (that had the wool included) to try.

The first one, turned out really well. I haven't been really into knitting lately, but this took no time at all. Its a very simple pattern with no shaping. I did make the button holes a little smaller so I could use my cute little baby blue ducks that I got from Ebay.

It was my first attempt at using a matress stitch to sew it together. I wish I had've been told about that stitch years ago!!

The Easter Bunny

Ever since I saw a post on a forum I belong to about The Toy Society I have been working away to make an Easter Bunny to drop, on Easter.

I thought it would be a kick for a child to find the Easter Bunny on Easter and set about knitting.

I love knitting but unfortunately, like everything, it has been put on the back burner for some time as life just gets busy. However, I made sure that I left myself with plenty of time to do it and it actually came together a lot quicker than I thought.

The wool I used was left over from making my own sons crochet blanket. And the stuffing is new, yet again recycled, bamboo basting left over from his quilt. The unfortunate thing was that I gave the bunny to my son for him to 'test'. It passed with flying colours, so much so that I had to make another one just for him! lol. That will teach me!

The Bunny completed with time to spare.

In his natural environment.

Today was the day, My son, his Aunt and I all went to the Adventure Playground today to make the drop. I was completely terrifed of being caught, especially as it was so busy. I had planned to make the drop a lot earlier in the morning when everyone was more likely to be at home eating chocolate, however the Gods conspired against us. I made the drop while my son was playing on the smaller slide and we went to play on the swings. Although there were people playing on the slide, it seemed like no one was going to notice the Easter Bunny. We left not too long after and as soon as out backs were turned, the bunny was gone. I hope he like his new home and brings some joy to another family. It makes me smile just thinking about it.

The Easter Bunny waiting to be found.

And so I shall continue to pay it forward at random. I am in the process of making another bunny, and then I shall make some bears for the hospital in which my sister works. And who knows, maybe one of them will find their way at random to The Toy Society. ;-)