Late Again!!!!!!!!

Oops.... I'm late again. I should have posted this last Thursday - I wonder how long I can used the excuse that I'm pregnant for being too tired to post in the evening. Goal for next month: post the day or so before.  Let's hope I don't forget ;)

So, I really didn't get any of my projects finished for this month....

But in fact, I got distracted with little projects that are quick to knit. I just got bored knitting the one colour and  garter st, so the Shalom just sat there. I still have to find the pattern to sew up and felt those slippers, but I did a few rows of Annabell.

Here is a hat I knitted for Katie from Tiny Owl knits. This wool is very stretchy and the hat is already starting to lose it shape. I haven't sewn the antlers on yet. I'm afraid that the wool is too floppy and the antlers are just going to droop like the ears are doing. So, I'm going to have to go get some other brown yarn when I go down the mountains next. Otherwise, Katie loved it. In the first photo she is holding the antlers in place. 

Here is my Annabell cardigan that I tried to finished. I only got a bit of one sleeve done.

But, I have been busy knitting two Pebble vests - one in yellow and this one in an off white. I love this pattern - it sooooo quick and easy and it is a freebie off Ravelry. I'm also knitting a baby Raglan cardigan but the pattern is driving me nuts. It looked easy but is not well written. I have frogged it once and am going to do it again - I think I might leave it. I'm also knitting another vest in the round, which is taking me longer on 3mm needles. Let's hope I get it finished before the baby comes ;)

A Pebble and Melted Marshmallows

Goodbye Summer, welcome Autumn. It feels like Mother Nature just jumped to Winter up here as it has been so cold and wet the last few days. So I've been snuggled up under the quilt and getting some knitting done before my 'baby brain' kicks in. I'm about half way - due date is about 1st August. With about 5 months to go, there is plenty of knitting time to get UFO's finished.

So here is my first finished baby knitting - it is a cute vest top called Pebble.  I started yesterday afternoon and finished it today. It has been so cold and wet I just lazed in bed and got it finished. The yarn  I used is Cleckheaton Country Naturals 8ply.  Katoomba Knitting and Needlecraft is closing down so they are having a 20% off all wool sale. I picked up 2 balls of this yellow yarn - it has brown and grey flecks through it, which I don't really like as it makes the top look grubby. It is not showing up too much in the photo but you can just see it. I had these cute wooden buttons in my button stash which I got from Sew and Tell down the South Coast in Berry.

Meanwhile, Mr F is down the mountain at a birthday party. Katie and Lou got stuck into my white marshmallow stash :) We had the Nectre Baker oven going non-stop over the last few days to warm the house up and try to dry some washing. Sometimes we can get it to burn overnight but it depends on the wood that we burn and how old it is. We haven't bought any big loads of wood yet as we have made do with the wood that was here when we got the place. There was a big wood pile at the back of the property under some junk when we moved in. I'm not sure why the previous owner would have a wood pile there as there was no wood heater - but apparently he did like having back yard bonfires, even in summer which is really dangerous up here. The neighbours did comment that the previous owner of this place was a bit odd. I'm still picking up bit of glass where he burned an old computer monitor in one of the many bonfires scattered around the backyard.

So the quality of the woods we have been using have been up and down - some burn really well and we get a good heat, and some woods burn but not that hot as it is old wood. I never put Pine wood in the fire - we've been using up the old Gum trees. The lady across the road did some fire hazard reduction by chopping down her old dead trees as we live next to a National Park. She even chopped them to wood burner size. We were very grateful as the wood is burning with a great heat.

So, we toasted some marshmallows over the fire today. We went out in the drizzling rain to find the perfect sticks to pop the marshmallows on and got started. 

It was a lazy PJ day today - we didn't bother getting out of our pyjamas.

YUMMMMM!!!!!!!

Hoot Hoot!

Katie is loving Pinterest at the moment. Here is the second crafty thing she was insprired to make - this cute owl key ring. She got the pattern from Miss Beatrix blog off the link from Pinterest.

Lou doesn't escape Katie's creative urges. As she doesn't have any sisters to play with their hair, her brothers are the next best things. Here is one of the many random photos that I found on my iPhone. Lou looks like he's not sure of his new style ;) Don't mind my messy hutch behind Lou....

Noro Stripes

Here's my latest knitting offerings. I love this pattern - I'm amazed that I haven't knitted it sooner. It's called Noro Striped Scarf By Jared Flood. It's so easy and a great way to use up scraps of wool. I had some odd

bits of Noro from my Raglan cardigan and a ball of Noro Silk Garden but I can't find the tag - it has gone into the black hole of my house, probably hanging out with the odd socks.

I was trying to take some nice photos but I found the lighting a bit strong, so half of the scarf is in shadow.

My Cosmos in the foreground is still in flower. It's so pretty and cheerful. I had bees buzzing around me as I was trying to take these photos, being mindful not to annoy them on their daily business of collecting pollen.  

I love this pink

We had colds and sore throats here over the last week. My oil burner been busy burning essential oils of Eucalyptus and Cypress for the last week or so. I find these oils cleanse the air in my home.

While I was having a nana nap the other day, I woke up to find these beautiful flowers my kids picked as a surprise for me next to my bed. It was a lovely surprise. I love fresh flowers in the house.

Beautiful colours of Noro!

Little Pea in the Pod

Sometimes life happens when you're making other plans!

Here is a picture of the newest member of our family. I'm 16 weeks pregnant with baby Number 4. This little one was a lovely surprise. I'm still getting used to the idea of having a baby around again, and baby proofing my home now that we have a place with steep stairs, a fire place, a tiny space for lounge room and two boys with their Lego that seems to find its way into every part of the house. I'm trying to relax, hoping I'll have it all sorted once the little one is here.

I have 3 very excited children who like talking to my tummy, and the odd baby disco consisting my boys flashing torches at my belly and singing out loud to my tummy.

Time is flying by. I'm almost 1/2 way and I'm feeling I have got so much to do and so little time. I was sorting out my kitchen the other day, decluttering and re-evaluating what I have and what I don't need anymore.

I'm still feeling very tired in the evening. It doesn't help when I keep waking up at 3am each morning and having trouble getting back to sleep. I'm over the morning sickness and starting to feel much better.

The little one is due on the 1st August.

I have been on Ravelry checking out the baby knits. The big knitting plans this year are trying to finsh my UFOs and get some baby knits done before lack of sleep and my 'baby brain' kicks in. :)

2013 the Year of the Finished Project

I joined the Year of the Finished Project that Lynne is hosting on her blog this year. I have a bad habit of starting projects and then leaving them for a long time. Hopefully, joining will help me get some projects finished this year. My blog lacked knitting projects last year, so I'm trying to motivate myself to get things done.

 

 

Starting with this cardigan that I started late last year....

I misplaced my double pointed needles to finished the sleeves. I forgot that I had put them in the glove box of my partner's car when we were going to my folk's place as I was knitting during the car trip. A couple of months later Katie found them when she was looking for something else. Lucky because I almost bit the bullet and bought another set, but I knew they would turn up eventually.

This cardigan is called Annabell Cardigan. It is a top down garter stitch and the yarn I'm using is Cascade Yarns Eco + shade 9338. I think the colour is called Lichen. I got the yarn from Yarn.com when they had an anniversary sale last year. So my goal for February is to finish the sleeves and sew the buttons on.

  

 

Project no.2: Shalom ....

I started this a few years ago, frogged it, then recently picked up the pattern again and started it. The yarn I'm using is Patons Inca 7031. The yarn is a lovely green colour that is not showing up that well in the photo. I bought the yarn on sale at Lincraft about 5 years ago for $3 a ball.  I like this pattern with long sleeves, but I only have 10 balls and I'm not sure if I will have enough. I'm not sure if I'll get it finished this month but I will have a go at getting more knitted up. 

  

 

Now theses funny looking things are going to be felted slippers that I need to sew up and felt. I can't seem to remember the name of the pattern because I knitted these up nearly a year ago, misplaced my pattern, and can't seem to find the free pattern Link. I think they are these slippers. 

 

 

So these are my projects to get finished for the month of February. I know I was meant to post this on Thursday but I was unable to get on to the computer as I've been really tired in the evenings (which I'll go into on another post!!!!!!). So here's my home work handed in late !!!!!

:)

June is for Jag

I knitted this lovely little scarf months ago and it sat waiting for me to sew the ends in, just in time for Autumn which is just around the corner. It's called June is for Jag By Lorena Haldeman. (here is the Ravelry link).

  

I knitted this with one ball of Anny Blatt Fine Kid - the colour is called Ambre. I got the wool at a market stall for $1. It didn't knit to be a long scarf, but it wraps around my neck once and I pin it with a broach. It is a light but warm scarf/neck warmer. The wooden tree broach is from Elk.