Little slippers & Flora Rabbit

 Just finished these little slippers for DGD Ellie. I've re-sized them from the Toasty Slippers in Val Pierce's book 'love... Knitting  25 simple projects to knit'
The soles are knitted with acrylic chunky yarn from my stash and the tops are the softest, fluffiest yarn I've ever worked with. I picked it up a couple of years ago from Oswaldtwistle Mills and it's been sitting in a box ever since, waiting for a project.

And here they are complete with pom-poms!

Also crocheted this little rabbit for her (I had to 'borrow' it for a photo, in the car, on our way to Fleetwood) I followed Kate's pattern on Greedy for Colour.
Ellie loves her little bunny! :)

After dealing with a little bit of business, we spent a pleasant afternoon strolling round the shops at Fleetwood, then bought fish & chips (a rare treat) and ate them down at the sea front. Unfortunately, the weather turned and so we made our way home, but not before I took these photos ...... a sculpture of a happy family ...... and fish in a blue river ...... on the prom.

More birthday gifts

I also managed to finish this pink heart-shaped cushion for DGD's birthday (today) using the same technique as the purple one - 10mm needles and 3 strands of yarn. I had just enough of the eyelash yarn to complete the front . . . .

 . . . the back is done with 2 x mid pink and 1 x light pink. If you'd like to make one yourself, here's the link to the free pattern. Enjoy!

 Also made her some bunting, spelling out her name, to go in her new bedroom.

Happy Birthday, Ellie xxx

Kindle cosy

I love reading but I'm finding it increasingly difficult to read for extended periods of time simply because I cannot hold my book. I have arthritis in my hands which makes holding open a book for any length of time quite painful ..... and so, I have been looking at the possibility of getting a Kindle. It's on my Christmas wish list :)
With that in mind, I decided to have a go at making a cover for one. I've used the same slip stitch pattern that I used for the mobile phone cosies.

Now, I don't yet have my Kindle, but I've taken the measurements from the Amazon site and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will be a good fit. I've put together this photo with the aid of MSPaint.