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Moccasin-style slippers

Another pair of slippers for DGD - this time moccasin style. I'm just using up oddments of yarn that I keep finding at the bottom of my numerous project bags! (really must have a clear out ........ soon!)
Anyway, these were a trial-and-error make, and I've already thought of some improvements, so when I get around to making another pair, I'll write down the pattern and post it here :)

I love this!

Hand knitted Baked Beans :) Toy play food

This has been sitting in my Draft folder for weeks - I wondered where it had gone.

New photos

I've just spent the last hour and a half taking new photos of my makes to put in my Folksy shop. The battery is now dead which is a good excuse for a sit down, a cuppa and a spot of knitting :)

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.

CRAFTSELLER magazine

There's a fantastic offer on at the moment (don't know for how long) for this magazine. I bought the first edition and really enjoyed it so thought I'd share with you.
Click on this link to be taken to the offer page.

I've been really busy lately ....... knitting, crocheting and doing alterations ...... but I'll be back soon with an update.

Pretty fabrics

I was out and about this morning, doing a bit of shopping, and just happened to be in the neighbourhood of our local fabric factory shop. The temptation was too great, I had to have a little look :) And I'm so glad I did!

I know that I don't need any more fabric, I have tons of it, but I found these gorgeous pieces ........


The 'blue tulips' voile is for my bathroom window and I thought I'd make a laundry bag from the matching cotton fabric. It cost me £1 for 1.5m of voile and 50p for the cotton!

 These Sanderson prints are Painter's Garden (left) and Early Tulips (right). I'm thinking of covering an artist's canvas with the vase of flowers from Painter's Garden, and using other elements of the print for appliqué on bags or cushions.
I haven't quite decided what to do with Early Tulips, although my daughter was drooling over it this afternoon! :)
At 50p each, I think I got a bargain!

My final piece is 1/3m of Liberty print that will be just perfect for the lining of a new bag I'm planning. At 40p, who could resist?

Well, enough drooling, I have sewing to do. :-)