Urgh. A few weeks ago, I was inspired by Attic24′s* lurid and gorgeous hexagon blanket, to make a slightly tamer version for myself using the colours you see below. I was progressing very nicely until some recently written words came back to haunt me… I must check that the yarn I am using hasn’t been […]
Today, a friend reminded me that I blog, so in the spirit of carpe diem, let me show you a little crocheted cot blanket/rug I have just finished for a new baby called Ivy Rose. I’m hoping her parents will be too tied up to notice this post pop up! It’s mainly Blue Sky Alpaca […]
Life is so full. Since last writing, we have still not managed to unpack. Despite the slightly chaotic/frenetic quality to our lives at the moment, I am enjoying this wonky existence. Spike is waking often at night, not a great eater and reluctant to give up the breast milk, but he is happy, we’re not […]
I have just moved into the long talked about Project. I am recovering from food poisoning in a house with no internal doors – even on the loos. I am trying to keep my 9 month old to the tiny bit of routine we have which keeps him sane, despite having builders in the house […]
A vase full of custard yellow roses from the garden. Reading The Bog Baby to Spike. A wonderful introduction to the nature of wild things. Finishing my first (full-length) book since Spike arrived. The Ask and the Answer is a sequel to The Knife of Never Letting Go which I thought I had blogged about […]
Isn’t the weather glorious? A little bit of sunshine goes a long to way towards making a new mama feel human. It’s great to be able to stride out without too much fannying about (except slapping on some SPF). We’ve had a lovely, social couple of days with Spike receiving visits from both of his […]
While there has not been a lot of crafting going on in this house, others have been sewing up a storm. The very lovely Kirsty dropped by recently to drink tea, eat cake and meet Spike. She came armed with the most adorable trousers for the little man which she had whipped up that morning! […]
Just a quick post to show that – gasp! – I managed to achieve one of my craft goals: to make some little cards. This flock were wholly inspired, “ripped off” even, from some cards I saw on Etsy, but I can’t find a link now. My latest news is that I have also done […]
Wow! Tiny babies are time consuming creatures, aren’t they?! I’m snatching five minutes to poke my head above the parapet and say “hi” and “we’re fine” and “Wow!” (again). Spike is doing wonderfully. He’s putting on weight and sleeping pretty well. I am hugely fortunate that Mr Spitting Yarn is off work until *June*, so […]
A very quick post to say that our dear baby Spike arrived safely on the 18 March 2009 at 4.30pm. He weighed 7lb 2oz. He’s a little jaundiced, but otherwise sleeping and feeding well. I am in surprisingly good shape too, although having to contend with some wear and tear to the milk dispensing equipment. […]