Caden's Blankie

I have been busy with this blanket for a few months now.  When the kids let me know that they had another bundle on the way I knew I had to come up with a lovely blanket.

I actually convinced myself that we were going to get a wee girl.... so I started two different girly versions.  So cute!  Luckily Lewis snuck a look at the scan one day and had a chat with the doctor and voila, another boy.  I had a minor head spin and went on a major internet rampage until I found this lovely blanket.  I thought it was so clever but liked the idea of circles in rainbow colours that would look kind of like a paint box.

I had made a blanket for Rydah a couple of years ago.  I loved the yarn that I used so decided to just continue creating with this yarn again.  It is a Sirdar BabyBamboo which is made up of bamboo and wool.  A good combination considering this family lives in Cairns and the cooler this blanket is the better.

I am so pleased with how it turned out.  I used this method of joining all of the blocks.  What a neat finish this method has achieved.  Lucy of Attic24 has so many great ideas and tutorials I find myself looking through her archives more and more.

So it is ready to be packaged up and posted off.  I am just finishing a small quilt I made for Rydah's birthday.  It is running a bit late but he will just love snuggling under it when watching tv or lying on outside to watch the clouds.  More on that project super soon.

A lovely side note of Caden's blanket proves that Nannies blankets are all powerful.  I finally completed the blanket on a Sunday evening.  I posted on facebook - "Finished!  A certain baby can arrive right now"  About 10 minutes later I received a text from my son announcing that Zoe's waters had broken.  If that isn't powerful I am not too sure what is.


I have just popped an extra photo to the right of the blanket that I made for Rydah.  It is knitted and was the first item I had finished in a long long time.  I see this blanket as the start of a my creating passion being reignited.  Thanks Rydah.












Well it been great writing about this wooly journey.  Now off to plan my next one... or maybe work on one of the ones I have already started.  Bye for now xxxx

My Happy Moments

I thought it was about time I started to remember the moments in a week that made me smile and gave me that little moment of total pleasure.  It's so easy for these to happen and then you don't think of them again, so writing them down here is going to jog my memories.

This week there has been a few special moments.  One hugely momentous one - the birth of my second grandchild.  The moment I get the text from my son telling me his son has arrived and everyone is well and oh so happy.  Isn't he devine?
I won't get to meet Caden Lewis until August so in the meantime the wonders of the internet will have to suffice.

My son, Lewis and his lovely partner Zoe are doing such a wonderful job of parenting and I think (with a little bit of Nana bias) that they make just stunning boys.

Here is Zoe with Caden and big brother Rydah who is just over 14 months old.  I just love that they have had two boys and they are going to grow up doing boy stuff together.  Their parents might not be so keen on all the stuff they will find to get up to but I think I might get to smile a smile or two when I hear about their adventures.

Well it seems that this news just overshadows all the other happy moments I have had this week.  I will save them for another post.

Enjoy your weekend - I will, the weather is Autumn perfect here.

When Lots of Small Things Make a Magic Moment or Two.

I just love it when different small things that have happened all combine and Boom! I have a moment or two of bliss and happiness.

So to make my tale a short one I got to meet with a fantastic group of fellow knitters and crocheters this weekend.  I think I found a most lovely pack of like minded folk that could sit and yarn their day away.  It was a super day - pictures shown here of us all here.  What a colourful group of ladies, both in appearance and souls.

So I headed home with a smile and some ideas of what I wanted to play with now that my baby blanket is all finito.  I awoke at 4am.... super time of the day..... and decided to have a play with some ideas I saw some of the other ladies working on.

A few months ago I struck gold at my favourite op-shop - I found these cottons all sitting in the corner waiting for me to discover them.  They have been sitting at home while I have wondered what I would use them for.  I had watched some bobbles getting created at our get together so I have decided to make a stripey colour laden cushion trying out some new techniques.  I got to finish off this part of it at the shop today and now am wondering if it is all too magnificent for a cushions... I am thinking what a wonderful cover for my wee granny knitting chair.  Hmmmm ..... the possibilities

So here's my first band of colour along with my other passion, beautiful stationery.  How many journals does a girl need?  I am going to have a play tonight to add a few more colours... just like crochet doodle really - what bliss! 

Ohhhh!  I had some more major news today - involving 10 little toes and 10 little fingers.  Super exciting.... will share this news tomorrow.