Knit a long

It seems a while since I have joined in with the knit a long .  I have been knitting but just not had the time to blog about it.  Last week I finished an Audrey in Unst (haven't sewn on the buttons yet and still need to take some pictures!)  and now I have started another Deco as a sample of a friend's own yarn.

As regards reading I am reading or rather I seem to be spending lots of time looking at the pictures in 'Homespun Style' by Selina Lake.  She has just brought out a new book which I think I may have to look at aswell.  This one has some beautiful pictures.

What are you making?  What are you reading?

Red Nose

There has not been much knitting going on this last week, instead I have been busy making red pompoms to sell at Preschool for Red Nose Day 2013.

In case any readers aren't sure what you do with the pompoms here is Josh modelling one.

Not sure what that tongue is doing!

Yarn along

It is ages since I joined in with this and ages since I last blogged - I really must get back to it regularly.

At the moment I am knitting Deco by Kate Davies to showcase a friends own yarn.

Since taking this picture I have finished one sleeve and started the next.  I would quite like to get it finished over the weekend and then move onto something for Josh.  Not sure what though.

At the moment I am almost finished one book and am about to start someting new - I think maybe Little Women.

Happy Christmas

Just a quick post to wish all reading my blog a Happy Christmas.  Hope you all have a lovely time.

Haven't posted for a while life just seems to have been really busy recently and I don't feel I have been in the right frame of mind for blogging, am hoping it will slow down now and get back to normal.

Any way hope you all have a lovely Christmas and hope Jingle Bells (Father Christmas - renamed by our 3 year old) brings you lots of lovely things.

Decisions, Decisions

Josh is to start school in September and I have been looking at schools for him.  There are good and   not so good schools near us.  It all seems a bit of a mine field - do I go for a school near home just because it means we can walk to school or do I go for the one I like but it would mean using the car every morning.  The classes all seem really big (in number of pupils ).  I've looked at one village school which had smaller classes but it means travelling by car.  It was a lovely friendly school and it had good vibes. There are so many thoughts going through my head at the moment , it is hard to put them into words.  It all seems such a huge decision to make.  There is also another thing going through my mind - do I just go for home education instead, could I cope doing this.  I sometimes lie awake in bed thinking things over and just wish someone would give me an answer to all my questions, concerns.  I can see lots more sleepless nights coming before submitting my application. (If I submit it - which I won't have to do if we home educate but that brings up more issues, concerns).

Remember them

Early Christmas

It feels as if Christmas has come early - I ordered the above from 'myriad' - www.myriadonline.co.uk yesterday and it came today. What service.   The Caterpillar dice game is for Josh's Christmas stocking and will also be useful for taking on holiday.  In the bag there is some kite paper which I am planning to make some window stars from.  The idea came from mamauk's blog which is very inspring.  And lastly the candles are to use while we are having our meals - we  have been finding that lighting a candle at meal times is very calming and gives us something to focus on.