Summer Dress

The sun has finally got his hat on! and after seeing all the beautiful dresses on other peoples blogs and facebook i decided to try one for my self. I keep a bag full of old clothes that either have lots of fabric in them or have a nice pattern, its ideal for just trying ideas out without having to spend lots of money till i know its something that's going to work. Often these originals are better than the subsequent ones.

So this is the top i selected, which was actually quite an easy one to use as all i had to do was slice the top off.

 The yarn that i choose was one that has tiny flecks of color in it you can barely see them on the photos but they match the skirt brilliantly.

The pattern i used for the top is just a basic increasing circle. I chained until i thought it was long enough, joined with a slip stitch, then placed it over her head to check. Then i hdc around increase as i went. I placed it on her again to see where the arms should be, and finished it with a shell stitch around the edge.

I love how it looks and i think there will be lots more of these dresses this summer.

bye for now x

Mosaic Mirror family day

It has finally been done! our mosaic mirror for the bathroom. On one very gloomy day when the kids and the hubby was off and we were all really fed up, i remembered about the mirror i had been keeping and the tiles and rest of the things we needed, that i had brought months ago and never started. So we got it all out and got cracking.

I bought the tiles from e-bay and i imagined them to be a lot bigger than they were, as usual i had not read the listing details and just looked at the picture, which is something i have a habit of doing so its not the first time i have been disappointed by a purchase. But they looked colorful so we gave it a go.

We did a side each, and i have to say they both did really well

We all managed to keep them spaced out the same, and it only took about an hour to finish. Thats because like me the kids love crafting or "makey makey" as we call it. There was quiet concentration going on (with tongue sticking out from Ewan which is what he does when he is concentrating).
It was quite sad when we had finished, but after letting it dry they left it to dad to grout and hang in the bathroom.

When they came home from school the next day they were really excited to see that it had pride of place in our newly painted bathroom. We also decided to put the crochet t-shirt rug in there as well. Its still a bit bare so we will have to think of other things to make for in there but for now the kids love that they have helped.

After all that work they still wanted to make something so i opted for them to make tea!
So we made the bases and i let them loose in the fridge to top there pizza with whatever they wanted.

Add some curly fries and a homemade pineapple upside down cake!

I love making homemade takeaways it a lot of fun for a rainy day and a lot cheaper than the real thing, also a lot nicer. This is a McDonalds i made last year.

Hungry now so off for tea
bye for now x

New baby!

I have a really good reason for not posting for a while .. Baby Alexander finally arrived a week late and in only 36 minutes but defiantly worth the wait! I can't believe that he is now 4 weeks old, the time had flown. Just like his mummy and Daddy his 2 brothers and 1 sister are completely in love with him.

So here he is Alexander

Of course he is wearing one of my new creations the Easter Bunny Set, which i made specially for him after he was born as he has inspired me to make quite a few of these Newborn outfits ( watch out for Frog and lion)

In the last couple of weeks before he was born i spent a lot of time knitting a few last minute bits and bobs and i came across this set> It was a very basic pattern but i had a variegated ball of wool that i was desperate to try and the effect was really good, just what i had wanted, i had to get rid of a bit of wool every time i started a new piece so the colored stripes were not perfect but not completely different. I was so please with it l have been and brought some more as Alex has nearly grown out of this one already.

It really is amazing how fast the time goes as i know Alex is my last baby i have been making the most of him and can barely put him down, he is going to be spoilt just like the others. x