A Right Charlie!

The new boss's baby arrived - and it's a boy! (I'm about two weeks late with this post but she doesn't read my blog so who cares!)
As I was in the olde country when the baby shower and parties and all that good stuff happened, I thought it would be a nice jesture to whip out the old needles and work up a groovey outfit to keep the young 'un snuggly. Steering myself away from my usual choice of neon brights I went for a subtle black n white combo with a hint of grey and green for trims:


I hope to be rewarded with a snapshot or two of Master Charles sporting this outfit - and if I get my wish, I'll be sure to post the shots here.







In even older knitting news:
Here are some of my other recently-ish finished projects, now all safely sent to their new owners:

















A stripey, chunky, brown beret for me old college mate, Jill. I haven't seen her in flippin' ages - probably because we are both a bit rubbish....








Next up are a pair of Knucks for Annabel's Dad who works as a horse masseur. It was a bit tricky getting all the letters of his business name onto only eight fingers but I was quite chuffed with the results!






Annabel's Mum got one of a series stripey beaded hats that I made from some beautifully soft Tilli Tomas stuff. (I'm still waiting for photos of Annabel and Shae wearing the ones I made for them last year - tut tut! Don't their mothers realize that I only knit them stuff so I can show them off on my blog?!?)





Like my nephew here. Look at that happy boy as he is forced to wear a hat his Aunty made for him and smile for the camera! Good boy. They'll be marmite-toast and a yogurt coming your way for that stella modelling job, (if you ask the grandparents, that is.)











Baby Sarah's Mum still hasn't received her package. Oooops, sorry.... I need to get it together before the kid turns 25! So Lisa, if you happen upon this blog by accident, I made a couple of things for your daughter and I have been meaning to get them to you, Thank goodness that you have so many other reliable friends besides me!! (Baby Sarah gets one of the aforementioned hats and when it finally arrives, will you take a photo of her wearing it - please??)




Marlene - I have resumed work on your cardigan. I was just past the armhole of the first front when I thought it looked a bit odd. I was using the wrong sized needles - arrrrrghhhhhh!!!!! I ripped it out and cast on again this afternoon. Sorry about the delay.....(and for being an idiot!)

After Christmas and the messy visa stuff and moving house and the new job, I still haven't really had the chance to have a decent look around Philly - but one thing's for sure - IT"S NOT NEW YORK!!!!!
I miss NYC and my friends and EVERYTHING!!!
One good thing about being outside of Manhattan is that I now live in a HUGE house and have a room soley for my stash!! Strangely enough, this is the only room I have yet to organize...... hmmmmmm... wonder why that is?

Love is.....

Meet the new love of my life. Tastey, crunchy, deeeelicious! (no affiliation..etc.)

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!!

Initial Baby Blanket

After almost six months after it's conception, I have finally managed to get this pattern onto my website!!!

















It took me part of last weekend and most of this one to get it all together, (as I had forgotten almost everything I had learnt about web design since the relative calm of last summer!)

Knit in Rowan Wool Cotton it's a fabulously snuggly blanket for all seasons.

Get yourself a copy of the pattern from my website and knit up a personalized blankie using the Initial Charts for the central motif.

Coming soon(ish) - A matching cushion cover - ooooooh!

Answers, (roughly)

Locations from the last post were:
1 & 2: Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia - Thanksgiving Day Parade, (outside of the hotel we were staying in).
3: The Barn, upstate NY, (sadly, no longer home).
4: Liberty of London.
5 & 6: Carnaby Street, London.
7: My little place in London, (oooh....OK, Buckingham Palace).
8: The London Eye.
9: The Houses of Parliament.
10: The Clock Tower being squished from The Eye, (idea blatantly stolen from Sweetgirl!)
11: View of some of London from The Eye. (Shame about the cloudy day.)
12: Across the Millennium Bridge to St Paul's Cathedral.
13: Le Moulin Rouge, Pigalle, Paris.
14: L'Arc de Triomphe, Paris.
15: Le Tour Eiffel, Paris.
16: Le view from under said Tour.
17: Le Notre Dame, (front view).
18: Le Notre Dame, (side view).
19: Centraal Station, Amsterdam.
20: Houses with nice shutters, by a canal, somewhere in Amsterdam,
21: Fella on bridge, (by the houses with nice shutters), over a canal, somewhere in Amsterdam,
22: Heaven!!!! (Dick Bruna Museum, Utrecht.)
23: Huge golden Miffy, Dick Bruna Museum, Utrecht.
24: Wall of Miffy book covers, Dick Bruna Museum, Utrecht.
25: Miffy's House, Dick Bruna Museum, Utrecht.
26: Dick Bruna, Dick Bruna Museum, Utrecht.
27: ? Dick Bruna Museum, Utrecht.
28: A frozen canal, somewhere in Utrecht.
29: Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, Nottingham.
30: Castle wall behind Robin Hood's statue, Nottingham.
31: A cafe in a gym somewhere near Twickenham in southwest London.
32: The US Embassy, London. (spent way too much time there!!!!!)
33: The GPO Tower, (is it called that or is it the Post Office Tower??), London.
34: Euston Road, London.

How many did you get out of 34?

(stuff about knitting to follow - promise!!)