Weighing in at 8lbs 1oz...

...join us in welcoming to this crazy world....

Miss Shae Rose:

With proud Mummy, Melissa.

Less than 24hrs old and she's already wearing an Army of Knitters hat - she'll be on the best dressed list before she's crawling!


And with Aunty Heather:


Such a beautiful baby - can't wait to see her with her eyes open!

Important stats:
Born Sept 26th 2006, (Libra), at somewhere around 3:45pm, (after only 20mins of pushing - way to go Melissa!)
St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital NYC - she's a native New Yorker!
All fingers and toes intact.
Long limbs - just like her mother - she'll make a fabulous model for my creations, (sorry Annabel - as they say in fashion, "One day you're in, the next you're out!")

Better get the pink yarn out ;o)

Tired

Thanks for all the lovely comments :o)

My work schedule has been crazy lately and the past few days have been somewhat of a blur - quite literally!
My eyes have been troubling me for a number of years but it took the headaches of the past few weeks to finally drive me to get my eyes tested and I ordered my very first pair of glasses yesterday. They make me look like Joe 90 - hands up those of you who can remember the groovey theme tune?
I couldn't for the life of me find a pic of him actually wearing his glasses,


but I'll be posting one of yours-truely-speccy-four-eyes when I receive them!


To illustrate the depth of my business/tiredness combination, I didn't knit a single stitch for a whole 7 days straight!!! (what up?)

Hopefully this week I'll be able to catch a moment to be able to post mistakes found in the book, so that they can be amended for the next printing. If you find any, please let me know!

P.S. Check out Anna's blog for a sneak peek at her featured designs! (She photographs everything so well!)

Oooh and Jeanette's Wildflowers (Such a talented artist :o) )

P.P.S. Just had to steal this photo of new authoress's first public book signing - thanks Jessamyn!


How could I? In my exhausted state I completely forgot to mention the fabulous party that my lovely friend and fellow SnBist threw for my book release!!

Thank you Jill!!! It was such a wonderful jesture! And big wet snogs to all of my lovely friends/knitters/students in attendance :o) your encouragement and friendship are very highly appreciated :o) What a lucky girl I am!

FOs

Another beautiful weekend in NH - Hoorah!
Good to see some familiar faces and meet new ones at Chris and Valda's 5th annual Oktoberfest, a fabulous party they throw for their ever growing family and friends. I managed to get on the bouncy castle early this year, before all the rough 8 year old boys make it a danger zone!
Tonnes of yummy homemade treats, real ale, live music and horse rides - this is no ordinary back yard BBQ!

I got my fella to snap some shots of these two finished objects:

Firstly the solid, hooded and kangeroo pocketed version of Sweet & Seamless - this variation wasn't knitted in time to be featured in the book but it's such a fab pattern that I wanted to show it off.


Then we have this little orange number from last year's spring Rowan. It's the very first thing I have ever knitted in the same yarn and colour as featured in the pattern - but I did change the sleeve a bit by adding cables and minimalising the seaming by knitting in the round.
It has been sitting around for over a year waiting for me to put the buckles on...not like me at all!


Breaking news......I've seen the book!!!
I don't want to be mean but it's my baby so I can't help being picky......
Just one thing - I had nothing what-so-ever to do with the photography/styling/models.
Oh and I did notice some mistakes in the illustrations and some of the swatch photos aren't clear enough which will have to be corrected for the second print run. I'll go through it this weekend, (hopefully) and post anything that needs altering here.
Otherwise it's a fabulous little book! Hoorah again!

Cute!

Just a quickie to show how cute Michelle's rellies look in her versions of the Two Year Tank, (pattern available on sidebar):



Knitted in Suss Spacedye - right Michelle?

Showers

I can't stand the rain......
Yucky weather we're experiencing on the east coast....but enough of those kind of showers....the showers I prefer include celebrating and CAKE!!!!

My beautiful friend Melissa was my roommate not so long ago. She was single and very slim...along came Robb and it was love at first sight, (right?) He was a regular visitor to our apartment and I loved him too! In the blink of an eye they moved in together, were married and their first child will be joining them in the next couple of weeks - it's all very exciting!

Last weekend was the baby shower - it's always good to get together with the girls, especially for such a happy occasion.

I'd been knitting for the baby for the last few months and as we don't know if it will be a boy or a girl, I kept away from mostly blues or pinks - here's my version of the Child's Placket-Neck Pullover from Last Minute Knitted Gifts, I made a matching hat for it too:


This blanket doubles as a cover for a very pregnant tummy!


Baby Bobbie Bear was a huge hit and received plenty of cuddles that afternoon:


I didn't get photos of everything I had knitted - so I'll have to wait for the baby to model them!

This individual took advantage of a comfy hiding place:


Melissa's Mother-in-law's loft is gorgeous! As well as being about 8 times the size of my tiny hovel, it's decorated with her fabulous paintings which my photos really don't show off well.



As well as teaching painting, she holds classes for decopage and here are some of her pieces.


Melissa you are fabulous, it's an honor to be your friend. I'm looking forward to meeting your baby and of course, knitting for him or her!