12 and 13 of 30 - Huston We Have a Problem

Humm - have detected a leak - although the land lords dont really want to know about it - Oh well, there loss - they pay the water bill. Now to work out how to collect it and divert it onto the garden...
and this is the lonely little plant that has shot up out of the pot. Amelia and I planted a packet full of seeds a few weeks ago and This is all we got! Humm - must have been an old packet I think!

11:30 and another finished knit
Stats:

Pattern: Robin Egg blue Hat
Yarn: Spotlights Meadow PURE WOOL
Needles: 6mm straights and DPs
Made for: Ingrid
Timeline: April 8 - 10, 2008Looks good - think that it needs a slightly bigger button on it - this one was one from my stash!

Jam Drops

Back - sorry about that - still have a little man that is VERY unsettled with reflux pains - poor little thing! Hopefully things will begin to calm down soon as he will start a new medication today (yay says the sleepless Mum!) Made these the other day after telling Amelia that we would cook and then finding that I did not have any eggs in the fridge - oops. They are delish though and I will definitely make these again (I grew up on Jam Drops and still love the ones that my Mum makes)

So the recipe for those that have been so patient (from Family Circles: The Complete Cookies, Muffins & Cakes Cookbook)

Ingredients:
80g softened butter
1 cup self raising flour
1/3 cup caster sugar
1/3 cup custard powder
2 tablespoons milk jam
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

1. Preheat oven to 180c and line two baking trays
2. Cream the butter and sugar with electric beaters until light and fluffy. Add milk and essence and beat until well combined. Add sifted flour and custard powder and mix to form a soft dough.
3. Roll mixture into balls and press slightly onto baking tray. Make a small indentation in each biscuit and fill with jam.
4. Bake for 15 minutes, allow to cool slightly on trays and then transfer to a wire rack.
(recipe states that it makes 32)

9:30 and Work in Progress

Here is my Macro for today, a close up of a beanie that I made for a friends little manDoesn't Amelia look cute in it - Might have to make her one as well (a girl can never have too many beanies right)Stats:

Pattern: is from So Much Yarn, So little Time
Yarn: From Granny's cupboard! (got to LOVE grandma's)
Needles: 4mm circulars (using magic loop technique)
Made for: Connor
Timeline: April 4 - 6 2008

Next time I make this I will only knit about 5 inches before I begin the decreases - as it fits me this length (but is a little on the tight side - thought that maybe my eyes would pop out of my head if I left it on any longer) although it does look ok folded up a little!

And this is what I am working on - in the hope of also keeping me warm this year and being able to wear a knit that I have actually knitted. It is knitting up rather quickly - this is about 1hours worth of work (minus the conversation that I had with Mum and the phone and the fight that I had involving my yarn and a friends kitten this afternoon) And DH just informed me that I should finish some of the things that I have started - phh! what would he know!

And on that - this is what has been frogged 5 times and is now becoming something easier - more on that later on

8:30

Been working on these - our thankyou's to everyone for there gifts - humm running later than I would have liked - but better late than never hey!

This is and 7:30

This is Amelia's bits and bobs box
This lovely little trinket keeper was made by my Mum for Amelia. It is going to be to store all of her lovely hair clips and bows etc - But I am keeping it away from her until she is a little older and can appreciate the work that Grandma put into it for her.

And here is a close up.What do you all think - are my photos improving any???

6:30