I'll have BLUE...

Baden requested a new beanie (he really did need one as a joint effort with his father last year, we managed to felt his beanie to fit the teddies of the house)

I let him go through the yarn stash and choose the colours that he would like.

"I'll have BLUE!"

He loves it, keeps him warm and he will wear it as he feels that he had a part in making it (if you call walking past asking if it was finished and requesting that I "knit faster Mumma" as helping)

Yarn and other details here.
Blogger have gone and changed on me again. Does anyone know how I add labels to the posts.

{the day after sunday}

I am always running late at joining in with PaisleyJades: Things I'm Loving and Maxabella Loves: Grateful Linkup (or should that be forgetting altogether)
Then today I found a new one.  Blogs Tea and Me has started a linky named {the day after Sunday}  Perfect.  I never seem to find the time to blog towards the end of the week and there is usually alot happening over the weekends (lots of family things) that I would love to share.

Yesterday saw us have a slower start to the day.  We missed church (opps) A family day was in order as the family is about to become one less again very soon:(

We packed up the car with the kids, the makings of a BBQ and headed up to Mt Cootha for a lovely family day in the sun.

I watched the kids as they explored the bush and collect fallen sticks to start a fire.  There is nothing like the smell of smoke in your hair and always creates LOTS of memories.

These two stood just close enough to be in the action (but far enough away to be safe)

We smelt the flowering wattle (and bought some home to enjoy)

Enjoyed watching this fellow (and his friend) who was just as interested in us as we were of him

Walked up to the summit and enjoyed a rather chilli icecream (it was a 30minute wait for a coffee - it is times like these that I wish that I owned a coffee cart or had taken the theromos)
We looked out over the city and enjoyed blue of the Brisbane River 6 months after it ruined many homes and lives.

Had a photo take by a random man who grabbed the camera off of me and snapped a lovely family photo. Thankyou - we now another lovely family photo of the four of us (there is usually always someone missing)  Will be off to get this printed today.

I wonder what next Sunday will bring?

this moment...

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.-soulemama

Off the needles...

My creative space this week has been a busy one.

Knitting into the wee hours of the morning while I watch men in lycra ride around the sites and hills of France.

Off the needles is a beanie for a friend.  I recieved a picture and after searching for a pattern I descided to design it myself.  It had too much slouch first attempt - so this is attempt two. 

I will knit it again soon, a friend saw it yesterday and has asked for one too.

The second knit off of the needles is a beanie for my cousin.  You may recall this one that I knitted for her at the beginning of her Chemo treatement.  Well she lives in it and requested another in black and a little smaller.

All details can be found here and here.

On another note - all photos were taken  by myself and reminded me of a post that Kate did about taking product photos.  lets just say there were quiet a few close ups of ears, noses and eyes and lets not forget the toilet and the wall.

-20

Friends have headed over to Canada for a residency position.

They have sold up most of their house and belongings and have taken the plunge for her husbands work. Such a brave move.  I sat one night not long before they left and googled where they were headed.

FREEZING is what comes to mind - oh my -20 degrees is the maximum daytime temperature during the height of winter and a beautiful summers day is as cold as it gets here in Brisbane, BRRRRRR.

So with that I decided that they would find room for a lovely hand knit each and got to work.

I knitted this loop cowl

and a little sister for the little sister.  The third one I will blog a little later when I get a photo of Baden in his.

Hoping that this helps to keep them warm.  Hope to see you in three years to defrost.

Please follow the links to pattern and yarn details if interested.

Amazing Amelia

 

Amelia, dressed in her cape for the last day of term. They spent the term learning about Hero's and finished it off with Superhero's

Here is the belt detail

Of course Baden the Brave could not miss out.  A boy and a cape is dangerous business.

 I used this tutorial and I think they make a great safe cape for children.

No-one...

was there to stop me...

I guess I have some knitting to do.  Fingers crossed that we do get that southern posting.


Will pop back in with pattern plans.