The saga continues

After battling with (the wrong sized) circular needle (when will I learn to read instructions properly - I'm blaming you, dad, for inheriting your Lee genes) - and picking up stitches (which I hate more than any other knitting aspect, Cardi number 1 is now complete.

I was going to add some embroidery to the bottom of it, as per pattern, but decided that it looks ok as it is, and probably far better than my cack-handed attempt at sewing. My gran, God bless her, spent many an hour trying to get me to sew in a straight line, all in complete vain I'm afraid.

Cardi number 2 is now in progress, and once again I am following a pattern in my own unique Lee way. In other words doing the bits of it I want to and ignoring the others. In this case it is colourwork along the bottom. I've chosen instead to use a variegated wool I've had in my stash for about 2 years, always liked, and never found a use for. Now I have.

In other news I was lent a baby crochet book (thanks Karen) and have seen a pattern for a lovely string of crochet'ed bunting . Brightly coloured hearts (as if I was ever going to do pale pastelly pink ones as per pattern!) will hopefully soon be adorning Caoimhe's bedroom wall. Well,as soon as I make enough of them they will be doing! Here's number 1 heart:

Most impressed with how effective it looks, and much nicer than pale pink, don't you think?! I have a stash of brightly coloured wool purples, pinks, reds, greens and yellows which will do the job nicely. Knew I'd find a use for those bits of wool that come free with knitting magazines and you end up not liking the projects they are provided to make... got lots of them!

On a culinary front I am about to start preparation for making my dad's 65th birthday cake. Does he know what he's let himself in for?

Til next time, happy craftin' :)