Here is a mobile I made for our friends who have just had a little baby girl:
Pattern is from here.
Welcome to the world baby Calla – hurray for you! 
Archive for the ‘Knitting’ Category
Knitted bird mobile
October 9, 2009Owly
October 7, 2009Didn’t you get the memo?
Having babies is sooooo hot right now…
Just finished this this morning for baby Lily Boo, who was born last week.
I made it from an Amy Gaines pattern that I bought from her etsy shop here.
Birthday Brooch
April 9, 2009It was my friend Joh from Butchi and GosMos‘s birthday this week. Here’s a little brooch I made for her using the free heart pattern here from the Mochimochi Land blog.
I really want one myself now – I wonder how many years it’ll take me to get round to doing that…
Be my Valentine…
February 14, 2009So, I was going to make the man a card for Valentine’s, but it just kinda never happened as I couldn’t decide on a final idea.
He got this knitted heart instead. It is an entirely useless object, but I think he quite liked it
Pattern here: http://www.jujubeandlolo.com/pdf/hearttattoo.pdf
Socks for Doris!
April 10, 2008So it was Doris’ 90th birthday!!
Doris is an amazing knitter and has made oodles of amazing things for people over the years. Alasdair and I knitted her a pair of socks to celebrate the occasion
I really enjoyed knitting these – we did one sock each. I found it much less stressful working socks on two needles rather than four and they knitted up really quickly. These are great as slipper socks, but I don’t know how good they would be for everyday use as they are seemed at the sides and that might be a bit uncomfortable under your clogs…
Pattern: Sox on 2 stix
Yarn: Rowan Cashsoft DK in 526/Parma – one ball per sock!
Thomas’ Blanket
January 22, 2008A wise knitter once told me that you only knit blankets for love…
…believe me, they weren’t lying!!
I think I suffered a repetitive strain injury in my brain from knitting this blanket! – That said, I am mighty proud of myself for having persevered and I had a real sense of achievement once it was finished. 
I got my Mum to do the blocking for me and then she sewed on the brushed cotton backing and added some padding in the middle for good measure. I was so worried about messing it up once I’d finished the knitting part, I couldn’t bear to stitch the backing on myself! (I also made her iron my wedding dress on the morning of my wedding – she get’s all the scary jobs – thanks Mum!! X)
Christmas come early…
January 21, 2008…or late, whichever way you look at it.
It was our first Christmas together as smug marrieds, living in our own little house
I made these to go on the tree (pretty rock and roll, huh?):
Keep reading for some extreeeeme close ups…
Felted Chain
January 21, 2008Is it a scarf?
Is it a necklace?
No, it’s a weird scarf/necklace hybrid which serves no real purpose as either…
I wear this loads – I like it more due to the fact that it is almost entirely impractical
Amidst fears that my fringe is making me look a bit like an idiot today, I will not be posting photos of me wearing said item, so here’s a still life version to be getting on with:
Pattern: Marley’s Ghost
Wool: Rowan Scottish tweed in Storm Grey
Needles: 5mm DPNs
Al’s Socks
January 21, 2008It was my best friend Al’s 30th birthday and being the sock lover that he is (amongst other things), I knitted him my first pair of socks.
I usually like making small stuff like toys or baby clothes as I’m not a very patient knitter and I like to see results fast – so knitting these in 4 ply yarn seemed to take literally 30 years and I am thankful that I am still alive to tell the tale…
So, without further ado:
Yarn: Yeah – ok, it’s self-patterning yarn – but not everyone knows that and people look on at you with amazement like you’re some kind of intarsia virtuoso when you knit with it – which I like – It was from Regia – can’t remember the colour off hand I’m afraid.
Pattern: Some insanely complicated pattern that came free with the wool. knittinghelp.com was very useful for this project!!
Alasdair, I love you – please send me a photo of your socks in action!! x
Orla’s Bootees
January 19, 2008These were a quick knit and I enjoyed making them. I used the left over cotton from Alice’s bunny hat.
I’d quite like some of these in my size too…
Pattern: Saartje’s Bootees
Helen Ward