...now with a mouse!

The Gruffalo Hoody challenge

Just the hood to finish - but I couldn't resist getting on with the embroidery in between.
I'm pretty chuffed with this. I wasn't sure I'd be able to pull it off - but my 3 year old recognised it so I must be close!

Tough cookie challenge progress pic.

I've completed the knitting for these crops now - just need to sew them up and make a cord. I'm looking at ways to get the motif on there too.

OOga Booga Longies are done!

.....and I'm loving them....

OOga Booga longies progress pic

I've still some more ickle monsters to embroider on - but here's a progress pic.

OOga Booga Patchwork longies

Promised I'd keep the progress blogged - I love the idea of patchworking in this way (although now I'm working from 4 yarns at the same time I am swearing a bit at all the untangling required!!!).
I think they are going to look fabby.

Oriental dress challenge complete....

Progress pic of Oriental themed dress

I am loving this one!
So far I have basically (with a bit of tweaking here and there!) taken the shape of a ballet wrap around cardi and knitted the parts to make a wrap over style top half to the dress. I've redesigned the sleeves to be more like I have seen on kimono inspired dresses. Plus I figured that tehy would still look good as bubba grows and they became more 3/4 length.
The ribbon arrived today and it's everything I hoped for.
Obviously it all needs sewing and I intend to edge it around the neck in the same colour as the skirt.
But here it is so far!

The finished farm set!!!

As modelled by one of my gorgeous boys! Great having an in house modelling team!

Onto the Oriental Dress challenge. I've sourced some ribbon and yarn - this is where we are so far!

Farm challenge - embroidery

Next installment!
xxx

First part of the Farm challenge...

Oh grrrrrr.......just lost a whole explanatory post on this jumper. Haven't time to rewrite it all! Suffice to say that this is the basic jumoer for the farmer challenge. I will embroider it later.
The sleeves and hood colour is a bit of an addition as I saw this yarn on Friday and it matches perfectly with the yarn for the longies - simply couldn't resist.
I want to knit one of these for my boys - they are lovely. Oscar was my model for designing it and he looks sooooo cue and snuggly in it! My poor children never have anything mummy made!
Lynsx

Jess's longies!

These longies are for the wonderously gorgeous Jude, who is Jess's (our fabulous yarn dyer)son.
She gave me fee hand with them - so I am hoping she likes!

Lazy blogger!

I'm slapping my own wrist! I have a bit of an excuse as I had my Ofsted Inspection as a child minder last week (I didn't get to know what day!) and I was living in a world of pointless paperwork to prepare for it. All done now and I came out with a "Good" in all areas which I'm chuffed with. Better still I'm reunited with my needles and determined to make February a busy busy month.
I've lauched a challenge month - hoping for takers. Details on the website.
Here's the last few items I haven't put up here yet. The Matrushka doll set turned out brilliantly - really pleased with that one.