Tuesday, 31 July 2012

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Just taking things slowly at the moment, enjoying the Olympics, re-painting the study, creating a sewing room. Here is a snuggle blanket I recently finished for a lovely new baby. We didn't know the sex so went for cream and brown stripes, in a cashmere mix (starting them with expensive tastes). I wanted to try a new technique, so learned the very brilliant and pleasing i-cord edging, at the inspiration of Kate Davis. I went for a much simpler version though (she is the knitting genius) and ran it straight off a rib-edging, rather than doing any steeking (next challenge). I'm making another one now for myself (to stave off chilly knees in Autumn).

Thursday, 19 July 2012

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After being quite horrible for almost all of it, June turned itself around at the end and became completely lovely. Thank you so much to everyone who has been so kind, warm and supportive. We are very happy to have become an old married couple and had a very restorative honeymoon in Portugal. Happy times indeed! There are lots of images to share from the last couple of weeks, but here are some quiet ones. Shadows of the roses on the wall (a rare moment of evening sun), and the hairband I made myself to wear to get married -- it's made from the silk and then the crocheted flowers from my mother's wedding dress, which was very chic and 70s-tastic. I was privileged to revive it.