KAL

I have decided to join Vickevira's Mystery Shawl KAL. Using Malabrigo Sock, colour 850 Archangel. Never joined a KAL before, so this is exciting and what I have seen of others, the shawl already looks great.

Bag

            

Long time ago, I got this lovely fabric from my cousin M and started to make a bag from 'Home Sewn', a lovely and beautiful book. It has taken some time, but now it's ready to go. I put a flat/sturdy bottom in it to keep its nice form.

Swallowtail Shawl

My Swallowtail is ready for a soak and to be blocked. I don't know what I expected when knitting in laceweight, but right now it seems so small...

Tilda Angel

Bathing Angel for my mother on her birthday.

End of Term, Presents etc

Last Friday was the last of our normal school term and the 'going-up-children' could take home their special projects they been working hard on for quite some time after they had their lovely ceremony. My Elliot was one of the children leaving kindergarten and will start Class 1 in September. It is so exciting to entering a new adventure.

He did have another sort of adventure already though - a close encounter with the edge of the stairs - and ended up with six stitches on his eyebrow... and many lovely colours...

I was a very lucky lady who got lovely presents. A pile of 'fat-quarters' from V&A from my dear colleague...

...and gift voucher to lovely Nest - which today resulted in another wonderful pile...

Today was also the first day of my Summer Craft School that lasts this week. Today was wet-felting.

All the children's lovely 'wool-pictures' hanging to dry.

Petra's Lilla Kofta

Finally 'Petra's Lilla Kofta' has been sent off to baby Isla together with gorgeous little booties. 

Baby Cardigan

Finally sewn the buttons onto 'Petra's Lilla Kofta'. As I still have a ball of the yarn left, I will make a pair of baby booties before sending it all to baby Isla.

Instead of packing...

April has turned out to be madly stressful.

We recently found out that we had to move house - four months earlier than we thought. Then it has been hard to find anywhere to move to. Finally last week, we found a place in Kings Langley even though it is just temporary. Anyway, now I am very busy packing and cleaning for the move on Saturday. Happy Easter!

We are excited to move out of London and to live within walking distance to the lovely Kings Langley Steiner School where Elliot will start class one in September. 

Once there, I then has to tie myself to the computer and piles of books to write my biggest assignment yet that has to be handed in first Friday in May.

After that, I will breath out!

When everything has been to stressful, I instead of packing went to Nest in Crouch End - a beautiful shop - and got some lovely yarn.

Spring coloured Bluefaced Leicester will be a Margrathea Shawl (ravelry link).

The lovely soft pink yarn from Rooster (at the top) will finally be a little 'Petra's Lilla Kofta' for a little friend in the family.

Polly

Here I am with a rare post, just to introduce Polly. My degree work is taking up all of my 'spare' time along work and family, so not much to present. (I just start a lot of projects to keep my spirit up when it all gets to much - but not much is finished...)

At least I sometimes get the chance to be crafty as part of my university studies so hence our new family member Polly. She is a quite large and heavy Waldorf doll with more details than I normally do - dimpled knees and elbows and both belly-button, nose and a 'real' bottom.  Her cardigan is knitted from this pattern with Shilasdair lovely wool and pattern for her linen apron-dress is adjusted from one found in 'The Children's Year'.  

Andrea's Shawl

A still unblocked Andrea's Shawl by Kirsten Kapur, knitted in lovely natural dyed wool from Shilasdair.