Mum found these adorable little girl knitting needles for Keira last week. Keira asked for "blue wool to knit myself a scarf", so I found this ball of blues for her. She was quite specific about there being no pink, that faze is definitely over. Of course walking into the wool shop you have to pass the sale baskets out the front and I spotted lovely Jo Sharp mocha coloured wool marked down. With no plans to knit myself (lots of plans for patchworking and bag making!) I found myself talking to the lady in the shop about what I could make with the 5 balls they had left. Well, after a few tips and some new needles, I've also started a scarf for myself. So last night the girls sat on the couch together and knitted.
It's a 12ply wool, silk and cashmere blend. It feels lovely and soft to touch, just the thing as the temperature has really dropped lately and it's nice to do something that makes you feel cozy.
A great parcel arrived for us yesterday. It was from my Mum and inside was a knitting loom kit and lots of balls of wool. When she came to stay for the weekend a little while back, Keira had great fun whipping up beanies for everyone. It's a bit like french knitting or knitting nancy only on a much bigger scale and instead of churning out a long cord of knitting, with this you go round and round and when it's big enough you pull up the end and voila you've got a beanie. As modeled below . . .
Pretty stylish eh?! Keira made one for her 4 month old cousin and I'm sure many more will be produced before the upcoming school holidays are over! Mum also sent 2 pom pom maker kits so we'll have to have a go at making some of those as well. Any ideas for what to do with pom poms??
