however shocking your knitting...

...when your 92 year old Granny asks you to make her a knitted cover for her hottie for Christmas...you have to have a go, right? so...here is my slightly feeble attempt...but i know she'll love snuggling up to it...and i did make it with a velcro fastening to be kind to her slightly wonky fingers :0)




on the slightly more successful side of things...i've made another bag for a gift...this time a handbag shopper in a pouch...for those times when you pop out and unexpectedly just have to buy a fabulous pair of shoes...or a loaf of bread :0)

the pouch is simply created by cutting an envelope shape from a soft leather off cut, and stitching the two sides, the fastening is created with velcro...and a fabulous grommet adds a decorative detail...easy!



...when the pouch is opened...it reveals a beautiful light weight shopping bag, made from a gorgeous silky scarf i found in our local charity shop...so you're doing everyone a favour here, right? ;0)

...i just thought this scarf was too beautiful not to show you the whole thing!! notice how its creased...i've ironed the folds into the fabric, so that it is easy to pop back in the pouch when its not being used...

i'd love to hear if you like this idea? would this be the sort of gift you'd like to receive?

as promised...

Here is the LO i completed at yesterday's class with Claire which was so much fun. The papers are by scribble scrabble and the ribbons are by basic grey. You can see Claire's LO here.

As usual, i didn't manage to make mine look much like the original {partly because i don't like copying!}, but it was great to learn how to make the fabric rosette flowers with synthetic fabric and a candle, and i do love to sew beads onto anything and everything...so i enjoyed that too!! lol



Perhaps you've guessed by now ;) but the photo is me at my hen party...and i plan to make a co-ordinating opposite page with the photos of all my girlie friends {including my MUM!} dressed as hippy chicks. It was such a fun evening!


and here is another idea for a cheap and easy Christmas gift...if your family/friends don't drink tea...how about a cosy scarf to keep them warm? This one is knitted from a colour changing wool which means you don't even need a pattern...just sew one row knit and one row pearl until you're happy with the lenght...then add toning fringing with a crochet hook! easy peasy...and snuggly to boot! these sorts of yarns come in all sorts of colour ways so its easy to find one for everybody you know :)

now...what's next...ooooh yes...i have finally given in and bought a BIA machine...so expect books!! lol