fifty-two

eight hundred and ninety-eight // her first gig... hairy maclary and friends

one hundred and nine // his arm waving is so much more purposeful now... it's amusing to watch the attempts to guide and then stuff the captured object into his mouth

lessons to teach your children

please don't walk home alone... ever.

even if you don't want to disturb a loved one late at night.
even if it's 'just a short walk'.
even if you think you know the area.
jill was only a few hundred meters from home.

a pattern // simple chunky lace cowl

this is such a simple project and the 'lace' is so basic that you can pick it up and put it down again whenever you want without fearing you'll lose track of where you are. i've even included some additional help with working out where you're up to and directions on how to graft garter stitch, just check out the bottom of the post.


it's also easily adjustable... make it longer or wider or knit it as a scarf instead of a cowl. you could also change the look by increasing or decreasing the garter stitch sections between the lace or even inserting the lace at random intervals.

kids clothing week challenge

i committed to doing elsie marley's kids clothing week challenge before i realise that it's smack bang in the middle of our moving house fortnight (october 8–14)… i'm still going to give it a go in an attempt to de-clutter both the house and my mind of a few things that have been laying about partly conceived or half finished for a while.

i've pinned a short list from my board of ideas for m. to try to keep me on track and one or two easy things for s. he's growing so quickly that i don't feel like making him something he won't fit into in a month. anyway, i'm rambling… go sign up if you're keen, i can't wait to see what everyone creates.

nature table

i've recently noticed myself collecting little treasure to bring home for m. to look at when we're out and about on walks.

she's usually not particularly interested in them for too long (aside from pulling them to pieces and spreading them from one end of the house to the other!), but i'm hoping that as she gets older we can start to look at them together, and maybe work out what they are if i don't already know.

i'd also like to get her a magnifying glass so that she can start to look at them in more detail... most things are much more interesting when you look at them very closely.