So what have I been up to this month? As I did in April, we'll start with the finishes...
There has been a fair amount of knitting a couple of cards and some sewing all completed this month. First up is the unicorn birthday card I made for my niece who turned 5 this month. She loved it and my sister sent me a lovely video of her opening it. I did have a moment where I felt a little guilty for having coloured it in though and may well add in a picture for her to colour in too next time. Later in the month one of my neighbours lost his mum. She was 99 years old and had been unwell for a time, so it was expected but I still think it's important to mark it in some way and let their family know you are thinking of them. so I made a card with a simple lily design - I believe the thought was appreciated.
Knitting wise I finished the test knit for Craft it like Katie and if you fancy the pattern I believe it is going to be released shortly. It's a fairly straightforward knitting in the round project (no sewing up, yay!) and I had great fun making the pompom, reminiscing with Master L about how we used to make them when I was at school. I went old school with making the pompom too as I don't have one of these fancy pompom makers you can get now - it took a little while but I was pleased with the result. I also started (and finished) a jumper for little Miss which matches mine as I'd over-estimated the amount of wool I needed for mine and had a good 250 grams spare. It's turned out well and she absolutely loves it. When she's wearing it she strokes the front over her tummy saying "mine" - so cute!
I have also finished the Bambi themed baby quilt for my cousin's first baby who is due to arrive in a couple of months. The plan is to give it to my cousin at her baby shower so as she hasn't seen it yet, I'm only giving a sneak peak. I'll be releasing a blog post after the baby shower though with more details (and pics). It's been a labour of love at times with it being English paper piecing, but I have to admit I've really enjoyed doing it and am so, so pleased with how it has turned out - hopefully my cousin will be too.
I also want to add in here something that Master L has made as his teacher appreciation gift this year. I'm really proud of him as he did it himself (with a little guidance from me) and he has done a fantastic job. His stitching is really neat and I would definitely encourage people to let their kids have a go at some of the more complex crafts - they may just surprise you as he did me. Isn't it fantastic? It's a mug rug (albeit a slightly larger one) and as his teacher is quite in to things like that I'm positive she will love it.



I've also started work on a 'virus' blanket using the final lengths of yarn leftover from making mine and little Miss's jumper (yes, even after knitting up 2 jumpers I still had some leftover ha ha). I've bought 2 additional colours of yarn to add to it and am working it up with an 'ombre' effect. It's looking really nice, but this one isn't to keep - assuming I can get it away from little Miss. This one is going to be for sale when finished and will hopefully be the start of my new business. I have a number of ideas that I;m working on for this so I guess the business itself is a 'work in progress'. I'll keep you posted on that one 😀
Well that's us all up to date for the month.
Until next time,
M x