Oh dear.
As indicative of where my head is at, I took this photo yesterday in order to be organised for Yarn Along today… and then forgot to post my Yarn Along post… until now. I’m in Craft♥Advent Linky Party mode (thank you to everyone who emailed to get involved- should be a GREAT party!!) and so, am ever so slightly scattered…
These red squares are the makings of slippers for Grace (the ladybirds are buttons, and I plan to embroider little leaves on top) The yarn was gorgeous to use: from My Mummy Knits, I bought a parcel of yarn from them earlier in the year and it has been a pleasure to crochet with every time.
The slippers pattern is one I am currently writing (I think I’m going to have to ask for assistance from my pattern-writer-extraordinaire-sister; pattern writing, I have found, is not a skill I possess) and I’ll be posting it as a tutorial during the Craft♥Advent Linky Party…
The extent of my reading these days is our bird watching books- we have put up new bird feeders and are watching feathered shenanagins all day long. The feeders are hanging right at our window, and after a day or two, the birds have become so used to us moving around inside the house, they fly back and forth and take no notice of any of us watching them (even when the children are pressed up against the window- I always think that to the birds they must look like the illustrations from the squashed fairy book!!)
Two years ago, we sighted 9 different bird varieties in one day; 4 has been our record so far this year.
Now, before I get any more side-tracked, I’m off to check out the other yarners over at Small Things!
Such a pretty shade for your slippers!
We have our bird feeders outside our kitchen window and it is so true that the birds become use to your movement that they don’t bother 🙂 How great that you are attracting more and more variety of birds to your garden.
I need to learn how to crochet before I can make the slippers — will that be part of your tutorial? 🙂
It is amazing who pops in when you open a bird cafe. But, nothing else gets done 🙂
The slippers look interesting – love the colour – and – ladybird buttons! I had a dressing gown with ladybird buttons when I was about 3 or 4 -I still remember them. xx
I do love watching birds. We’re in the midst of Hawk Migration season here, a spectacular time of years!
Can’t wait to see the finished slippers! The yarn is beautiful! Hope you are having a fantastic day!!
oh pretty pink! and that book! i would love to see irish birds!