My quilting thoughts and inspirations sprinkled with a glimpse of life down on the farm

Thursday, June 6, 2019

One Monthly Goal and some woolly finishes

I thought I'd have another try at setting a goal and getting it done this month - it's a while since I've successfully signed up to Patty's OMG. (One Monthly Goal link party). As we all know, life sometimes just gets in the way.
However, as I've been working on my Whimsical Woodland blocks lately, I'm now pretty keen to get the top together. This is where I'm up to at the moment —
Hopefully by the end of the month I can show a picture of a flimsy :-) Thank you Patty for the wee push and motivation.

As I looked through my photos the other day, I realised I'd been a bit slow in sharing some of my finishes lately. I've actually had more than I've accounted for!

A while back I showed you an in progress photo of a cardie I was making for Lily. Well that's already being well worn and, if truth be told, I probably should have made it a little longer. For now, though she's getting good wear out of it. The pattern is *here*.
I had trouble finding the right buttons...I couldn't find anything the right colour until I finally found these little flower ones. Although I decided the colour worked, I worried that ED would curse me when trying to push the fiddly shape through the button-hole....she does curse me, but because the buttons are so attractive the babies spend a lot of time picking at them and eyeing them up, making dressing difficult!

These slippers were classed as a finish last month, I've had to come back to them and put a cord through them to tie them on. I did wonder at the time, but the pattern was for 9-12 months old kiddies so I figured they were tested and the ribbing was long enough to keep them snug for this age. Maybe these two are too active - I'm hoping the slippers will be more useful now.
I used this french cord maker to make them - a handy wee gadget to have!
('scuse the blurry photo!)
A project I kept under wraps while I was working on it was a shawl for Mum. I started it in the plane on the way to retreat and worked on it fairly steadily until Mothers' Day, when I finished it. I fell in love with the yarn (merino and possum mix) and had admired the Nessa pattern by Libby Jonson. A good excuse to purchase both and do some knitting.

Trying to establish a lace pattern while flying and road tripping is a bit of a tricky thing, and I spent a fair bit of time frogging (as they call it in the knitting world). There's a few errors I've left there for humility (and also because I couldn't be bothered with more unpicking!) 
But it's knitted up lovely and soft and I hope Mum enjoys wearing it.
I hope you'll indulge me as I throw in this cute photo. Our DIL is a professional photographer and ED arranged a photoshoot of her growing little family. I went over to help child mind while it was all happening. After it was over we had a quick 'random' photo - please excuse Ganma in her farm clothes, but isn't it lovely?!!
The two older girls belong to my DIL who was taking the photos, and the
two babies belong to ED.
It's time to go and stoke up the fire, then settle down with some handwork  :-)
'til next time,
Happy stitches,

25 comments:

  1. Good luck with your OMG. I’m sure you will achieve it. Your knitting is great. I bet your Mum loved her shawl. Great family photos.

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  2. Wow your shawl you knit for your mom is gorgeous. Cute cardie and love the buttons. Love the pic of you and the family.

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  3. wonderful looking family and love all your knitting projects - the girls I know are twins but the boys look a lot alike too - are they twins also I don't remember if you have mentioned I think you have set there are two sets of twins but didn't know if they were in the same family.

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  4. Lovely block and I love that shawl! Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and good luck with your project.

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  5. That shawl is absolutely gorgeous. You did such a beautiful job on it. The little cardie is so cute too. Looking forward to seeing that flimsy.

    Great picture of the family!!

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  6. Look forward to seeing the Woodland flimsy later this month..
    The cardi does look cute on Lily and the button are great.
    Cord should keep those cosy slippers on...
    Your Mum's shawl is beautiful and I'm sure she loves it.
    The family photo is gorgeous and Gamma looks fine as do the big girls in their gumboots...
    A very natural shot....

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  7. I love your family photo . . . farm clothes are probably your normal wear, so I think it is perfect. Looking forward to seeing your quilt blocks all put together. That and your finished needlework is wonderful and doesn't she look pretty in her warm sweater. Children grow so fast . . . you really have to work fast to not have your work too small for them by the time it is done and ready to wear. That would be my problem, LOL.

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  8. Love your Woodland and all your other stitching as well. Hope you are doing well.

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  9. Love the family photo at the end of the post--
    I don't have many of the family once everyone started getting older-sad!!
    guess we needed cell phones back then ----
    love all the finishes--Mom's shawl is really lovely--
    keep stitching and loving those grands--
    luv, di

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  10. I always enjoy seeing pictures of your family and all of your knitting projects! Love your stitched blocks. I think I’ll find a stitchery project to see me through the summer!

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  11. I'm with Karen; I love seeing pics of you and the fam'! Your knitting is so beautiful, and I enjoy seeing the cardigan on Lily. :-) Good luck with OMG; I still have to write up a post...

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  12. Lovely knitting... Great shot of you with the family.....

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  13. Lovely knitting, that shawl is beautiful. Cute family photo.

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  14. Your knitting is just beautiful Raewyn - I am sure your Mum will just love that shawl & it looks so lightweight too. That gadget for making the cording is rather cool. Lovely family photo ... you look far too young to be a Grandma!!

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  15. You are goinv really well with your Woodland blocks...soon a flimsy!! The slippers should stay in place now 😊 had a giggle over the buttons! ! The shawl looks amazing Raewyn, I remember the frogging!! Love the family photo, beautiful and lovely to have. Great image of life on the farm.

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  16. Lots of lovely knitting and the family photo is gorgeous!

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  17. The family pic is gorgeous, worth getting enlarged & framed! And I love the shawl you made your mum, great colour and I'm betting it's very warm & snuggily!

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  18. Lots to see today... I love those whimsy stitchery pictures and the piecing fabrics look lovely too.... good idea with the cord - have never seen one of those handy gadgets.... The shawl is just beautiful... I can almost feel it in my mind... a lovely family picture....so great to have those...

    Hugz

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  19. You have managed to get a lot done Raewyn. Good luck with your June goal. It will be a lovely flimsy.

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  20. Wow... lots keeping you busy. Love the family photo... so very NZ complete with jandals and gummies!

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  21. You have been busy on the needles!!! With this cold weather we all need to be wrapped up warm!

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  22. I absolutely do not know how you get it all done, Raewyn! It all makes me smile--the stitcheries, booties, sweater, and the lacy, soft looking shawl (lovely).
    But the last photo is the prize winner. Just delightful!

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  23. good to set goals at times to get you on track.
    beautiful shawl and a gorgeous famliy snap.
    Your grandies are growing quickle

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  24. Possom yarn? Never heard of it. Where do you find that?

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  25. Your knitting is beautiful, your family even more so!

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