Things that are making me smile!

Tulips in the office to cheers us all up - These reminded us all of Rhubarb and Custard Sweets



This beautiful Wisteria outside a house I pass everyday (look at that swirly trunk) - it makes me swoon

 "dog amongst the daisies" -  Taking Jessie Dog out on a beautiful day

Awesome skies - this was stunning to see



Spending time with Ollie - we have our bikes back and are making the most of the scenery in Marlow.

Spending time with my favourite little person - I love her so much, and its an honour and a privilege to be apart of her life and watch her grow.   

The boobs are ok!

Ive had cancer in my family on both sides including breast cancer so I check my boobs regularly.  A few weeks ago I had a drastic change in the feel of my boobs so headed straight to the doctors. They checked me over and said they could feel some "irregular breast tissue" so referred me to the breast clinic. I went along today and had an ultrasound and a thorough examination. Its all good news and im fine, there are no unusual lumps there now and the Dr thinks they may have been hormonal changes that I could feel. Im glad everything is ok and im also really happy with the treatment from the hospital staff.

I just want to use this post to encourage you all to start having a feel and keeping an eye on any changes in your boobs, if you do go see your GP sooner rather than later.

Ive been away too long!

*waves* Hey everyone in blog land!

 

I've been away a very long time! I'm really sorry about that! My laptop decided to fail me and left me high and dry! I have now upgraded to a tablet so will be a lot more mobile with the blogging! I will be back here at least once a week to keep you all up to date with my goings on!

WIP Confessional

I promised that I would confess all of my WIP's in this post and I always keep my promises. For those who don't know a WIP is an abbreviation of the words "Work In Progress"I have been taking pictures of them all this morning and have even more than I thought I had!!! Want to see them all??

The Vegan Baby Set - commissioned by Ollie's Mum for her trainer whose baby is due in December. 

Crofter Granny Square Blanket. I plan on making 2 girl shade ones to go with the boy shade ones I've already made. 

My Giant Stripe blanket, this is crocheted using the Deramores Lucy Pack. This has been on the go for a while.

A Super Soft Blanket Bob for Juno made with cupcake yarn.

A Beyond Puerperium Cardigan for Juno made with Patons Smoothie DK 

A Snuggly Kisses Ripple Blanket

The Autumn Leaves Scarf

A sock weight Slough Hat 

My very own Little Cotton Rabbits bunny 

Ollies Creeper Blanket - this was supposed to be a Christmas present last year, looks like he wont get it this Christmas either!

The Patriotic Colours Blanket for Juno's Cousin Oliver 

And finally my 2nd never ending scrappy granny blanket. 

I have been a good girl and finished 2 of these since I took the pictures. Which 2 do you think I completed? I'll share pictures with you soon. 

A letter to my Pops.

I cant believe that you are 80 today! You act like it! You have told me in the past that you maybe old on the outside but have the mind of a 18 year old and I have seen that first hand. I am so blessed to have him in my life and have so many wonderful memories that come from you.

I remember sitting in the car whilst on holiday down in Wales with you as a little kid and you singing funny songs to us, songs like "she was a sweet little Dickie Bird" "the Moon shines Bright On Charlie Chaplin" "Daisy Daisy" "Sweet Molly Malone" and even now I can still remember all the words. Being driven to the beach in the old orange VW Camper Van that was know as the Boosy Bus, Catching crabs on the beach, building sand castles, playing bowls, flying kites and the stories of George the Spider who lived in the shed.

Living with you and Nan was one of the best times of my life and I will be forever grateful to both of you for loving me so much. As I've gotten older I have learnt a lot from you and been able to spend some wonderful times in your company. You are funny, smart, loving, selfless, childish (the way you crack up watching Tom and Jerry cartoons) a bit of a drink connoisseur and a shark when it comes to playing kalooki! As we both get older I treasure every minute I get to spend with you but deeply wish those times were more frequent.

I just want to tell you that I love him dearly. You have taught me that love is timeless, bottomless and the most important thing that you can give someone.I hope that I can give as much to Ollie in our life as you have given to Nan. You are the most wonderful man I have ever known.

Happy Birthday.

Miffy xxx

I love your new Birthday Jammies!!!! x

More Yarny Things

Ive been bitten by the crafty bug lately and have a few more projects I want to share with you. I have startitus and cant help it! I have to have more than one project on the go at once. To be fair I normally have about 6 on the go at once! I love the ability to chop and change when I get bored of things. Here are the latest things that are finished:

This is my warm rainbow set. Its a pair of fingerless mitts and a cowl in crochet that I actually made up myself. I havent really improvised on a pattern before but Im very proud of these. 

I got given an 2nd hand kindle a few weeks ago and I love it - I confess that I didn't like the idea of having one because I love the look, smell and feel of actually having a book but alas I am in love with it! I didn't want it to get scratched in my bag so I improvised this kindle cosy for it. I'm not 100% happy with it as I think I should have worked a few more rows before starting the decrease but it will tide me over for the time being. 

As I uploaded these pictures I realised that there are now quite a few WIP's in my life. I think my next post will be my current WIP confessional!

*edited to add - I'm really sorry about the quality of these pics its very dark when I get home and the light in my house is pants 

Blankets Galore!

Ive been busy hooking up some blankets lately. Would you like to see them?? Okies I will share:

This is my Mega Blanket. Its made with Mega Chunky yarn on a huge Crochet hook (12mm) This blanket is only Moses basket size but is super thick and super squidgy. It worked up really fast and I got it finished in a few hours. The hook was very hard to get used to and needless to say my wrists ached by the end of it. I have a lot on Mega Chunky in a minky colour so will make up another huge granny. 

These are my Crofter Moses blankets. I love crofter as its super soft and the colour ways are beautiful. I edged them in a wonderfully soft Sirdar yarn. I'm currently working on one in pink:

I have was also asked to make a purple granny square blanket for the Mum of a lady I work with. Her Mum is very frail so wanted something very warm to wrap around her legs during the winter. Here's what I made:

Its made from Sirdar Special DK and is 100% Arcylic. I really really love this blanket and am very proud of it. Its so neat, I love the colours and its very very warm. The only thing I would change would be my hook size. I crochet very tight should should have used a 4.5mm hook instead of a 4, but then again it wouldn't be as neat.