Miss Aine

The ladies in the knitting group suggested I make a hat to go with my wedding cape, so that I can wear it after the wedding. I had a pattern for a lacy-ish beret in an old CraftsBeautiful magazine. Its called 'Ooh La La' and is by Sublime Yarns. When I had it finished I discovered, through Ravelry, that there are mistakes in the pattern, which explains why I ended up with unaccounted for stitches at the end of a few rows. I'm not sure that I totally like the pattern. I like it down at the brim of the hat but not how the detail decreases towards the top of the hat. And its quite big. Oh course, as its me, there was no checking of gauge! So its nice and floppy/slouchy when I put it on, but maybe a tiny bit too slouchy. Shows why you should always check your gauge ;)

A while ago I submitted a design to the new online knitting magazine, Petite Purls , for their winter issue. And yesterday morning I got a lovely email to say that my design had been accepted! I'm so excited. Its the first time that I've submitted a knitting design to a magazine. Its just an online magazine, rather than printed, but its really causing a buzz in the online knitting world. Check it out. Its just got patterns for kid-related stuff. The current issue has an absolutely darling ladybird coat/cardigan which I am itching to knit - if I manage to find the time! Woo Hoo!

MyBeautifulLittleBird. A pattern will be winging its way through cyberspace to you today. Thank you to everyone who entered and thanks for all the lovely comments. Its nice when people appreciate your work!

Apologies for the lack of blogging this week. I've been trying to get a pattern out for this month and am pretty busy at the moment. This pattern is different from my normal style as the body is knit as a front and back, with the arms knitted in, and then sewn together. It means the only things to be sewn on and the ears and trunk so it makes it a more baby-friendly toy. Meet Bo and Lori: Leave a comment with some sort of contact details to be in with a chance to win. One winner will be chosen at random on Monday and they will receive a pdf knitting pattern for Bo and Lori. Good Luck!

My current WIP. Think it needs a few modifications! Smem saw me sewing it up and wanted it immediately. Then wasn't too impressed when it had no face. I may give it one just for her!

Had my Hen Party on Saturday night. It was a lovely time, for all I think. We did a salsa class in the afternoon and then went for dinner, drinks and dancing. And the 'tat' was kept to a minimum. I was given a flower for my hair and a flashing necklace and wore my hen brooch too.

As promised, my pattern for the Hen Badge. 1. Print off the picture below. It was drawn on an A4 sheet, but print it larger or smaller if you want to make it a different size. 2. Choose your felt colours and cut out all the pieces. 3. Sew the wing to the body. 4. Position the body, head feathers and tail feathers on one of the background pieces. Sew in position, catching the feathers behind the body. 5. Sew the beak in position. 6. Embroider the eyes and feet. 7. Sew a pin to the second background piece. 8. Sew both background pieces together all along the edge. 9. Pin your badge on!