P.S...Blanket Update!

good afternoon!

 

i have just taken some more pics

of baby bean's blanket in progress.

i couldn't resist showing them to you

while they're fresh...

 

 

we love little 'bean already

so i just wanted him to know it.

 

 

four rows down,

fifty eight to go...

silver grey is the last stripe to finish.

 

 

give me a bit more knitting time

&

i'll post the results.

 

 

take care...see ya!

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

pps...two posts in one day...unbelievable!

 



 

 

 



Suddenly!

good morning!

 

just popping in here

to wish you all a wonderful weekend...

 

&

 

 

to show you these...

 

 

the garden bed was dry

and there weren't even any weeds surviving....

 

 

well,
the rains came and

the weeds sprung up first...of course...

as weeds do

 

 

then all of a sudden

these popped up too.

 

 

 

of course
these aren't innocuous mushies
but
deadly toadstools
beautiful in form and colour only.

 

my baby blanket is growing

and i've added another colour.

i'll show it to you again really soon.

 

bye for now!

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 

 



Blanket for Baby Bean!

good afternoon!

 

hehe! it's still raining here...

but we're down to a few stormy showers a day

instead of a constant deluge.

 

i am going to be a grandma soon,

around the end of may...

all being well.

 

it's a boy!

little bean.

 

it's been a good excuse for a browse in the baby section

at the department store

and i've been gathering a few tiny things in assorted sizes...

all very small.

 

i've also been knitting a 'purl bee' blanket...

 

 

 

 

i'm now just over half way through...

 

 

 

this is the easiest blanket i've ever seen...

120 stitches, garter stitch, one ball of yarn per stripe...8 ply, 4.00mm needles.

i've used acrylic 'cos when i had my first baby

i had knitted things in pure wool

quite a few bootees and jackets were rendered useless

as i shrunk them in the washing machine or dryer.

 

this blanket will happily be washed and dried without fear of shrinkage!

 

i have stalled on my scarf.

it's those pesky ends.

i really don't feel like sewing them in...

but i'm sure when the cold weather hits in a month or so

i will summon the required energy to do the job.

 

 

so much for stripes.

 

this week has been full of challenges...

cars breaking down

and misunderstandings.

 

but...

it's all turning out ok.

 

what's your week been like so far?

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 

 

 



Froggy Green!

 

hi there!

 

the big wet...

...is not over yet!

 

this little guy

came to say hello the other day.

mr t snapped him

as he climbed up the drain pipe outside.

 

i can hardly blame him for wanting to get out of the rain

for just a little while at least!

 

his mates are singing nightly in the gully,

making babies by the thousand, i suspect.

tiny froggies hiphop across carparks and gardens

smaller than crickets, they are.

 

the rain finally ceased today for a spell,

but there's more due tonight

&

we're in for another wet weekend.

 

every day for the last two weeks has been a day out somewhere...

i'm looking forward to some cosy days in.

summer is officially over...

welcome to autumn

with her crispy mornings and pretty leaves.

 

enjoy your weekend...

 

naturally Carol xox