Crepe Myrtle Colours!

 

good evening!

 

late evening really...

it's getting on to midnight here

but i'm more awake now

than a while ago

after talking with my son and daughter in taiwan

on skype.

 

 

while i was knitting a couple of little bright girlie baby beanies

by request of a couple of soon to be grandmas...

just like myself...

i was wondering whether their colouring

was a bit unnatural...

but then i remembered

the colours of crepe myrtles

which range from glorious bright pinks to mauves

and knew they were perfectly natural indeed!

 

 

perfect crepe myrtle colours!

 

today the grandmas took them home

to give with love to their little granddaughters...

two more warm heads in our cool aussie winter.

 

i'm crocheting a granny blanket for the baby girl

who is to receive the smallest beanie...

she's due to be born this friday!

 

there's babies everywhere at the moment

it seems!

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 



One for the Girls...

 

hello!

 

the week's rolling on

&

already it's tuesday.

it seems to me that with the cooler days

the pace of working days heats up!

 

no longer do we have the laid back days of summer warmth...

that slowed down holiday atmosphere

that permeates through til march around here.

 

 

 

i started my winter preparations early

with knitting scarves and beanies.

lately i've been practising baby boy beanies

but i've been eyeing off those sweet pink yarns as well.

 

i said 'Lord, please send me a few baby girls to knit for too!'

...and He did.

 

 

 

last weekend

i was at the local shopping centre enjoying a cappucino

and along came a friend

with her daughter and granddaughter in tow.

 

miss emma is 8 months old.

i asked whether i could knit her a beanie

and she agreed to let me.

 

 

 

i've knitted her two.

i hope they fit....or i'll just have to practise some more..hehe!

 

by the way this pattern is called 'spicchi'

by barbara aroldi

&

is available on ravelry...size 40cm head.

{free download}

 

i have added a bit more width and height on this one for a slightly bigger head.

 

 

i must say

i'm having fun with pink...

i'll show you more next time.

 

hoping your tuesday is terrific too...

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 



Baby Beach Beanies...

 

good morning!

 

this is just the kind of morning

that taking your baby for a walk

would mean popping a beanie on that tiny head...

 

 

sunny looking

but cool with a touch of mist lingering.

 

when i was making these

i was imagining

early morning walks briskly taken along the edge of the sand

or

evening strolls

catching the silvery waves as the sun sets

as the night air closes in...damply.

 

 

..keeping those little ears cosy...

away from that chilly breeze...

 

 

jazzy orange...

 

 

 

or cool grey...

 

my baby beach beanies.

 

i'm still practising for 'baby bean'.

we're all getting excited here,

he's due to arrive this month sometime.

his mum has been having practise contractions

while i practise my knitting!

 

i'm hoping you'll all have a great weekend...

and maybe even get to walk along the beach...

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 



 

 



 

 

 



 

 



Mopping Up...

 

hello...

and thank you for your kind & supportive comments

on our fire event last sunday.

 

 

the shaking has ceased

my equilibrium has returned.

after some thought

my husband seems to think that

due to the temperature readings the firies took...

that the self cleaning mode

has somehow clicked in by itself.

 

apparently this self cleaning mode

brings the plates on the insides of the oven

up to 800 degrees celsius

where they burn off any food or oil in the oven

and then when the oven is cool

you just sweep up the ashes.

 

i think

that because there had been a more substantial spill

on the floor of the oven,

that it caused flames to ignite with that extreme temperature.

 

well there is nothing but a little ash now

on the bottom of the oven.

we still need to have an electrician out to have a look

and maybe an insurance assessor.

 

 

 

 

....but the dogs have had a few delicious dinners

off the leg of lamb now...

and today kara finished off the last bone...

she's lying down

with a very rounded tummy

here now...hehe!

 

 now back to knitting,

preparing bible studies,

organising myself for mainly music

&

other normal weekly events...

 

 

i hope your week is rolling along smoothly!

 

naturally Carol xox