Rainbow Dress

Ok so it is not actually rainbow coloured but that is the name of the pattern so that is the name of this post. I actually got this one done in only a week which is super fast for me! I was feeling sick and used it as an opportunity to sit on the couch and knit.

Pattern - Rainbow Dress
Size - 9 Months with extra stitches cast on under the arms to fit her chest
Yarn - Morris and Sons 8 ply Merino

After these photos were taken she some how split the backside of her brand new bamboo stockings! Oh well, next time she will have to wear her cream ones instead!

I know, I know!

It's been too long! I do have excuses but when I see how many of you manage to blog rain, hail or shine they seem a little pointless!

I do have a little announcement to make though....(drum roll please).....

We are expecting baby number 3! Yes come Jan next year I will have 3 little munchkins to look after!

Feeling rather sick and tired at the moment and have been spending a lot of time lying on the couch feeling sorry for myself! One positive to the lying on the couch is that I have been getting a lot of knitting done! So when we actually have a break in the overcast, rainy weather I will attempt to get some half decent photos and show you all what I have been working on!

Oh and I will also get pics of the new house. No promises as to when this will be as it actually requires the house to be tidy for long enough for me to take the photos and with all the knitting ...I mean baby growing going on here it has not been photo worthy for a while!

See you when we get there...

Tomorrow is the day...or at least it is supposed to be the day! The people buying our house have had some hold ups and it looks like their finance, although approved, will not be ready for tomorrow! Anyone out there looking to buy, DON'T go through a broker! Do the research yourself and apply yourself. it is faster and less mucking around!!

Anyway, we are still hoping that there will be some sort of miracle and it will go through tomorrow but otherwise it will be Friday. Movers are coming tomorrow regardless so we will possibly be staying with my dad until it is all sorted. Not really what we wanted and not all that easy with 2 little ones. BUT we will get there (just trying to convince myself!)

Our New Home

The countdown is on and the boxes are being packed. The girls don't have much room to play at the moment as the lounge is stacked high with boxes but I don't feel too sorry for them as very soon they will have their own playroom/rumpus! It seems to have taken ages to get from first going to see the house to moving in and I suppose it has been a while. We first saw it in early January and fell in love! It really is our dream home. It still has a little work to be done on it but all in all it is what we want. 4 bedroom home with rumpus on 5 acres, a huge established vegetable garden, reclaimed timber flooring, huge kitchen with walk in pantry....and lots more too.

7 days until moving day!!

Here it is...

Beanie in action.

Just as the title says here are some photos of the beanie in action! Elsa was being much more co-operative today!

Pay it Forward

I have just signed up for 'pay it forward' on the lovely Ruth's blog.

Here is how it goes...

I will send a handmade or crafty gift to the first 3 people to leave comments on this post. It wont be tomorrow, maybe not next month, but I promise that it will be in the next 365 days. In return, they have to pay it forward (ie, send something nice!) to 3 more people.

Now doesn't that sound like a nice idea!Oh and this is my lovely Magic Yarn Ball from Vanessa (Monsoon Designs) It is being knitted into a lovely shawl!

Happy Hooker

I played with the idea of naming this post 'i'm a hooker' but backed out!

I have discovered that crochet is SO fast and SO easy!

I made these 2 in the last hmm 18 hours...yes thats TWO beanies in less than a day!The brown and pink one was supposed to be for Isla but it is WAY too small so it will be going to a friends new baby. The other one is for Elsa. It looks gorgeous on but she won't let me take a picture at the moment!