Rainy days

Drip, drip, drop...

Well, the UK seems to be at it's usual best at the moment and it has been raining non stop, so I have been stuck indoors trying to finish off my magically increasing number of rabbits. The front room is covered with woollen limbs of all shapes and sizes at the moment, not that I mind too much - I find knitting very therapeutic and calming, but I do think it might be testing Chris's patience slightly so I might need to find a nice big box or something to keep all my lovely things tidied away.

As well as my stash of rabbits, I'm also trying to find myself a nice pattern (everything I've made so far have been pressies for other people - I've got a really nice selection of wools that I've not started to use yet and it would be a shame not to be able to experience the loveliness of them for myself!)

Between knitting rabbits I've been catching up on the many blogs I've started following - there are some really amazing one's out there and so much talent and inspiration too.

I've discovered some beautiful images by 'honeycup' on Etsy and have also started following the blog - http://ammiki.com/blog

Check out some of 'honeycup's' pictures below - I love them:

Images: no.1 Playroom child decor -Bunny Rabbit Art Print 8x10 Children's:
Little Miss Moppity goes hoppity, hoppity, she rarely can ever stay still, she jumps she bounces, and then she announces, "hooray it's time for school".

 no.2 Children Decor - Baby Bunny Rabbit Cuddle - Pink and Red:
This is a sweet little bunny girl called Eloise who is rocking a baby bunny to sleep. This print was created to go along side this illustration http://www.etsy.com/listing/97143213/children-decor-deer-girl-pink-and-red

 no.3 Bunny Rabbit Art Print - Girl Stripes - Blue and Coral - Illustration: "Fly away leaves", says Bunny Girl.

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Back to basics

Well, I have discovered the perils of trying to write my own pattern.........not quite as easy as I thought! After spending a wet Bank Holiday weekend snuggled in the frontroom trying to create my own little creature - one little rabbit with gigantic legs and a tiny head later, I have come to the conclusion that I need to sit down with my needles and have a bit more of a practise. But hey ho - nothing ventured, nothing gained as they say, and you only learn by doing things and making mistakes. I'll admit, I assumed that after creating one little gorgeous bunny I thought I would be able to create anything I wanted  - NOT SO - so here's a lesson: practise makes perfect!

I also discovered, DO NOT try to write a pattern after having a glass of wine or two - when you come to read it the next day, you will find not a lot of it makes sense! (Maybe this is why my rabbit looks more like Frankenstein than anything else?)

I do think I might have to tackle some other projects soon as everything seems to be rabbit based at the mo, so I've got tons of projects on my 'to do' list (blankets, mittens, hats etc) - so there are more than enough things for me to pick and choose from. Now all I need to do is have a browse through all my gorgeous coloured wools and try to come to a decision on what colour(s) I would like to use. Hmm choices, choices. Either that or I can spend even more time at the shop buying more wool (I'm sure Chris won't mind??)

So after a day at the mill I will be looking forward to sitting down tonight with all my bits and bobs - I'll use this week to try and finish off the 3 bunnies I need to make for my friends and then I can get cracking on some new projects.

Hello

I love all things that enable me to be as creative as possible: I love to read, write, draw, knit, paint, am slowly learning to crochet – but it’s hard going, and I’ve recently tackled the sewing machine! I decided to start a blog as I’ve decided that now is the time I try to make the most of those things that I love to do – so I thought to myself – why not try to set up an on-line shop showing off what you’ve made and just see if things start to sell. What’s the worst that can happen? I thought that by doing a blog I can chart the high’s, low’s, successes and failures, and you never know – I might just learn something from it.

At the moment this is very much a work in progress, I’m still learning my crafts and working out what does/doesn’t work and there will be mistakes along the way (although not too many I hope) so please be patient – and this is a note as much to myself as well as any eyes that may be reading this post!

So I’m off to knit some more bunnies for friends (all expectant mothers – there seems to be a massive baby boom within my circle of friends at the moment) and I will post some pictures soon.