With only three (but maybe five) weeks to go until D-Day I am now sporting a not inconsiderable extra load…
Therefore, I have begun a version of nesting, Helen-style. This has involved going through all my Unfinished Objects (UFOs) and trying to get some closure before my life is turned into one of nappies and muslins rather than pritt sticks and concealed zips.
Baking has inevitably increased ten-fold now that I’m off work on maternity leave. The extra 500 calories a day that my greedy little baby is packing in justifies a large chunk of that be digested in cake. And Ben & Jerrys. I’m a good mother. Saintly, almost…
Stitching-wise, I’ve finished two garlands (one for the front room and one for the dining room fireplaces) of crocheted snowflakes that I’m really pleased with. I was looking for a simple commuting project and my, these work up quickly. Managed to get my speed down to about 8 minutes each without setting the yarn on fire.
As I was on such a roll with the garlands, I followed this up with 25 individual ones and looped them up on sisal string for Christmas ornaments and gifts.
I’ve also been getting quite excited about retro teatowels recently and went a little bit mad on ebay. Purchased a batch of 10 cotton towels and a fabric stamp pad. Lo and behold, one session with my gorgeous alphabet stamps later and I’ve got a series of Christmas pressies lined up and some ornaments from the rescued bits of cotton from inevitable disastrous first attempt …
Watch this space, but this has been an almightily fun start to maternity leave…
2 comments:
Love the heart decorations, and the snowflakes are very sweet.
Love the heart decorations, and the snowflakes are very sweet.
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