Kate Selene

Waiting for sprog to arrive

Well, this is day two over the due date, and not that Im wanting this sprog to hurry up but I am a little concerned about how much stuff I'm going to make and clean before the little one arrives! I know they say nesting is an instinct however I feel like its really taken its grip, keeping me busy and helping to keep me motivated! I had originally intended for this bag to be something I take to hospital to finish, but as it turns out I started it yesterday ( just after I finished making another bag) and finished it this afternoon! So, iv already started a new bag!

I really love the shell stitch, its really dense and when you play around with colour combos it really does look quite nice! I also made a really nice green bag which will go in my shop, along with this one, but I just haven't had good light to photograph it properly! So I'm sure it will pop up in a future post. This bag however is very roomy and very solid in its making, I have had to put it away to resist the urge to keep it for myself!!

I have also tried out a new scarf pattern, even though its not exactly scarf weather I'm always wearing scarfs around the house! Its definitely a comfort thing, my grey scarf has been worn non stop since it came off the hook!!

To keep us both busy we have just been working in the house, Jon has done to the garden and cut all the wood, I have made new cushions for the living room and done all the eggs for pickling and tried to make the most of the weather when it has been good!

Keeping busy, waiting and making the most of the last few days of it just being the two of us!

Jon makes me a stool!!

So the weekend proved to be very productive! We had lots of time relaxing and also a busy time in the workshop for both of us. I finished the last order on the books so that makes it easier, I made some new patterns for egg cosies and bunting and iv pretty much finished a new scarf. Jon has been busy recycling and making stuff for our home. He started with making some fire lighters, as we have the fire in every night but wanted to find an easier way of getting it going that didn't cost much money, so here we are, our very own cupcake shaped fire lighters!! They work a treat too!

We also have made our first joint project!! I was so excited! Yesterday I asked Jon to make me a little stool, and about half hour later he was showered and in the workshop!

I popped out every so often and he was busy sanding and cutting bits of wood, I made cups of tea to keep him going of course!!

She turned out fab!! He came back into the house at around tea time and said he would finish making it tomorrow, but the next thing I know he is bringing it into the living room along with some chocolate muffins!! Heaven!! I loved the stool, so much so I crochet up a cover straight away, and here you can see her all finished!

She is a very sturdy little stool, I have some rather amusing pics of Jon testing her out, so she will definitely withstand some use!!

And last but not least, I have added new cotton bunting in the shop. They are available in the colours pictured or as a single colour.

Well I hope you all enjoy your day, I'm staying in out of the rain the rain today, miserable weather!!

Baby Bunting

So whilst thinking of projects that I can keep making once sprog arrives ( Im being very optimistic here!) I arrived at a granny square pattern for bunting! I cant think why I have never thought of it before, I love bunting! Cheers a place up if you know what I mean!

 

So I have been making lots of bunting, I started of with some normal sized ones and then made some really cute small ones. These are my favourite so far, I already know im going to make them in lots of colours. They are from machine washable acrylic yarn and will arrive in my shop later this afternoon, they will be available in a range of colours.

And just a quick update in that little granny swatch that appeared a few days ago........ Iv added more and I'm just getting round to making the pompoms! Its siting nicely next to finished strings of granny bunting!

And also...... I made the last set of cufflinks on the books about an hour ago! I can breath a sigh if relief!!

And relax...... By that I mean crochet!!

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I really lost all energy today, I don't know where it all went, I even could have fallen asleep on the way home from mum and dads last night! So today I took it slowly! We went to Hay for breakfast and a coffee and I settled down in front of the wood burner and got to work. Iv done stuff today that didn't require too much moving around, but I definitely did some spring cleaning ! More on that later!

The last time you saw this Wip it was a couple of posts back, when I was still making the squares. I decided there were enough and pieced them together to see what I was working with. I must say I really love it, its really growing in me and I have lots of thoughts about the border, so Im sure I will have more to show you soon.

I also received confirmation that these little beauties reaches their destinations safely in both the UK and France. This was a special commission from my mother in law. She found a small piece of fabric in her mums wedding outfit and wanted some pieces made for her brothers and sisters. This did take longer to get making that I thought, as when I was going to make them the weather was so cold the resin wouldn't set, so I'm glad these are finally with their new owners!

And then.......... The spring clean!!

My two red trees shop is where I sell my textile goods,its a really fab site thats just for british designers. My shop has needed stock adding to it for a while and today seemed like the day to just do it.

So I have added quite a few new pieces which have been building up in my stash box over the months, its good to get this done now before I may not have the time!

Im looking forward to adding more work , if you would like to visit the shop, id love a bit of feedback!! There is a link on the right hand side at the top!

Bye for now!

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Well my maternity leave has started at what seems like the perfect time with this gorgeous weather!! So I have been out in the garden sorting out the herb garden, doing a bit of weeding and of course lounging on the hammocks!

It almost goes without saying, crochet is part of my daily diet! I wanted to use my new cotton to make some new projects, ones that I can wear, so I whipped up these little beauties last night whilst cosying up by the fire!

Im going to wear one today when I go to visit my mum for a spot of shopping!!

Im also banking up squares in both the cotton and the acrylic for baby blankets, the cotton will be nice and cool for the summer and of course, fun for me to make!

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Infinity scarf complete

I finished my scarf in good time! It was really nippy out this morning and I popped it in the tumble drier to soften it up a little before I wore it! This was finished off in not the nice relaxing way that I had imagined, I actually finished this little number whilst moving around the assault course that is my living room!! This big bump is starting to really get uncomfortable, baby has no more room to move! So whilst it was trapping nerves in my legs and back I was crocheting away! I made a fair bit of it whilst standing up which made me grateful for the easy repeat pattern that didn't need a lot of brain power to do! I was telling Penny about it today and she mentioned that maybe I should take some crochet with me to the hospital! Its a good distraction technique and I'm fairly sure Il want to be distracted!! I think I will pack a ball and hook in the bag just in case!!


She is a long scarf, double the length of this pic as I have sewn together the ends so that it wraps around my neck three times. 



And today was my penultimate day before starting my maternity leave, so I had some gorgeous gifts and cards from colleagues and students,I had fruit plants, flowers, orchids enough chocolate to take me up to the 10 stone mark and loads more cake and doughnuts and wine!! Lush!! Thank you everyone! 

So I have my feet up, crochet ready to go as I take the weight of my feet, which went up like balloons today and have only just stopped being painful to walk on!! Eeeesh! 

And relax!!

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