I don’t need to tell you what a year it has been. A year like no other and a one that I hope to never experience the like of again. My Husband has been shielding and is now working from home. Me and my girls were off school from March to August. Thankfully we have … More 2020 Makes
In my last post a shared a pair of socks that I had knit for my eldest daughter. In this post I share a pair of mitts I made for my youngest daughter. I saw the pattern for these mitts on an Instagram post shared by Louise Tilbrook Designs. The pattern suggested that these would … More Fuss Free Mitts
My past couple of knits have been garments were I had to follow a pattern/use new techniques so I wanted to get back to basics and knit something simpler. I chose a pair of socks for my eldest daughter, a plain vanilla sock with a heel flap and gusset as she has a high instep … More Silent night socks
Hey everyone. How are you, I hope you had a lovely Christmas? We’re at that awkward stage after Christmas and before New Year’s Day where nobody knows what day it is exactly. We’ve eaten our body weight in cheese and crackers, played board games and built Lego sets. Yesterday I took the girls out for … More Faye hat
Last month my sister asked if I would like to attend an arm knitting workshop at her church. I had previously seen adverts for arm knitting classes to create a small blanket but to be honest I had been put off by the price. This workshop seemed much more affordable as it was only £20 … More Trying new things – arm knitting
Back in the summer I bought some gorgeous Lion Brand Mandala self striping yarn during a visit to Row by Roe in Limavady. I had in mind that it would make a gorgeous little baby blanket but had no baby to make it for. So for the past couple of months it sat in my … More Rainbow baby blanket
My daughters wanted to do some baking this afternoon and I knew that I had the ingredients to make some plain scones already in my store cupboard. I’m enjoying teaching them to cook the foods that they love to eat but sometimes I do forget that they are learning these skills for the first time. … More Scones recipe
It’s the end of the Easter holidays with us and I thought that I’d do a little ‘baking’ with my girls. This recipe is for a tray bake called a Fifteen which doesn’t need to be baked in an oven and is simple enough for children to make. Ingredients 15 digestive biscuits 15 marshmallows (or … More Fifteens Recipe
Mother’s Day – This is past week saw Mother’s Day happen in the UK. My girls were very kind, made me cards and potted up some little teacup primroses. I also hinted to my husband that I would like a dress pattern after seeing a gorgeous jersey dress online . It’s the Zadie dress by … More Midweek waffle – 14th March 2018
Well what a week of weather! It has been freezing – literally. In fact we had a snow day off work/school on Friday 1st. We woke up to a cold house as the boiler had stopped working during the night but thankfully I knew how to get it working again. We had 3 full days … More Midweek waffle – 7th March 2018
The Creative Pixie 