Do you believe in angels?

Small boy let loose with digital camera... 'nuff said!

What would an arborist keep in a pouch?

I have made this pouch/wallet as a Christmas gift for by brother in law (shhh!!).

I am very pleased with it as I had no pattern, and so had to plan and design it all from scratch. It is made from knitted hand dyed linen in a nice muted acid green. It is lined with plain linen cloth and the pocket is made from a nice oak-leaf patterned fabric. The colours and pattern seemed appropriate given his profession.

I am very smug to be able to announce that this completes my Christmas present list, and so now I can lean back and relax until the big day. Oh, except for the piece of consultancy work that I just won this morning. (Hoorah!).

Silk baubles

Earlier this year I fell in love with recycled sari silk, and have knitted with it to create a hat and bag, and also to use as embellishments in other projects. I love its chaotic structure and myriad of colours. It looks fantastic when washed and wound into balls...

I wanted to do something with this image, and finally struck on the idea of sari silk baubles as an image for Christmas cards. Here is one of the first batch. I am playing with alternative versions...

Harrogate Stash

At the beginning of last month, I attended my first proper hobby exhibition - the Embroidery and Fashion show at Harrogate. It was great - so much to see and try So many people happy to talk and tell you their inspirations, techniques and materials. I don't know what to say about it, so here is a picture of my purchases. I also bought lots of dissolvable fabrics and texturising products... so there is much fun to be had.

I have not managed to try any of them out so far, but am looking forward to playing with all my goodies.