Current projects

I've managed to get some photo's taken of new bits and pieces I'm working on. The first is a tea cosie design based around my cupcake designs.I'm not 100% happy with it yet it still needs lining. I'm thinking a pale pink cotton jersey. I'm going to decorate it with with beads or tiny buttons. I'm thinking a knitted flower for the center. Ill make a decision later tonight when I can sit and think in my studio.

Next are my new Lavender Cakes. I've six in the pipe line ready to sew together decorate and stuff with lavender. I'm thinking of doing my cakes with different fillings depending on the colour of the icing, yellow icing lemon smelling cakes, pink icing raspberry's... you get the idea.

Next my mums mothers day present still not finished but I've promised mum it'll be all finished by Sunday. I've not much to do... just finish knitting the front, knit a half belt, find 3 buttons and sew hook and eyes all up the front to fasten. Luckily Torchwood is on the BBC tomorrow night so I'm looking at a serious push to get the knitting part of the project finished. Oh I forgot to mention my new needles from Loop which I'm using to get it finished, it makes such a difference knitting on pretty needles.

Finally here is the new hat I finished at the weekend the pattern was from 101 designer one skein wonders. It was an quick knit taking me about 3 hours with just 3 pattern repeats. I did have to concentrate on each row but it used less than one skein of yarn. I'm now left with one and a quarter skeins to make something else maybe a littel scarf in the same lavender lace pattern. The yarn I used was, ggh wollywasch which is 100% pure wool and is £3.00 for 50g from loop it was lovely to work with and comes in very rich vibrant colours. It can also go through the washer at a 30 degree wash.

I'm leaving you know with a picture of my mum modeling my new hat.

Happy Easter

I know I'm a bit late but I was whisked off for a long weekend in London by Mr LCD.

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend and received lots of Easter Eggs. I received 3, a malteser one from work. From my husband I received a butterscotch green and blacks egg (yum, just what I'd been nagging for) and a little princess egg, which was in the sale when he popped to sainsburys on Monday morning.

You may gather that this weekend wasn't a diet weekend.

I did complete lots of knitting this weekend. I finished one front of my Mum's mothers day preset but had left the rest of my yarn at home, so I've still not finished it. I started knitting a pair of socks and made myself a beanie out of the lovely yarn I purchased from Loop. I also read a book called Divas don't Knit which was a fun easy read.

The reason I got so much reading and knitting done was because we were visiting Mr LCD friends and family. They are kind and make me feel very welcome but they do talk in Albanian for the most part and watch lots of Albanian t.v which consists of lots of Albanian singing and not that funny comedy sketches. Every time we visit I take little projects to do after I spent one very long weekend feeling very bored and neglected.

We stayed with Mr LCD's cousin and his family who live behind this very fancy door;

I have fallen in love with his 5 year old daughter. She wore the bunny ears we got her all weekend and cried on Friday night when she had to get changed out of the outfit we'd got her into her pajama's. She is the sweetest child I've ever met and if I could guarantee my child would be like her I'd have 3 now. Her English is also fantastic since her Mum and Dad only spoke Albanian at home I did worry that when she started school she'd be behind the other children in her class but she's clever and funny and has fitted straight in at school with no problems.

We did have a day by ourselves on Monday where I got to go shopping and visit Liberty's and Covent Garden. Then I managed to leave my Debit Card in House of Frazer so that stopped my shopping in its tracks much to Mr LCD's relief..

It also snowed pretty much all weekend but it didn't settle unfortunately.

I also managed to drag my husband into loop on Friday, he was very surprised at how busy and lovely it was. I bought 2 new sets of needles and some lovely wool, which I'll share in the next blog as what I made is in the washing machine.I think I may be changing his mind about me opening a little shop selling wool and bits and bobs. There is nothing in Derby/Derbyshire that would compare to loop. The shop in town sells lots of acrylics but isn't the kind of place you'd go to look for beautiful yarn.

New Camera New Shop

Nothing says spring to me like primroses, I like a pretty display on my dining room window sill. For some reason last year I didn't get round to creating a spring display. This year I've managed it. I just need some more small pots and it'll all be finished off. I have got more small pots but for some reason I couldn't find them at the weekend when I was potting up.

I've a new camera which has enabled me to take much better pictures. That would also be down to the fantastic weather we're having today, the sun has come out after what seems like a week of rain. According to the BBC website the rain will be back tomorrow. I'm celebrating the sunshine on my day off by photo shopping my pictures and listing items on the new online shop I found by way of flickr.

You can see my shop at http://www.pinkdoodle.com/ I'm listed as lupincottagedesigns(surprisingly). I've listed some cakes, bags, jewellery and scarves. It's all in UK pounds so hopefully that won't put as many shoppers off buying, like I think etsy does. I accept pay pal but if you've any questions send me a mail. The photos are of some of the things I've listed today;

Well I'm off now to finish my cupcake tea cosy which I am going to get finished by this afternoon and I promise I won't be missing as long next time.

March is here

I've no pictures to share but I've found two great give aways on line.

The first is on Sara's all about Eden blog where if you leave a comment you can win lots of pretty things. To leave a comment go to http://all-about-eden-saraeden.blogspot.com/ and then if you're lucky your name will be picked out a hat.

The second is a give away to celebrate the opening of there new shop oliverandolivia have arranged a little give away to enter follow this link http://www.oliverandolivia.com/index.html

I managed to almost get my quilt finished for mothers day but then completely messed it up so it's not square. Luckily mum was very understanding especially after I made lunch and is happy to wait till Easter for her quilt and half finished jumper.