Well, that was the first Sunday without a post for months and months, but I had an excuse, my sister had a ‘Big Birthday’ celebration! By the time I got home it was rather late, so I sat in front of ‘Blandings’ and digested my slice of birthday cake, rather like the Empress!
Having just come back from Weight Watchers I find I’m well on the way to looking a lot like the Empress after Christmas (too many Frangipane Mince Pies!) so no more cake for me for a while!
One of my sister’s birthday presents was a beautiful scarf, knitted by a fellow member of our Knit and Stitch group in gorgeous Noro yarn, but guess who forgot to photograph it? Sorry! But it did look pretty wrapped up…
It was my first chance to use my lace effect sticky tape, which is lovely!
And aren’t these pink tulips cheery?
Today is my first day properly ‘back at work’ after a week of organising and catching up after the rather manic month of December so I hope to get my blogging rhythm back very soon. Tim goes back to work too tomorrow and will be away for his usual two weeks so meals will be simpler (and Weight Watcher approved) less wine will flow (!) and I will be spending more time on Planet Penny!
The Planet Penny Crafty Cotton has proved popular so more winding is needed…
…and more Rainbow Mouse Kits are required!
Meanwhile the baby blanket has been progressing slowly in the evenings in front of the fire. Coincidently a friend asked the other day if I could show her how to make a baby blanket in ripple stitch and I was able to whip out mine and say ‘What? Like this?!’ so I will be writing a pattern for it…
It’s really pretty just as it is, but I wanted to add an individual twist …
…and added a weave through the lacy holes…
There are few more ends to weave in, that’s a job for tonight while watching Lewis!
So I’d better get out of the office and back into the studio and get my winding arm whirring, but before I go I want to share a picture of the moon last night. I stepped outside into a clear frosty night and saw the moon as a slender shining crescent but with the rest of the moon clearly visible in the light reflected from the earth. It was beautiful…
My Mother told me later that it was the New Moon with the Old Moon in her arms, which I thought was lovely. Although a little pocket digital is not the right equipment to photograph heavenly bodies you can just about see what I’m getting at…
There’s also an Old Wives Tale about the ‘Moon on her back, rain in her lap’, and that figures!
Be back soon…x
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Lovely moon photo. I was always told when the moon was Iike that it was holding the rain in rather than letting it out!
Yes lace effect stick is nice. I thought it was real lace! i love wrapping.
I thought it was real lace too…
Love the Moon ‘sayings’ I#ve not heard those before.
The blanket looks lovely with the woven pieces added. I shall miss ‘Lewis’ as I am out at a Quiz but I think I read that this is the final series!
Clever idea with the blanket. Looks lovely!
What a lovely parcel. Where did you get that sticky tape it’s lovely!! I’m a ‘sticky tape girl’ and never use ribbons etc so that would be my answer to a dream!! The moon picture is really lovely I’m so glad that you took it!
Joan
Hi Penny! I wish I could see English tv, you have so great series and I love your humour! Beautiful packet and butterfly! You had a great idea to make that baby blanket very unique! Have a great week1 x Teje
Doesn’t that gift look pretty as a picture! I love the lacey tape.
The added colour to your yellow blanket is gorgeous, so bright and cheery 🙂 x
Your baby blanket has come on a treat Penny and looks perfect with your colourful twist. I should like to think that this will be very treasured indeed. I too need to take heed of my Christmas indulgences, I resisted a mince pie till Christmas eve (a little challenge I set myself) and loved each mouthful of the few (too many) I ate after this! x P
I was out stargazing myself on Saturday night in my wellies and my pj’s in my back yard, and it was -2 temperature! It was a lovely clear night and I could have stood there all night it was amazing 🙂
Our moon looks just the same tonight. What a lovely saying from your Mum.
The colour weaving in the ripple blanket is genius – really ups the cheerfulness ante! 🙂
Wow, I just followed your link for Inspector Lewis and it leads to an online player! We LOVE Lewis and have been longing for more episodes. Thanks!
P.S. The Duchess looks a bit like Winston Churchill, doesn’t she? Which is funny because I believe the gentleman in the photo is the one who played Mr. Churchill in “The King’s Speech”.
Have a great week. 🙂
The blanket is lovely- the woven in stripes really make it extra special! I love the lace tapes too- I used some black ones with red and white ribbons on brown parcel paper as my Christmas wrapping and they looked really nice. Definitely something I’ll be keeping a stash of for future gift wrapping.
I do like making butterflies, strangely addictive!
The lace tape is very effective.
Beautiful ripple, love how you have threaded the chain through. I have a new great grandaughter on the way so I’ll be rippling away too.
Carol xx