Friday Night Sleepover Fun

No Friday night stitching for me last night because I was

 busy dining, chatting and drinking bubbles with Chookyblue

 my special sleepover buddy.....

I did manage to locate my missing quilt labels so all was not lost!

Have a great weekend blogworld.....

 

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

Malabrigo Sock on my needles

First job was to turn my skein of Malabrigo Sock yarn into...

This!!!!!

I love the variegated colour of this yarn....

I then enjoyed a cup of Jodie's special tea and the yummy

home baked shortbread that was included in my parcel....

This is the start of my 225 Degrees triangular shawl.....

This one will take a while, you start with 3 stitches and end up

 with 389 so each row will take longer and longer to knit....

Perfect project for frosty winter nights....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Patchwork path for my Studio.

No sewing for me over the weekend but I did do a bit of

patch working of the bricks, rocks and concrete kind....

That counts doesn't it?

Jacky Mister helped me move these two rock clusters

around the back that I dug out of my front garden

when I was doing my Espalier.....

I was going to use them for stepping stones to my

Studio but decided on making a whole path instead

 because I have an assortment of rocks lying around my

 yard and some bricks leftover from my other path project....

After a bit of weeding and decision making

 this is the rustic look I came up with....

It was then off to the garden centre for some

bags of cement mix and then the fun began....

This is a progress shot... I had ran out of cement mix

here and headed back down to pick up some more....

So after about 6 hours and 6 twenty kilo bags of

cement mix later this is what I ended up with....

It was just on dark so I had to pop in and turn the light on....

I am pretty happy with the result but will sweep some

 dirt over the top to dull the new grey cement

 colour a bit when it has dried out....

The view from my studio verandah....

My brother didn't make it down on the weekend to start the

electrical but I feel one step closer to my finished project

 now that I have a rustic new Patchwork Path....

I can't wait to plant some garden around the path

 and along the front of the verandah....

I can tell you all that I am feeling muscles and aches

and pains today that I would rather not be but am

 so glad I put in the effort and got it finished...

This is the dessert that Jacky Mister cooked

for us when he came home from work...

While I had a long soak in the tub....

Blueberry and Raspberry Clafouti.....YUMMO!!!

So glad I made him watch

Better Homes and Gardens on Friday night...Lol!

Until next time, Happy Stitching

(Or whatever it is creative you are doing)

Kate

"Coop de Peisley"

Today I wanted to share my chicken coop with you all....

Isn't it just the cutest thing you have ever seen?

It arrived in the first term school holidays...

It came flat packed with instructions saying it would take

2 people an hour to put together with a screw driver.....

BA HA HA!

It took Jacky Mister and I about 6 hours to construct....

I also made an additional base so it doesn't sit directly on

 the ground to prevent it rotting....

I saved the offcuts for stepping stones....

And then the fun began....

Well I was having fun, Jacky Mister on the other hand was

 convinced there were better ways for him to be spending his

 Saturday but he persevered and under sufferance even let me

 get a (Mum do you really have to take my photo) happy snap.....

Easy access for cleaning and collecting eggs....

A few days after Easter the girls moved into their new coop....

Brown New Hampshire- Phyllis

White Leghorn - Mabel

Black Austrolorpe - Mrs McLeod

They should be starting to lay 6 weeks from Easter....

It took them a few days to work out their feeder....

And their drinker....

I was starting to think that due to the cold that I wasn't going to

 get any eggs but in the holidays I found my first little egg.....

Phyllis is the first girl on the lay and I hope

 the other 2 follow her lead soon....

Bought it inside and sat it on the bench and

when I looked around it was gone!!!!

Oh dear it rolled off and broke.....Wah!

Miss Molly came out to see what all the

commotion was and I looked at her and said

 "You have got to be YOLKING!"

You can imagine the fits of laughter we were both in

 at this stage but all was better the next day

 when I got my second little egg...

Thanks to all of you who stop by and take the time to

read my blog and leave nice comments.....

It truly is nice to share the simple things....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

 

"Jellywares Winter Yarn Club" 2nd Mailout

This is what was in the parcel that I found on my

doorstep when I was gardening the other day....

My next Winter Yarn Club project from Jellywares...

Oh how lovely is correct.....

Jodie puts together the cutest parcels....

Inside was this Malabrigo Sock wool in gorgeous

 variegated shades of blue, green and purple....

Some homemade shortbread and a cute little tin of tea bags....

Too Cute!

I am excited to get started on my project....

I will be knitting a triangular neck shawl this month...

Can't wait to share my progress!

 

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

Mushroom Pink Hat

I picked up this wool last week and will be making some

 mitts from the denim blue ball and decided to make

a hat with the mushroom pink....

This is it as a WIP....

And the finished product....Just a bit cute

(and the hats alright too....ha ha ha ha!)

I am really enjoying discovering knitting again this year and

 have been making good use of my hand knits with the

weather we have been having....

The Studio electrical work has been put on hold for this

weekend so I will have to be patient and wait a little longer....

Have a great weekend blog family and stay warm....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Winter Wonderland

Last night while we were all tucked up in our warm beds

 under a snuggly quilt, Mother Nature was busy

 giving us a good sprinkling of snow and this pretty

 scene is what I woke to this morning.

 Snow days always make me feel so happy.

I am not sure how happy my poor chickens were about

 it so I mixed them up a nice warm batch of

 chicken porridge for breakfast.

 So at 7am I was out in my gum boots and dressing

 gown snapping pics and feeding the girls....

I know! I Must be mad....I actually didn't realise

just how cold it was until I came back inside to the

 warmth of my little home.

 It fascinates me how all things seem frozen and then

 in a couple of months Spring blooms from where you would

 think it not possible.

 I so love having 4 distinct seasons since moving to Orange.

Which is your favourite season?

So wherever you are in the world I hope you

are enjoying whatever mother nature is sending your way.

 I know I am....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Kitchen Warming Present for Annalisa

This was such a fun project to make and I will definitely

 be making some more for presents and maybe

one for myself as well to put in my hope chest

 for when I get a nice new kitchen one day....

Wow Hope Chest....You don't hear that anymore!

Showing my age!!!

I just love ric rac in any size....

And especially this colour...

What about you? Do you like ric rac?

All finished for my friend Annalisa who is getting

 a nice new kitchen in her house....

Annalisa has arthritis in her hands so doesn't get to stitch nice

 things like I do so I wanted to do something special for her....

I am sure this tea towel will NEVER touch a wet dish but

will be displayed in Annalisa's kitchen for years to come....

I had a 6 inch scrap left so decided to make

 a lavender pantry sachet to match....

Brown paper packages tied up with strings....

These are a few of my favourite things....

(Go on admit it.... you were singing too....Ha ha!)

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate