Its a snow day!!!!

 Because of the amount of salt in our air we don't get snow very often, but when we do we get very excited, over react abit, and generally panic and behave like kids!!!!

 this was the gorgeous apricoty sky this morning, that says more snow is coming...

....and yes by lunch time its gone all fluffy!

Hope you are all enjoying the white stuff, stay safe and warm xxx

True Granny knots

I didnt know my Granny very well, sadly she died when I was about 6, 

but I think we would have got on very well.  

You see she was a dress-maker, that talent totally skipped my Mum, 

she couldn't sew to save her life, draw yes, sew no.  I remember her hemming my jeans with staples!  

So I think Granny and I would have got on very well. 

By the time I appeared (a bit of an oops moment for Mum and Dad ;-)), 

she was rather elderly and not quite with it,

 but the other day I re found a dress she had made for my older sister when she was little.

 

Its a stunning gingham dress, the attention to detail is brilliant, 

from the little tucks down the bodice, to the run of French Knots round the waist

And when you look really closely it is all hand stitched, everything....

.....you then take into account the amazing band of embroidery going round the skirt 

and the time it must have taken is a true expression of love.

Even more so when I think she made a matching one for Serena's doll, 

which sadly now has gone walk about. I will treasure this.

 Its an important link to another woman I wish I had known as an adult.

I wimped out of lace.....

Last Autumn I spotted this gorgeous yarn in Creaseys, it's lace weight and I have some friends who are very good lace knitters.  So I thought, I am sure I can do it, how hard can it be????

Well it turns out its very hard, especially when you are the sort of knitter who wants to 

knit in front of the fire and not really think about what you are doing....

So I gave up and went back to what I know, stocking stitch and a cowl.

Its deliciously fine and was very therapeutic to knit.  Then I spotted another colour, a glorious plummy pink that went beautifully with the bluey purple, and I couldn't resist.

The plan was to do it half and half.  

But once I started on the pink I quickly realized it would be ridiculously long, too long. 

So the pink has become a highlighting edge.

I am really pleased how it has turned out and have worn it lots so far, 

but I do have loads of the pink left...

...so soon I will have a pair of pink wrist warmers to go with it!