home and away

its so lovely to be back home again after a whirlwind trip to the city to celebrate my brother's wedding last week. of course there was lots of sewing to be done in the lead up to the wedding, not to mention secret present crafting!

the happy couple

i loved looking through the shops (quickly!) and have lots of ideas stuffed in my head for later use. the winter fashions look cosy and colourful and i really liked the marled knitwear i saw everywhere in my favourite colours of red, mustard and navy with lashings of cream, yum. when we finally got home and unpacked, i was inspired to knit on the couch for a while, despite sitting in the car for 4 hours!

marle beanie

i love making hats because you get something finished in a short time that can change your whole look. i used two strands of 8ply to create the marl effect and it knitted up quickly. i started a matching scarf the next day and can imagine being able to plan a whole casual autumn wardrobe around these colours.

scarf in progress

last week i also made a cute present for a favourite niece that couldn't be shown on the blog until i gave it to her. on her present list she had asked for a hamster and tempting though it was to get her a real live one, i knew it would be safer to crochet one!

amigurumi hamster

the pattern for this cutey is from super-cute crochet, another great book from my local library. there are some really nice cats i have been asked to make from this book, but really its hard to choose just one. who could resist this face?

super cute!