Sweet!

For the last few weeks, I've been taking a little girl to and from school, along with Master Munchkin, of course.  I know her mum a little, she buys preserves from me, and the mum had a baby in January.  I first saw the baby a few weeks later when the poor mum was struggling to push a pram up the hill in the snow.  I offered to take the little girl to and from school and that's what I have been doing ever since.  Today, she ran out to meet us, already waiting at the bottom of the steps (they live on the first floor) and handed me these, saying "Helen, these are for you".  

I was really touched.

Well, what else have I been up to? Following a request from a fellow blogger, I've been making crochet hook rolls. I made myself one a while ago, based on the pencil roll in the book Last Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson. I've since improved the design, having road tested the one I made for myself. I've added a little flap at the top as sometimes, my hooks fell out if the roll wasn't rolled up really tight, changed the dimensions slightly, stitched the ribbons on extra securely and so on. So, I've passed a pleasant few hours (well, quite a lot, actually), selecting and patchworking the fabrics for the inside, choosing the exterior fabrics (they all had to be different, I am never able to choose the easy option and make them all the same!) and choosing the little ribbons too. They look so jolly, I'm really proud of these. And I want one - but I feel I can't justify having one as I still have my original one - even if it is not as perfect as these ones!

They are here for the time being.  

The postman delivered a few goodies today which might just merit me sneaking a little rest on the sofa...

"Best of British" looks a little boyish from the cover but does promise a feature inside on "50 Years of Thrifty Knitting".   It is a good magazine and we all read it,  including the Munchkin, and I can't say that about any other magazine that enters this house.  I've been flicking idly through Sew Hip (I think the cover on this one is even worse, looks so dated!) whilst loading up the photos and this advert caught my eye...




Oooh, exciting. All the more reason to get that crochet roll ready!