An outfit for baby Eliza

Over the last few months I have been working on a couple of knitting projects to make an outfit for my friend Hannah's baby who was due early March. Baby Eliza has now entered the world, and hopefully both Eliza and her mum will like the little shoes and matching beanie :-)
Now they have received the outfit I can share it on my craft blog :-) The shoes were made following an online pattern: Saartje's bootees www.saartjeknits.nl and the beanie was made following a pattern in a book I have called "Simple knits for cherished babies" by Erika Knight.

Since my last post I have also finished knitting a scarf for a birthday present that I will be giving in the near future, also started making another scarf (this one is for me), and also started knitting some little baby projects using some of the beautiful hand-painted wool that Hannah sent me earlier this year from Purl Soho in New York. Pictures of these projects will be posted soon. :-)

Bathurst Beanie

Well things have been a bit crazy and busy lately, so I haven't managed to find much time to do any craft, let alone write about it on my blog! But this week I have started to make time for craft again - I really miss it when I haven't got at least one project one the go! I have been slowly working on my crochet blanket, just doing a square here and there (I've finished 10 squares now). In preparation for our Bathurst camping trip, I also started making a beanie for myself this week, and have just finished it. It was a very easy pattern. The beanie is nice and snug and warm. I made it with a multicoloured yarn that is a mix of blues and greens called "Scottish meadows".

Also, towards the end of August I planted some of the seeds for my purple carrots, assorted carrots, scarlet runner beans and purple-podded peas. They have just started to sprout this week...can't wait until they are big enough to harvest! :-)