Well, I can't have any of my own....

It worries me sometimes how some things can make me ridiculously happy or excited.



Why, for example, would the arrival of an ebay purchase from "Mr Polystyrene" (do you think that's his real name?) make me so happy?



But it has.



Maybe it's because I can't have any of my own.



Maybe it's because I feel like a proper designer if I have some kind of model.



Maybe it's because I'm a sad old woman who really should know better.



Whatever the reason, may I introduce to you....



The Kids!



Ladies and gentleman, these two fine individuals are Bert and Ethel (she was going to be Annie, but saying "Bert and Annie" sounded like Hootenanny, and frankly, once a year's enough for that").

Bert is wearing a flapper hat, adapted from a vintage pattern, whereas Ethel is modelling my latest creation, a "disappearing rib hat" made from my own pattern. (Does that make me vain? Apologies if it does). This is for my hairdresser and friend, Andrea.


The hat actually looks very small when it's just sitting on the needles, due to the ribbing, but it does also go around Bert's head, so I'm hopefully that it will be warm and cosy on Andrea.

Prepare yourself for a hat knitting frenzy (I bought a block, too!!)

Ah, those two - they make me so proud.......

Far flung knitting

Great hilarity!

My mate Tracey in Oz has put some pictures onto Flickr. When she invited me to look at them, she noticed that I already have a flickr account. She went to have a look, and was a bit confused, as they all seemed to be pictures of yarn and knitting.

I explained about the ravelry thing, but I'm not sure that she's convinced that I don't have some weird fetish going on.

Impressed by my FOs, however, she asked for a couple of matching hats, for her three year old, and her new baby.

Happy to oblige, as always.

Tired

Knitting

I've started on a cloche hat. I saw someone walking around town last week in one, and I fell in love with it. If the pattern works, I might try another to match a scarf I've also started, but let's see how it goes first.

Writing

One of my writing crew has got an agent! I'm so happy for her, and a little jealous, of course. She's been working on this book for years, and she is a very skilled writer, so although she's got some work to do, I hope it all comes together for her.

Life

Tired today - eating a load of rubbish food at work doesn't help, but it's the only way around the boredome.