2012年1月31日火曜日

Dolls house middle floor




Here is the rearranged middle floor of my dolls house. The little teddy bear was my effort at making the smallest bear I could manage. He is a centimetre tall!

2012年1月29日日曜日

Poised to spring



Sunny moves so fast it is hard to get a picture of her that is in focus. Here she was poised to chase something - or maybe nothing - it doesn't seem to matter much!

2012年1月28日土曜日

Dolls house rearranged



It is not easy to arrange my dolls house as it is really bursting at the seams. But I have taken everything out and rearranged it. Here is the ground floor.

2012年1月27日金曜日

Mini drawings




My husband is good at pencil sketches - though he doesn't have much time for them. But he made me several miniature ones which I was able to frame for my dolls house.

2012年1月26日木曜日

Cardigan Progress


I am making fairly quick progress with Marie Dembrow's Pebble Cardigan pattern. I have already made it past the armholes on the back.


I love the way the pattern developes so naturally from the bottom section.

2012年1月24日火曜日

Tigger


Tigger was not pleased to be disturbed when he was busy sleeping the winter away.

2012年1月21日土曜日

Miniature tatting




Tatting is so very versatile. These are little bits of miniature tatting for the dollshouse.

2012年1月19日木曜日

Holly


The holly was not very happy last autumn as it was mild but very dry. But there are a few berries.

2012年1月18日水曜日

Lights



I always think dolls houses look particulary nice from the outside when the lights are switched on.

2012年1月17日火曜日

A big brush!



I just noticed that my husband has hung up a truly enormous Japanese calligraphy brush.

2012年1月16日月曜日

January Sunshine


We have had so many grey dark days that I had to photograph the view from my window this morning!

2012年1月15日日曜日

Leaves Shawl - change of mind


I decided I wanted a shawl without a point at the lower back so I took my first effort back and started a faroese shawl instead. I love Myra Stahman's book Stahman's Shawls and Scarves. This one is Susan - a pattern  I have made several times already and never tire of.

2012年1月14日土曜日

Dolls house


I'm sure I have shown you this before, but I made an effort and got the lights working again.

2012年1月13日金曜日

Dwarf evergreen


Dwarf evergreens are always recommended for winter, but they often look sad and dark. This one always seems to glow with brightness - it looks happy!

2012年1月12日木曜日

New Cardigan



Since I still need a cardigan I have chosen another Marie Dembrow cardigan - MS155 Pebble Cardigan. I found a pale yellow yarn in my stash, 50/50 silk/cashmere which seems to work well when six stranded. I've got nearly a kilo of this so really should have enough this time!

2012年1月11日水曜日

Fun!


Sunny loves playing in the garden. She is always so reproachful when it is cold or wet. As soon as the weather improves she is back outside again, climbing, stalking, jumping for joy.

2012年1月10日火曜日

Leaf Shawl



On Boxing Day I started a little silk shawl with a leaf pattern. I love leaf patterns so this is made up from elements of lots of leaf shawl patterns. I felt in need of an easy pattern I could keep in my head. The top photo shows the pattern, but the colour is wrong. The bottom photo is nearer to the actual colour but the real thing is brighter and, being 90% silk and 10% cashmere, has a lovely sheen.

2012年1月3日火曜日

Space


I have to be sure and leave a space on my windowsill - Tigger and Sunny both like to sit there.

Cardigan to Waistcoat


I couldn't bring myself to frog what I had done of the cardigan, so yesterday afternoon I converted it into a waistcoat. I'm pleased with the result this time.

2012年1月1日日曜日

Happy New Year!


It is a wet, grey day so I am sitting and tatting. This is the centre of a French pattern.