Wednesday 12 September 2012

Oh la la!




Unfinished Objects 


I am surprised to blog this but 4 - 6 weeks into my Gap Year I have emptied my UFO cupboard. the few things I have left in there are long term projects, such as my Debbie Abrahams Mystery blanket and a few embroidery samplers. Sooo.....I am off to London and Newcastle to do some shopping, there is a knitting shop in Prudhoe, Newcastle called ReadySteady Knit  www.readysteadyknit.com  that will be my first port of call, then I need to find a great fabric shop. Wish me luck, the great thing is; I can speak the language!

Last week I left you thinking about what we could make with an old pair of jeans. Chelsea flew home to model this apron for me and we love it. I made it for a certain friend who had a birthday last week and she is really tough to make things for but I am committed to making all my presents this year so she cannot be an exception. 




Is this the cutest thing?

Wonder if it will ever see the inside of a kitchen?


The most exciting news is that one of Inverness Blitz American Football www.invernessblitz.co.uk  coaches is going to be a daddy soon. That gave me a wonderful excuse to make a Shannon design blanket that I have been holding on to for a while. Lets hope he has a boy! Although, if it's a girl I will have to go shopping again soon! 

love these colours
finished blanky

In celebration of Halloween I decided to do something scary, I have signed up to do a handmade gift exchange with a blog I follow, www.pinkxstitches.blogspot.com
I need to come up with an original idea and make something handmade to send out to a randomly selected fellow blogger. 

On another note I'm sure you will have all noticed that I have figured out how to add a link to my blog, I may have gone a bit overboard but it's all good practise. Blogging is getting easier every time, I think a lot of you could do this with a subject more interesting than this. What about all you wonderful photographers and travellers and sports persons.....if I can do this then you should too.

Byee thanks to my 3 followers.
















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7 comments:

  1. Dave Ronald12 September 2012 at 04:20

    Hey Amanda I will need your email address so that once bump is born I can send you a photo :-).
    Dave

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    1. Dave Ronald12 September 2012 at 04:22

      Whoops i linked someone elses profile to that

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    2. Handy Mandy12 September 2012 at 07:13

      Hi Dave, amandabrookes61@gmail.com
      Good Luck this week.

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  2. ME12 September 2012 at 06:58

    I love the apron idea...now I have to clean out MY fabric stash!

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  3. Handy Mandy12 September 2012 at 07:14

    Barbara, found your house for sale on the web, it looks great. Love the purple walls!

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  4. Ready Steady Knit18 September 2012 at 03:46

    Love the pinny - see you tomorrow

    Pauline x

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  5. Anonymous13 June 2013 at 12:35

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