Aren't these sweet? I am not really into the whole Cath Kidston floral and polka dots thing, but I saw these in a charity shop and had to have them. They sung to me and at £4, unmissable.
They were supposed to be £4.50, but I had all 3 children with me, creating havoc with the shop and as I was paying. Georgia was trying to climb into a tub of scarves, Ellis was playing swords next to the ceramic egg cups and Theo was screaming. When I couldn't easily find the extra 50p, the shop attendant waved her hand to say forget it.
That happens to us a lot.
I have never been organised. I am great at other things, totally crap at organisation. I always thought/hoped that motherhood would bring out a ruthless efficiency hidden somewhere within me. Uh, er, nope. Not a sausage.
In fact, the level of crazy we bring with us as a family of five is starting to become awe-inspiring. In the last week, I have forgotten nappies 3 times when we've gone out for a few hours. How many children do I have? 3. How many are in nappies? 2. How long have I had at least one child in nappies? Almost 5.
My friends are very tolerant. They sigh and hand over their spare wipes/nappies/drinks/snacks/change, knowing that I am good on my debts...or we just confound them with our craziness and dazzle them with our smiles.
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A couple of catchy- up type things:
- I have released the North Sea Herringbone Hat pattern for free. It is here. My 3rd pattern for knitting! Woo-hoo!
- I am in the process of a big bloggy overhaul. Liz from Violet Posy is sorting out some layout issues and I am going back through and recategorising my old blog posts and creating sections for patterns, etc. Please bear with me. There are likely to be new logos and a new banner as well.
- I have set the date for my first crochet workshop on the 25th of Feb called Crochet and Cupcakes. Places are booking up quickly, so if you are interested I urge you to book soon. I will be running more workshops, both beginners courses and on specialist days on hat design, flowers and cabled crochet, so watch out for those.