A Life in the Making

Have you noticed the lack of knitting posts on the blog?  Oh yes.  I am having some knitting issues.  Well one issue actually.  The hoodie I have been knitting for the last 4 months for Georgia is taking AGES!!  It is a very lovely, but rather dull pattern for the Jasper hoodie from Vintage Baby...

Well, yes...obviously she is ridiculously cute, but I did mean the hat.Its the Aviatrix (rav link). I made a huge number of modifications because the first one I made was far too big...and it fell off on a bus. I'll put all of the details on ravelry, but in short its knitted in a 4 ply cashmere ...

 

Oh, the joys of winter...we are never really sick here (you know except for 5 months of constant debilitating pregnancy-related nausea...), but it seems the Scottish wet and cold has entered the upper respiratory passages of Ellis and I.  In true toddler fashion, he is generally fine afte...

Whilst he did this and this and this and this I mostly did this: and this and this Whilst Kev took pictures (like the lovely ones in my new blog banner and in this post) Its a hard life, but someone has to do it. (My blue hat is a snappy hat...details on ravelry)

Today I finish work for 13.5 months of maternity leave.  I am excited/terrified/tired/anxious/ready/unprepared/worried/relieved Its a day of finishing (for a year at least): ::The last day of wrestling Ellis into clothes whilst he sobs he doesn't want to go to nursery ::The last extortionate taxi...