As promised, a quick peak at the blanket I am knitting for Baby C. The pattern is the Ziggy Blanket from The fourth little Sublime hand knit book and I'm using Rowan Cashsoft DK in shade 515 (tape). The pattern's not a difficult one, but does require to keep your wits about you so that you remember just how many to knit and purl on each row!Now I just need to make sure I finish the whole thing within the next couple of months! ... read more
Archives for April 2010
A chocolate filled Easter
It's been an Easter weekend that I think I'm going to remember most for the variety of chocolate consumed whilst doing a million and one other things! There was only time for one bit of baking though which was an opportunity to try out a new seasonal recipe. I've had the card for Waitrose's Chocolate Nest Cakes for years (possibly since 2001 looking at the date on it!) and have only just got round to trying these, although as I needed to transport them to a friend's house in the car I made them into Easter cupcakes rather than nests so that they went in a tin ... read more
Easter jobs
Somehow we are already half way through the long Easter weekend. I'm not too sure how that has happened. Lots has been done both in planning for Baby C's arrival and in the garden (when the rain has held off). Time with my laptop has therefore been lacking. Photos will follow, just as soon as I locate the camera in amongst all the DIY stuff! ... read more