I'm knitting! & Furniture

I have been dying to start a knitting project and at last I have. I found this old knitting book in my collection I got from my mum, it is a baby jacket my grandmother made for my daughter many years ago. I thought I would make the set for my son and daughter-in-law who are expecting in november.

The book has about fourteen different crochet and knitted patterns of layette and shawls. We had our first open fire last night, the nights and mornings are starting to get a bit chilly and it was nice sitting there knitting.

I went and picked the last of the corn this morning and cherry tomatoes before the frost hits. The veggie patch is coming to an end and I have to get out there and attack those weeds and prepare the beds for my winter crop. The days are much shorter now that daylight savings has ended and my out door time has amounted to zilch any way I am pleased that my pantry and freezer is full of this years harvest.

We have been busy with the shop and have now decided to make 90% of our furniture ourselves. Below is a box bookcase and a single bed we made for a little boy who was turning two yesterday. His mum was doing his room up and he was moving up to a big boys bed, how sweet.

We also made a bedside table for him as well but I didn't get a picture of that.

This is a nice simple bed that is very solid, we thought we will do it in double and queen sizes as well and sell it at a affordable price. It is so hard these days to buy value for money. I think I will call this bed the "Stockman", what do you think?

Infant jumpers update

I've finished one jumper for the newborn Aids babies in Africa, it took me a little while to do due to the other things going on. I've just started another one and hopefully if time permits I can do another. These babies are taken home wrapped in newspaper, there are many things we are not aware of or don't realize but I think when they are brought to our attention we should make the best of that opportunity as if it was put there in front of our eyes for a reason and do what we can to help. I don't have enough multi colored wool to make another so I thought I would add this vibrant orange for the band and maybe somewhere around the neck line.


One of my little dogs, Abbey, fell into a fence hole we had dug a while ago for the veggie patch and it was filled with water, she went in head first and I don't know how but she turned around luckily but couldn't get out. This happened in the front yard where the dogs don't usually go, but we were mowing and cleaning the yard so we let them out to have a run around so I was there when she fell in. I pulled her out quickly and she coughed and splattered but was fine, she then ran off and rolled in the dirt and grass like she just had a disgusting bath :)

Knitters Wanted !!!!

There is a lady in our church who responded to another lady in another church for knitters. She is asking for a call of help to family, friends and neighbors. Her request is for jumpers to be made for newborn, Aids suffering babies born in the African Continent, many who are sent home from hospital wrapped in newspaper for warmth.

The jumpers are to made from acrylic yarn (No baby pink, blue or white) bright and mixed colours are best as these garments may never be washed. The pattern is very simple and is in one piece. If you are interested in helping the pattern is below and you can email me for a forwarding address for the jumpers.

Knitting Pattern
Knitted all in one. Size 8 or 9 (old size) or 33/4mm or 4mm metric needles

Cast on 44 stitches.
Work 18 rows in K2, P2 rib.
Work 30 rows in stocking stitch ( 1 row plain, 1 row purl).
Cast on 12 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows, and at the same time change to K2, P2 (for sleeve)
Rib 22 more rows.
Next row: Rib 21, cast off 26 stitches, rib 21
Next row: Rib 21 turn needles cast on 26 stitches, rib 21
Work 22 rows in K2, P2, rib
Cast off 12 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows.
Work 30 rows stocking stitch.
Work 18 rows K2, P2 rib
Cast off.