A Li'l Knitting.....A Li'l Stitching......And A Giveaway♡

 

Hello, lovely lovelies♡ A lovely welcome to you♡ Here, at the bottom of the world we have waltzed into days where cool early mornings greet warm days and at days end there is a slight nip in the air. Old man sun is arising later and nodding off earlier. Autumn. I can smell it. I can see a change in the light. It's a mellow, golden light with the sun's slanted rays beginning to reach further into the rooms of my humble abode, filling it with warm sunshine. One can always sense the beginnings of a new season, can't one??

This week I was lucky to find a few hydrangeas to pop into a few vases. Mostly, the hydrangeas are donning their autumn shades but if one is to delve deep into  the massive bushes there is treasure to be found. =) A few more weeks of blue happiness...how delightful.

A little more knitting to show this week. Throughout this little while I've continued knitting my sweet Riley's jumper.  The back, front and sleeves are finished. Now it just needs to be stitched together and the neckline to be knitted. I might do this later this evening for Slow Sunday Stitching.

I was listening to a podcast this week; two Norwegian knitting designers, Arne and Carlos, who said knitting and crocheting lowers blood pressure. Normally I would agree with them. The steady rhythm of knitting needles or a crochet hook does usually calm me, lulling me into a meditative mood, but this jumper, for some reason or other I would say there were moments when my blood pressure soared to heights not considered within a safe reading. I have no idea why this jumper caused angst in parts for it's the easiest of patterns. I have knitted many more complicated knitted woollies than this one.....I just kept putting wrong stitches in the wrong place. Let's just say I'm glad this pretty is knitted!

I've started a crochet pretty for sweet Riley. Another granny square pretty in the softest baby alpaca wool. These soft pastel shades are my daughter's favourite and with Riley's red hair these colours will look perfect on her. Another make-it-up-as-I-go pretty.

This week was my blogging anniversary. Twelve years ago I started this blogging journey, boring the 'world' with my musings of my life down here at the bottom of the world and the taking of much too many happy snaps of whatever it is I'm fashioning at the time; and.....flowers......oh the flowers. I thought to celebrate this 'momentous' occasion I would have a giveaway. I've been cutting 4" squares for a charity quilt and as I did this I thought wouldn't it be fun to gift one of you lovely lovelies a bundle of 4" squares from my fabric stash. So, out came the rotary blade and a glut of fabric squares eventuated. Let me know in the comments if you would like a sample of my fabrics. If you are not adverse to square after square of florals and 1930's fabrics, then you may just like this pretty bundle. There are about 160 fabric squares.....which equals 4 packets of charm squares.....so, not bad. Oh, I must mention that there is a little fraying on the edges but that should be okay. I know not why this is so as the fabric squares have been sitting in my armoire and have not been handled at all. Perhaps there are little beings who come out in the early hours of the morning and play with my fabrics within the confines of the armoire?? Yes...that must be it. =)

I mentioned I'm stitching a charity quilt for a fundraiser. It's a simple quilt with 4" floral fabric squares framed with bright and happy complementary kona solids. Florals again. =) Well, I am trying to use up my stash. A simple quilt which will be easy and quick to piece together and then machine quilt. Hopefully, my quilt will find it's way to someone who loves bright and happy colours, and pretty flowers. Surely there is someone out there who will not be adverse to my little quilt. =) I kid you not, there are many who live in this far rural outpost who are colour-phobe! Browns, browns and then some reign supreme in these environs. Oh dear, perhaps if the quilt finds its way into their home it will persuade them to see colour, colour, colour in a new light. Perhaps they will gingerly tickle their toes over to the other side....the land where glorious colour abounds. Perhaps they'll take a walk on the wild side. Forgive me....I'm being a tad mischievous.

Little jewels of colour glowing in the sunshine♡

Flowers and glorious colour! Just heaven!

As I sit here and reflect upon this blogging caper it strikes me what a wonderful place 'The Land of Blogging' is. There are those of you, who though I have never met in person it is as if I have known you all my life. I get a sense of "oh.....you too". I feel you and I would have many a merry natter, drinking tea in pretty tea cups as we while away the hours. The Land of Blogging is an inspiring and supportive place where from the comfort of my armchair I visit other lovely blogs and become energised by others' fabulous imaginations and the amazing creativity that is showcased each time.  I cannot believe that I have been blogging for all these years, prattling on with stuff and nonsense and that you lovelies keep visiting my little place time after time. I am humbled. I am continually amazed that you do. May I say a very BIG thank you♡ As I wander through my posts over the years; my journal; it brings to mind  the pretties I have fashioned, the words I have written.....the photos.  Now....if you would like to receive my little fabric squares don't forget to say so in the comments. I will let you know in two weeks time as to whose name was drawn out of the 'hat'. Have a beautiful day, lovely lovelies♡ May there be moments of glorious colour♡ For we all must have a little bright and happy colour in our days♡ May there be many beautiful moments that cause you to smile♡ 

Until the next time..............