Cross Monday Week 44

Phew!  I feel like I have achieved a lot this week.  All I have left on this section is to complete the bars.  Part of me feels that I should leave them for when I have friends over, or when I next get a train, as they don't require much concentration.  But another part of me wants to 'complete' this section...

My next quandary is, well, the next section.  The patterns I have for letters are all 11 stitches high.  This gives me plenty of space to make a second vine, and complete all of LittleOwl's name, and date of birth with some left over.  The thing is, that vine at the bottom is 22 stitches high, so I'm worried that the letters will look too small.  So I'm looking for some bigger letters - 18-20 stitches high maybe.

Wish me luck!

Cross Monday (Tuesday) Week 43

Tuesday is nearly Monday right?  I'm getting better!  To be fair I did take this photo last night but Papa Owl was busy on the laptop so I didn't get to post.  I feel like I'm steaming ahead at the moment, and I may even finish this section in the next couple of weeks!

Show and Tell - Dinosaurs

Little Owl's nursery have a show and tell session every day, and the children are encouraged to bring in items from home on the theme of the week.  For one reason or another, this week is the first time Little Owl has been able to participate in the show and tell since she started at the nursery in November.  The theme for this week is dinosaurs!

It just so happens that Mummy has a degree in Geology....

This is my best find after three years of field trips.  I am rather proud of it.

Next week's theme is EARTH.  Any ideas?

Cross Monday (Wednesday) Week 42

Week 42!  I have now been stitching for more weeks than I was pregnant with LittleOwl!  That is a long time!  As you can see, I am now finishing off the right hand side of this section, it looks such a small gap but I know it is many weeks work.  

I have set my self a few new years challenges - not quite resolutions, but they will take time away from this project... so I want to give this as much as a push as I can over the next couple of weeks....

Cross Monday (Thursday) Week 41

OK, so its not Monday... but its Christmas so hey!  What I can do it tell you that I haven't done any stitching since Monday so the photo isn't wrong...

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas one and all! 

From all of us in the Owl Nest!


Laughing Owl x

Cross Monday Week 40

I so wanted that plant finished this week, I've not enjoyed doing it, its very bitty, but all the Christmas preparations have meant that I haven't quite got there.  I even tried to sneak a bit of time today between present wrapping but it wasn't enough!  

I'm not sure how much I'll get to do this week, I'm going to be somewhat busy, but either way, I'll see you next Monday - have a very Merry Christmas!

My Sunday Photo

Owlfit of the Week

It's Christmas!!!  I've been a bit slow on sharing the old Christmas jumpers and now I realise I have lots to share and little time to do it!  I have a December birthday, so growing up, Christmas didn't start until the day after my birthday, which meant no decorations, Christmas song or clothing for the first two weeks of December... then WHAM straight into the Christmas spirit!

So here's how Little Owl has been going about for the last few days!  The hat was knitted by LittleOwl's Fairy God Mother for her first Christmas, so chuffed that it still fits!

I'm in love with the Snuggle Fleece from Frugi.  All Frugi snuggle fleeces are reversible, with printed cotton on one side, and this lovely snuggly fleece on the other!  Until this week, Little Owl has been wearing this the other way round, but the fluffy white fleece feels very festive!  They are quite expensive at £30 but hard wearing and a generous fit so I'm sure we'll get a lot of wear out of it.  I was lucky to pick this one up in a flash sale that Frugi had about a month ago, I think I got 20% off.

The trousers are from the Little Bird range at Mothercare.  You might have noticed by now that I have a soft patch for cord trousers so couldn't resist these flares from Little Bird for £12.

Finally, Little Owl's beautiful boots from Livie and Luca!  You may remember me debating over whether to get the pink or blue pair a few weeks ago, well I went for the blue.  These will feature loads over the coming weeks, so expect a more detailed review soon, for now, just know that I love them!

Oh - there is one more thing - you might just spot a red bell on Little Owl's boot, it was one of the gifts in her advent calender, and its bit of a tradition of having festive bells on your boots in the Owl household!

Cross Monday Week 39

I'm not sure how I found the time this week but I've actually done quite a bit.  Filling in the details on the centre plant takes a lot of concentration and I'll be glad when its done!  Can't see that I'm going to be doing a whole lot this week but it would be good to have that plant done!