On a Chilly Morning ..........................

On a chilly morning like this

You might like to keep warm wearing this

Or this Chunky yarn cap

Or this pink hat with a vintage beaded button

These hats will be at the Arts Centre Market on Sunday.

My Chooks (Chickens)

I haven't had chooks for a while - just seemed to have a bit of bad luck.  Really missed not having fresh eggs so off I went tot he chook factory and bought 6 chooks.  these chooks were at the end of their egg laying life in the commercial world.

Quite a few feathers were missing however after just a couple of weeks we have happy hens who are regrowing their feathers and laying 4 eggs each day.

Always there has to be the hen pecker and this girl is the one in the group.  Don't laugh - this chook has been undergoing some special training.   Gradually I feel I am encouraging her to be a more pleasant animal.

A Walk in the Park

At the weekend David and I decided to take the dogs to the park. They had so much energy and we felt like a walk.  Nature was producing some wonderful colour.  But once the dogs were out of the car there wasn't much of a chance to see anything.

It didn't take Darwin long to find the muddy pool.  For those of you who know Darwin you are not surprised at this.

So this muddy dog expected to get into the wagon to come home.

Further along on our walk we found a pond.  Darwin proudly showed off his swimming skills which have much improved and he even left the ducks to swim in peace.

No mater how much I encouraged Mopsy to join Darwin for a swim she was not swimming on such a cold day.  Sensible girl.

Today Darwin has gone to visit the lovely grooming lady.  He is having a tidy up clip and shampoo.  I was a bit embarrassed he was so muddy but no point washing him twice.

Daylesford Market, June 5

Winter time and time for hand knitted hats.  I will have hats for boys and girls at the Daylesford Makers Market on Saturday.

I have been busy making  hats with flowers

And this buttercup hat

And this stripe hat.

Also dyeing lots of Chunky yarn and finishing off tea cosies.  Daylesford Makers Market is always a great day.

Yarn Magazine and My Tea Cosy Pattern

This is the latest edition of Yarn Magazine

And on page 34 you will find my  pattern for the  Enchanted Tea Cosy

The yarn for the tea cosy will be available on my website.