Yes’m, old friends is always best. ‘less you can catch

a new one that’s fit to make an old one out of.

-Sarah Orne Jewett

Hello,  I can say that I'm having a lovely relaxing Sunday morning.

The weather has cooled down, everything is in check, no hassles!!

We've been out to the garden nursery to select some wonderful shrubs

to place in the garden. Hubby and Brandon came for a drive,

 I should've known there would be chaos if they came!! lol. We had a 

nice chat to the lady that works there, teased each other wildly and then

trotted off home.

I decided to make a cute little monster out of scraps that I just couldn't throw away.

This cute stripey material came in very handy as the body, arms and legs. I had 

2 bits of cream wadding that was the size of 50c pieces so they became the

backing of the eyes, buttons I have, of course, and a strip of red felt.

I had some assorted ric rac left over too, it added a growly look to the mouth!!

Never not knitting as always, I whipped up these little cotton baby pants. I

 just made the pattern up as I went along, but got my inspiration from  these pair.

For my pattern I used 4 ply Gem and cast on 52 sts with number 10 needles.
. K2, P2 across this row.  Keep ribbing correct, rib another 13 rows.
Stocking stitch for 7 and a half inches. K24, cast off 4, K24.
Purl 24sts. On these 24sts only K2, P2 and then repeat this rib for another 5 rows.
 Cast off.
Join yarn to other 24 sts and do the same.
The back and front are made the same way. Stitch up pants and fold over top of
pants ribbing
and stitch it down. Thread elastic through and stitch up. If you don't want to
use elastic you could
do a row of eyelet holes and thread ribbon or cord through the top of pants.
 Do what you choose.
 
I had a great find at the local library, there on the 'free to good home trolley'
were a stack of craft magazines and books. They came home with me real fast.

 

Now some of you may gasp, but we went to the rubbish tip and I couldn't believe my eyes.

 Someone had thrown out Mr Snowman, still all wrapped in his plastic and sealed.

I don't know why people don't take these sort of things to the Red cross shop instead

 of the tip. Then you have to scratch your head in disbelief. Places like the Good

Samaritans,Red Cross and other op shops are having rubbish dumped at their

doorsteps and got stuck with a clean up bill and then you have people getting rid of

good stuff and they're taking that to the tip??????

 

Here is another find. Not a mark on this cane pram!!!!!

Oh the shrubs are some of my treasures from the nursery today. Can't wait to

plant them.

 

I'm off now to check out some favourite blogs of mine. Hope you're having a

fantastic day and the sewing machine, stitching or knitting is happening at

your house.

Cheers, Anita.