Sorry that I didn't update on Monday but the power brick for my laptop died and I've had to wait for the replacement to arrive. So here is a quick update, it wasn't a good week for crafting as Dave & Christopher went down with the lurgy.

Stitching - I only managed an hour of stitching all week on the Fruits of the Vine needlecase

Knitting - The socks didn't get worked on last week, but I managed to do a few rows on the Ishbel. The rows are so long now that I don't get more than one or two done at a time.

Sewing - I made a start on the Kaths Kubes that I bought at the Quilt Museum, I've got the freezer paper templates cut out & attached the fabric.

What I was doing last week was reading. I managed to finish two books, the last time I did this was when I was in hospital waiting for Christopher to arrive! It wasn't planned that way but both books were set around the First World War, one a novel written in the immediate aftermath of the war in 1918; Cicely Hamilton's William - An Englishman, the other Elizabeth Spellers The Return of Captain John Emmett which was published last year. I highly recommend both books.

Stitching
I went back to working on Tend Thy Sheep by Merry Cox this week, this class has been my rotation focus piece recently so I've been working on it every other week. I finished the box band a few weeks ago, here is a picture as I hadn't got round to sharing it yet.

This week I was finishing off the needle book from the set, I just have to complete the pincushion and this set will be ready for finishing.

From Merry's Heart - Tend thy Sheep 1998
stitched using the kit materials

Knitting
My Ishbel is progressing, I'm now onto the third of the lace sections.

Ishbel by Isolda Teague in Fyberspates 4ply Sport Superwash Scrumptious

Rosie's socks have continued to grow, I'm upto shaping the heal.

Basic top down childrens sock knit in UK Alpaca Sock Yarn in Moss

Sewing
I've made another pump bag for Christopher. He's just started going to nursery on a Friday morning now (Mummy's sanity saver!) and needs a bag for his change of clothes.

I have also finished a dress that I have been making for Rosie but more of that in another post.

Making Monday

A few weeks ago The Yarn Yard proposed 'Making Mondays', a day to blog about the things we have made. I liked the idea as I often feel that I don't achieve much, so I'm going to use the idea to journal my crafting progress as when I stop to consider it I often manage to get more done than I think.

Stitching
This week it was Above the Clouds turn in my rotation. I didn't get a huge amount done, what I did was mostly on the wing.

Teresa Wentzler - Above the Clouds
stitched using the recommended DMC on hand-dyed Lugana

Knitting
For the last couple of weeks I've been mostly working on my first Ishbel, I rattled through the central stocking stitch section in under a week (mostly because sleep had been in short supply) now I'm onto the the second lace section.

Ishbel by Isolda Teague in Fyberspates 4ply Sport Superwash Scrumptious

I've also cast on for Rosie's socks in the Moss Alpaca sock yarn I got at Baa Ram Ewe a couple of weeks ago.

Sewing
As Rosie has moved on from her Playgroup to the school nursery she needed a pump bag so I repurposed an old skirt of mine to make one.