Something old and something new.

Something old? my second quilt, this time for Big Sis, is well underway, I was savvy enough to have cut out the fabric for both quilts at the same time so that a) I didn't loose the will to cut out a second one and b)I had the same spread of fabrics amongst them both.

I love looking at these old fabric swatches, bits from summer dresses, pyjamas, craft projects and I have to admit, that lovely greeny blue one is new. Shhh! don't tell anyone but I bought one fat quarter to make up the shortfall on quilt number two.

Something new? a bit of knitting, I haven't knitted for ages....

A pattern you really have to keep your eye on though.

It is a new school cardigan for Little M, she is so small and I know that come September I will never find a cardigan big  small enough for her. My mum has made one in patons smoothie and I am trying this yarn for the first time.It is not as red as the first photo to be honest, more like the second photo!

It is a new book. It was in a sale and I snapped it up as I have had my other Sirdar pattern books for so long and we have pretty much knit all the ones we wanted from them when they were little right through to to now. They always have great modern designs.

I have two crochet groups on the go at the moment. A new one on a Monday and my old faithful crew on a Tuesday. The newbies are in week two, doing well and they can all chain and double crochet so they made one of these - it was a great lesson in individual tension. Some went round the mugs and some didn't!

Are you doing something old or new this week?

Jo x