WIP: Preemie Baby Sweater

As you know, as part of our knitting group, we do a lot of charity knits... after working on a couple of blankets (see HERE and HERE), I've now turned my attention to making preemie knits for the babies at our local neonatal unit. I've done several hats, so decided to turn my attention to a preemie sweater. Having not made this pattern before, I didn't know what to expect, but it seems to be working up rather quickly! I'm currently in the mood for quick knits - with schoolwork, I don't have much time to knit, so when I do have time, it's nice to see progress so quickly!
Pattern found on Ravelry here.

What WIPs do you have on the go at the moment?

Fresher's Week... Phew!

Hello!
I'm still alive, don't worry! A very busy couple of weeks, combined with no internet, has meant that I haven't been able to share with you all the exciting things that have been going on around here!

Firstly, I shall share with you what took up most of my time...
What do you get when you cross a row of Innocent Smoothie Hats...

With a hand-knitted and crocheted banner??

Tada! Our Freshers' Fair Stall! That's my friendly society president face - hopefully it encouraged lots of people to join :-P

For those of you who don't know what Freshers' Fair is, it is an event that happens in the first week of the academic year at universities in the UK, and it allows student groups (or societies) to showcase what they do and talk to potential members. You'll be happy to hear knitting and crochet generated quite a lot of interest! Yay!
(We'll just ignore those who laughed at the stall, obviously thinking knitting wasn't cool - they obviously haven't been enlightened yet! :-P )

I have been working on a few other things too, which I hope to share soon!

How have you all been? I've missed my blogging friends!

The Big Reveal...

Hi everyone!
So whilst I've been sniffling away here (hello cold and flu season!) you've all been making some rather wonderful guesses as to what these crochet motifs were for...

There have been many guesses that it is for a blanket, and although that is a great idea (I'd totally love to make an African Flower blanket!)... that's not what they are for...

I've had a guess that they are tea coasters... again, a great idea - they would be so pretty! - but not what they are for...

So do you want to know? 

Tada!

These are going to be put around campus - a mini-yarnbomb if you will, as a way to advertise our knitting group to the new students. Fingers crossed they'll entice some people to come and have some fun with some yarn!
I'm hoping to have them up in the next few days, so maybe I'll take some pictures to show you :-)

Freshers' Week is nearly upon us, so if I'm quiet, it's simply because I'm trying to recruit lots of new knitters! :-P

FO: Matinee Baby Jumper

I'm sure you remember the baby sweater from a few weeks ago... well here it is completely finished, ribbon and all!

This was a quick and easy knit, but I'm not sure I would make it again. I found it quite boring to knit as the majority of it was a plain garter stitch. I do, however, like the ribbon detail - it makes it very cute :-)
I think perhaps this is more of a feminine knit - something more unisex may have been better, as we don't know the gender of the new arrival yet!
I am pleased with the result though, and hope it is equally appreciated by the recipient :-)

Full project details HERE.

Friday Link Love

Hello!
Are you all still guessing about those squares and crocheted motifs? I promise all will be revealed soon :-)

In the meantime, how about some Friday Links?

This is a cool transformation (Can you spot the sewing machine?)

We are heading into my favourite time of year, and I can't wait!

Some beautiful photography...

Something for your inner Harry Potter geek :-)

This story is beautiful - we could all do with a bit of positivity!

Something for Monday...


Have a great weekend!

Top Secret WIPs...

If you've wondering why I was so quiet last week, it's because I've been working on some top secret knitting and crocheting for the upcoming school year...

Hmm, I wonder what these squares will become?

I have also been honing my crochet skills to make 28 of these little motifs...
Some granny squares...

And some African flowers... (Pattern HERE)

Can you guess what they are for??

Friday Funny...

As you know, I recently went away on a trip to the Cotswolds. There were many funny moments during the holiday, but I thought I might share one that particularly made me giggle, thanks to this beauty:

We were walking along, when all of a sudden I see her:

Me: Oh my goodness, no way!!
Boyfriend: What?
Me: It's her! It's the neighbelline horse!!
Boyfriend: The what?
Me: The Neighbelline horse! You know, like the commercial! ((Starts singing)) Maybe it's neighbelline!
Boyfriend just looks confused.
Me: Seriously? You haven't seen the meme? You're missing so much by not being on Pinterest.

I proceeded to take several pictures anyway - how could I not when it was Pinterest royalty?

The original meme can be seen HERE.