Cassie is home.

We brought Cassie home on Friday, she has really stunned all of us by coming through in fighting fashion! We are truly thankful for ALL of the help we have had in getting her this far.

I'm going to take it easy for a while. I want to enjoy every second of her. I have been knitting for her. When I get some finished pics i'll post them.

Mitten Appeal.

My beautiful baby Cassie arrived 6 weeks early last Thursday. She was taken from me and rushed to NICU.

After several days of uncertainty, Cassie is well enough to be moved to SCBU. She is an absolute terror for pulling out her feeding tubes, so the subject of mittens was brought up whilst I was visiting her yesterday. The unit has an abundance of knitted items, hats, blankets, booties, but is always running low on mittens.

I would like to get a stash of mittens together for them. My personal goal is 20 pairs. It would be fantastic if others could help me get to 100 pairs of mittens.

Materials.

Any soft wool can be used. I used a baby double knit from my stash. Use the size needles suitable for the wool. I used a size 4mm. The exact gauge is not important as all different sizes are welcome, From tiny up to 0-3 months.

I made this pattern up, there may be similar or better patterns that you would like to use. Feel free to use the pattern of your choice.

Cast on 26 sts.

Knit in the round - (K1, P1) repeat until cuff measures 1 inch.

K until work measures 3 inches.

Knit flat - Work 10 rows 1x1 Rib (K1,P1)

K 26 rows stocking Stitch (K 1 row, Purl 1 row)

Both methods - K2tog 13 times.

Break yarn and thread through remaining stitches.

Pull tight and sewn in ends.

Now make 2 ties, thread the ties behind the K stitches in the last row of rib.

Voila!

If you would like to add your mittens to our total, please contact me via this blog or my webstores www.woollywumpkins.co.uk www.woollywumpkins.com

If you keep your creations for your own precious preemies, we would love to see a piccy!

Woollywumpkins.com Launch Stock!

My instock web store will be open for business on March 1st. Unlike my .co.uk store, postage is include in the price you see. All items are in stock ready for immediate dispatch.

Here is a sneak preview of the girly items. Enjoy!

Katies Order started...

So your longies are finished Katie. I will be posting them in the morning. As you can see the journey we went on was a treasure hunt!

We set sail on a northerly heading, but the wind blew us off course. We were a bit lost for a while but a friendly whale found us and guided us back to land. After a rest on a desert island we set off again, only to come across some pirates. We managed to escape with our lives and the treasure map. Finally we found the X which marked the spot that the pirates treasure had been hidden.

All in time to be home or tea!

Hope you like them!

First Clue : We went on a journey with these!

Custom Order for a pair of red longies with a pirate theme.

Longies, longies everywhere!

But only one pic to post! I am really getting my new webstore stock sorted now! I can't wait to show you all, but wait we must!

So have a little look at Cassies longies, to tide you over ;0)

Katies Pirate longies have been cast on, I'm at the hospital all day tomorrow, so may get on with baby girls blanket just in case she is born over the weekend. I feel like my waters must be almost gone by now, if they are she will be here very soon.

This weeks activities.

Baby baby project

Here is my lovely hand dyed, hand spun pure wool from Diana of Halona Yarns. I am now on the search for what to make with it. Its a bulky gauge, so I'm toying with writing a new pattern.