Morecambe

Hamsters in hats

A hamster loving knitter has made some head gear for her pets here.
I finished stitching up the cat bed yesterday. Needless to say she has not ventured into it yet, at least not when we are about. The bed was intended to go in a room with a blue carpet but as that was full of giggling girls and approximately one trillion felt tip pens I had to photograph it else where. Clicking the image will enlarge it. If the cat was actually in residence you could tell that it is deep enough to be snuggly.

Wendy Knits

I can't believe it! Wendy has just said goodbye. She is the ultimate knitting blogger. Maybe she just needs a break. I hope she will be back soon.

An old UFO

I really should try setting up a cross stitch rotation again. This poor lady has been languishing with half a face for many a year now. Clicking her will enlarge the image. My best stitching chair, near the window, has been taken over by Sir and DD as it is also the best chair to use the laptop in. Maybe if I set my daylight lamp up I might stitch more.
This is what she should look like.

New wool shop in Morecambe

I forgot to report in my visit to the new wool shop in The Plaza in Morecambe. I have visited a few times and they have a good selection of yarns including the new "bigga" and some other novelty yarns. I was very pleased to see a good range of colours in 4ply. They also sell a few craft articles and cross stitch kits but I didn't see any threads (floss). But The Little Shop Of Hobbies more than makes up for that. At the moment they don't take cards so I was scrabbling about a bit for cash as I tend to just carry a switch card. They didn't have a large selection of patterns but some shops only have a large selection because they are so old Roger Moore is modelling on them. yes indeed, he did used to model for knitting patterns.

Added a few year later - I notice this post is turning up on searches and I am sorry to add that this wool shop closed down quite a while ago. The Little Shop Of Hobbies sells a small selection of yarn, as does the haberdashers a few doors down. There is also a stall in the market behind the old railway station.

Halloween Cat

I came across this photo from last year. We don't make a habit of letting the cat wear clothes but she enjoyed playing with the cape and darting in and out of witches hats. I suppose mention will be made of a Halloween party soon but I think Darling Daughter is a bit old for one now. I will have a think about how to put on a young teen Halloween Party. Any ideas gratefully recieved.