Knitting & Sewing...

Since completing a two month job a couple of weeks ago, I am back to the little commissions that were outstanding from last year.  This little knitted dog is a replica of a real dog and has gone to live in Spain.  I have another knitted lurcher in the pipeline.

These bears are replicas of bear 425 Holly and her cub as seen on the Explore.org live cams.

I finally made the cub this week and they have already been snapped up and will be making their way to Alaska.  I now have orders for more...

So with painting commissions as well, looks like I am going to be busy!
 

Waterfall...

This is a watercolour of a small waterfall that I discovered while exploring the banks of the River Lyn in Devon a couple of years ago.  I used to go there every morning when I walked the dog and it was so calm and peaceful and pretty.  I have painted it before but this was from a slightly different angle.  Got to admit, painting during lockdown does a huge amount for my mental health.

Next up -another bear.  Surprise, surprise!
 

Now We Just Need A Baby...

 It's been a race against time, but I have managed to complete this lot before the appearance of my first grandchild - which we know to be a girl by the way!  The baby was due yesterday, but when was a first baby ever on time?

Baby, Baby...

 More knitting for my future granddaughter.  The blanket has taken me weeks, nay months, to complete as I have had so much other knitted work to complete lately.

The blanket is crocheted using a daisy pattern for the main part and a peacock edging.  As it has all been donein fine baby yarn, that might also have contributed to the time it took!

The little socks were a quick project, knitted over two evenings inbetween other things.

Now, do I have time to make anything else between now and the birth - I have about 10 days...

I Didn't Think I Could, But Then I Did...

When asked if I could knit a beaver (shh, keep your jokes to yourselves!), I wondered if I could do it with any success.

Turns out, I could!  This was knitted 'on the hoof' - no pattern to work from, just making it up as I went along.

I feel I should be knitting a lump of tree for him...
 

Irish Wolf Hound & Snow...

Yesterday I completed this knitted wolf hound - I would love to own one of these in real life!

This was a lot of fun, the yarn I discovered in my stash was perfect for it.

This morning we had a bit of snow...
 

Good News...

 Within the next couple of weeks or so, I am going to become a grandma!  Shame I have not had the time to knit more for my first grandchild, but this tiny jumper I made is the cutest thing ever!