The new school term is upon me and I am not quite sure where the holidays went. We have glorious weather today but despite the blue sky, there is a cool breeze and the sunshine is that odd sort that indicates that Summer in waning and Autumn is around the corner.
For me, this is no bad thing because Autumn is my favourite season, but this year the end of Summer signifies a milestone in family life as my Boy started half-day school yesterday. I know he is going to love it and will thrive there, just as my eldest daughter has, but the days this week have been tinged with a little bit of sadness none the less!
Many knitting projects have been worked on over the school holidays, some even completed. Wherever I went my knitting went too - although even I thought taking it to a spa day was a step too far but I'd be lying if I didn't say I considered it!
An exciting development here at home has been the opening of Swansea Bay Yarns quite literally in my stomping ground. It is a fantastic shop, owned by the lovely Morgan and it has a beautiful selection of yarns. It it there I purchased a ball of CashmeRed - a glorious 3-ply 100% cashmere yarn which is just divine and as a bonus you get to chose a free pattern when you buy a ball! This is what I made with mine ...
... a very cute bag hat :-). It is knitted in one piece on 3mm needles and not only knits up beautifully but it luxuriously soft. Perfect for baby gifts - as long as the baby has trustworthy parents who will hand wash cashmere! This hat was made for baby Arianna who is three months old. I couldn't resist trying it on my little munchkin before gifting it though ;-)
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