Knitting Dog learns to Sew

Well last Wednesday was the first of my six week course on how to use a sewing machine! 

I've been looking forward tot his for quite some time. I have had a sewing machine before but never known to to use it properly. I got a new sewing machine for Christmas but hadn't even turned it on until a couple of weeks ago not knowing what to do! 

The sewing course is in our little Town at a small shop Love Heart Home https://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Heart-Home/116750541703684 there are only three of us on the course so the tuition is perfect and you can ask as many silly questions as you like! The ladies there are all very knowledgeable and know so much about fabric and techniques. If I can come away with even a a hint of their knowledge about sewing I will have learnt a great deal! 

This week we made a protective heat mat 

Next time I will be making a pencil roll, fabric already purchased from the shop as I'm not fully confident in choosing the right sort yet! I can't wait! 

Birthday Madness!!

Well April has been a bit crazy! 

Lots of Birthdays including my Husbands 30th! The Big 3 - 0! This meant my first ever attempt at a Birthday Cake! 

As he is an avid Derby County fan I decided to go for a Football shirt including Derby County Mascot Rammie! I am by no means a baker but I am a perfectionist! The cake and fondant icing part was definitely trial and error and I have learnt a lot for next time! At least I'm contemplating doing another! 

Making the little Rammie mascot was my favourite part and if I could just make fondant critters all day I'd be a very happy lady! 

Here's a little peek at my creation....

Tomorrow is an exciting day and the first day of my Sewing course in a little shop in my village! I'm very excited and looking forward to telling you all about it in my next blog.....

Shake your booties for Charity

Well I have spent this evening putting together these beauties ready for my sister in law to sell all in aid of the Charity Whizzkids. http://www.whizz-kidz.org.uk

Her husband is running the London Marathon this April for the charity and has to raise £1600 to secure his place. 

https://www.justgiving.com/Matt-Padley/

She is holding a "pop up cafe" this Friday and selling lots of crafty bits and bobs so I couldn't resist making a few more pairs of these as they're soooo cute! I do love these knitted Mary Jane baby booties!

More pics on my Pinterest page under my projects. 

Happy Tuesday!

A Sunny Weekend Away

Well things have been a little quite on the blog this year so far so I am making a March resolution and I must write more blogs, repeat I must write more blogs.....

So far this year a lot of my friends and relatives have been having babies so I have been a busy bee trying to knit some baby bits. My favourite are my Mary Jane baby booties (pics on my twitter page @knittingdog) 

I am currently in the process on knitting some red Snow White inspired ones complete with rosy apple buttons! 

Me, my husband and Little Lola the Border Terrier have just come back from a weekend away in Shropshire, about 1 mile from the Welsh border. A little place called nantmawr. We staying in a cosy one up one down converted pigsty! Well it didn't look much like a pigsty anymore absolutely stunning, complete with log burner and bunting to boot. 

Not that we needed to log burner much, this has been the hottest weekend so far and the beautiful weather made our trip all the more enjoyable. 

We took in sights such as Lake Vyrnwy and its breath taking waterfall and a trip up the Moelydd along part of Offa's Dyke trail to the wonderful 306 degree views all the way across to the snow covered Snowdon. 

We really didn't want to come home. 

Well I must stop rambling and actually write more blogs so it's not such a massive one each time! I do like to whittle on! 

One last thing I am sooooo looking forward to starting my beginners sewing machine course at the end on April! More to follow .....

New Year New Look

Well this maybe a little late but Happy New Year! 

The New year brings a new look for Little Knitting Dog.

My Blog & Twitter profile have both had a little revamp & my little Border Terrier illustrated to become the official face of Little Knitting Dog! 

The lovely sketch is by my very talented Friend Antonia Woodward who is a freelance illustrator http://www.antoniaillustrates.co.uk/ 

I have always loved Antonias' Work and as soon as I had the idea of putting Lola the border Terrier as the face of Little Knitting dog I couldn't wait to ask Antonia is she would put together a few ideas for me. 

She definitely delivered and it was very hard to pick just one to be a main feature!

Thank You again Antonia! 

More projects coming soon...