Bear Hugs

Here's Puff enjoying the jigsaw Dilly sent him (above)

And here's Woolley putting the finishing touches to the jigsaw Bob sent him (above).

I have always had a penchant for stuffed animals. I never liked dolls and if given one as a child I was known to express this dislike by giving them a savage haircut. So it is that now I still have one (or maybe 20) bears and other such furry friends around the house. Yesterday two of my special friends were delighted to receive in the post a lovely parcel from our good friend Helena and two of her furry friends Bob (http://bobs-diary.blogspot.com/) and Dilly (http://gweenwagons.blogspot.com/)


Thanks guys!!

Fancy Nancy

My good blogging friend Meg over at Land of Meg (http://landofmeg.blogspot.com/) has sent me a present! How very, very kind :) And it's a knitting nancy. Have you used one? Apparently it's also referred to as a bizzy lizzy, French knitting or, in German, a Nahliesle. My favourite moniker is Meg's, however - a fancy nancy. Apparently they have been used as far back as the Middle Ages and can make all sorts of things. What I am really hanging out to make, though, is socks. I have wanted to make socks forever but the thought of knitting them the regular way with four needles on the go at once has made me break out in a cold sweat every time I've considered it. But Nancy, you may be my ticket to sock heaven...