I thought I'd take this opportunity to introduce you to one of my cats, this is Clemmy nuzzling my knitting needles! On the needles is a little something I'm knitting for my sweetheart for Valentine's Day on Wednesday. It's in Vermont chunky wool by 'Teddy'. I can't post pictures yet for obvious reasons, I will once I've given it to him!

Mmmmm, drool, my sari silk from eBay arrived from India yesterday. It's so beautiful and features some incredible colours. The seller definately gets good feedback for this, I've just got to decide what to make with it!

I had a little play to see how it knits up and made a little cuff, I've got to attach a button and put a loop on it which will be a good chance to practise a bit more crochet! Speaking of crochet, I used crab stitch to stabilise the slightly curly stocking stitch edges, worked rather well I thought...

With a little help from Debbie Stoller's excellent 'Stitch 'N Bitch' and my Mum, I began with a few shakey practise swatches! Managed to leave the house and got these fab bargain knitting bags from good old 'Primark'.

Please bear with me while I get my new blog up and running. I hope to have information about the projects I have started and some images of my stash up very soon!

In the meantime, good luck with your projects and UFOs!

Helen x

P.S. Beginners like me, go here for great instructions with clear diagrams - Learn 2 Knit

Also try searching for knitting on You Tube if you have time, some surprising results but also some very helpful videos!