gloves and in-progress

Here are my finished fingerless gloves and snood.

And here is the first 'in-pogress' present. It's a pair of slippers for my mum's birthday - I can say that as I know she doesn't follow this.

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Late result

Sorry this is a bit late, but here is the result of my sewing sunday efforts - The black hooded and belted short cape. It ended up being photographed whilst 'modelled' by an office chair! But it doesn't look too bad, the picture doesn't show clearly that it is fully lined and the hood lining is a rather lovely paterned ctton (and there's enough left for a blouse).

I'm just darning in all the ends on the intarsia rose gloves, and hope to post them early next week , along with the matching cowl.

I have also completed my list of presents to make, so these should be appearing on the blog in the next few weeks as well, minus any mention of the recipient of course - just in case some of them look in.

Of bags and berries

Here's a picture of the bag I made my friend. She was thrilled with it.

and these are the blackberries and elderberries that we collected on Friday lunchtime when we went on an impromtu berry collection , unfortunately we were only armed with my rather small lunchbox so the cache wasn't huge. They are now safely stowed away in my Freezer with a few that were collected last week. When I have a few more I will make my blackberry, elderberry and apple jelly - if I can get it to set. I think the vibes are all wrong in my house this year, none of my jam is setting well. Even the apple and ginger jelly that I made earlier hasn't set properly and that always sets.

I'm just about to order some lining fabric. I'm planning to make a walking cape from some thick black coat fabric that I was given a few years ago. There isn't much of it but I have had the cape pattern quite a few years (at one time I made a tartan version!) and I suddenly realised that there was enough black material to make a cape, but I don't have any lining so I will need to buy some. I have found a zip salvaged from a fleece top about four years ago and some buttons from an old cardi, so the lining is all I will need to buy.

Oh I nearly forgot to add that I had my hair cut into a neat 1920's style layered graduated bob. It had been getting quite long and with the 'new' wavy hair I was beginnng to resemble Crystal Tips. The cut was suposed to help me make it lie straight like it used too, but I can only acheive this with hairdryers and straightener's - neither of which I use (and I don't even own straigtheners). So my hair is still wavy and is now a little bit to short, but quite cute and very me!