Great Weekend & Crocheting Reprise

I spent the weekend catching up with close friends in Leicester. I am relieved to have lost the previously odd feelings of once being associated with the city that was my home for some time and yet somehow detached when revisiting. Now when I return, it with feelings of warm reminiscence and reacquaintance. I could very easily return to live there.

I had the pleasure of meeting and having a cuddle with one of my friends newborn baby girl....She is so beautiful, with the cutest rosebud lips. Difficult to believe she gave her Mum such a hard time for most of nine months.

Question: Do babies this young REALLY smile, or is it mostly a wind thing?? I'm sure she smiled at me.

My friend loved the crocheted items I gifted to her. I have had requests for more baby blankies which are temporarily on hold due to a newly acquired condition: 'Pastel Sickness'. Naturally, I am a person drawn to rich berry or earth tones. Due to the eminent arrival of this little cherub, I think I've ODd on baby colours for the meantime. Here is the blankie I gave, perhaps you can see why?!
I'm having a mini-break from the baby crochet and trying to get back into my costume jewellery. I'm thinking perhaps to create some crochet jewellery.

Hoorah! Marion Cotillard won the best actress Oscar for La Vie En Rose. Very well done and so deserved.

Demon Crocheter At Large

So much for keeping on top of the blog.... I have been crocheting like a demon for the seemingly long arrival of the newest baby Mistry. Amari was born at 3 am on February 22nd, 8lb 2oz. Welcome to the world baby girl!

I am one of three fairy godmothers. I have a feeling that over time I could very well evolve into the aunty (everyone has one), that gives all the awful jumpers! I'm trying to keep within the parameters of taste. This month I have completed a lovely soft green and pink baby blanket, a cerise princess cardigan, numerous pairs of baby booties, a great little hat with ear flaps and pom pom ties, and a jumper. I'm very pleased with myself.

I'm hoping that my foray into crocheting baby garments will give me the courage to attempt some adult clothing. I subscribe to Crochet Today magazine and have a great pattern for a shawl that converts into a shrug ( it lies across the back and buttons up under the arms to make sleeves). I bought some lovely beige yarn from the market last week that will be perfect for it. I can really see myself wearing it in the Summer with my brown vest top and my khaki linen wide leg trousers. I love to wear natural colours.

What else? Hmm, oh yeah, I made a clutch bag from The Happy Hooker, 'cept its a bit floppy. I was thinking that if I inserted a denim lining it might give it a bit a substance and stiffen it up. The bag is crocheted in a lovely Summer skies blue boucle yarn that I had in my stash draw.

I've progressed into level 2 pilates now. It's a real challenge and I've ached all week from the new exercises. I can't believe how much better I feel now though. It has really made a difference to my life.

I watched a few DVDs over this weekend: The Da Vinci code - Quite good, but I don't think Tom Hanks is growing old attractively. His nose has grown. He just doesn't look right. I guess we all change as we age, it is just that he has lost the boy next door cuteness that he always possessed in earlier films. I also saw Fracture, a thriller with Anthony Hopkins. Quite frankly, I thought the plot was disappointing. Lacking in suspense and edginess. The last film I saw was the biopic of Edith Piaf, La Vie En Rose. This was excellent. Marion Cotillard was tremendous in the title role. She is only 32 and her talent is awesome. It is the Oscars ceremony tonight and she has been nominated in the best actress category....I really hope she gets it, the award would be very much deserved.