To be honest, I was less than loving those frills... So. I decided to cut them off (to be used for something else when I get inspiration) and instead make a little binding out of a contrasting fabric (something I've been meaning to do for a while having seen lots of lovely on-line ideas) and stitch it on- much more simple, but hopefully nice!
I have a lovely Cath Kidston material that I have been eaking out due to it's general loveliness (and general expensiveness, let's be honest) and I used that.
It doesn't look bad at all now. Certainly it's a bit more individual!
Early on in the year I knitted a lovely Debbie Bliss cabled cardi for the impending arrival (Poppy!). Today I shot some pictures of her wearing it- I think both she and it look pretty good (to be utterly biased)...
Lastly I'd like to share with you one of my lovely birthday presents- a scarf! (A scarf in the summer? Yes, a scarf in the summer). It's made from a beautifully cool (fair trade) jersey material and it is definitely summer colours...
Isn't it lovely? I got one in two colours, and then ordered two more for presents. I imagine it would be very warm in the winter, but it's also lovely for keeping you nice and toasty if sitting outside in the evening in the summer. (On a practical note, it's also big enough to use as a snuggly blanket for a baby as I did with P when pushing her back from the park when it was a bit chillier the other day).
Enjoy your weekend.
C x
