Taking a little break

Posted on November 4, 2016 by mollieandclaire | 6 Comments

Hello blogging friends

I’ve decided to take a little break from my blog. I don’t know how long, but I’m sure I’ll be back. Previously I blogged a lot and got a lot out of it, but this year as my job has got busier, including lots of evening meetings, I’ve found myself doing it less and less. This has been a source of such pleasure in the past I don’t want it to become a chore or to feel guilty I haven’t posted. So, in the same way I’m acknowledging what I do and don’t want to knit, I’m being honest and saying, I don’t have blogs in me at the moment.

I don’t want to lose touch with my blogging friends, so I can be found (for now) at @mollieandclaire on Instagram and mollieandclaire (at) yahoo.co.uk is our email address. I will still get notifications of postings so here too.

See you soon

Claire & Mollie xx

PS: I’m taking part in Stitching Santa so I’ll have to blog at Christmas!

PPS: here are a few hats I’m making:

Wearing my favourite new hat…October projects:

Mollie looking cute in her Thundershirt.

See you soon x

FO: Christmas doily

Posted on October 16, 2016 by mollieandclaire | 5 Comments

And ta-dah!

Knitting & nails

Posted on September 16, 2016 by mollieandclaire | 4 Comments

I discovered this hashtag on Instagram recently and it made me laugh. But here is my contribution to it!

This one could be – although my nails don’t match my knitting!

And this one too! And that crochet was the start of this:Yes, I’m starting early on the C word stuff. 😊

Progress on projects…

Posted on September 8, 2016 by mollieandclaire | 3 Comments

The previously mentioned hat… Just including this in case anyone thinks I’ve given up my yarn matching nail varnish!

Progress on the socks…

And I’ve started a second poncho, this time for my niece, in King Cole Galaxy Chunky…

Oh and I’m making another Little Cotton Rabbit…

Plenty to keep me busy. 😊

Crochet project

Posted on August 21, 2016 by mollieandclaire | 11 Comments

I’ve been working on this poncho/capelet for my sister for a while.

She tried it on today and I’m really pleased with it. Just a few more rows!

I think it’s actually really elegant!

An idyllic summer day

Posted on July 22, 2016 by mollieandclaire | 9 Comments

I was off work today and I invited my mum, my sister, my nephew and niece and both their dogs to join me in my garden for a pool party.

As you can see we had to completely cover up the rabbit hutch as both visiting dogs stare obsessively at the rabbits and we didn’t want the bunnies upset!

The pool was a great success and the children spent six hours over the course of the day playing in it and generally having a fabulous time. At the end of the day Mum’s dog Lucy also got in it!
In fact they were so tired they had a nap!

The dogs had a fantastic time playing in the garden. Chilling out:

Dilly failing to realise that I was quite cross she’d broken my Nemesia in half…! Probably what eventually did the damage:

And while everyone did what they wanted, the adults sat and worked on projects.

My sister is making a second crochet mermaid tail blanket. Mum is making some Jelly Roll socks (from the same designer as ‘Rose City Rollers’). And I’ve cast on some Drops Big Merino for another Darkke Hat, this time for my brother-in-law.