What a crop!!

First I must show you the lovely tomatoes my husband has grown.  He was given 2 neglected plants back in June. We had prepared ourselves for green tomato chutney but suddenly last weekend - the 25th November they ripened. It was like a taste of  the summer we never had!!

The latest update on squares knitted for The Big Knitathon has now reached 64 with a little parcel today from Jenny and her friends all the way from Manchester.   At the weekend I will be parceling them all up and posting them off to The Big Issue foundation.

And this has got to be the ultimate in knitted square blankets - we were honored to have a visit from Dorothy and her Debbie Abrahams mystery blanket.  It is absolutely fantastic and beautifully knitted. I particularly like the flags which make up the border. A family heirloom!!

I have been working on something on a much smaller scale - these crocheted stars for our Christmas window. The white ones are made in DMC Natura cotton and the gold one in Twilley's Goldfingering. The Goldfingering comes in gold, silver, green and red and is perfect for making Christmas decorations or knitting in with a plain yarn for extra sparkle. It could be used on a garment too as it is machine washable.

Autumn Quilt

First I must apologise for the lack of posts on the blog at the moment but my camera is broken!! As any seasoned blogger will know you are lost without your camera. I have "borrowed" my husbands camera until I get a new one but it is too big to fit in my pocket so not always to hand. 

Autumn is now well under way in Northumberland , the summer bedding plants have gone from the pots and the winter flowering pansies have taken their place.

Autumn too is a time for making the home cozy and I have made this lovely knitted Aran cushion to snuggle up with under my quilt. This quilt I made a few years ago when I was off work ill for 3 months so I named it my miserable quilt but really its quit nice so I might rename it my Autumn quilt because of the colours and the leaves on the fabric.

Happy Quilting xx