Knit

Felicity II

Another Felicity beanie, this time knitted up for my cousin. This is a wonderful pattern, knits up quickly and is the perfect project for a beginner. Ravelled here.

Recipe

Green Goodness

I love a good green smoothie and this one is full of vitamins, protein and healthy fats making it a meal in a jar. Makes 1 litre 2 cups of whey*2 stalks of celery2 large handfuls of romain lettuce1 banana1 green applehalf an avocado2 tablespoons of chia seeds2 tablespoon of spirulina1 tablespoon of pea protein …

Sewing

Kidsilk Cowl

This is a really simple knit, using 3 colours of kidsilk haze and interchanging the colours to give a subtle colour block. I was a little concerned that this would be one of those projects that hung around for a while but it knitted up quite quickly. The finished cowl is like a cloud, so …

Knit

Crocheted Rib Cowl

If you are looking for a quick and easy project, this is the one for you. The yarn is gorgeous and I can see this cowl getting lots of wear this winter. Project details here.

Recipe

Kids Breakfast Smoothie

Both my kids are pretty good eaters but having a few different breakfast recipes to select from never goes astray. This is a very basic, but super delicious breakfast smoothie that the kids love. You will need: 1 banana*1 cup of frozen mango or fruit of choice1 cup of milk of choice – I use …

Knit

Back at it…

I’m not really sure what I am more surprise about, the fact that I am writing a blog post or that I am about to pick up the hook. At any rate, sometimes we all need a bit of a prod and I got mine last week from Tam. We are both going to crochet this gorgeous …

Knit

Felicity

It has been a while since I have made anything for myself and I really wanted a project that was going to knit up quick as well as being useful. The wet days meant this project was finished over the weekend. Gloriously soft with the perfect amount of slouch.

Travel

The week that was…

On Thursday I arrived home after ten very full on days in Manhattan. That place never ceases to amaze me. It is so full of energy and from the moment you arrive, you get swept up in the frenetic pace of it all. I walked, ate, shopped, walked, ate, went to a few favourite places, then walked, …

Crochet

Haiku

It has been lovely reacquainting myself with the hook and Haiku was the perfect project to ease back in to crochet. Mindless repetition which became mediative. I ordered the pattern from Quince & Co, along with two balls of tern. Calico & Ivy stock a gorgeous brushed suri alpaca from frog tree yarns, it is so wonderfully soft …

Recipe

daily green : recipe

The last few months have seen me make a concerted effort to eat lots of greens on a daily basis. I’m a big salad girl but sometimes time gets away from me and on those days I whip up a green drink. There is nothing quite like whacking a few ingredients into a food processor …