In memory of sweet Campbell

Buzzzing Hexapuffs Beekeepers Quilt

What have I got myself into!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am making a quilt.......
ok knitting a quilt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes knitting!!!!

It is a pattern by the extremely talented Stephanie Dosen (tinyowlknits).
It is called The Beekeepers Quilt
It is a work of art and I am loving making the wee hexapuffs.

This is Stephanie's quilt.....

And here are the hexapuffs I have made so far....

It should take me about a year, Steph's took one year, on and off.

I want to have it done for my daughter, Samantha's 6th birthday in April next year.
There are a bunch of us on http://www.ravelry.com/groups/tiny-owl-knits doing a knit-a-long and we are having a blast!

You can get the pattern here http//www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-beekeepers-quilt

I ♥ this pattern!!!!!!!!!

Wool Cabinet

I had to share this with you...

One of my knitting angels Stephanie Dosen (tinyowlknits on Ravelry) (my sister Diane is the other angel)shared pics of her wool stash in her magic attic, drool and sighing followed I can tell you!!!!!!!!

I showed it to my husband and went on & on & on about how gorgeous it all was

Well the next day he came with this...

I screamed at him and hugged him.

I loved it, it was perfect!!!!!!!

Any way after I calmed down we took out the panels in the doors and gave it a good clean.

Added fabric to the doors.....

Moved it to my knitting corner in the living room and this is now my wool stash cabinet...

I love it so and love my darling husband David even more ♥

Hello My Name is Pauline & I'm addicted to Knitting!

Thought I would show a few of my finished projects from the last few months...

Skull hat for Spencer, my first multi-coloured project...

Rapunzel Hat (viking hat as my hubby calls it)

Hello my name is Helga, hehehe...

This is one of my fav's a violet muff, about 200 crocheted violets were hand felted and sewn on...and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A little muff I made up for Samantha...

A knitted and beaded crown for Princess Samantha...

A lacy hooded shrug...

Finger-less mitts (planning to use cable pattern to make up my own socks)...

A cowl (neck warmer)....

A shawl called Hawthorne...

Another fav Where The Wild Things Are jumper.

Jumper with hood and ears

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So much fun to wear.

The violet puff, Rapunzel hat and Where the Wild Things are Jumper are all designs from an extremely creative and talented US singer living in the UK Stephanie Dosen ( you can find her blog here http://www.owlinthedark.blogspot.com/) who I adore! Her designs are so fun! The little puff I made for Samantha is inspired by her to

Trip To New Zealand

He everyone. Well we have been to NZ and are back home again now. I had to wait a little over a week before I could post pics because looking at them just made me cry! I miss my family so very much!

Any way here are a few pics for you...

Nana & Grandad with Spen And Samantha

Samantha in skirt Aunty Diane made her..




Spen & David in the Manawatu Gorge





Mum & Dads cat Pepsi, kids loved her!!!!

Tricycle fun...



The main reason for going over was my brother Graham's wedding to Angie...

Saying vows...

The gorgeous cake...

Mr & Mrs Campbell

My brother Darin & his wife Karen

My other brother Kelvin & his fiance Fiona...

My sister Diane & Spen

Me & David

Mum & Dad...(love this photo)...

Samantha...

It was a lovely garden wedding. I had never met Angie but she was lovely and Graham seems very with her.

We had a great 12 days in NZ, staying with mum and dad and catching up with family. My dad met my husband and daughter for the first time which was lovely. Samantha hasn't stopped talking about him since!

Me & Mum

Me & David agian...

I miss them so very much! Had a great time and guess what....we have to do it all over again in March for Kelvin & Fiona's wedding!

Happy Hallowen

Happy Halloween

Last Snow Of The Year

We had a cold blast over the weekend which is likely to be the last one of the season so we decided to go play in the snow for the last time this year. We had a blast and everything was just pristine and gorgeous...

The road was closed up to the top so we had walk part of the way...

Our snow man...

Icicle eating Samantha...

I kept expecting a unicorn or The Snow Queen or some other mythical creature to come out of the bush it just looked magical...

My husband and son think I'm weird when I take photos of trees and bush, but to me it's the beauty of nature. On the way back we passed the cutest thing, had to stop and take photo...