Ring Up The Curtains

 

I have been very preoccupied this year with curtain making. I think my friends and work colleagues may have got a bit bored with my answer to "what have you been up to?", always being making curtains. But they are done, and I am very pleased. Although I have made curtains before, that was quite a while ago, and making 8 was quite a job. 

They definitely make the living room cosier, and also less echoy. Although we are now thinking that they may stand out better with a slightly different wall colour. But I suppose there is always something to do.

My pets always seem to want to part of a photoshoot, and although our cat Joey can be a bit naughty, he at least does not seem to be a curtain climber. 

The fabric was bought from Lenka Dresses on Etsy, and called Sole Raya Grey Stripe. I was very pleased with it, and the whole ordering process. It is extra wide, with the stripes going across the width, so I was able to make full length curtains without having to have any seams.

I have always used pencils pleats before, but this time went for pinch pleats, which I think has worked quite well. 

And although I am planning to get back to the knitting, we still have a bedroom without curtains, so I have been browsing at fabric again.

Snowdrop Yoke Jumper Photographs

I have been waiting to see if there were snowdrops in my new garden, and have not been disappointed. The original photos that I took for my Snowdrop Yoke Jumper knitting pattern were taken in June, so there was zero chance of a real snowdrop to pose with.

I really hate having my photograph taken, and was hoping I could persuade my daughter to be the model. But she is not at home at the moment, so it had to be me. As usual my dog wanted to be part of the action. She is such a good girl, and I think very photogenic.

Although I guess it is the snowdrop itself that comes out best in a photograph. If you are interested in the pattern it is available on Etsy, ravelry or LoveKnitting.