Well, here goes. My very first blog, I'm very new to all this so you will have to be patient with me if it's a bit rubbish or I make a terrible blog related faux pas or break some unspoken blogging etiquette that I'm not aware of.

I dabble in lots of different crafts, but have recently embarked upon a knitting project for my beautiful daughter Mabel's 2nd birthday. I decided I would like to make her something homemade as a special gift and stumbled upon a pattern for a really cute knitted owl on Etsy. It was so lovely I just had to have a go.

It was quite a learning curve for me as although I have done quite a lot of knitting, it's mostly been scarves & squares for blankets, but this pattern took me into the brave new world of increasing and decreasing stitches. Once I got my head around it though it became one of the most enjoyable craft projects I have done for a long while.

It felt so great to be making something for a gift and I'm now completely hooked. So much so that I must warn all my friends with small children that they are quite likely to be receiving home knitted animal toys for their birthdays :-)

Anyway, the owl that I made for my daughter was made is sections in the flat, then stuffed and constructed in sections. I added an embroidered note saying 'Love from Mummy' on the back, which I used an off cut of denim for.

Can't wait to make the next one! Think it might be a bee....will keep you posted.

P.S Apologies in advance to my long suffering husband who is doubtless going to be hearing a lot of "just one more row" in the near future.