More Easter eggs ...

You know that feeling when you start making something and then you end up making more than you ever planned?

Here are my little chocolate egg cosies - 30 of them - ready to be taken to work next week to raise money for my daughter's trip with the Voluntary Services Overseas.

And I got an order to make another 40 for the children's group at our church. Just how many days until Easter??
Luckily I persuaded my daughter to help me with stitching on the eyes. That will make a huge difference!

Etsy

After a long silent period I have relisted two patterns in my etsy shop.

Here is the pattern for socks with after-thought heel (sizes new-born to adult)

And here the pattern for egg cosies.

Both are sent via email as a pdf attachment, so there is no lengthy wait for the postman to arrive!

Preparing for Easter

This year I am knitting Easter items for charity.
Here is a whole batch of freshly hatched chickens, rabbits and ducklings:





These little toys stand 7"/18cm tall (including ears).
I first made them as little gnomes when my nephews were little. This year I have decided to turn them into rabbits.
Here is just one of them. (More may follow ...)

Egg cosy mania

Just five weeks from Easter, now must be the right time to start knitting egg cosies.
I sat up until late last night doing just that ...

Meet duckling, chicken, rabbit and ladybird.

What else would invite itself to keep a breakfast egg warm, I wonder? Any suggestions are welcome!

I remember that I once made a goldfish egg cosy for my daughter, and an octopus one for my son - so clearly the possibilities are endless ...