A soft light of a new day outside, and I’m well into my second cup of chai. There is a streaky grey sky morning about to break through and all is quiet. With little people still tucked up in their beds, a new day lays before me.
It’s 5.30 am and the day was going to be a busy.
Biscuits to make, boys to take and a check list that needs crossing off one and a half pages long; but my mind is only half on it. I want to make a little bag. A little bag with colours and tassels, a little bag for a little girl.
Colours were chosen, scraps of wool divided out and the bag already finished in my head. But it wasn’t to be. That bag lay dormant for another whole month until finally, there it was, finished. Not exactly as I had imagined it, (but things made by me rarely are.)
She loved it, and I was happy to make her something out of bits I already had.
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Brydie, it’s hard to believe this is the same wee person Becca and I were bouncing at lunch. It feels like that was just last week! 🙂 xxx
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Yes, it’s true. Although she doesn’t perk on peoples shoes any longer 😉
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oh..it’s wonderful brydie..and i can’t believe how much she has grown..love the curls..x
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LOVE it Brydie! The perfect colour combo, and the perfect size for little hands. I can relate to craft projects turning into something other than originally imagined; but morphing is part of the thrill of making isn’t it! We’re trying to squeeze in as much craft as we can before the school holidays end. Perfect heatwave escape – I guess you’ve been experiencing the stinking hot weather too?
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Saskia, we’ve been really lucky. Although humid, we haven’t the hot weather that so much of the country has had. Hope that is the end of it for you!
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It is gorgeous!
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It’s beautiful Brydie! Your kids are lucky with such a crafty and skilled mumma!!!
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Beautiful girl and a bag to match . . . perfect. Love the colours, too.
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Thanks Linne, I liked the colours too.
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Aww, so ca-ute!! The bag and your little monkey-girl! Loving those tassles, Brydie! Now..what treasures to fill it with…?
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I love the little bag and the girl carrying it.
Your story reminded me of last year when my daughter was in labour I crocheted a hat for my other daughter whilst we sat around the birth pool – I began in the wee hours it was finished before my grand daughter was born that day xxxx
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goosebumps Sheryl, goosebumps…such a wonderful thing to do while someone is in labour. The calming, methodical rhythm..love it. xxxx
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So lovely!
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I’m smiling in January thanks to you and your little beauty! 🙂
Thanks for the little bit of sunshine Brydie- you are very talented!
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Gorgeous colours and what a lovely little bag 🙂
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What a fantastic bag, the colours are great.
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What a gorgeous bag! My mum had something like that and I was fascinated by the colours and textures of it, always putting my fingers through the holes 🙂
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I was thinking also how big she has grown. Time flies. Joy
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So pretty 🙂 🙂
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What a delightful little bag and the cute little poms poms. Look how happy your little one is! Beautiful gift from mama to daughter.
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Gorgeous – the bag and the girl – and dare I say simpler than your last post which I started quite a few comments on but kept getting myself convoluted in the complexities but enjoyed the post nevertheless
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purposely simpler Johanna 🙂 if you feel the words I would love to hear your input down the track.
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It is adorable – this big girl would like one just like it! I have come to realize that sometimes you just need to let the dishes sit, the cat boxes dirty, and be creative for 2 hours (if the little one sleeps that long.)
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Oh yes you do, you do!!! Nap times should only be for creative outlet. I feel ripped off if I spend it all doing chores!
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She’s grown up so fast. Like Celia, I remember her as a tiny baby. And I love the bag. It’s gorgeous. And you made it out of leftovers! Amazing. I bet she’s thrilled to bits with it xx
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It’s a beauty!
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such a perfect little bag.
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That is so adorable!
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