Anna Maria Horner Receiving Blanket

Anna Maria Horner Receiving Blanket, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

Blanket 4 out of 7 receiving blankets. I'm quite partial to this one. Shame I don't (and won't) have any girls.

Dog mat cover

Dog mat cover, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

Do any of you readers have dogs? Well, if you do, you would understand the frustration of a smelly dirty dog mat. Not to mention the sheer number of them you go through. Puppies like to 'punish' their owners when they are left to their own devices for too long.

Enter the dog mat cover. I came up with this idea when I decided to use my son's very old and cheap fitted cot sheets to cover the dog mat. I kept 3 on rotation so that every couple of days I could change them. Have one in the wash, one on the bed and one spare. Needless to say little teddies and rattles do not a stylish decor make.

I had made a cot sheet for my new baby not long ago, so decided to do the same thing but for the dog mat. Here is one example. I have another one on the sewing table in the reverse colours. The fabric is mid/heavy weight and I think will hold up nicely to doggy wear and tear. It also hides all the dog mat seams which mine love to nip at to release all the stuffing. You like?

Anna Maria Horner receiving blanket

Anna Maria Horner receiving blanket, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

The third out of seven.

Anna Maria Horner receiving blanket

Anna Maria Horner receiving blanket, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

Number 2 out of 7 Anna Maria Horner receiving blankets. Again with premade binding.

Will Work For Yarn Ravelry Group

Check me out in my new Melody's Shawl that I had made for me by Vonraveller. I love it so much that I whipped this on without looking. And it looks fabulous. I think it might be my new favourite. I might have to get another made from Malabrigo Yarn Sock again!

1200kms for kids bike ride

Every year my hubby rides the 1200kms for kids charity bike ride from Brisbane to Sydney (alternating directions each year) to raise funds for Children's Hospitals. This year it is the Royal Childrens Hospital in Brisbane and the Humpty Dumpty Foundation. As most of you will know, our first son was born at 28weeks. He needed intensive / special care for the first 2months of his life. As such, this charity is close to our hearts.

If you'd like to donate, please visit my husband's DONATION PAGE. He has committed to personally raise $10,000 so any little bit will help. This is his fourth year doing this ride raising over $50,000 himself.

A Hat Fit for Ed

A Hat Fit for Ed, originally uploaded by stitch-by-stitch.

I was sick of seeing hubster walking around with cheapo (though expensive) beanies made of some sort of nylon. He's never asked me to make him anything (the bugger) so I took it upon myself to make a nicer beanie. A very quick knit and I love the results. He looks hot in it!