It's beginning to feel like spring!!

I absolutely love Spring! Well I really love all seasons actually, but I love it when 'the change' happens! When the sun comes out a bit more often and a bit stronger, when all those tiny little bulbs start sprouting HUGE leaves and stalks to become daffodils, or tulips, and the crocuses peek up above the carpet of dead leaves left over from autumn. There is a fresh smell that lifts the spirits! Makes you feel glad to be alive!

Anyway, I have been busy crafting away. I started the first shawl in January, but have been knitting it alongside other things, then ran out of yarn and had to wait for more! So it was only finished last weekend.

Leftie using Drops Alpaca yarn as the neutral, and rainbow mini skeins from WoollyWumpkins as the rainbow stripes!

The shawl I was knitting alongside this was from the Boo Knits St Valentine's Mystery KAL. It is called Temptress, and is just stunning! I have not been able to get any decent pictures recently though. I used a beautiful yarn from Solstice Yarns, Lothlorien Laceweight, and size 5 miyuki triangle beads. 

AND FINALLY!!! I spoiled myself a little bit. DS3 is becoming much more independent and capable of walking long distances. Until now, I have been a hard-core babywearer for over 6 years. I have amassed a nice collection of beautiful babywearing wraps. But it is time to let go of most of them, slowly.... 

I sold quite a few of my beauties, and bought myself a new spinning wheel!!! She is a Schacht Ladybug, and needs a little bit of breaking in as she is a bit stiff, but I am in love! As is DS3...... 

Now I am really looking forward to this weekend. It is Mother's Day on sunday, so my lovely DH and all 3 boys are going to make a lovely roast lunch at my Mummy's house. 

So Happy Mother's Day in advance to all the mums!