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Hello there! Did you have a good weekend? Yes? No? Maybe? I hope it was a yes! We had a yes.
But first, let me explain the tie picture above. That's what Hugo was wearing at work today. As he left for work, I couldn't take my eyes off his shirt and tie, when he came back from work for lunch, I couldn't stop looking at his shirt and tie. I couldn't decide if I wanted to eat his shirt and tie, or just ............... well, gobble them up. They just reminded me of the most glorious, but vague, memory of chilhood sweets.
Hugo has some great ties. I'm sure he wouldn't mind if I showed them all to you!
At the moment I seem to be living my life through colour. It's just GREAT! I feel slightly born-again. Like I've just seen the light, or the colour. I wonder if it's got anything to do with working in a studio all day, that has pink walls? I think it all started with painting my studio walls pink.
The necklace above, I made for my Niece, Millie. Actually, I crocheted the flower while I was in Greece, and when I saw Millie, I offered to make a chain for the flower to hang on, so she could wear it.
I'd been hoarding these bits of threads, I love all the colours together. Millie loved them too, so I ended up giving them to her. When it came to doing the chain for the necklace, I let Millie choose the colours, and I don't know if she was influenced by the threads I'd given her, but she quickly applied herself to choosing LOTS of colours.
She had grand plans for me to make lots more flowers too. I politely declined Millie's offer, that I make lots more flowers to go all the way along the chain.
I now fully understand the achievement of getting a five-and-a-half year old to sit still for a photograph! I take my hat off to all those photographers taking photos of child models for clothes catalogues. As far as I can tell, there's a very small window of opportunity before the model gets bored, and never sits still again.
Now I've had my colour fix for the day, I've got to nip off to knitting. This isn't the same group as Wednesday nights knitting, it's a different group. This is the occasional Monday nights knitting group.
I know for a fact that there will be delicious cake tonight!
I'm going to have to tell you about some wonderful things we saw on Sunday tomorrow I'm afraid, I've got to dash, I'm late! See you tomorrow! Love Vanessa xxx
Oh, your niece is gorgeous. Lucky you, having a young girlie around who appreciates pretty, pinky, flowery things (and who wears lovely Joules' dresses!) Enjoy the knitting.
Hen x
Posted by: Hen | June 29, 2009 at 09:07 PM
Wonderful Summer Colors in the shirt and tie. Puts a smile on my lips.
Cute Millie and cute flower motif.
Posted by: Gerry Hook | June 29, 2009 at 09:23 PM
Eat the tie, it's delicious... moving swiftly onto your delicious little niece! What a cutie! Those tights are clearly influenced by Aunty's passion for colour! - wonderful girliness! Hope you had fun eating cake.... I mean knitting! t.x
Posted by: kitschen pink | June 29, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Your post made me smile as my lovely oldest son began work experience with his Father today and wore his first grown-up shirt and tie, though not as colourful as Hugo's. Its VERY hot down here and he's absolutely worn out from heat and concentration. Hope you had a lovely time knitting, its too hot to do even that at the moment. I'm going to sit in the dark in the garden with a large glass of elderflower cordial. Karenx
Posted by: Karen | June 29, 2009 at 10:23 PM
What yummy colours :D The tie is very much a rhubarb and custard combination
(speaking of... am I the only one who noticed that in the cartoon, rhubarb the dog was yellow whilst custard the cat was pink, thus reversing their colours?)
xxx
Posted by: Rhiannon | June 29, 2009 at 11:52 PM
The tie reminds me of the shiny pillow candies we get for Christmas.
Love that necklace! Lucky Millie!
Posted by: Laura | June 30, 2009 at 12:51 AM
You and your man seem a perfect, adorable match!
Posted by: anne | June 30, 2009 at 04:32 AM
I very nearly almost bought that Joules dress for Lucy when we were in Aldeburgh - now I wish I had!
Lovely colourful post Vanessa!
x
Posted by: Cath W | June 30, 2009 at 07:50 AM
Hello Vanessa. I love the picture of your niece and yes, I mknow only too well how impossible it is to get children to sit! Dave would have serious tie envy if he saw this post. He adores ties of all descriptions xx
Posted by: Pipany | June 30, 2009 at 07:56 AM
Love the colours of the tie!They do remind you of sweets!The crochet flowers necklace is sooo sweet!
Big Hugs, Bethxx
Posted by: Beth | June 30, 2009 at 10:18 AM
Mmmm, I LOVE all the delightful colors in your post! Especially the picture of Millie. What a fun little necklace!
Posted by: Shelley in SC | June 30, 2009 at 12:51 PM
Ohhhh, Vanessa, I received your wonderful swap parcel today, thank you so much, I love everything, I have done a post on it on my blog, thank you a million times.xxxx
Posted by: melanie | June 30, 2009 at 01:19 PM
What a lovely crochet necklace...I have the book but STILL can't work out how to do it! I think I must be stupid or something?! Hope you had a great holiday? x
Posted by: Nicola/smilernpb | June 30, 2009 at 02:09 PM
sugar and spice and all things nice, that's what this post was made of!
Posted by: Julie | June 30, 2009 at 02:50 PM
Hi Vanessa, I've just discovered you via A country dream and Melanie's cosy swap. That shirt and tie is to die for. You just want to eat it!! :-)
Posted by: woollywotnots | June 30, 2009 at 04:12 PM