On Instagram In March

Happy April to you all! I cannot believe how fast this year is flying by, it seems like only yesterday it was Christmas! Today I'm sharing a look back at March through my Instagram photos...

March started quite cold and bleak. This is down by the boatyard close to where I live in Essex- the cottages down by the water have such a lovely view!

I had a week off in March and enjoyed getting out for walks. Walking by the water is my favourite thing, I love the views and how they change through the seasons

Towards the end of March there was some beautiful sunny Spring weather- look at the colour of that sky! I love this time of year when everything is coming into bloom and there is sunshine to look forward to

The daffodils seem particularly prolific this year! Their appearance really signifies Spring to me

The gardens look beautifully colourful at this time of year

Working on developing new Fair Isle jewellery- I'm loving making square shaped Fair Isle brooches as I think this shows more of the pattern than the rectangular ones I was making before

Having a lot of fun playing with different colour combinations. I use Jamieson and Smith's Shetland wool as it's such a lovely yarn to work with and comes in an amazing array of colours

Making new Harris Tweed Button Brooches- I love choosing the upcycled fabrics to go with them

I went along to the brilliant Spring Knitting and Stitching Show at Olympia with a friend and we had such a great day- so many lovely things to see. The knitted feast competition was fab- the knitted sea food was my favourite! There were no names on any of the entries so I can't give credit, but this crab was brilliant!

As ever, Nelson has had a lovely chilled out month! He's enjoying mooching around in the garden now the weather is getting sunnier, and sunbathing by the windows when he's snoozing in the house!

Cake! I traditionally always make a cake on Easter Sunday and this year was no exception! I like to try new recipes and made this chocolate celebration cake from Jamie Oliver's Comfort Food book. It was huge, I think it was the biggest cake I've ever made! Needless to say I ate a lot of cake during my week off!

I hope you had a great March! What did you get up to?

On Instagram in March

I can't quite believe that here we are in April!This year is flying by so fast! Here's a look at what I got up to in March through my Instagram photos...

Baking...Mr Writer had been asking me to make this Jaffa Cake from Jamie Oliver's Comfort Food book for ages, so when I had a week off from the day job at the beginning of the month I made it! I felt like I was in a Bake Off challenge because you had to grill layers of cake mixture! 

Getting out for local walks by the water

Lunch by the Loch

My Mum works with children and she asked me to knit a hat for this rubber duck to illustrate a story. I wanted to keep him as a mascot!

Sharing some of my jewellery work

Experiments with patching fabric and soluble film 

A sneak peek at some crochet I'm working on for my Small Project Challenge

Mr Writer and I got away for a short break in Sherwood Forest, Nottingham. This was the view from our wooden cabin in the forest, nothing but trees, birds and squirrels!

Walking in Clumber Park

Exploring Sherwood Forest

The friendly squirrelwe met in Clumber park, walking in Sherwood Forest and the grounds of Rufford Abbey   

Visiting The Bead Shop Nottingham, which was bead heaven! I'e been ordering Swarovski Crystals from them online for years now so it was lovely to get to visit the bricks and mortar shop!

I just had to snap a photo of this lovely doggy in the flower shop!

Sleepy Nelson cat in his favourite chair

Watching horse racing for the first time

A visit to the zoo! I especially like to see the Flamingos and Meerkats 

If you'dlike to follow me on Instagram you can find me here! I'd love to check out your pages too. What did you get up to in March?