A Nice Surprise

I have just arranged to go to London on Sunday evening until Monday evening with my lovely friend Helen, it was quite a surprise organised by my lovely husband! We will be travelling down 1st Class on the train and staying at The Carlton Club. Very posh so unfortunately I won't be packing my trusty jeans, not allowed I'm afraid.

So I have spent the morning browsing the internet, eating hot Marmite on toast and trying to decide where to visit.

Cath Kidston in Covent Garden is an absolute must! I was delighted today when she commented on Twitter that she loved my tapestry Union Jack Cushion that I did from her Stitch book.

I think I will be mainly looking for inspiration rather than spending up big, mind you that is what I say know, when the shops are there and all those lovely things are saying 'buy me buy me' who knows if I will be able to resist :)

I am always on the lookout for something nice to make. Below are some tea cosies I knitted the first 2 were inspired by the Crochet with Raymond blog which I adore. Although mine don't look quite the same I think they are gorgeous, and the last one was the first tea cosy I knitted and this was from Kirstie Allsopps book

Well I think my evening will be spent baking again as my beautiful little hens have laid me a lovely lot of special little eggs and I need to prepare for the weekend and to make sure that my lovely boys (and I include my husband in that) have a fully stocked cake tin to feast on whilst I'm not here. 

Claire xx