Wednesday 6 June 2012

Yarn Along


Happily joining Ginny and the gang over at Small Things for this week's Yarn Along.
A busy time at school, helping the children to finish their projects before year's end.
And I myself have a small boy playing through his last few weeks of kindergarten blissfully unaware of the big changes ahead, that of transition up to the main school, for class one next September. I feel both sad and excited at once.
 In fact, I will be his handwork teacher, hmmm....how that will go who can say! ; )



The children crochet cases for their wooden flutes in class two, many of them are finished now and they've moved on to making the hat I posted about here last week. Their flute bags are made to be worn around the neck during performances etc. I now wish we'd made them in wool rather than cotton, it stands up so much better to regular use and handling. So we'll line these with cotton fabric to strengthen them. (Thank you Gitta!) It's an ambitious enough project for them and once again I'm deeply impressed with their achievements.


So how about you, what yarn is passing through your hands these days, and is yet another school year drawing to a close in your part of the world...?

I so appreciate all of your visits and comments : ) Many thanks for the lovely feedback on last week's post, loved reading it. Looking forward to seeing all the wonderful things y'all are working on out there, always inspiring x M

13 comments:

  1. Those flute cases are a very neat idea! I can remember having an awfully ugly plastic case for my flute when I was a child... The orange one is my favourite =)

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  2. The flute bags look adorable whether they are in cotton or not. :)
    How exciting for your little man and for you too. September should be fun for both of you.
    Have a great yarn along day.

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  3. These are so lovely. What a super idea.

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  4. The flute bags are great. The kiddos should be proud of their work and their teacher. Such big adventures await your small one.

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  5. What a lovely project. My son did something similar with weaving years ago. The school year has another 6-8 weeks left, here.

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  6. Another sweet project, the children are doing such great jobs!
    What an exciting time for you and your little guy. Mine will start kindergarten in September. He can't wait. I could... :)

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    1. Hey Svenna! Exciting change ahead for you guys too, hope he loves it, I'm sure he will. And once you all settle in maybe you'll appreciate having the space to focus on your new little one : )

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  7. Wow I am impressed with the kids work!! What a great project for them!

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  8. hi mia! oh your beautiful boy, what a photo. and i so know what you mean about that wistful yet excited feeling. i saw my man boys this weekend, and i know also it never ends (why do they have to grow up?)

    lovely crochet pouches!

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    1. Hey Lori, welcome home! Love seeing glimpses of your big boys on your blog and hearing of their adventures. How lucky are they and their children to have you so actively in their lives x

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  9. They are gorgeous! What a wonderful thing to have for their flutes.

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  10. What lovely recorder holders, Mia! Neat idea. We have several recorders and tin whistles that could use a cozy. And I think your son will like having you as his teacher - especially an arts and crafts teacher. How fun.

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  11. Ladies, thank you all so much for stopping by and taking the time to write these lovely encouraging words : )

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