Busy Bee Cafe

I bought Little Bee a Little Cat a couple of weeks ago and she said that the Little Cat needs a Little Mouse… so I made it a Little Mouse.

Little Cat and Little Mouse

Little Mouse

A very bright pink Little Mouse indeed.

I followed the pattern from here.

Today, we’ve been busy drawing a picture of our dream house and garden.

Drawing Bee

The Snail

The Bee

The Garden

The House

Our Tea Towel

Signed

The second attempt turned out better but it wasn’t as neat as I wanted it to be, but it is much flatter.

Again I used jute twine. I started with 5 chain and one slip stitch to connect it into a ring. 3 chain stitches and 10 treble stitch around the chain. Connect the last treble stitch with the chain with a slip stitch. 3 chain and one treble stitch on the first treble stitch below and two treble stitch on the next one and continue to alternate until the last treble stitch, connect with a slip stitch and another 3 chain stitches for the next line. Then two treble stitch on the first stitch, treble stitch, treble stitch, and alternate all the way around.

I know, this doesn’t make sense to even the advanced crocheter but it makes sense in my head and I just need a reminder to myself when I attempt my next place mat

This is my first effort at making a place mat… since Little Bee was complaining about all the place mats we have at home were falling apart.

I have to admit I didn’t really follow a pattern. I just had a quick look on how to make a circle (5 chain and slip stitch it together) and then just treble stitch around it. But I think I need to count the stitches for the next one so that it will be a bit flatter than this one.

Oh… I used jute twine rather than nice woolly yarn as it’s just going to be covered with mess in the kitchen

Little Bee loves spending in the kitchen with me and obviously wants to do everything that I do. Sometimes, she is able to help me with things sometimes I’d rather her not help but of course she then feels sad when I tell her that I don’t want her to help me… like I’m kneading dough for bread and she wants to knead too.

During those times, I make a batch of play dough for her so she can do her stuff and I can get on with mine.

Ingredients:

125g plain flour
25g salt
1tbsp cooking oil
70ml water
colouring of your choice.

1. Dump everything in a bowl and start mixing and kneading until it is well mixed and feel quite elastic.
2. Put it in a tupperware, cover and chill. I tend to omit the chilling and Little Bee wants it straight away, but after she finish playing, we do put it in a tupperware and into the fridge for use for another day.

I tend to keep it in the fridge for a week’s worth of play and come the weekend I make a new batch for her… it’s not that hard… and it is kind of our weekend routine now.

And below is what she’s busy making at the moment.

I’ve never crochet in my life. I had this idea that it is terribly difficult as I keep picturing the intricate crocheting that my mom did when I was a child.

But then, I saw a picture of a scarf that my friend Jue made.

It made me feel that it’s about time that I give it a go. If I fail miserably, than at least I could have said, I gave it a try… plus, I was going to crochet a scarf, not the intricate doilies that my mom used to make.

I can do it.

Plus, it would be a good ‘I’m sorry’ present for Little Bee when I dragged her around town when she was ill… and thinking that she was being difficult.

And I did it, with the yarn that Little Bee chose… and a few hidden mistakes here and there… I think I did an OK job at making a waffle scarf that she could use come spring.

I’ve been promising Little Bee for weeks… OK… more than a month that I knit her a scarf to match her ballet uniform. I started it and it took me ages… of course I have lots of excuses.

Couldn’t find my knitting needles.

Too stressed out at work and tired out.

Too much chores to do at home.

We’re away at Christmas.

Thank goodness the weather has been mild… plus she still has her off white knitted scarf that I made for her last year to keep her warm.

But tomorrow will be the start of the new term for her ballet classes… so after I cleared up the kitchen I finished up what I started… plus, she has been so patient with me and my excuses.

So tomorrow, she can wear it to her ballet class to keep her warm as the temperature has dropped to single figure now. Winter is finally here.

This is what I’ll be wearing until Remembrance Sunday.

For those who fought to ensure peace, for those who fell ensuring peace, for those innocent victims of war…

Happy Halloween everyone. Just carved one pumpkin this year for Little Bee to take to her party today where she will be a witch