A huge thank you to Jane over at the World Embroideries Blog for sending me these two kits from her giveaway a few weeks ago. Both kits involve learning new skills. The Golden retriever is in Tent Stitch which is something that I haven't come across before and I've never knitted with beads so I'm looking forward to getting started with these two! Thanks Jane, they are absolutely adorable. I'm in the process of knitting handwarmers at the moment. I've just completed my first pair, which Eldest can be seen modelling below. Youngest thinks that they look really cool so now I'm knitting a pair for her to. The thanks for these go to Stacy over at Golden Bird Knits. The handwarmers are based on her Fingerless Glove pattern, without which I wouldn't have had a clue how to even start knitting these. Its a lovely pattern, very simple and knits up very quickly. The pattern is on her blog site and it's ...