family

The family have moved in. We've gone from a quiet house to one full of activity, toys, dirty dishes and laundry. But it's so nice to have the house full of life again.☺

We've been enjoying
- a railway line and farmyard in the living room
- buckets of tomatoes and beans from the garden - with some beans making good moustaches and
- watching the "hair" grow on our alfalfa eggheads, Charlie and Annie.

I've also managed to finish two sunhats hats using this free Oliver + S pattern. It seems every sewer on the internet has made this hat so there's lots of help and inspiration out there. This pattern worked out really well for me but there is a Q&A here, an alternative construction method that requires no hand sewing here and instructions for adding a chin strap here.