........Kicks!

Now I'm the grand old age of 32 (gasp!) I have realised a few things, one of which is that I love to bake (even though my current figure dictates that's not the best idea!) and another is  that my feet are now showing their age too and only function properly in comfortable shoes.

Living in Worcester and only living down the road from work I do spend a lot of the time walking therefore live most of my life in flat shoes. When it starts to get even slightly chilly I switch to my faithful, ever growing, collection of flat, or at least wedge heeled, boots. This year I fancied a change and decided to relive my youth and invest in some Converse trainers. 

My next decision was whether to go for high tops or low oxfords. I looked for some online inspiration and remembered that my favourite Dr Who of all time, David Tennant, wore Converse high tops with his trademark blue suit. It was such a tough choice! 

I decided, after trying on almost a million different pairs in Office, that I would probably wear them most with leggings or skinny jeans and so went for the more flattering oxfords in a dark maroon colour..... 

......and here they are!

I scarily realised that I last owned a pair of converse trainers when I was 16 so it worked out well to celebrate being twice that age by investing in another pair. They are super comfy and I look forward to wearing them in a bit as you probably already know I'm not one for wearing things that look new. Ha ha!

.............Autumn Knitwear!

The winter is fast approaching and, as my blog title shows, I'm a sucker for knitwear, anything handknitted especially. 

Here are a few examples from my ever growing knitwear collection. I find it very difficult to see anything handknitted in a charity shop without buying it, even sometimes if it doesn't fit! 

This little beauty I've had for a few years and it's made of two tone Herdwick wool straight from the beautiful Lake District. Herdwick sheep are renowned for having a rough but hard wearing fleece so this isn't the softest cardi I own but it's super warm and I love the little handmade horn buttons. It's a shame because shepherds in Cumbria get pennies for Herdwick fleeces and most people who knit with it only make it into blankets. This makes this cardi quite a unique item.

This green and cream knitted poncho is a recent purchase from a local Red Cross charity shop. Again it's not made from the softest wool but it's super cosy and the colours go with almost everything in my wardrobe. 

I found this unusual jumper in a local RSPCA charity shop for just £1.99. When I picked it up I thought it was way too small for me but it's quite stretchy and I was very surprised when it actually fit quite nicely. Again, I couldn't resist it because of the autumnal colours and of course it's handknitted (or possibly hand crocheted).

Last but not least is my favourite knitted item of all time. I've had this cardigan for a few years now and it's definitely one of my wardrobe staples. It's made from Alpaca wool in these amazing blue, red green and mustard coloured aztec designs. Being Alpaca it's super soft and very warm and cosy. I love the colours used as it's easy to wear with so many things. The buttons are really cute green handmade ones with black aztec designs painted on them. A nice handmade touch to this lovely cardi.

That's the pick of my best and favourite items and I'm sure this won't be the last post about my fave knitwear as my collection keeps on growing. 

Ta ta for now!

I just had to add this photo as I'm very into all things coral at the moment so cheered myself up with these beautiful coral roses. Bought for the bargain price of £2 from Lidl. I couldn't resist so thought I'd share them with you.