I Put The 'Ramble' Into 'Ramblings'

First things first! The winner of the four buttons from the giveaway celebrating completion of my Simplicity 4934 vintage pattern is Jacq C of the blog A Good Talking To. Hurrah! Jacq makes some lovely things, including a Tilly Blanket Skirt, and has a fab writing style. Check her out. Jacq, I’ll be in touch for contact details.

And whilst I’m talking of checking out blogs, may I urge you all to go visit Oz Viking who has just posted about a truly sophisticated dress she’s made from the pattern she won in Scruffy Badger’s giveaway. Any European readers looking for Autumn dress inspiration, this is the place to go. I’m always so pleased when Oz Viking posts, as she set up her blog on the back of the Pyjama Party.

Now, the Olympics! You’d have done well to spot me as I was up in the Gods. Not that this made a jot of difference to our enjoyment of the spectacle. Even for this non-engager-with-competitive-sport, I could see that the game was a really excellent, tight one. (It helped that my sister would lean over and say, ‘You know this point is crucial, don’t you?’) The match (game? who knows) was between Russia and Bulgaria and it’s safe to say, we knew who our immediate neighbours supported.

Personally, I was impressed that the Olympic Committee had carefully matched the stadium colour scheme to my Lobster Dress. It’s true what they say, this is the best organised Olympics in living memory. They even anticipated me making this dress in August!

Some unexpected surprises on the day were bumping into Miranda Hart on a photo shoot and having my embroidery scissors confiscated at Olympic security. I was thrilled to whip up a miniature storm of protest on Twitter when I posted about my lost scissors! May I just say that @mariadenmark shared a top tip. Next time, take some dental floss. The little blade on the floss holder can be used to cut thread, too. Genius. Take that Olympic security! Should I, you know, make it to Rio.

Miranda Hart on photoshoot. WHY didn’t I get my photo taken with her?

Finally, doing any crafting this weekend? If you’re in the UK and ordering wool for new knits – like knitted rugs – I should mention that Deramore are offering 15% off their entire range to celebrate their birthday. You just need to use the below coupon code. (Grrr. I’m so annoyed. I placed an order earlier in the week.)