Wash Day! New Rosie & Bear Pattern …

 

 

I am sure that every mum will recognise this image ….. a small child, with a favourite toy that simply has to be washed – the wails of protest and the loud complaints…

 

Waiting impatiently for the toy to be restored once more …

Wishing that somehow this could happen!!  April and May for me see the return of washing hanging out in the garden – with a fair degree of optimism that it will actually dry, in spite of our famous English weather.  In fact Devon has a higher than average rainfall, we’re in the south west of the country, so all the rain bearing clouds from the Atlantic reach us first – everyone else just gets what’s left!!  But as I looked at my rather tatty and slightly ripped peg bag , I had an idea …..

For a peg “bucket” to hang on my line.  Adding embroidery meant the actual bag had to be quite simply constructed so that it wouldn’t be too fussy. Also, I wanted to move away from the peg bags on a coat hanger shape to something a bit different – and the above is the result.

 

I’ve been in the gazebo all afternoon working hard on writing up the pattern and uploading it to my Etsy shop.  Ably assisted by my canine companion …

 

And I hope you like it.  It will be included in the Bustle & Sew June magazine at the end of this month, together with lots more … to be revealed at a later date!