One Owl & Two Piggies

Twit-twoooooooooooo! I would like to introduce you to a new friend who has come to live with me in the Attic. Isn't she pretty? Miss Dotty has been here just over a week and I am already rather in love with her colourful, dotty-spotty presence around here.

I knew just where she was going to roost. Above the jugs, below the coffee pots, in front of the books on the shelf second from the top. Perfect. She is very happy there next to my Jane Cat, I can just tell.

I'm sorry for the fuzzy-wuzzy photos, the light levels at this time of year make it hard to take decent pictures. But I really did want to introduce you to Miss Dotty, wanted to tell you that she was made especially for me by the wonderfully talented Caroline. Some of you may remember Caroline, she is the lady who set my heart a-flutter in the Spring when she made her delightful mixed media caravan collage and took me along for the ride. Some folk are just so talented aren't they? Not only does Caroline make the most amazing mixed media collages, but as you can see she is also a whizz with fabric, needle and thread too. Her owls have become very sought after as they are made in limited numbers, so I feel very lucky to have Miss Dotty.

These look like my kind of fabrics don't they? This collection is almost identical to my own, only it belongs to Caroline. We have remarkably similar Creative Minds it seems.

These fabrics are all destined to become gorgeous twit-twoooooo's in the next few weeks, I can already imagine how beautiful they will look. If you think you would like to give an owl a home for Christmas, then please do bob along and pay Caroline a visit, her contact details are all on her website. She will be making up an email list of anyone interested in knowing as soon as they are listed in her shop. See, I told you they were sought after.

Now then, shall we talk Piggies? Want to see the two Little Piggies who have taken up residence in the Attic?

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! These are six week old baby guinea pigs and they are the cutest, most adorable little things imaginable. Haha.....were you expecting homemade piggies? Crochet ones perhaps? I think I may have surprised you with the Real Deal??!!!

Let me introduce you to our new girls......

This is Pip :: a little shy still, but she is quietly confident, calm and gentle.

And this is Lola :: quite a scatty little thing, she has an inquisitive nature and playful personality.

Ever since we visited the Children's Farm in Dorset during the summer, there have been persistent and very persuasive pleas for guinea pigs. I kept guinea pigs as a child and have some very fond memories of the experience, so I felt that perhaps the time was right to finally say YeS to the pet plea. YES.....lets do it! Lets be a family who Has Pets!!

We picked them up a week ago, and they have brought a huge heap of happiness to our household. The Little People are so enchanted by them, and I have to admit I am too. I really love them. I love love love the noises they make, and I love their happy little personalities. I love that they love food sooooooooo much!

For the time being, we are keeping them indoors, and it's lovely to observe them throughout the day and see them settling in and getting used to us and our noisy ways.

We handle them several times a day and they seem to quite like their out-of-cage time. Little B is still a wee bit noisy and fidgety with them, but he is learning fast...he really loves them though. Well we all do. Little Lady is positively beaming from ear to ear with her new Pet Ownership role.

I've been wondering whether it is a little bit too crazy to want to crochet them a snuggle blanket? Just a small one? Can I? Pleeeeeeeeeeease????

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Comments

[Deborah Bartlett]

Of course, you MUST hook them a snuggle blanket! So good that you now have pets - my 3 children grew up with a zoo around them. The piggies are adorable, as is the owl.

[Sasha]

LOL - we have 2 guinea pigs - Pip and Jack. A crocheted blanket would be lovely, but make sure it is in acrylic so it can be washed regularly. I am sure you have noticed how the eating lots translates into LOTS of mess......

[Joanne]

Very cute! I'm sure they would love a cute little blanket too...

[Melanie]

They are adorable. I don't know if I would make them a blanket, though. Guinea pigs chew, chew, chew and could get sick ingesting yarn. But maybe you could make a cage cover for them? They're so susceptible to drafts that a cover would probably work great and pretty up their cage some! We use a fleece blanket over my shepherd's crate she sleeps in, and she loves her cozy warm den.

[Carol]

Oh my Pip and Lola are just adorable I love Guinea Pigs.

[RainStorm]

I love your new Wol :) he's fab.

My laugh sounds very much like a guinea pig squeaking. It used to be all the time, but now it's just my mildly hysterical / laughing tons laugh!

[Helen]

These are the cutest! my best friend when we were little had guinea pigs called Gus and Gertie who were always very sweet with cute wiffly noses.
I'm very admiring of your dotty owl too, who looks like she will be best friends with your be-ribboned cat
There are so many lovely and colourful things on your shelves, it all looks beautiful together
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[Chel]

They are sooooo cute and adorable. They look very content with their new colourful happy world.xx

[svetlana]

oh, I love the idea of a little blankie for just the two of them. I'm now in the planning stages of quilt and a pillow for our cat Lola. My kids are horrified that she's the only family member who does not have her own special quilt. So, guess what she'll get for Christmas...

[Emily]

Sooooooo cute. Makes me wish I had some too! The photos are precious.

[Scarlet-Sometimes]

loving the pinnygigs, and eagerly awaiting the pattern

[Karen]

I love them. Lots. I'm very jealous!!!! xx

[carol partridge]

I too fell in love with a guinea pig a few years ago. She was all alone in the pet shop as her mother had taken a dislike to her. Naturally I had to have her. From a very nervous start, Rosie grew to be my little girly. She loved laying on the settee with me. She always lived in the house, though. I had her for 4 and half years, which I was told is about average for a guinea pig. Your 2 look like cute little mischiefs! I hope we will see more of them.
Thanks also for the info on " Silly Suitcase". Lovely shop. I now am waiting for a cute ring [with a little bird on it] to come. I really enjoy your blog.
Best wishes Carol.

[Caroline]

Lucy, I saw this sewing tutorial and thought of you.

http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/cutting-corners/2012/07/27/glamper-pincushion/

[Blair]

Oh so adorable! I think Miss Dotty and the Jane Cat look like happy fast friends! I understand completely about light levels, I'm going through the same thing. I think the pictures look great!

[Cassandra]

Aw your guinea pigs are so cute. Be careful though, we used to have a rat and one night my boyfriend left a blanket I crocheted for him too close to its cage and it ate a huge hole it in. That blanket was one of my first projects and it took me 3 years to finish. I would hate to see that happen to any of your afghans. Besides that, have fun with them!

[Quinn]

So cute! Perhaps you can crochet them a little cavy-cave? They do love getting inside things and looking out :)

[Gerda]

Adorable piggies! And the owl is very cute too. Groetjes, Gerda

[Kate]

We really loved having Guinea Pigs- they are so gentle and make such delightful noises.I also became very fond of the Hamsters- I just didn't expect such tiny creatures to come to their names when you called them! We ended up having about six of them...Gerbils,however,I never warmed to and still bear the scar on my thumb...You could crochet the piggies a blanket, but they will eat it all up!

[René]

Hi Lucy
When I had a hamster I crocheted him a hideout made out of cotton, somewhere I read if they chew it cotton was safest, It didn't take him long to chew a hole in his hideout. I only gave him the hideout when he was having out of cage time, I didn't want him to eat the whole hideout!! Have fun with your guinea pigs, will be looking to see if you decide to crochet for them : )
René

[Carol]

Of course they need a snuggle blanket! My sister recently homed a couple of rats and I made a fleecy bonding pouch for them.
Cute 'owl and the pussycat' and lovely material too.
Carol xx

[Lisa G.]

I love guinea pigs! But, wouldn't they chew up a blanket? I have no idea.

[Lisa Ruff]

Ahhhh the lil gunea pigs are soooooooooo cute!! Reminds me of mine when I was a little girl!

[Alma]

Sweet little Dottie is a perfect addition to you family there on the shelf. Those big eyes she will see everything.
Those little piggies are the cutest ever! Such perfect names for their personalities. Crochet the blanket!
I just added a pet to our family two days ago... a stray tabby four months old. I wrote the story on my blog.
He is sure making the kids happy and gives them a new play mate.
Have a great December Lucy!

[Line]

Well I don't know what they will do with a blanket but I used to have a rabbit who enjoyed a good sized carpet for his personal use!