Cardi heaven

Would love to say, look what I just made but unfortunately it is not my creation, would love to knit something like this but I get bored when knitting anything bigger than a scarf! Been in town this morning and saw this, had to have it, how gorgeous is it? this is of course where I get my name from 'cardi-higgins' given to me by DH because of my love of cardis and all things knitted for that matter! Well, who doesn't.

Can you see a trend here, think I am in my brown phase!

And thought I would share my near perfect home made loaf. Not completely my creation either as I just tossed a load of ingredients into the bread maker and it did its thing, how fantastic are they? I don't seem to have the muscles for real hand made bread making they are always a bit disappointing so this is good enough for me, makes me think I am that much closer to being self-sufficient.