The end result

So if you were very clever, or at least a little imaginative, you might have guessed that the gift I was contructing was a mobile for my friend and colleague, Penny, who is due to have a baby in the upcoming weeks.

The mobile features four coloured crocheted monkeys hanging off knitted vines with felt and wool-stitched leaves.

Penny was very appreciative of my gift, and hopefully her bambino will spend many moments gazing calmly at the cheeky monkeys as they hover above.

(BTW, it's really hard to photograph a mobile and get the full effect)