CAL A quick Valentine Update

Hello to you...

Hope you're all well?
I'm much better now after my week of lurgy.

Its very wet and wild here at the moment and brr so cold!

Some poor people have experienced awful weather - my heart certainly goes out to them.

I thought I'd hook up a quick valentines treat for my fire place.

The pattern I used for the hearts is here from Attic24.

They were quick, easy and lots of fun to make.

In my last post I mentioned I had a few birthdays to make for this month, so I thought I'd show you what I've made...

Lily pad brooches.

A never ending Granny stripe snood...

and an alien gadget case.

Hopefully all of them will be gratefully received. We shall see.

So what else have I been doing this week? Hmm...

I know...

 I hooked up a cushion for the kitchen.

I used my Drops Paris yarn for the stripy front and Style Craft Grape for the back.

It's a lovely shot of colour for these grey days...

My garden this week...

wall flower,

catkins,

seed head,

cyclamen.

Hope that you've enjoyed a lovely week?

Now I'm off to see what everyone else has been up to this week....

 Sure Chrissie and Marianne will have lots of lovely crochet and links to others too!

xx

CAL Pretty Flower Brooch

Hello to you.

Hope you're all well?

This week I have had some changes in my life. I've got myself a little part time job cleaning and ironing for a family down the road. Prefect timing - just before Christmas!

I made myself a little flower brooch this week.

I've finally managed to treat myself to Cute and Easy Crochet with Flowers.

Here is my lovely new copy.

I wanted to start myself off with a quick project, so I chose the brooch.

The book is full of amazing projects.

Some of which the ladies from the CAL crochet-along are making.

LadybirdDiaries and Chrissie Crafts are making a beautiful hexagon blanket.

 

So I made all the bits first...

Then sewed them together, easy as that.

Here it is on my cardigan! ready for its first outing.

I must say I'm really enjoying joining in with the crochet-along. I really enjoy popping into other blogs and seeing the lovely things they're making.

 



 

This time my crochet is definitely blooming. Still working on the CK inspired blanket only a few more rows to go now! And then I can get bordering.

Hope that you've all enjoyed a lovely week.

xx 

 

 

Nerves and New Arrivals

 

 

Hello bloggy friends, and new followers.

 Welcome and thank you so much for joining me.

Happy September.

Hope you are all well and wonderful?

It's been a busy time here, my daughter returned to school yesterday for her first day of juniors. It was a big change for her but I think she has enjoyed herself, especially catching up with her friends.

Here is our new little friend Wicket, my daughter's first pet. When I was a child I was always encouraged to keep pets.

I think it's good for children to have something to care for and gives them a great sense of responsibility. Also, keeping pets from such a young age has given me a life-long love of animals that I hope my daughter will inherit too. 

I've been busy sorting through bags and bags of knitting needles and pairing them up. On Saturday they will go on sale for fellow knitters at the craft sale.

I treated myself to this little tin, originally for record needles but now a home for pins.

I have quite a collection of vintage tins and will have to show them to you one of these days...

Getting ready for next year, I bought my garden a present of some new bulbs.

I will plant them for much needed early colour in early spring. 

This little beauty looks up at me while I'm washing up and makes me smile.

My wool stash had a tiny clear out today - the wool ends I picked out will go to the craft sale.

Our tea last night, requested by my daughter. Simple pasta with roasted red pepper sauce and our courgettes from the garden.

My daughter and I have been harvesting sunflower seeds.

So neat in their little honeycomb home.

Plenty of lovely seeds for the birds.

Lovely Chrissie mentioned in her last comment to me that she would like to see some of my craft sale wears, so here they are.

I've been busy pricing and arranging.

I will take photos on Saturday of my stall for you all to see.

I found pricing quite difficult... I really couldn't decide what they were worth.

So school runs begin and my big weekend is approaching. I am quite nervous to be honest, it's the first time I've put myself out there for opinions and critique.

So bloggy friends wish me luck.

Thank you so much for your lovely comments on the last post.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend.

xx

Dollie Cushion

Pretty Round Cushion

I was very tired yesterday evening after having a lovely family day at the zoo  http://forgetmenotsblue.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/yesterday-was-lovely-family-trip-to-zoo.html

But I still managed to create something, sometimes I feel that my day isn't complete without making something. So yesterday I hooked a pretty frilly round cushion in one of my favourite colours.

It's the perfect new addition to my bed.

So here it is it's quite girly and has a perfect vintage look.

I was pleased with the petal like edges and I was glad with the result as it only took me a couple of hours.

 

I used new fashion wool in colour Glacia I like it because it looks like duck egg blue.

Here it is on my bed with its other cushion friends! I think it looks quite at home there.

xx