May Crafts

I’ve been busy crafting the last 2 months

Flower bunting for one of my class teachers 

My second cal blanket is growing fast

Some new scrappy socks to keep my feet warm as I’m still waiting for summer to arrive

A Masonic minion for my dad that was raffled at a charity event and raised £100!

An outfit and blanket for a colleagues new baby and a doll for her older daughter 

My first cal blanket 

I think this is my favourite colour one 

A bundle of clothes for my newest great nephew born 6 weeks early in April 

I’m now a great aunty to 14!

My 3rd cal blanket all in reds for my dad 

Some bunting I’ve been making for the jubilee in June

 

A little sleeveless jumper 

 

Cute little baby shoes to go with the bits for my colleague’s baby 

 

During the first Covid lockdown I came across a blog by a lady called Becca who makes fantastic fillet crochet patterns and very generously does a free cal each year. 

Well this years pattern is called lovely lines and I was so excited to take part I started 3 blankets! She releases 4 rows of the pattern every Wednesday and the blankets should be finished in November just in time to gift them for Christmas 🎄 

The patterns are really easy to follow if you’d like to give it a try follow the link below to get to her website called mayhem and majesty  

https://mayhemandmajesty.com/

 

The first one is made with colours that my son chose. 

The second ne is made with reds as I’m thinking of gifting it to my dad when it’s finished and reds his favourite colours. 

The third one is made with mostly pastel colours. 

I’m using all my odd bits of wool for this one but my ocd won’t let me change colours randomly so I’m changing every 2 rows 😂

January 2022

I may not of blogged for 10 years but I’ve still been crafting 🧶

 I may have been absent from blogging for 10 years but I’ve still been crafting 😊🧶

Just a few of the things I’ve made over the last 2 years !

Heart swap

I recently took part in a heart swap project with the followers of http://naturalsuburbia.blogspot.com/

The idea being that you are paired up with another blogger and you each make something heart shaped or with a heart incorporated into the design and then post it to each other.

I made 5 little things.

3 little hearts made to the same pattern but with 3 different types of wool to make different textures.
I attatched them to a little bit of ribbon to make a mini garland.

A diamond shaped face cloth with 2 hearts.

A square face cloth with a heart in the centre.

And the gift I recieved ...

...a lovely hot pan cloth in lots of pink, my favourite colour :)

Thank you to Chiska the lady I swaped with, who you can find at http://muddyspring.blogspot.com/

I am looking forward to taking part again next year.



Nicola's Winter Warmers

For Nicola I made a set with thick aron wool.

I made a hat, a pair of mittens and a pair of wrist warmers.

The hat was my first ever attempt at cable, not too bad for a first attempt?

I am going to make a pair of leg warmers (as requeted) and a scarf so watch this space.

Winter Warmers For Danica

I realised last week when we had our first frost that winters on its way so I got busy making ...

Remember this little snippet of something I was working on, well it has now become this ...



A pink and purple striped cardigan, hat, mittens and booties for Danica.

Danica is a bit big for booties as she wears proper shoes now, but I couldn't resist making them, so she has been wearing them around the house as slipper socks :)

I am still deciding weather to make a scarf?

Mellow Yellow!

I finally finished the yellow top/dress :)

I say top/dress because it fits Josie as a long top with leggings and it fits Danica as a dress!

Poor little Jojo, she's rapidly getting caught up!