What do you do when deciding how to deal with your WIPs? Get to work on one of the others, that’s what! This afternoon and evening I have been working on the back of the lace cardigan and I will be honest and say I felt much more confident until I messed up 1 stitch.…… Continue reading The Lace Saga Continues…
Have you ever seen things in magazines and said to yourself that one day you’ll make it? Only quite often, you never do. Well today I made something inspired by what I saw in a magazine (Prima Makes) and I’m pretty chuffed with it! I found a tin for 99p in a charity shop that…… Continue reading Super Simple Sewing Tin
You might have guessed from the title but I feel a little grumpy and disheartened this evening. I settled down to make two cards-one for a friend and another for a lady who is leaving William’s preschool. I had a plan; a Disney themed castle card using my Tattered Lace die for my friend and…… Continue reading A Disappointing Day
“A weed is just a flower growing in the wrong place.” Granny c.1990 Right now I am inclined to disagree with Granny, though I am sure there are many places where weeds (or wildflowers as some would prefer them to be known) are welcome and indeed encouraged. I know that insects love them and that…… Continue reading RIP weeds
Tonight I have cast off the first part of Jess’ cardigan-you could say I’m quarter of the way there. I hadn’t realised the impact of changing needle size for the rib, but I quite like how it narrows the body of the cardigan. I had to knit the rib on circular needles as I didn’t…… Continue reading Lace Cardigan Progress
What a busy afternoon! Straight after picking William up from pre school we went to the allotment with a job list. Dave wanted to build the shed door (which he did, successfully, apart from some slightly over sized screws which now have to be ground off unless the door is to become a weapon of…… Continue reading Weeding, Watering, Improvising and Building
Lace-the word conjures up images of delicate beauty, of all things gentle and lovely. Not to me right now! If I didn’t want to make the cardigan for Jess for this summer I would abandon it for now and focus on other things. As I progressed further up the back I saw that the pattern…… Continue reading (Not) Losing to Lace
Jess’ childminder has been married for 40 years so it was only right that I should make a special card for them. I used Cricut Cindy Loo for the heart and George and Basic Shapes and Type Candy for the text. Die cut nesting shapes and a red, gold and cream colour scheme made it…… Continue reading Ruby Wedding Card
This, as the title says, is my 3rd attempt at a lacy cardigan for Jess. Attempt 1 was rapidly pulled down by Jess, Attempt 2 was a bit of a fail as I only cast on 72 stitches when I needed 74. I discovered this after completing the 5 rows garter stitch and first lace…… Continue reading Lace (3rd Time Lucky)
Having completed my second blanket in the space of a few weeks I feel like there’s a bit of a pattern (excuse the pun) emerging to the blanket making process. 1) Decisions, Decisions Which yarn? Which pattern? Choosing a pattern to match the yarn or vice versa, this is the part I seem to spend…… Continue reading The 5 Stages of Crocheting a Blanket
