This week’s crafting has been all about portable projects and end of term gifts. The Coastal Crochet CAL blanket isn’t making an appearance because I haven’t done any more of it, I have last Friday’s rows still to do. Next week though it should be back!
I’ve made masses of progress on my sock after a week or two of very slow knitting. I’m half way through the heel flap, having knitted on the lace repeat pattern in the car on a long journey.
I’ve also made a lot of cards. As I mentioned last week, I decided to make the same design but in different colours to make life easy. I was really pleased with how these turned out, I normally like to make things as personalised as possible but I’m not Wonderwoman and I had loads to make for the children to take to school and pre-school.
Also, the allotment has been really productive so my daughter and I did some baking together using some of the produce. We normally have Tuesdays together but this week was our last one before the summer holidays and then she starts school in September! We had a lovely time baking and then had pretend cafe for lunch (I made her beans on toast and a milkshake, which she always orders at the cafe. It was much cheaper to do at home!) We made a rhubarb crumble cake-which is rather nice with ice cream, and a lemon and courgette sponge which I donated to my school summer fair.
It’s been a week of varied WIPs (I guess the cards and cake don’t count because they were started and finished very quickly, but I wanted to share them as I rarely photograph my cards!)
What are you working on? Please share, I’d love to see!
Oh how cue. I’m sure they were a big hit…the cards that is. the cakes look good enough to eat ..It is too hot here to do any cooking.I did get a card order in the mail and started on a nother one. Now I have to wait for ne CS. order to get here.
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Have fun making cards! We had a cool day here on Tuesday so baking was ok but still no rain!
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busy busy busy 🙂 I’m trying to finish a Sock by Sunday…wish me luck, I don’t think I’m going to make it!
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Good luck, I’m sure you can do it!
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What a lovely time you’ve been having – baking and crafting – and good luck for Day 1 at school in September!
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Thank you, we had a lovely day.
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The sock is looking good! as does the baking. Better they were gone pretty quick.
Love the cards to – sometimes we just need quick and easy 🙂
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Thank you, the cakes have gone down well and there’s loads of crumble cake left too!
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The owl cards are really cute! And that crumble cake looks amazing!
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Thank you! Sadly the crumble cake wasn’t as nice as it looked, maybe it needed some custard?
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Awe, that’s disappointing. 😕
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The sock looks as good as ever, and it still baffles me how you do the lace knitting. I don’t think I’ve ever had rhubarb crumble cake, I’m sure it was delicious! 🙂
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Thank you, I’m lucky the lace pattern is an easy one. The crumble cake was a little disappointing but apparently the courgette cake was nice.
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what nice projects-love the socks and oh the cakes look so good!
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Thank you, the cake was apparently very nice according to my work colleagues!
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