Crochet

I made this and am quite pleased with it.










The flowers were made with the help of a You Tube tutorial.

I really like them. The tutorial wasn't quite of the standard of Yolanda's which I used for the hat but it was good enough to follow.

The buttons came free with a knitting or crochet magazine and, I think, look really good in the centre of the flowers.

Sally

What I'm currently working on

Hi

It's been a bit hot for lampworking so I've been crocheting after discovering that knitting had made my hand really hurt. I enjoy crochet and find it easier to do well than knitting.

I bought some Noro Sekku recently and it's lovely. I'm making granny squares with the intention of sewing them all together when I feel I have enough and making a lovely long, wide scarf. These are the squares I have so far.







I really like how one ball of yarn has given such different colour squares. I bought two balls of the yarn and it will be good to see how many squares I end up with.

Sally

Minion Hat

Hi

I crocheted this Minion Hat with the help of a You Tube tutorial by Yolanda. Her instructions are very clear to follow and she's cheerful in a non-irritating way. She made making the hat easy.




I'm not that pleased with how it turned out. I think the wool is too thin meaning that the hat is very gappy. It's for a boy and looks a bit girlie I think. He's only going to wear it at home and, when I can find the thicker, hard to work with yellow I originally bought I will try again.

Sally
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Bees

Some bees were recently very busy in my garden.
Two mornings I watched them buzzing about in and out of the poppies.




Both mornings there were lots of poppies with very busy bees but by mid-morning, all the petals had fallen off the flowers. I hadn't realised before what a short time the petals were there for.




I hope that your week is going well.

It's been a bit hot for lampworking.

I'm currently working on a Minion crochet hat using a You Tube video. The video is much easier than a book would be. I'm interested to see what the hat looks like in the end.




Sally
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Knitting

I've been knitting a jumper for a while now.

This is it blocking.







It's my first attempt at knitting anything other than a simple scarf. Once it was blocked, I unpinned it and realised blocking was a waste of time because it didn't make the bits lie flat like I'd imagined.

Once I looked at this photo I realised that the sleeve on the right must have been knitted smaller because it looks like the piece has been stretched more judging by the pattern of the yarn.

I'm now at the sewing together stage and am a bit clueless as to how I should be doing that bit. The book I have, that I thought would be very step-by-step, is disappointingly vague about the joining up of the four pieces. I think I going to use a You Tube video next time and see if that's easier. There seem to be some great step-by-step ones.

Hopefully I'll finish it Monday. Be interesting to see how it looks on the person I've knitted it for.

Sally
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Bracelet

I made this bracelet yesterday on a bead weaving day with Lynn Firth from Stitch N Craft. She was a very helpful tutor. It's her Majestic Jewel.










It's not my favourite thing I've ever made - no reflection on Lynn, just personal taste.

It's was suppose to be a necklace but the round beads are Swarovski pearls and I couldn't justify how much it would cost to make a necklace.

I need to wear it a bit and see if it makes me like it more.

The above photos were taken inside with my iPhone. These three were outside in the bright sunshine. It was so bright I couldn't see on the screen what the camera was looking at.










And in this one it's caught the light differently. It's on my wrist which looks very weird at this angle.




Sally
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Necklaces on Etsy

Hi

I've added some necklaces to my Etsy Shop.










These are the necklaces I sold recently at a school fair. I'm pleased to say that I sold 34 of them. I keep the price low on these by using simple but good quality Greek leather cord.

I am selling them for £3 each and they come in a small black pouch which will easily fit through your letterbox.

They make a brilliant guilt free present for yourself or an excellent present to take to a girl's birthday party.

I had a try at making something different too which I'm not sure if I'd be allowed to sell so am erring on the side of caution and keeping them for my own entertainment. When I get time I'll do some research into whether its ok to sell them.







Remind you of anything!

Sally
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