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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Black, grey and white beads

Hi

I made these beads yesterday. I used CiM Tuxedo for the black and its gone a bit blackcurrant coloured on some beads. Next time I'm out in my shed I'll see what a difference using one of my other blacks makes. I've read before that black glass is really a very dark transparent purple and, on a white base, it can be noticeable. Will be interesting to see whether using my CiM Charcoal makes a difference.














I like the one above. I made some murrini and put it on top of a base of the three colours mixed together.








The black has bled into the white and grey and in places on some of the beads there's a silver look. Gives an unexpected but lovely look to the beads.




You can really see the purple/blue look of the black above.




This one shows that silver effect nicely.




I liked this one above. I like the bobbly bits sticking out.




Above is the murrini trapped in clear. I like making these beads with the murrini. There's a layer of twistie under the murrini but its a bit hard to see in this photo.




The one above is my favourite. I've seen a bead before where it looks like a photo frame and that's what I wanted to see if I could achieve. I think it worked out very well. The other side looks like this:










You can't see the grey in the bead above and I want to work slower on my next flower bead. I prefer more petals.







This one is a good one I think. My murrini again. I call these my 'Squish Beads' because when I make them I push the glass around.

Sally
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