Latest Projects....

A Beanie Hat in a thick Aran Wool using a 6.5mm hook - this took one evening to make!

Here's the pattern to follow - thanks Crochet Geek

Take a Cotton Buds tub....

Double tape the inside to secure the edge of the work....

Add an old pot that  you get posh puddings in and you have a lovely crocheted pot that can hold business cards or paper clips etc!

I liked making the Beanie Hat so much that I wanted to make another for a friend at the allotment that helped me no end the other day!  I didn't have any more thick wool, so I put 2 balls of DK together (e.g. using 2 strands from 2 balls) and made this hat!

More Bears!!

Yes, I have made another bear in White

With blue button eyes & a nose

And a little blue bow at his neck

I also finished Lemon off with a pink head bow

& 

in between all that I made a cow.....

who is now in transit to a very happy cow fanatic!

Take a pesto jar.......

Yes, this is a bog standard pesto jar that would have gone in the recycling bin

However I needed it to store all my crochet needles in

And I thought it looked really boring

So I crocheted a little jacket for it and now it looks FAB!

Lemon Teddy Bear

Worked in Lemon Wool DK with glitter pink buttons

My latest works

As you can see I have been busy!  I crocheted (state the obvious ha ha) a Tibetan hat from a pattern that I found on the internet.  I used a very chunky wool and and 8mm hook so I had to adapt the pattern as I went. I found the best thing to do was to keep on putting the hat on my head as I went along.  I then added the tassle to my own design as I didn't fancy a pom pom.

I then decided to make some mittens, but as you can see I have run out of wool!

That is the thumb to the left of the picture.

Ah, now I didn't do these today, I just finished them off today!  Snowflakes (again stating the obvious I know-sorry)  They have been on the blocking board for a while now.  I just need to starch them when the iron next goes on and I might even glue & glitter them, if I can find some glitter!

Bunting Mania!

This latest project is all thanks to Alice whose blog I found by accident.  To see the pattern to follow click here :

http://crochethealingandraymond.wordpress.com/2010/10/09/bunting-time/  for the baby bunting and

http://crochethealingandraymond.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/granny-bunting-remix-styles/  for the large bunting

The first batch of the large bunting

The larger bunting being blocked as a group

 The Baby Bunting Hanging in the Window

The Baby Bunting

My New Project

Sorry I haven't blogged for a while - it's a long story!!  Anyway, I haven't stopped my Crochet in all that time and I am pleased to say that the blanket that I was working on - see previous blog,  was finished in good time for the Saving Rare Breeds Raffle and is now with Rebecca who won my blanket!  She wrote me a lovely thank you card, which I wasn't expecting and one that I will treasure as she used words like:

"I can't believe that I have been so lucky to win such an amazing prize" and "I can appreciate how much work went into your blanket"

Isn't that just so lovely?

Ok back to today!  Yes, I am working on another blanket.  I was given some wool, actually a huge bag full of wool, and I chose out some colours that I thought would work well together.  Anyway, without further ado, here are some of the squares completed so far......