Surprised.

Surprised that something I made from a tutorial or pattern actually turned out okay.

Surprised that something I CROCHETED looks relatively neat & tidy.

Surprised that I really, really like the feel of a mug cosy on my coffee cup. I thought “Here we are, a nice useless thing I’ve made”, but when I held the cup it felt so nice & I’m sure it would keep the coffee hot longer… I’m making another already.

Surprised that I will be attempting to help OTHER PEOPLE to crochet something next week… I don’t know who I should be more nervous for, them, or me.

Swing back tomorrow for the Christmas edition of My Place and Yours – the last of the meme for this year, we’re going to have a bloggy Christmas party!

Crochet; Cushion Tutes Roundup #1

For those of you who like to wield the hook & would like to join in with the Cushion Swap, I’ve compiled a little list of links for inspiration & assistance.

Free Pattern for Mod Striped Cushions;

Free Pattern for Crochet Stripes Cushion Cover;

Free Pattern for Retro Crochet Cushion;

And, remembering we are only sending the covers, you might want to adapt your pattern to use only the front crochet panel & one of these methods;

Fleece cover for crochet cushion cover tute;

Repurposed jumper cushion back tute;

Happy hooking! Still time to sign up for cushion swapping fun here.

Scheming.

I actually… finished something… knitted….

Ummmmmm…. wow.

At the grand old age of 28, this is my first ever real knitted anything that wasn’t abandoned half way through, messed up entirely or a scarf.

I know the colour is… questionable, but to be honest, I didn’t actually think I would finish (don’t you just love that cheesy grin? That’s what you get when you say “SMILE!”)…

I love that I am equally clueless about knitting AND crochet, meaning I can turn to the other when one is giving me a headache – and I can add stuff like a cute crochet rose to a garishly coloured knitted vest.

The pattern is from a ye olde opshop knitting pamphlet… I didn’t measure Punk or anything so I just totally guessed which size & hoped for the best. I am so chuffed, it hurts.

My Creative Space…

Having forgotten my decision to post MCS “the night before”, I am madly scrambling to do it now, before we head off only to return in the late afternoon when I, well, just can’t be assed.

Just a *teensy* bit excited to join in with Kirsty’s meme today… I’ve been doing lots of something I don’t normally do, snuggled up in front of the heater. Actually… two somethings I don’t normally do… and CURSING myself for not buying some of the lurvly yarn I fondled at Stitches & Craft… the only yarn I have being a mismatched hodgepodge from the oppy…

I have been… knitting!

A scarf! It’s all rolled up at the sides – according to my Gran, aka “The knitting sage”, if I’d knitted the first & last five stitches of each purl row that would nae have happened, but as I didn’t know that until the scarf was a considerable length already, I’m hoping an iron and/or a wash will sort it out when I’m done. I also learned from The Sage that what I thought was purling was actually some kind of weird ass backwards knitting, so we got that sorted out once and for all…

I have also been…. crocheting!

…and, enjoying it… for a change. Finally I’ve figured out how to (kinda sorta) understand bits of my crochet book & learned how to keep my circles flat… AND, how to make flowers. And roses. I am ridiculously, in proportionately proud of my roses… even if on the bigger one I ran out of yarn… I just can’t believe that;

a) I made that and

b) I made it with CROCHET.

It is, I think, a miracle.

Smelling Salts At The Ready…

I am learning to crochet!

Right now I don’t know what I’m doing or why… and my Gran thinks my concentrating face is hilarious… but still.

Craftapalooza.

Oh. Yeah. I’m ALL about the making up of words right now. Word.

Le Oppies were a plethora of crafty goodness today kids… something in the air, apart from some lurvly rain…

A massive bag full of crocheted flowers…! There are tonnes of them… I can’t crochet to save my life… but I have an idea about what I want to do with them…

An embroidery  loop big enough for Le Punk to use as a Hula Hoop…

And a cute & funky Woman’s Day ‘Complete Book of Handicrafts’…

…complete with wonderful pictures such as this: Daddy’o teaching the young buck how to use garden shears.. in spunky polyester shirts no less….

….mwahahahahahahaha….

Swing by Sophie’s place for some more drool-worthy flea market finds… (‘cause if you’re drooling over this guy… erm… we can’t be friends.)

Is this a picture of.....

....a) Granny blankets drying in the sun?


OR





b) Kate Blanchet's new wardrobe...?


(image of Kate from here, image of pretty blankets from my backyard...)