Showing posts with label crochet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crochet. Show all posts
19 Jan 2012
Hooking
Using a quiet and child free afternoon to learn a new stitch. This one is Crocodile stitch, have a look at yarnmuse for the instructions, and some very helpful videos too!
6 Sept 2009
I finally made something/Winners
Look, a project, finished and all, AND I managed to ravel it - my scarf project. It's only taken me about a year to figure out the system, also, I've been busy with other things. This project was a birthday gift for a 6 year old - I'm sure we'll be seeing more of it once the weather starts closing in!
And, the 2 people who made lovely comments will both be receiving a stained glass bird in the near future! Thank you. Susan, please could you let me have your snailmail address?
Back to school tomorrow - hooray - can't say I'm not looking forward to it because I would be lying! I have discovered, however, that last year's trousers will need a small sewing adjustment - into shorts. The boy has grown without me noticing (whoops!) The small child is looking forward to attending her first ballet lesson, and the big child is looking forward to 'not being at home and seeing his new teacher'. Me too!
Have a great week!
And, the 2 people who made lovely comments will both be receiving a stained glass bird in the near future! Thank you. Susan, please could you let me have your snailmail address?
Back to school tomorrow - hooray - can't say I'm not looking forward to it because I would be lying! I have discovered, however, that last year's trousers will need a small sewing adjustment - into shorts. The boy has grown without me noticing (whoops!) The small child is looking forward to attending her first ballet lesson, and the big child is looking forward to 'not being at home and seeing his new teacher'. Me too!
Have a great week!
19 Sept 2008
Score! Wooden Crib
Sorry, been meaning to take a pic since last weekend, but life has very inconsiderately got in the way. Here's our lovely wooden crib from the market at Bridport.
Totally untouched, although I was planning to sand it down and re-varnish it, but hey, I'm a slacker, so I haven't.
Currently furnished with a perfectly sized cot pillow (complete with cute IKEA piilow case), lovely crochet blanket from Granny, and a baby muslin as an extra sheet - "just in case Roger (No. 2's bear) does get cold Mummy".
29 Aug 2008
My Birthday!
Well, I mentioned last week somewhere here that it was my birthday (and no, I'm not telling), and I wanted to show you the lovely goodies from family and friends:
A great pile of reading material for crafting, (with or without the children); a lovely story about Matryoshka dolls; a beautiful hand made mousey pin-cushion complete with new pins - what luxury - I've been too mean to go out and buy my own!; 2 pictures from Charlie, signed; a georgeous bunch of dahlias from one of my Mum's dearest friends; a crochet magazine, and unseen, a fantastic new bell for my bicycle - it goes trling, trling - perfect! And of course, an IOU, for 2 chickens, from my husband - you've seen their pics already!
The day itself was not too bad - the sun actually came out for the first time in about 3 weeks, and was pleasantly warm, Mum and Dad popped in, and a friend came round to drop off a gift, and ended staying for lunch. All good.
However, first thing, before these nice things, me and the little burdens had to walk to the store for food items, which is fine, but burden No 1 decided to take his bike along. Which he has had for 8 months. He managed to park it, and both his sandals in an enormous pile of the most revolting, sticky, icky dog poo about 100 yards from the store! I said to him, 'well done, so you choose to make this humungous error on my birthday - thank you so much' (in an ironic manner, I hope you realise, through gritted teeth). Whereupon, we had to return home, to relieve ourselves of the aforesaid s****y shoes and bike, replace shoes, wash hands, turn around, and go straight back out so we could get the damn shopping. As I am sure you are aware, walking around with toddlers is a painful process at the best of times, so a trip that at best should have taken about 40 minutes, took an hour and 40 minutes. And involved dog mess. I know, it's the fault of the dog owner that left the stuff lying around, but dang it I was MAD! And I might have done a bit of shouting, I mean, it was my birthday for goodness sake.
Now, I'm glad I got that off my chest again. The rest of the day was OK for a birthday. Thanks to everyone who sent cards, or messages!
A great pile of reading material for crafting, (with or without the children); a lovely story about Matryoshka dolls; a beautiful hand made mousey pin-cushion complete with new pins - what luxury - I've been too mean to go out and buy my own!; 2 pictures from Charlie, signed; a georgeous bunch of dahlias from one of my Mum's dearest friends; a crochet magazine, and unseen, a fantastic new bell for my bicycle - it goes trling, trling - perfect! And of course, an IOU, for 2 chickens, from my husband - you've seen their pics already!
The day itself was not too bad - the sun actually came out for the first time in about 3 weeks, and was pleasantly warm, Mum and Dad popped in, and a friend came round to drop off a gift, and ended staying for lunch. All good.
However, first thing, before these nice things, me and the little burdens had to walk to the store for food items, which is fine, but burden No 1 decided to take his bike along. Which he has had for 8 months. He managed to park it, and both his sandals in an enormous pile of the most revolting, sticky, icky dog poo about 100 yards from the store! I said to him, 'well done, so you choose to make this humungous error on my birthday - thank you so much' (in an ironic manner, I hope you realise, through gritted teeth). Whereupon, we had to return home, to relieve ourselves of the aforesaid s****y shoes and bike, replace shoes, wash hands, turn around, and go straight back out so we could get the damn shopping. As I am sure you are aware, walking around with toddlers is a painful process at the best of times, so a trip that at best should have taken about 40 minutes, took an hour and 40 minutes. And involved dog mess. I know, it's the fault of the dog owner that left the stuff lying around, but dang it I was MAD! And I might have done a bit of shouting, I mean, it was my birthday for goodness sake.
Now, I'm glad I got that off my chest again. The rest of the day was OK for a birthday. Thanks to everyone who sent cards, or messages!
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