tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59507077070237567572024-03-18T07:54:25.092+00:00.Linda's Crafty Cornerlindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.comBlogger800125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-46005188105831450062024-03-10T10:43:00.008+00:002024-03-10T18:38:38.946+00:00A New Arrival<p> </p><p>Thank you for all the lovely Comments in my last post, it's been a while since I have even been able to visit this little space of mine so some of your comments have just been published I love and appreciate each and every one.๐๐</p><p>It's been a very busy few weeks but I'm happy to announce the arrival of Grandson number three little Louis, he was born on the 29th February so he's a leap year baby, his Daddy is a Christmas day baby and his brother little Mikey has his birthday on the same day as my brother. It's strange how things work out and how the same numbers seem to crop up in families time and time again, have you noticed it in yours?</p><p>Anyway I digress, little Louis is as sweet as can be but his poor mummy had quite a time of it, three days in labour! she was sent home from the hospital on two consecutive nights and on the third she delivered right in the middle of them giving her an epidural so no pain relief! I feel so sorry for us woman I really do the things we have to put up with! </p><p>I stayed with them to look after Mikey the days leading up to the birth and we went into the hospital the morning after he was born so that Mikey could say hello to his new little brother, I was struck at how things have changed for the worse in the six years since Mikey was born, it's so obvious that the NHS is under strain with staff shortages in all departments Midwifery being one of the worst area's affected. I could go on, as a retired midwife/nurse it's very sad to see.</p><p>This is really just a short post to let you know that I am still around but quite busy with family stuff. I have my MRI scan today to see if it sheds any light on the tingling/numb sensations in my head and face and it's bang in the middle of Mother's day so there won't be much celebrating going on haha.</p><p>I'll leave you with some photos and hopefully things will get back to normal very soon.๐</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxp_MwLTSbAg_Crf5NKDX_ocG3FCSz-aymO0zpgydfS_21lcDMNy6n8dY0F0B49QhY6VXMwUFnzzHIv1Xjz9ct0rqNxbTHxTe8BGGRWZ8lmUolGkf22JRaW7FqrZIk4h3tbEDYWS9yJivWHNXxBVd7kQV6WMiaQynJycd2qs_pdEXzSwz_VZ8f1k91HrQI/s500/IMG-20240305-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxp_MwLTSbAg_Crf5NKDX_ocG3FCSz-aymO0zpgydfS_21lcDMNy6n8dY0F0B49QhY6VXMwUFnzzHIv1Xjz9ct0rqNxbTHxTe8BGGRWZ8lmUolGkf22JRaW7FqrZIk4h3tbEDYWS9yJivWHNXxBVd7kQV6WMiaQynJycd2qs_pdEXzSwz_VZ8f1k91HrQI/w300-h400/IMG-20240305-WA0003.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a Few hours old</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mWeGHprEHrSs9n62fM-DS6ONhoigXaYKtkptPIuuu6WNmdNtLHbzynUMLzkxAT8aPEMv0xV-ex9HeyNkL3_Exj4SrtOiQmNlX5oPTFacTLZTK_nmKsjHmyov_fRsxoHJANWqNuokju9KA50KveDnkxhPlFToESo1ImAS6EkkcAASJ1-nVTIphfg2unen/s600/IMG-20240305-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mWeGHprEHrSs9n62fM-DS6ONhoigXaYKtkptPIuuu6WNmdNtLHbzynUMLzkxAT8aPEMv0xV-ex9HeyNkL3_Exj4SrtOiQmNlX5oPTFacTLZTK_nmKsjHmyov_fRsxoHJANWqNuokju9KA50KveDnkxhPlFToESo1ImAS6EkkcAASJ1-nVTIphfg2unen/w300-h400/IMG-20240305-WA0002.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First hug from big brother Mikey</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpXmFTkRFMr8Fyi3ft3voq1KOcrNg0mMAHffxVD1KLoLLvPad4vLIXibT1NDllPVIrfBP2gbpILCUbLL2-pQUDaqUzGaBmNzKYNsCT665kzoxSb-DtOEW1KSC81e5jEiefd87ODeCkVSzkdlaVwSnmGvAidw2_qFH-ca0lUnpET8UvwcxYRpM71rieRyS/s600/IMG-20240306-WA0004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpXmFTkRFMr8Fyi3ft3voq1KOcrNg0mMAHffxVD1KLoLLvPad4vLIXibT1NDllPVIrfBP2gbpILCUbLL2-pQUDaqUzGaBmNzKYNsCT665kzoxSb-DtOEW1KSC81e5jEiefd87ODeCkVSzkdlaVwSnmGvAidw2_qFH-ca0lUnpET8UvwcxYRpM71rieRyS/w300-h400/IMG-20240306-WA0004.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First outing big brother Mikey's baby blanket made six years ago by Grandma still looks new</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDz9Whg8tzvm9_L5LqbyaXk1DTVK6yA2NN6mYdYBz1LOkeSjGhvQ7EwjvHukrG41-UsxUabHkKzPPUwCrERH_jyECPhw5LMp0t9NP9SG5EuhDHIccy5x6s37vvapAbDnTJp4G6rIH2Z4qaWrT0RA5M9n1KOfgwk2w1aGyqhyphenhyphenYUp0t3akxQ5a51ld7UJDR/s600/IMG-20240306-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="277" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDz9Whg8tzvm9_L5LqbyaXk1DTVK6yA2NN6mYdYBz1LOkeSjGhvQ7EwjvHukrG41-UsxUabHkKzPPUwCrERH_jyECPhw5LMp0t9NP9SG5EuhDHIccy5x6s37vvapAbDnTJp4G6rIH2Z4qaWrT0RA5M9n1KOfgwk2w1aGyqhyphenhyphenYUp0t3akxQ5a51ld7UJDR/w185-h400/IMG-20240306-WA0002.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />This is baby Julian now five months old, showing off his first two teeth, they have just come through much to the relief of mammy and daddy </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-V93bHMtErgnBYvpTKOqwRI1GG4AJw8vm89IxAglEyS8kwZHFeAQkrvzgckw6G0R-ttOFkuZGdbp0ugVQo8bHcSeYxev1nPhb6NX07vzLPsM-NIJyExObLebTBg1IcwVyxfdWir-cqUdom4fCArt1KegI2ur2OKzI2ez1_L3Y0YqTfN_UXuVMOqR7g2T/s800/IMG-20240229-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-V93bHMtErgnBYvpTKOqwRI1GG4AJw8vm89IxAglEyS8kwZHFeAQkrvzgckw6G0R-ttOFkuZGdbp0ugVQo8bHcSeYxev1nPhb6NX07vzLPsM-NIJyExObLebTBg1IcwVyxfdWir-cqUdom4fCArt1KegI2ur2OKzI2ez1_L3Y0YqTfN_UXuVMOqR7g2T/w300-h400/IMG-20240229-WA0002.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Julian loves playing with his Lovey toy, now grandma is going to have to make one for cousin Louis too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdPMnQZO3EwbNEThPyoqwEeOWv1XhLAMwPO4MAUVzszZP2-5DlccWjAhQ6SJ_HzNYciS-bjqEBBlMXily2SuazD3uDzhMYv7VpUJKe49GWdg7fyY7qjz8ctWQqL_rnNCuXhm-YKMHOi1KYqZsUdtad1C9dNW3xhTQTR0P5XjjRPhNymAPOBxthNgnB4Tu/s800/1710064475399.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="800" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdPMnQZO3EwbNEThPyoqwEeOWv1XhLAMwPO4MAUVzszZP2-5DlccWjAhQ6SJ_HzNYciS-bjqEBBlMXily2SuazD3uDzhMYv7VpUJKe49GWdg7fyY7qjz8ctWQqL_rnNCuXhm-YKMHOi1KYqZsUdtad1C9dNW3xhTQTR0P5XjjRPhNymAPOBxthNgnB4Tu/w400-h305/1710064475399.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have started knitting another pair of socks for my Lip Reading teacher Anne </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSs1VSCD37syqAtG5SjwrYDNJo-FJv6frj9CxE5KglSYLQzeyBqhnGQsDRa6_YLu9xwJm31B9x-mjMNjX8kUCKFGLSdcnbz9ZvpsefjDcUcBlLFIzktU1LXpZ-CcsX_rO91RlBRDd30rLpqYI8_aPtZyarkPeP_C6Sec6ipITqm_sNNfjM9e-Hv8zszo6/s800/1710064521374.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="800" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSs1VSCD37syqAtG5SjwrYDNJo-FJv6frj9CxE5KglSYLQzeyBqhnGQsDRa6_YLu9xwJm31B9x-mjMNjX8kUCKFGLSdcnbz9ZvpsefjDcUcBlLFIzktU1LXpZ-CcsX_rO91RlBRDd30rLpqYI8_aPtZyarkPeP_C6Sec6ipITqm_sNNfjM9e-Hv8zszo6/w400-h305/1710064521374.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The making of Easter Chicks still goes on, these were made with a crochet square so easy to make. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSOH72ff2xkGtxQf5oDvZp94tCB1kMcUscbpa2cm4AuO6jQj0pIHJjeqEnrtfXvp-ud2WjxWNN2RPBBEX6fLATZ9brXxcpygidM-2gnh7v-sllbomgRveDYSpyd6zMoW_kAphcdt9YxBM3rJYfktlV2CniL6fWxAQymRXDMgKpxYm3rmVC-7yy0BrM-sT/s800/1710064865783.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="800" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSOH72ff2xkGtxQf5oDvZp94tCB1kMcUscbpa2cm4AuO6jQj0pIHJjeqEnrtfXvp-ud2WjxWNN2RPBBEX6fLATZ9brXxcpygidM-2gnh7v-sllbomgRveDYSpyd6zMoW_kAphcdt9YxBM3rJYfktlV2CniL6fWxAQymRXDMgKpxYm3rmVC-7yy0BrM-sT/w400-h305/1710064865783.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Progress is very slow but I'm enjoying the process.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Happy Mother's Day to all who are celebrating! ๐๐<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Linking with Kathy's </span><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/slow-sunday-stitching.html" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Slow Sunday Stitching</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-54390629684626227612024-02-18T11:57:00.002+00:002024-02-18T17:57:17.867+00:00Another Finish , Flowers, Rabbits, Chicks & New Yarn!<p> Thank you for all your well wishes last week they are very much appreciated. Nothing has moved forward regarding the MRI scan. I did pop into the GP surgery to make sure that the referral had gone out and the receptionist assures me that it has, I will give it until next week and then I will call the MRI department and ask there. The tingling sensation in my head and face continues but mostly when I'm using my phone, I have hardly used it this week and when I do I hold it at arms length, if I have to make a call I will use my hands free and push the phone as far away from me as I can.</p><p>I'm pleased to say that my teeth have settled down after their brutal attack at the dentist, I have an appointment to have the new crowns cemented in next Thursday but I think that should be straight forward. ๐ค๐ค</p><p>Kevin's Socks Ta daa!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1ZybYSfUj5RWH5Tr2-7Jaa5vAL4VgxaXsvEuB-EZORTaPFZ4tgbOntxui5qcePcTN9Tzx5rWqjYxezztWp1-1S-4Ub_dFGLJxHwLydLA6c5bumLlYvvaBXtQbDTRm_NEf5DyK8R8V4i614lJXZCSbFDI3SUekXNeAdx03zR8kqEouV6Fb5_ev6u8E1lJ/s1000/1708255580957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="1000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1ZybYSfUj5RWH5Tr2-7Jaa5vAL4VgxaXsvEuB-EZORTaPFZ4tgbOntxui5qcePcTN9Tzx5rWqjYxezztWp1-1S-4Ub_dFGLJxHwLydLA6c5bumLlYvvaBXtQbDTRm_NEf5DyK8R8V4i614lJXZCSbFDI3SUekXNeAdx03zR8kqEouV6Fb5_ev6u8E1lJ/w640-h288/1708255580957.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>What can I say, I'm worried in case they will be too big, I hope not. I didn't enjoy knitting the stripes and won't be knitting anymore stripy socks in the future. These socks are in no way perfect but then I have yet to knit a perfect sock. I'm just pleased that Kevin will have them in time for his birthday. I will let you know his reaction.</p><p>Stats</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgITlxNMrIdoeEKs7hfJe2xMZvV4uwpwtiS-5_0u4NqOCS9ID3FSIrfnJKR57LYiJUHLABEsw88kPbfFTKLS8xcIUNfGjdwThppLwL6MtNIuc3IQ2ZUeQH2ez7My6Pfd0tp_gNXDDcsqS1PmcdusDTgRvK_eJZTdJH8Ni_8L3XnIxUDOaMRxL-yPhYy0K7Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="256" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgITlxNMrIdoeEKs7hfJe2xMZvV4uwpwtiS-5_0u4NqOCS9ID3FSIrfnJKR57LYiJUHLABEsw88kPbfFTKLS8xcIUNfGjdwThppLwL6MtNIuc3IQ2ZUeQH2ez7My6Pfd0tp_gNXDDcsqS1PmcdusDTgRvK_eJZTdJH8Ni_8L3XnIxUDOaMRxL-yPhYy0K7Y" width="192" /></a></div><br />I used two 50 gram balls of each colour of this yarn and I have still got lots left over. I washed and blocked them and I'm so glad that I did because the colours ran, I rinsed them until the water was clear and I'm hoping that the colour won't run in the second wash. I did use a touch of fabric conditioner in the final rinse and they are lovely and soft and smell divine. ๐<p></p><p>New Yarn!</p><p>Can you remember Teds Poncho<b><a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2023/09/teds-poncho.html"> back here</a></b>, well as a thank you Ted gave me a gift voucher to use in a yarn store,<b> <a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2014/04/stepping-back-in-time.html">this one in fact</a>.</b> (wow it's ten years since I wrote that post and the shop will have been<b> </b>there more than 51 years now!) </p><p>I made the journey last Friday and came away with this. Four balls of lovely sock yarn and it only cost me 78p! Thank you Ted. ๐</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEHh8giR3rYvORM7LrR7unwTq1M-iDDZIdlACJbFso6RQ_7ZH33c6tBVihEmthGu0BznWr7P0h5HFxSdRfO5iSaMZq9ZClDaWaFCcQ3bP3VFjOJEVEpBlc7Nw7u4OQOe8_ZHxRpmHfXG3D42ppJ-wqOJaILCa3lM5bQH2meBXVG7yNQAdSlo_KDXIM13a/s600/1708249606687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="600" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEHh8giR3rYvORM7LrR7unwTq1M-iDDZIdlACJbFso6RQ_7ZH33c6tBVihEmthGu0BznWr7P0h5HFxSdRfO5iSaMZq9ZClDaWaFCcQ3bP3VFjOJEVEpBlc7Nw7u4OQOe8_ZHxRpmHfXG3D42ppJ-wqOJaILCa3lM5bQH2meBXVG7yNQAdSlo_KDXIM13a/s320/1708249606687.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>When the ladies in my LIp Reading class heard I was making socks for Kevin they all said, make me some! and so I made each one of them draw around one of their feet and measure the width, then I asked them to write down their favourite colours. The plan is to make these slowly through the year and present them with them at Christmas. I think I can safely call this the year of the sock. </p><p>Chicks and Such</p><p>Now every year at this time, various charities ask for knitted chicks and rabbits to sell to boost funds, in fact my <a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2014/04/easter-chick-pattern-in-knit-and-crochet.html"><b>Easter Chick Pattern</b></a> is usually right at the top of the list from January well past Easter. I always feel obliged to make some but because I have made so many in the past I find it a bit of a chore. This is my meagre contribution for Macmillan this year. I did do a post on our u3a website asking our members to make some if they wanted and I added my pattern along with some others and hopefully the ladies from my crochet group will make some too, every single one counts right?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BKtQDEw4-Mm8OYIVBmf3DWZTkTZILP8QRXK8bFrAf8zL0Yn02oVCH1HtVUoEnmNEHsWjHau6oXzTSiunj4WgGjxRhgQGF_YHlF87fBfG2YQTPk8A4U4EWNUGyUu6x2ZQp19lsmQx87evcGubkxSz3iZH0MnWFceNVbgGhDUGDui6hS4Cyu5nvWmiRU7e/s700/1708249606660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="700" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BKtQDEw4-Mm8OYIVBmf3DWZTkTZILP8QRXK8bFrAf8zL0Yn02oVCH1HtVUoEnmNEHsWjHau6oXzTSiunj4WgGjxRhgQGF_YHlF87fBfG2YQTPk8A4U4EWNUGyUu6x2ZQp19lsmQx87evcGubkxSz3iZH0MnWFceNVbgGhDUGDui6hS4Cyu5nvWmiRU7e/w400-h380/1708249606660.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I tried to make bunnies this time but I'm not that impressed with my efforts I gave up after three. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPACvP2b7pz0L6VZFIV5nzDVrazylLcenOjh-yKa3HxdHSv_Gbczd-xLmFTOtN5R3PHaZNtadlw_5de31WiwosptWuYKNC0wNpyQibJPQGInvBwHyAdBvCFJs-U9nWlE4tvcoDTdne4oB5VdXIPFiC0JQc3WNAQ1Lf8nssMHQ0C3Hl38fSPEXHo1Tt5R0_/s500/1708249606630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="487" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPACvP2b7pz0L6VZFIV5nzDVrazylLcenOjh-yKa3HxdHSv_Gbczd-xLmFTOtN5R3PHaZNtadlw_5de31WiwosptWuYKNC0wNpyQibJPQGInvBwHyAdBvCFJs-U9nWlE4tvcoDTdne4oB5VdXIPFiC0JQc3WNAQ1Lf8nssMHQ0C3Hl38fSPEXHo1Tt5R0_/s320/1708249606630.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><p>Flowers</p><p>As I mentioned in a previous post the lovely Pamela from the u3a Knicky Knack Knitters group is always on a mission to brighten up and add colour and cheer to our Marina and Train station. This time it's the turn of the station the theme being Spring, as you know I have made a few butterflies <a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-end-of-month-round-up.html"><b>here </b></a>and now have thrown these simple flowers into the mix, a great way to use up scraps and an ideal flower to teach any new members in my crochet group on Monday, I'll take lots of colourful scraps of yarn and we should have a whole heap of flowers at the end of the session.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONkIA23fM2wuTprb6LIfyd4oijM_HmCOiPBki7YnwfDndcD02VAltk507egEUMetrb54RamCImjOISfhsZS92heUur-DD_2QfHkwBQ6Jg3liYUnGfJmyM0rWXUUI0B-heGPh0FnOVPHbeaZhuSVvm7t7tGTd4b-QknSFiP4v_aKxPgVlwaMIPoAZdZmah/s500/1708255580970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="500" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONkIA23fM2wuTprb6LIfyd4oijM_HmCOiPBki7YnwfDndcD02VAltk507egEUMetrb54RamCImjOISfhsZS92heUur-DD_2QfHkwBQ6Jg3liYUnGfJmyM0rWXUUI0B-heGPh0FnOVPHbeaZhuSVvm7t7tGTd4b-QknSFiP4v_aKxPgVlwaMIPoAZdZmah/w400-h325/1708255580970.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Year Of Woodland Flowers Embroidery</p><p>Stems all finished and I'm looking forward to sewing the daisy this afternoon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xXylcKzhx0YKKGCyZq5oyQxJ0J0ug2ZpC03udFq3uxTo0uMdNd7u9VsFh_iaKf47eAo3JG7vCzedcKnbL8tnto022vwGK-jmtbggpUbnftz3vSL5Fe175VgmcNHLdpwfCBudvIbPEFRv7cjxLCmv0cvu571nBHKk5wrDLO_mspalozMYZ_mBxz_GxmjW/s800/1708256283075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="800" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xXylcKzhx0YKKGCyZq5oyQxJ0J0ug2ZpC03udFq3uxTo0uMdNd7u9VsFh_iaKf47eAo3JG7vCzedcKnbL8tnto022vwGK-jmtbggpUbnftz3vSL5Fe175VgmcNHLdpwfCBudvIbPEFRv7cjxLCmv0cvu571nBHKk5wrDLO_mspalozMYZ_mBxz_GxmjW/s320/1708256283075.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We are patiently awaiting the arrival of grandson number three he's due to arrive on the 19th so it could be anytime now๐ค</p><p>What are you up to today? whatever it is I hope that you have a peaceful Sunday. ๐๐</p><p>The sun is shining today and the Spring Bulbs are making an appearance. ๐</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBXGJOuGvp5Pp0tQqvX8-ZNH0jp48zErEgn8_m9hsBYmHfhVH7Mk6hjPutz60G7BOUlNdhneGtG8zLnAix1s_rO3h4AM7315BnSMpP5ZotyLTkHAY5w4E8w_Xx3-xHtaX2E-7lOZgsTUEiKJOpJDRQimiXun2IANAoXfydclC1Iw64l-PsnqS698iVJgs/s1000/1708255580930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="1000" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBXGJOuGvp5Pp0tQqvX8-ZNH0jp48zErEgn8_m9hsBYmHfhVH7Mk6hjPutz60G7BOUlNdhneGtG8zLnAix1s_rO3h4AM7315BnSMpP5ZotyLTkHAY5w4E8w_Xx3-xHtaX2E-7lOZgsTUEiKJOpJDRQimiXun2IANAoXfydclC1Iw64l-PsnqS698iVJgs/w640-h285/1708255580930.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Linking with Kathy's </span><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/slow-sunday-stitching.html" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Slow Sunday Stitching</a></p>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-29360591447404726462024-02-11T12:01:00.006+00:002024-02-11T12:02:34.652+00:00Health News and A Finish! <p> Two weeks have flown by in the blink of an eye, where does the time go? almost half way through February already. As usual it's been a busy and quite a stressful two weeks because of family health issues. For regular readers of my blog you will remember I was sent to A&E last October with tingling and numbness down the left side of my head and face, I was told back then that it wasn't stroke related but I needed to see my GP, then I had Covid and I thought it was related to that, but it has never completely gone away and now the symptoms are there all the time. After several attempts to see a GP I managed to see a Nurse Practitioner and she has referred me for an MRI, that was two weeks ago and I have no idea when I will get an appointment.</p><p>I have noticed that the sensation gets markedly worse when I'm using my phone or tablet and decided to do a bit of research on the effects of radiation from mobile phones. There's a lot of material out there and none of it is that reassuring, each mobile phone has it's own <a href="https://www.sartick.com/sar-basics.cfm#:~:text=WHAT%20IS%20SAR%3F,measured%20during%20SAR%20compliance%20testing.">SAR</a> rating all of which have to comply with health standards but some of them have quite high ratings even some of the most popular expensive phones. </p><p>I am now limiting my mobile phone use, I admit to using it far too much in the past, I'm always looking things up on google, searching for patterns and anything and everything that takes my fancy and I have to say it's not easy to stop, we get addicted. If I, an old lady can get addicted just think what this is doing to the younger generation, think of how much SAR they will be exposed to over their lifetime.</p><p>I'm going to stop there it's a huge subject and it's quite scary when you get into it. I'm hoping that they will find nothing too serious when they eventually do their investigations. </p><p>I had an awful dental experience at the beginning of the week too, the removal of two dental crowns, what an experience! those crowns were stuck down really hard and there was a lot of drilling, prising,pulling and tugging going on. I emerged from that Dental practise after nearly two hours of what I can only call hell๐ซ I was a quivering mess, thank goodness a friend took me and was there waiting outside to take me home. It took me ages to recover, I have to go back in two weeks for the new crowns but I'm hoping that will be a straight forward experience. </p><p>That was just me, another younger family member has received some very worrying news which will necessitate some quite serious surgery so we are all very concerned as you can imagine.</p><p>ON TO BRIGHTER THINGS</p><p>My lovely daughter-in-law is due to have her baby on the 19th of this month so we are all excited about that. I managed to finish the baby onsie</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlUilsRWVmZx3ot88xXeopk4ynpnTMGGBjs1-avYbIwdI1geFbXa27pU08KxpppuJOqbiCh3-_Phc7ti21yFj9XQPR0vEYECr8h4uKCh14iNHlD19EkZtbs3NQugBvVllTKajI9s5rPKQEvzjKVtyUksVr-GYb_wh2xKExBEtWH_cFbOjBiwTQqlKoTtR/s600/1707649115786.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlUilsRWVmZx3ot88xXeopk4ynpnTMGGBjs1-avYbIwdI1geFbXa27pU08KxpppuJOqbiCh3-_Phc7ti21yFj9XQPR0vEYECr8h4uKCh14iNHlD19EkZtbs3NQugBvVllTKajI9s5rPKQEvzjKVtyUksVr-GYb_wh2xKExBEtWH_cFbOjBiwTQqlKoTtR/s600/1707649115786.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOwUGeUs-Qndr_G3RFGIF31k-c3hdx2yGTxdOmPGgmvdR0OvJTPqk9DQoXo_Qar89hxZvoZhTRNARAfAJBDDFOAdaWTULFm6CsrvmDjeubwUEDouSCr4aE0tHoQamnLcwdMytiGbvJvOPQ6PcDz971qKsAifqoFL5Celw5O9IrRG3LzIbf58iJgPAPSR_/s2088/1707649115854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="1884" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOwUGeUs-Qndr_G3RFGIF31k-c3hdx2yGTxdOmPGgmvdR0OvJTPqk9DQoXo_Qar89hxZvoZhTRNARAfAJBDDFOAdaWTULFm6CsrvmDjeubwUEDouSCr4aE0tHoQamnLcwdMytiGbvJvOPQ6PcDz971qKsAifqoFL5Celw5O9IrRG3LzIbf58iJgPAPSR_/w361-h400/1707649115854.jpg" width="361" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="600" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlUilsRWVmZx3ot88xXeopk4ynpnTMGGBjs1-avYbIwdI1geFbXa27pU08KxpppuJOqbiCh3-_Phc7ti21yFj9XQPR0vEYECr8h4uKCh14iNHlD19EkZtbs3NQugBvVllTKajI9s5rPKQEvzjKVtyUksVr-GYb_wh2xKExBEtWH_cFbOjBiwTQqlKoTtR/w200-h169/1707649115786.jpg" width="200" /><br /></p><p>and made some tiny bits and pieces to go with it</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAPyG9NMsu8y1ZPPyTTOZJCFe-nSuQu1FyZoFIj65Qp15Lwib5-ajN6FDVbfNWe3YM8UZ9yGAdLW8TWneDp0Ouv16erVjmp1Ozox60vS04WGgQK3m8gpCHXYcBmEsVpoZFvsgQ9bDEwBNT13vQhMw9x4HmsfhHGeI2fzTj7yZfpC03_iGQ6ctvaTT1yEL/s600/1707649115772.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="600" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAPyG9NMsu8y1ZPPyTTOZJCFe-nSuQu1FyZoFIj65Qp15Lwib5-ajN6FDVbfNWe3YM8UZ9yGAdLW8TWneDp0Ouv16erVjmp1Ozox60vS04WGgQK3m8gpCHXYcBmEsVpoZFvsgQ9bDEwBNT13vQhMw9x4HmsfhHGeI2fzTj7yZfpC03_iGQ6ctvaTT1yEL/s320/1707649115772.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Made in white to go with the toggles on the onsie</p><p>and these cute booties in the same colour.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8J8CyX-42tl_j5TxPa9kT9k7CE1fjBLDS9Tz3jXU4DDDlUE-TrjoEXsHP5d-FHeHlycPYeQzj1W1E5epk8-8jITfdEZTcHphIY5n-u6qEyaB9KYETnu6kAvavoo_xuW0EdvbMkIGI2Rh_VQUZBle4U0-0GWbAopV48qNkaPnkt20r4mTb77Z6szBJ-FTl/s600/1707649115746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="600" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8J8CyX-42tl_j5TxPa9kT9k7CE1fjBLDS9Tz3jXU4DDDlUE-TrjoEXsHP5d-FHeHlycPYeQzj1W1E5epk8-8jITfdEZTcHphIY5n-u6qEyaB9KYETnu6kAvavoo_xuW0EdvbMkIGI2Rh_VQUZBle4U0-0GWbAopV48qNkaPnkt20r4mTb77Z6szBJ-FTl/s320/1707649115746.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Stats - the onsie pattern was made with Stylecraft Special Aran colour Duck Egg it took almost 400 grams and you can find the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSQFuHqS8w0&ab_channel=SimonaCrochet">tutorial here</a></p><p>The hat, mittens and booties were all knitted and the free patterns can be found on the lovely Marianna's <a href="https://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.com/">Lazy Daisy Days Blog </a> She has a wealth of patterns on there and it's my to go to place for any baby knitting that I do. </p><p>The Socks</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGi3R3JbGRsPTkuniyWWGRlBUTEjva_XcFleTuzEcl5rMgv_IqzEBUTzk8hQxEIBZMpVgxwVoZouBFi3GDD0ByGUUp8pu9vgpIDtY11iW0g0oMvab8dEpvSp5e8faCf0rKbHNrqRbCHGJRZVxxR2NiikCIIG4V-t_MlAXNqW8UZ0eQQMZU1W8eOef4YKG/s600/1707649115713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="600" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGi3R3JbGRsPTkuniyWWGRlBUTEjva_XcFleTuzEcl5rMgv_IqzEBUTzk8hQxEIBZMpVgxwVoZouBFi3GDD0ByGUUp8pu9vgpIDtY11iW0g0oMvab8dEpvSp5e8faCf0rKbHNrqRbCHGJRZVxxR2NiikCIIG4V-t_MlAXNqW8UZ0eQQMZU1W8eOef4YKG/s320/1707649115713.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I know they look a mess at the moment but they are nearly done, I will complete them this week and have a lovely photo to show you once they are all washed and blocked.</p><p>The Embroidery</p><p>Yes there has to be some time set aside for embroidery, it's so soothing to sit there and slowly sew one stitch at a time, I'm really enjoying sewing my love heart and that's what I intend to do today along with some sock knitting of course.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqHaozu8diMSOAjwFEE0ykvBb1lsCw8SLWyX0kRsUEgBrwEuhB50EOw_LVHRzsGls_A1fsSuSWxmSWncKGAT5_jApHjkzDbzYdJjbDhkt9LrCCXCIq8zl9xUu1__QLyU-XaJk1EB4sfJnSL1eFY4ousR8di8ZW1s8BVrIncQKUaIV5IVA-2buq5Ivf1qm/s500/1707649115736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="500" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqHaozu8diMSOAjwFEE0ykvBb1lsCw8SLWyX0kRsUEgBrwEuhB50EOw_LVHRzsGls_A1fsSuSWxmSWncKGAT5_jApHjkzDbzYdJjbDhkt9LrCCXCIq8zl9xUu1__QLyU-XaJk1EB4sfJnSL1eFY4ousR8di8ZW1s8BVrIncQKUaIV5IVA-2buq5Ivf1qm/s320/1707649115736.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I hope that you all have a peaceful Sunday๐๐</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dlJb0EY4q1H6W2MtSpGd3x03a9dP3ZCLQxTkLjvezWDMEQg_5th4Vnws80cUlOFvJwlk2coBs7EbZpEcsURryReFjMmyYnYUGMHT0NJmnOCvNFWnqBYXSsEguK-ApbIAlgDnOzAdhyWr-yHy6SV-2XwsS4-jPSUJTLBdbblIi0OGKk3nnz1nuxr-UC61/s2270/1707322531692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="2270" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dlJb0EY4q1H6W2MtSpGd3x03a9dP3ZCLQxTkLjvezWDMEQg_5th4Vnws80cUlOFvJwlk2coBs7EbZpEcsURryReFjMmyYnYUGMHT0NJmnOCvNFWnqBYXSsEguK-ApbIAlgDnOzAdhyWr-yHy6SV-2XwsS4-jPSUJTLBdbblIi0OGKk3nnz1nuxr-UC61/w640-h330/1707322531692.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Linking with Kathy's <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/slow-sunday-stitching.html">Slow Sunday Stitching</a><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-6031759301393545722024-01-28T11:58:00.006+00:002024-01-28T12:30:30.316+00:00January End Of The Month Round Up<p> Hello and Happy Sunday! There's quite a lot going on in the crafty corner I can tell you and I think it could become a little overwhelming if I don't stop to re-assess and decide how to move forward. </p><p>As you know I love the idea of making something different at the weekends so that I can put my WIPS to one side and get the satisfaction of having a finish. The Sophie scarf was made in a few hours and I'm wearing it ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcfIxD619-_eAASbdbMdI3rEcvDESWjI2lfyxUQ3CEOtdJTZvhU4-DoEQByh6HV4Ur418OwkzmEz2nz7Ez-p74msuAsVzke8BdQ5rwMTvMaWj3FFyQBZgyxYX3tlnAGyngwRlcRtj8AYD9pR8AQtkiyfFnHPsqdpBVeNfRlBBQGcTSZ-BIgc-u3Vr1eAl/s800/1705683639704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="800" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcfIxD619-_eAASbdbMdI3rEcvDESWjI2lfyxUQ3CEOtdJTZvhU4-DoEQByh6HV4Ur418OwkzmEz2nz7Ez-p74msuAsVzke8BdQ5rwMTvMaWj3FFyQBZgyxYX3tlnAGyngwRlcRtj8AYD9pR8AQtkiyfFnHPsqdpBVeNfRlBBQGcTSZ-BIgc-u3Vr1eAl/s320/1705683639704.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhGzOxYFGOe-oTSo7UDTkAQhduqVPAHMpE0Sy2y_vqmGQrjuOADG1_K1wKUgp_wWlIaxXGU71yHbFxGQjhyphenhyphenX18rtcYd6Pmwndszjv4uoKzvzkAr5y-MH5MftZAV-HA6fVDFonwazGcIa5OT44_WOM4SpUJt1BtQt-6YWtmY5gXmIw1O2YIkTQDx11uqTM/s600/1706440043878.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="254" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhGzOxYFGOe-oTSo7UDTkAQhduqVPAHMpE0Sy2y_vqmGQrjuOADG1_K1wKUgp_wWlIaxXGU71yHbFxGQjhyphenhyphenX18rtcYd6Pmwndszjv4uoKzvzkAr5y-MH5MftZAV-HA6fVDFonwazGcIa5OT44_WOM4SpUJt1BtQt-6YWtmY5gXmIw1O2YIkTQDx11uqTM/s320/1706440043878.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><p>I quite like it, but it's too big if I make it again I would make it shorter and not so wide, I would also use a better yarn, something softer and maybe variegated.</p><p>The pattern I used is<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS_00CJP9WU&t=345s&ab_channel=CarolynSpalding"><b> here.</b></a></p><p>This weekend I'm making butterflies because the u3a knitting and crocheting groups are going to yarn bomb our station again.<a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2021/06/yarn-bombing-station.html"> <b>Click here</b></a> and <a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2022/06/all-you-lovely-people-i-thought-i-would.html"><b>here</b> </a> if you would like to see our past displays, that was more than two years ago but since those displays were taken down we continue to hang bunting to the fence surrounding the Station and I think it really puts a smile on the faces of residents and visitors to the Town. We are thinking a bigger Spring type theme/display this time and I thought that these butterflies would fit the bill quite nicely....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvulXhhobuJZxXQk2wTL0DBdHBZPBU5oCQraCdgGMhiIJ-5wXxYlFDEHqPUu2kozpF-vCwVxOTjN9ucc9aDRf0NW6WWhzVbK6eB7LXGfY4xiIKwkSYTdFtj7EARV6WnGVwKArLtbsMOCescqsMUNWVKHCwlBEYVTM54PMslcFHrIQXm8JXmOk-u9fbBNn/s800/1706440043786.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="690" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvulXhhobuJZxXQk2wTL0DBdHBZPBU5oCQraCdgGMhiIJ-5wXxYlFDEHqPUu2kozpF-vCwVxOTjN9ucc9aDRf0NW6WWhzVbK6eB7LXGfY4xiIKwkSYTdFtj7EARV6WnGVwKArLtbsMOCescqsMUNWVKHCwlBEYVTM54PMslcFHrIQXm8JXmOk-u9fbBNn/w345-h400/1706440043786.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><p>Aren't they pretty? they are named The Resilient Butterfly and great for using up little bits of stash yarn, the pattern for these comes with a youtube tutorial and it can be found<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8TTamWL7j0&ab_channel=TheLoopyStitch"> here </a></b></p><p>The reason why things are becoming overwhelming is because I have deadlines coming up for my WIPS and, it's all well and good putting them to one side at the weekend but it means I am more pushed for time. </p><p>Things are progressing, the baby onsie now has the legs complete..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqxNy2DIqfNF7YH6_zL87WL_gAZW1mGObsr8NgWM1h6SqxEPtMQ2n_LwLPBzhQsFx_YDxa-c02Zxf79Sw4H0Lvi2mo_S8AsOCdCng1pW169EP5Wg1OzYtPipSlbbOHX7SLvVE1sZW53eU6TEBr3Z0VPHMxRIX24kO4VnjKRz25iwMfgzqNaHMcim26O8x/s800/1706440043814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="503" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqxNy2DIqfNF7YH6_zL87WL_gAZW1mGObsr8NgWM1h6SqxEPtMQ2n_LwLPBzhQsFx_YDxa-c02Zxf79Sw4H0Lvi2mo_S8AsOCdCng1pW169EP5Wg1OzYtPipSlbbOHX7SLvVE1sZW53eU6TEBr3Z0VPHMxRIX24kO4VnjKRz25iwMfgzqNaHMcim26O8x/w251-h400/1706440043814.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm going to concentrate on trying to finish this next week because I need to make booties to match too. Grandson number three is due towards the end of February, but as you know babies don't always play by the rules and he could put in an early appearance.</p><p>The socks are progressing nicely and the heels are starting to make an appearance..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPahgChh3LcOxVMJYCC7U_pWii1CO0AEC2hJrUQHL2YukNuk4fz0PU7DkwiA5HgE36wZHNHDvTIUjiKaZRcGVwHzolWBhRRq03ig3uWMyCJJ9_uO4wRtq4EKavSQU4KqqSNh_lDmpj1RyWyH5dTxKkNk1V5VeUS2HuVkt8pmYdhEzHuUjVA6HVxGItkln/s500/1706440043776.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPahgChh3LcOxVMJYCC7U_pWii1CO0AEC2hJrUQHL2YukNuk4fz0PU7DkwiA5HgE36wZHNHDvTIUjiKaZRcGVwHzolWBhRRq03ig3uWMyCJJ9_uO4wRtq4EKavSQU4KqqSNh_lDmpj1RyWyH5dTxKkNk1V5VeUS2HuVkt8pmYdhEzHuUjVA6HVxGItkln/s320/1706440043776.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p>There has been no progress on my secret project and I have a feeling there will be a mad rush to get it finished at the end of February.</p><p>Along with the crochet and knitting I have to get my embroidery fix too and so I have started another project to sew along with the The <a href="https://shop.stitchdoodles.com/products/a-year-of-woodland-blossoms-stitch-a-log">Year of Woodland Blossoms</a> embroidery. It's almost February and every year I like to have a heart themed project on the go, here are a couple I made in previous years..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhDo6GpWnjRvRP2nj_1pGQ7TS86c80DCxxpR6YXMJMPUKdchFUkmoUljjdr7wuM7u_orhskyaP5bYHt70g7Y2sqPzNzGQuYggUcgUDttOoEoESAdhxoU-RdCc_qoOfxquBNn4pWmVkr-qhzdtfR_mvUxWqPLbehcK7-6jWTbYfCpLHgwmADdxsGSW-8rd/s600/collage.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="600" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhDo6GpWnjRvRP2nj_1pGQ7TS86c80DCxxpR6YXMJMPUKdchFUkmoUljjdr7wuM7u_orhskyaP5bYHt70g7Y2sqPzNzGQuYggUcgUDttOoEoESAdhxoU-RdCc_qoOfxquBNn4pWmVkr-qhzdtfR_mvUxWqPLbehcK7-6jWTbYfCpLHgwmADdxsGSW-8rd/s320/collage.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>and I have just started this ..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnZawMB1g4Weev-GT0M_OR-9LZs6EX4GWX938eXgrWN2KvCBmi7oTsQUc9rJdO8IqChW2fdlvrtuV9hjX2xthDQngKNbqeQ5PZrtMfeNDvorF7sWaIzkK5Z5mQSigppygugVyhQIbw15fkCzaLt4_XHLiwEqOAg4sRE5B7a5yJ1kAZfBrQLBhOpWifx_y/s600/1706440043805.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="600" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnZawMB1g4Weev-GT0M_OR-9LZs6EX4GWX938eXgrWN2KvCBmi7oTsQUc9rJdO8IqChW2fdlvrtuV9hjX2xthDQngKNbqeQ5PZrtMfeNDvorF7sWaIzkK5Z5mQSigppygugVyhQIbw15fkCzaLt4_XHLiwEqOAg4sRE5B7a5yJ1kAZfBrQLBhOpWifx_y/s320/1706440043805.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I found this design on Youtube, there's a great tutorial which includes some stitches I haven't tried before so it should be fun to make. </p><p>I'm sure you can see why I'm overwhelmed one doesn't quite know which way to turn but in all honesty I wouldn't have it any other way, I love to be overwhelmed with crafty stuff. How many projects are you working on at the moment? </p><p>I hope you all have a lovely Sunday, I'm off to rummage in my stash of little balls to see if I can find some lovely bright colours and then turn them into beautiful butterflies.</p><p>Linking with</p><p><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/slow-sunday-stitching_02005148314.html">Kathy's Slow Stitching Sunday.</a></p><p><br /></p>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-90109640802811448872024-01-21T10:37:00.004+00:002024-01-21T10:37:25.633+00:00Something for the Weekend.I'm please to announce that the new projects which I showed you in my last post at the beginning of January are progressing nicely. We all love the thrill of starting a new project but I find that initial excitement soon wears off and so to balance that I try and make a small quick project over the weekend and for this weekend I was excited to read about the Sophie Scarf, have you heard of it? It's a very simple skinny scarf more like a neck tie and it seems to be all over social media at the moment, it's funny how some patterns just seem to take off and to be honest, I can't really see why this one is so popular but because it's so simple and will be quick to make I decided to make it and really you can never have enough scarves at this time of the year.<div><br /></div><div>The original pattern is knitted and can be found <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sophie-scarf-2"><b>here on Ravelry.</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have found a free crochet version on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS_00CJP9WU&t=332s&ab_channel=CarolynSpalding"><b> youtube here</b></a>. I intend to make this and show it to my crochet group because it's an easy project for them to make. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have found a nice squishy ball of DK yarn in my stash, I have no idea which brand it is because the label has long since vanished and I have made a start...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwjoAyq6vRpnG_c22zNu5NfccFPjx2qfy9G00PE74VByGtHg4gkGTrhyphenhyphenIoolcQur99qkQeYCciB98UkaLYjBIrx2GkvCz9AA-BKYzO_IMVTlo2gHIta1lQiXgozAY3oPsjeC15rEF6IcdR_0lEvhlBRwZ_pnkp8hwbr-Z4o97U8rbcDm4nCPPstsnaNj4/s500/1705683639728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="500" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwjoAyq6vRpnG_c22zNu5NfccFPjx2qfy9G00PE74VByGtHg4gkGTrhyphenhyphenIoolcQur99qkQeYCciB98UkaLYjBIrx2GkvCz9AA-BKYzO_IMVTlo2gHIta1lQiXgozAY3oPsjeC15rEF6IcdR_0lEvhlBRwZ_pnkp8hwbr-Z4o97U8rbcDm4nCPPstsnaNj4/s320/1705683639728.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKM5XCRtP4aZQN73lx2h_ebeevidUsc-DwXUwWK1SOxumFmX5DcOZe9-H6axKJsuV_mQn0TzMz__28wCl8LT-LP9WCYM6-XdEdbDAf1wVgdbqOi3bydTfU_s09zAQ86cTUC0UV6Ii2OL84A4MGeQmcR64m6wdui9FEqEwSGvshqfHyFa0b0n0TPxQk5h_/s1000/1705683639718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="1000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKM5XCRtP4aZQN73lx2h_ebeevidUsc-DwXUwWK1SOxumFmX5DcOZe9-H6axKJsuV_mQn0TzMz__28wCl8LT-LP9WCYM6-XdEdbDAf1wVgdbqOi3bydTfU_s09zAQ86cTUC0UV6Ii2OL84A4MGeQmcR64m6wdui9FEqEwSGvshqfHyFa0b0n0TPxQk5h_/s320/1705683639718.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I will show you the finished article once it's done.</div><div><br /></div><div>My WIPs are coming along slowly, I do have deadlines for these </div><div><br /></div><div>Kevin's socks ..</div><div>These need to be gifted for his birthday end of February, I have reached the heel flap on one and have started the second sock as you can see, I always make a pair of socks together otherwise the second sock would never materialise. Since starting these I have been asked to make socks for some of the members of my Lip Reading group so I have been taking foot measurements and asking them for colour preferences, I have told them it may take a while but I will get around to it sometime. ๐</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnnaMBJK6AxZGvqBksyemM86xKsLfbocNVLN-i3gnw8HVromtP45I2JP4G3xQeK-5_WX2n_WjMmUTT9AOjjZ87pgfM3CbPqvJgPCiZv3sWgrajeTQwHevX7W8ouIrFyI-qZ2WJh8KD9_fHY8wBowBd2ACosNp89L3VFZBkx0t5KEjQFmMugYMsCggRMdA/s800/1705761356498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="800" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnnaMBJK6AxZGvqBksyemM86xKsLfbocNVLN-i3gnw8HVromtP45I2JP4G3xQeK-5_WX2n_WjMmUTT9AOjjZ87pgfM3CbPqvJgPCiZv3sWgrajeTQwHevX7W8ouIrFyI-qZ2WJh8KD9_fHY8wBowBd2ACosNp89L3VFZBkx0t5KEjQFmMugYMsCggRMdA/s320/1705761356498.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Baby Onsie for Grandson number three due at the end of February too....</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Hwj5ZoIg9UKk997Z_vyffGUCkV2ZJCaquuHn0VHQX66sLRLnAP4Ab4jPL91-Rw95qymbgbWCFK6U-d4lKolsE-4WY6ngB2Q3OdhDyacd1uiGvRfTAhPhrq0G-GwF8i_LNxor_0M_61M3Map3PxGSvUzkB3JD1lgYzYf7Wzwkf88qJ-_Lf5uFlXxu1reG/s800/1705761479741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="800" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Hwj5ZoIg9UKk997Z_vyffGUCkV2ZJCaquuHn0VHQX66sLRLnAP4Ab4jPL91-Rw95qymbgbWCFK6U-d4lKolsE-4WY6ngB2Q3OdhDyacd1uiGvRfTAhPhrq0G-GwF8i_LNxor_0M_61M3Map3PxGSvUzkB3JD1lgYzYf7Wzwkf88qJ-_Lf5uFlXxu1reG/s320/1705761479741.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I have a third WIP on the go only to be disclosed after it has been completed and gifted and then we have the year of woodland blossoms embroidery, the January segment has been completed ....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzryT3nDFFs3De3guqyFA7nSeBrs5cJAFVGW0_3gmP4c7xKCtzmBjEeg4GwBg_JCRuvyE5GQyc_t5mtw3WLpEacIrmgqyiO3yaZvzTqb7ZGLbcdOXjsxwhnkpWFedLFDE3OjCj4rP36bqmvptUSZBMyJjgh2YvjiujPsOmuRqdHPzl95f_ZCu4nRwUv2S/s800/1705761257611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="800" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzryT3nDFFs3De3guqyFA7nSeBrs5cJAFVGW0_3gmP4c7xKCtzmBjEeg4GwBg_JCRuvyE5GQyc_t5mtw3WLpEacIrmgqyiO3yaZvzTqb7ZGLbcdOXjsxwhnkpWFedLFDE3OjCj4rP36bqmvptUSZBMyJjgh2YvjiujPsOmuRqdHPzl95f_ZCu4nRwUv2S/s320/1705761257611.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Once again we are expecting a storm here with gale force winds so I intend to stay snug inside and crochet my Sophie scarf. What are your plans for the day? whatever they are I wish you all a peaceful and relaxing happy Sunday. ๐๐</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;">Linking with<a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/first-slow-sunday-stitching-party-for.html" style="color: black;"> Kathy's slow stitching Sunday</a><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /></div></div><div><br /></div>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-86399384633390430942024-01-07T12:15:00.008+00:002024-01-07T12:15:44.087+00:00The First Week<p> The first week of the year has been a week of putting away the Christmas decorations and tidying up. Everything looks quite empty when the decorations have been put away don't you think? I'm always in the mood for buying something new at the beginning of the year and I'm afraid I've gone a bit over the top this year..</p><p>A new runner for the hall, please excuse the dark photos we are living in a grey world right now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuo_0e8pA_965jMnEHNImlOhola4XQHPAKw2TaUvX-pECyY6wDJFkXMHsjXcLC3SSCQdjf76A0fhUEpdRaEKouDyJHNosLKUqMZgq0zSEfwEToHi2mO7vd-P0WyOfleFemR6zP_ilhip1mU7k1qpjBd0V83fG3cDgDY1Vul8_IPD0tu554b-9_9HHyHOjS/s1000/1704625841204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuo_0e8pA_965jMnEHNImlOhola4XQHPAKw2TaUvX-pECyY6wDJFkXMHsjXcLC3SSCQdjf76A0fhUEpdRaEKouDyJHNosLKUqMZgq0zSEfwEToHi2mO7vd-P0WyOfleFemR6zP_ilhip1mU7k1qpjBd0V83fG3cDgDY1Vul8_IPD0tu554b-9_9HHyHOjS/w288-h640/1704625841204.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><p>a new rug for the kitchen, something nice and bright to cheer me up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAb24jTsN4WsDLp1WjclwEGB1XUgr6efxKgLRGStTyrqr8ZOAa6eiEdmYSWKlsWidsIS3FUNVgQGE4KXRL-G9o7pDrrHGquJxJYsnCSRnWom3ZxdgY1aoXSkjic-ub8TTD9ShY5fFrujFi-DRHevVnvUJrjdmfFv9CoGxeN0StMS1xS7frrE66Dt6CJqNP/s600/1704625841191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="600" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAb24jTsN4WsDLp1WjclwEGB1XUgr6efxKgLRGStTyrqr8ZOAa6eiEdmYSWKlsWidsIS3FUNVgQGE4KXRL-G9o7pDrrHGquJxJYsnCSRnWom3ZxdgY1aoXSkjic-ub8TTD9ShY5fFrujFi-DRHevVnvUJrjdmfFv9CoGxeN0StMS1xS7frrE66Dt6CJqNP/w400-h221/1704625841191.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I bought this photo from a very talented photographer in my u3a photography group a couple of years ago meaning to frame it but not ever getting around to it until now. I love this photo and I think it looks lovely on my wall now that it's framed. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYJFJcjShyphenhyphen2-pEvwxSJjTdY7IL06LAZ582bmDsG1OB3JC1B8rDGqKe5kJo7D0UFv-hIFOuL5xDMCcXpJx3K8BmkppMtcK-2lYAPlz5ttKXNX8cuSJ-L-ibYR6l8QI_dRGv8r2wqWak1oIqRLFz5vvkqW00r_1lfC0WSukqCUgtJbDI7rk2FRdIsXRQGKQ/s800/1704626033634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="612" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYJFJcjShyphenhyphen2-pEvwxSJjTdY7IL06LAZ582bmDsG1OB3JC1B8rDGqKe5kJo7D0UFv-hIFOuL5xDMCcXpJx3K8BmkppMtcK-2lYAPlz5ttKXNX8cuSJ-L-ibYR6l8QI_dRGv8r2wqWak1oIqRLFz5vvkqW00r_1lfC0WSukqCUgtJbDI7rk2FRdIsXRQGKQ/w306-h400/1704626033634.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><p>There have been other bits and pieces like storage containers and this wall hanging</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniOuGYnmU4wLio41xrbjEh2EqpJ1QHljMmSifh0DQAVXZwA1iGIQ0yB7XITcDcERJRjLnmC3FEoLI8Sub33PGMa1fQerQ_ZCUZZ23cRzDGu8ENo-h0QB4kjLqq094ihG6xG-LpdMER_mC3gqyRYu2SFyI6hZWhewNLoalXZp_UDipP4D7ipD4IuBCEWhf/s3401/1704627069502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3401" data-original-width="1934" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniOuGYnmU4wLio41xrbjEh2EqpJ1QHljMmSifh0DQAVXZwA1iGIQ0yB7XITcDcERJRjLnmC3FEoLI8Sub33PGMa1fQerQ_ZCUZZ23cRzDGu8ENo-h0QB4kjLqq094ihG6xG-LpdMER_mC3gqyRYu2SFyI6hZWhewNLoalXZp_UDipP4D7ipD4IuBCEWhf/w228-h400/1704627069502.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><p>A planter to cheer up my Rubber plant</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC15t_YopdW0S0vgsK1H4ix7MczMgUYnbWPyDzCkEqcgfZMc1-O0FcpKYx3Z2UZIHWEuRKr87Cu4kzD3z19ydYRY-HcoQ56hPQdENilDS4lQY-zS6vnAh-lRoRQucCaUCfk0bEHzCNukKrwFfXGI86IqrNcoGO9ON3lHjMt1tTsdwjhainDU7csWXgbIZ/s600/1704627138755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="270" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC15t_YopdW0S0vgsK1H4ix7MczMgUYnbWPyDzCkEqcgfZMc1-O0FcpKYx3Z2UZIHWEuRKr87Cu4kzD3z19ydYRY-HcoQ56hPQdENilDS4lQY-zS6vnAh-lRoRQucCaUCfk0bEHzCNukKrwFfXGI86IqrNcoGO9ON3lHjMt1tTsdwjhainDU7csWXgbIZ/w180-h400/1704627138755.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><p>All quite small and inexpensive items but it does lift the spirits a little to buy something new in this gloomy cold month of January but enough of the cheering up I think I must reign myself in.๐</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have made a start on the baby onesie, requested by my daughter-in-law </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkM6wuQ_-INibVxWmhseyTZpdLsW9AjwXg9qe1wI8DAZz7mECtgnMf1ofkmIyLXaXDzrkC4rPzcoYRaFyVCdWw-QW3qCfRsaPN-z6YXUR69mxWryyhLG8UVJM5BLGq2Hx1cvy4GfriphpsdikFEif6ZyYRsPtW-OEvgiW-e_H1dWiHz5TFSqOxXKi6H1t/s800/1704626573924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="800" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkM6wuQ_-INibVxWmhseyTZpdLsW9AjwXg9qe1wI8DAZz7mECtgnMf1ofkmIyLXaXDzrkC4rPzcoYRaFyVCdWw-QW3qCfRsaPN-z6YXUR69mxWryyhLG8UVJM5BLGq2Hx1cvy4GfriphpsdikFEif6ZyYRsPtW-OEvgiW-e_H1dWiHz5TFSqOxXKi6H1t/s320/1704626573924.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> It's a lovely pattern to follow and very well explained by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSQFuHqS8w0&t=2299s">Simona Crochet on YouTube</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This came in the post </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAZYGAE6FeeubVauXLKyyPqr7SrI5JpwVmaNHkiEKBBYOCwGUBgnhykJ3XNagD6gX-Nvn38bNNPirWC2tBYga-BaXZO-2lUFnErAL920knJ5tIRKvqhJ726yr6yTKY5vxbcaZmVSivghPZV0_iw5LQ6-fRd5QEQcPpI4AP76FH5jxeXYXFzSvczsj1S5K/s600/1704625841261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="403" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAZYGAE6FeeubVauXLKyyPqr7SrI5JpwVmaNHkiEKBBYOCwGUBgnhykJ3XNagD6gX-Nvn38bNNPirWC2tBYga-BaXZO-2lUFnErAL920knJ5tIRKvqhJ726yr6yTKY5vxbcaZmVSivghPZV0_iw5LQ6-fRd5QEQcPpI4AP76FH5jxeXYXFzSvczsj1S5K/s320/1704625841261.jpg" width="215" /></a></div>and I have made a start<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOvY8-cj6vI0iOpVAYgLQKAjEVs0lcWCbk87ZEXoQxkQLFGies3eqTjaTPiymLkHTNxjDFRcNeWQj8tfJZx9bgYwBdGXXhk2Fz_1_PTin9hW-lPvy1K3yyw5cgbohaie-Qc3YL5qNfrYDmdVijwHPn0Mpewc3JmtfyXkaH6SgnIwgv2Ow2tRSSi3_FjBz/s871/1704625841226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="825" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOvY8-cj6vI0iOpVAYgLQKAjEVs0lcWCbk87ZEXoQxkQLFGies3eqTjaTPiymLkHTNxjDFRcNeWQj8tfJZx9bgYwBdGXXhk2Fz_1_PTin9hW-lPvy1K3yyw5cgbohaie-Qc3YL5qNfrYDmdVijwHPn0Mpewc3JmtfyXkaH6SgnIwgv2Ow2tRSSi3_FjBz/s320/1704625841226.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><br /><div>The yarn for the red and green man socks requested by my friend has arrived and I'm itching to make a start this afternoon, it's so long since I made socks I'm getting quite excited at the thought haha</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_xmdJpmPfK1OftZ7t_oP_f7FR-ADCbjtZuRc4eBgHh5Hk7yhTdHyI0vtMtX4GQ8yxWyGtdxMDpBwIDrF5Otbe2vd6smrK11pIPlLvjJwBLszn2shQFWy0yASeQJojM6O7U4EklT75FGbNxYOYBGs6MAQDBELtL3v2uzXLMi0A4Twi7LyZAOrtm54YHoz/s600/1704625841215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_xmdJpmPfK1OftZ7t_oP_f7FR-ADCbjtZuRc4eBgHh5Hk7yhTdHyI0vtMtX4GQ8yxWyGtdxMDpBwIDrF5Otbe2vd6smrK11pIPlLvjJwBLszn2shQFWy0yASeQJojM6O7U4EklT75FGbNxYOYBGs6MAQDBELtL3v2uzXLMi0A4Twi7LyZAOrtm54YHoz/s320/1704625841215.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><br /><div>The flexi hoop arrived for my <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">The Year of Doodles stitchery and it's now hanging in my conservatory..</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoyTJovHrmKZUlEj4rex0WBt_OLeJXpTkVWvA_yruvZ_50TV9QFdMlSuf2zXR6stnfb5RI8ds8kGNhBV0w-AufpjKo_guCwLv4bAlm8enOYvL9QoISIEnBOa_U9OXSGl6PFJR4vTolfFiBput0atuY2Uj9LfkaOOlhgzObpW9VDuz6B0Xjyt8iomOOMF6/s1000/1704625841236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="838" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoyTJovHrmKZUlEj4rex0WBt_OLeJXpTkVWvA_yruvZ_50TV9QFdMlSuf2zXR6stnfb5RI8ds8kGNhBV0w-AufpjKo_guCwLv4bAlm8enOYvL9QoISIEnBOa_U9OXSGl6PFJR4vTolfFiBput0atuY2Uj9LfkaOOlhgzObpW9VDuz6B0Xjyt8iomOOMF6/s320/1704625841236.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 13.2px;">I found it really hard to place this in the flexi hoop, trying to get it centred while at the same time trying to push the hoop in place it took me several attempts and I have to say I was quite worn out at the end of it, but I do love how this type of hoop keeps the fabric lovely and taught not a wrinkle or crease in sight, it may not be perfectly centred but please don't ask me to take it out and do it again I will live with the slight imperfection haha, if someone has the knack of using these hoops without all the drama I would love to know.๐</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;">What else has happened this week? ah yes a routine trip to the dentist where I was told I need two crowns replacing they have worn through to the metal! so I have a 90 minute!! appointment scheduled for February, 90 minutes in a dental chair, how will I stand it. I'm putting it right out of my mind for now.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;">Wow so looking back this first week of the year has been quite eventful, next week all u3a activities recommence and I have things on everyday so I'm going to enjoy a peaceful relaxing Sunday afternoon working on my man socks, I hope your first week of the year has been a good one and you have a relaxing Sunday. ๐๐</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.2px;">Linking with<a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/first-slow-sunday-stitching-party-for.html"> Kathy's slow stitching Sunday</a><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-7590620878282363582023-12-31T13:23:00.007+00:002024-01-03T16:20:03.386+00:00Two End Of Year Finishes.<p> Here we are at the very last day of the year! were did it go, it doesn't seem like a whole year since I was saying the very same thing. </p><p>I hope you all had a lovely Christmas, mine was spent with family but it was a very tense time as my daughters neighbours house had a partially collapsed wall with the bricks all banging against my daughters home in the gale force winds and causing damage to her property, she was told that her eaves could collapse too and as you can imagine it cast a huge shadow over Christmas. She has spent the week having workmen come to see if her property was in danger and the mixed response is unreal, one said yes her eaves were in danger of falling and it would cost ยฃ5000 to repair, another said there was no immediate danger but it needed repairing and would cost ยฃ2700 and the third has said there is nothing wrong and needs no intervention! who to believe? certainly not the first that's for sure. She is waiting for another workman to come as we speak. </p><p>The Christmas Throw ta daaa.... </p><p>I managed to complete my daughters throw just two days before we travelled to Qatar and gifted to her before we went, she loved it...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqy4vJ9qn-K0CTQ7kRyNbcaDGUhec3hYEmOSgmofrh12HqRbhe85go6XXkPnrDZMWo5EQ09Vj9_udfDi4Gee2MF4pDMdHSvzBjkC1UWtsBBfwUK_oPBtOPEHmX5T_C0mXrXBaXeaKykWLipScSiw_vRNJtdEtA7o_W-sfaRUCUFMsL7tCsUFs_RiTumkn/s1000/1704023756414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="723" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqy4vJ9qn-K0CTQ7kRyNbcaDGUhec3hYEmOSgmofrh12HqRbhe85go6XXkPnrDZMWo5EQ09Vj9_udfDi4Gee2MF4pDMdHSvzBjkC1UWtsBBfwUK_oPBtOPEHmX5T_C0mXrXBaXeaKykWLipScSiw_vRNJtdEtA7o_W-sfaRUCUFMsL7tCsUFs_RiTumkn/w462-h640/1704023756414.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I embroidered this on the back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvt58sAu5AkNbgCpfLF-PQ-zINVtOiS2uY6YOK7kdnEylOKYLRIWCJuxZQ7N5N9B1eMWXsEmfhyphenhyphenvggDrvEIcFkZrr1ZEw82Iw5KhyphenhyphenKyJlDGOrAq-WCPdbVvUh8SFKEiS0uoczTRiX0qbCa8iXfFxIpBd9gquHJOPWPGqplYfhcJn8G6Z-TmL4NcBX0lzz/s422/IMG_20231213_211423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="422" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvt58sAu5AkNbgCpfLF-PQ-zINVtOiS2uY6YOK7kdnEylOKYLRIWCJuxZQ7N5N9B1eMWXsEmfhyphenhyphenvggDrvEIcFkZrr1ZEw82Iw5KhyphenhyphenKyJlDGOrAq-WCPdbVvUh8SFKEiS0uoczTRiX0qbCa8iXfFxIpBd9gquHJOPWPGqplYfhcJn8G6Z-TmL4NcBX0lzz/w200-h111/IMG_20231213_211423.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I loved making this throw it's<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sonias-holiday-mosaic"><b> Sonia's Holiday Mosaic by Rosina Plane,</b></a> I did omit the Angels which were the last pattern on the throw as I though they looked a little scary and replaced them with the gifts tied in a bow instead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't manage to complete the other Christmas throw I was making but it doesn't matter as it will be ready in plenty of time to be gifted to a charity for next Christmas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The Year of Doodles stitchery</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I actually completed this just last night, I can't tell you how much fun I have had making this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPDJCsDKrTTJ8lfEYRDG05Z-x7rF6OonVv_eZEj0ChbqS90A2bX2TWpnhXOZTyA4mHWWu6fqLEhoQmGrOtgZvbEo3ZqJx02_3naIOHtcC0hJWeFeeF3V0Mhcy-025BPDeczO3AmjOx6e4k-sKyhJQa-gRB6wLWF-FrextVlYXKZH88VLb5W8iIC-WbQ0_/s1000/1704028005496.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="1000" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPDJCsDKrTTJ8lfEYRDG05Z-x7rF6OonVv_eZEj0ChbqS90A2bX2TWpnhXOZTyA4mHWWu6fqLEhoQmGrOtgZvbEo3ZqJx02_3naIOHtcC0hJWeFeeF3V0Mhcy-025BPDeczO3AmjOx6e4k-sKyhJQa-gRB6wLWF-FrextVlYXKZH88VLb5W8iIC-WbQ0_/w400-h395/1704028005496.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am waiting for a flexi hoop to arrive and then I'll frame it properly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm already getting exited to get start some new projects for 2024, my daughter-in law has asked me to make an all in one suit for her baby due in February, she loved the one I made for baby Julian<b><a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2023/10/covid-strikes-and-new-arrival.html"> here </a></b>so I may make another for grandson number three. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A male friend has asked me to make him some red and green striped socks! It's been a while since I made any, he is still wearing the ones I made him back<b><a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2015/12/never-again.html"> here</a> </b>reading that post I don't know what I'm letting myself in for but it's good to see that he is still wearing them since 2015. At least the colours will be easier to work with, watch this space they may or may not materialise. ๐</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am eager to start another mosaic throw but I'm saying nothing more on that subject until it's actually finished I have the yarn and pattern and I'm itching to start.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm going to be sewing the new stitch-along by StitchDoodles </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://shop.stitchdoodles.com/collections/pdf-embroidery-patterns/products/a-year-of-woodland-blossoms-stitch-a-log?">A Year of Woodland Blossoms</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi862knvqVBv7d_GQ_9QCvZfO3YNvpFfNyvT95paccqW9I0pz9QrcX1sElXKhF7javp6jklVfWzXJRgCiYoE7bRz8uAbjWvtzooJtJ89VXhomdenWJyCTdpNExzTBGYH1ieuqnXBG_dRxv45l180MKpBkuhrkUnnQm-_ff-rKnMfuJEobcCTK-D_1nICPIG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi862knvqVBv7d_GQ_9QCvZfO3YNvpFfNyvT95paccqW9I0pz9QrcX1sElXKhF7javp6jklVfWzXJRgCiYoE7bRz8uAbjWvtzooJtJ89VXhomdenWJyCTdpNExzTBGYH1ieuqnXBG_dRxv45l180MKpBkuhrkUnnQm-_ff-rKnMfuJEobcCTK-D_1nICPIG" width="240" /></a></div><br />I have ordered the pre printed fabric and I can't wait for it to arrive. ๐</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So along with some charity projects it looks like I'm going to be busy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What about all of you lovely people did you manage to finish everything you had planned for 2023 and what are your crafting plans for 2024?.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I always spend Christmas Eve quietly and am usually in bed long before midnight but my grandson Mikey and his mummy and daddy are coming later this afternoon so I'm looking forward to that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wishing you all a very Happy New Year and I hope that 2024 will be a good one for all of us, ๐๐</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5BWssrjUStFiCwvxK7CBPLHaYAhAdcAH0JrhdKsw6imul04GVPaZFT00-HBHTT58Eqqw4RhPNwcH4uLRVoLDl822yoRS8qEfKMz6Iuj-bN39LkJIh-V8j0iiO5BSFyYRxJd1Y5389pG9jr40qXMgodJ_I7hVhfAYFFMQ9WX9nlG3WQoOeGQFgNpmrq3V/s600/170121987new%20year%20(35).gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5BWssrjUStFiCwvxK7CBPLHaYAhAdcAH0JrhdKsw6imul04GVPaZFT00-HBHTT58Eqqw4RhPNwcH4uLRVoLDl822yoRS8qEfKMz6Iuj-bN39LkJIh-V8j0iiO5BSFyYRxJd1Y5389pG9jr40qXMgodJ_I7hVhfAYFFMQ9WX9nlG3WQoOeGQFgNpmrq3V/s320/170121987new%20year%20(35).gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Linking with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/slow-sunday-stitching-new-years-eve.html"><b>Slow Stitching Sunday</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://oombawkadesigncrochet.com/hillside-mens-cowl-tillandsia-wall-hanging-toy-truck-storage-basket-link-party-535/">Wednesday Link Party </a> oombawka design crochet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-19428834994420865592023-12-24T10:53:00.000+00:002023-12-24T10:53:16.715+00:00Happy Christmas.<p> I have just returned from visiting my son and lovely daughter-in-law in Qatar and am quite shattered after having a lovely but extremely busy time with them. More about that another time but for now I just want to wish you all a very happy and peaceful Christmas.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7KtZWHuUX72kI85tYOVPDBdeFUhrCccXgEAF5xBvKRuav1b2tDh6DPRPDirJX3vtIPg9TLUxEoAcMAB-B838ga_kaZZaDExFIZfQ4hq16WofV7QI0arXFmfuGd6VHWIq94-wspvQ0Q1984ZHduSAb2Pa9aoPUbVZgoIrHUzyhrG8ErRgetiOTxu1B4LX/s498/merry-christmas.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="329" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7KtZWHuUX72kI85tYOVPDBdeFUhrCccXgEAF5xBvKRuav1b2tDh6DPRPDirJX3vtIPg9TLUxEoAcMAB-B838ga_kaZZaDExFIZfQ4hq16WofV7QI0arXFmfuGd6VHWIq94-wspvQ0Q1984ZHduSAb2Pa9aoPUbVZgoIrHUzyhrG8ErRgetiOTxu1B4LX/w422-h640/merry-christmas.gif" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-54142557930950480612023-12-03T10:46:00.002+00:002023-12-06T10:07:37.963+00:00Happy December!<p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5UQabrUaV4tLQgFwpWXaUic0_1fOB7Q8pC56qGkaROxnL2T8qoqM_YkTIWL4Uj-iaafflsqgFUHJ7nepOjRrP-Bwd6HO6vX4ZoaqijtzlQ2sczW768sadJ88wMxwOy-iFH5AAfru1osb3L0p3qlQ5tPoUu1Vd5emQcRrYI3lVmkKp1gYip5bU-qBWH8r/s1000/1701521416127.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="1000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5UQabrUaV4tLQgFwpWXaUic0_1fOB7Q8pC56qGkaROxnL2T8qoqM_YkTIWL4Uj-iaafflsqgFUHJ7nepOjRrP-Bwd6HO6vX4ZoaqijtzlQ2sczW768sadJ88wMxwOy-iFH5AAfru1osb3L0p3qlQ5tPoUu1Vd5emQcRrYI3lVmkKp1gYip5bU-qBWH8r/w640-h288/1701521416127.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My garden on the first of December what a lovely festive start to the month our first snowfall.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> I seem to be spending most of my time trying to keep up with the mosaic blanket CALs I'm busy with but I'm really enjoying the process, I could quite happily sit crocheting all day but life does tend to get in the way, wouldn't it be lovely if we could just sit with our hobbies and do nothing else. I do tend to get carried away and it has to be said I am a messy worker especially when sewing. </p><p>I have a few little sewing projects on the go at the minute most of them Christmas orientated. It's the decoration of things that cause the trouble I can never make up my mind, there is so much christmas bling to choose from and it's invariably the bling that makes the biggest mess, it usually ends up spread all over the place with the floor bearing the biggest brunt. Then a friend will text is it ok if I pop round for coffee? I know what you are thinking well if she/he is a real friend they won't mind the mess! well, there is mess and then there is MESS. When this happens you see me hastily stuffing bits and pieces into bags and thrusting them out of the way into cupboards and then later I can't find anything.</p><p>I need to get a control of my life I know, take a deep breath and have a huge tidy up, put things in an allotted place then I'll always know where to find them, my intentions are good and I do that sometimes but strangely those items don't seem to stay in their allotted place for long I do believe that they are alive and come out to play at night. </p><p>Anyway this is what is it I have been playing with.. </p><p>Hearts</p><p>I'm not a great sewer, I do like to try, but sewing straight lines and getting perfectly curving edges are beyond my capabilities this wreath did test me somewhat, trying to get the hearts evenly spaced to make the circle seemed to take me forever but I think I managed it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46jefguGdo-8PsGT03rI7ZtJM9mGL5iQFmvTkwQohl1sA6uL3uWhyphenhyphenI26OyUrGKv4yRomEnsn4X9AHG7yUyABseSGD24aofQtDQGasD75D7fAGkOSNVyxVoS9M57iooRipDKtDbjcqcs21neXiTVv3Y5N1lRGozfuQ-UE-FEEU7T4aotqlO4Y99LqJmgjT/s3289/1701434572234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3289" data-original-width="2077" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46jefguGdo-8PsGT03rI7ZtJM9mGL5iQFmvTkwQohl1sA6uL3uWhyphenhyphenI26OyUrGKv4yRomEnsn4X9AHG7yUyABseSGD24aofQtDQGasD75D7fAGkOSNVyxVoS9M57iooRipDKtDbjcqcs21neXiTVv3Y5N1lRGozfuQ-UE-FEEU7T4aotqlO4Y99LqJmgjT/w405-h640/1701434572234.jpg" width="405" /></a></div><br /><p>It doesn't need any bling because the fabric is very busy so I just added the bows and a tiny christmas tree shaped button in the center</p><p>Tree</p><p>The hardest part about making this tree was getting the stuffing right up to the top, I found that a knitting needle helped a lot. I can't decide whether to put a star on the top, what do you think?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizswUOc93AQ8d8TP_LRrh4w7UIQgHWR_wmRPehEVpBUWbEyNXbczaMplGKjKj0abeloqlyidi7c30rTZmCUbL5uushhAEj0PPyajn6gcXd_AWlDTdB3623HFfAL5hHLmoJrVZEWRyAvFgPVMWF2xW2ru8x3mywLbrlOdJElcaSc5W_y1kolX3zl7Y2JYz4/s3711/1701434572221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3711" data-original-width="2088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizswUOc93AQ8d8TP_LRrh4w7UIQgHWR_wmRPehEVpBUWbEyNXbczaMplGKjKj0abeloqlyidi7c30rTZmCUbL5uushhAEj0PPyajn6gcXd_AWlDTdB3623HFfAL5hHLmoJrVZEWRyAvFgPVMWF2xW2ru8x3mywLbrlOdJElcaSc5W_y1kolX3zl7Y2JYz4/w360-h640/1701434572221.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Little Trees<div>These were fun to make and quite easy, in fact I may make more, they are lovely to gift and to hang all over the place really, I'm thinking about making a garland with them...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQLeIpsVLsQVaJxr1mpetv9mMPtgwHs0GukPO3zVDxt-I7huuc95DSkhazyCzRaUXWSWfCR8OEmYqVL0hyphenhyphenQw97hWOY4WPK4IE82_itiPMZeX9cTpbhV6iHRMvVYvnIFScTKhGmhFPxicFNCRCUWv8XnPvIF2xWfpuq_yCc0qU8HanbsvO9VF_DTmbypKg/s800/1701434572195.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="800" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQLeIpsVLsQVaJxr1mpetv9mMPtgwHs0GukPO3zVDxt-I7huuc95DSkhazyCzRaUXWSWfCR8OEmYqVL0hyphenhyphenQw97hWOY4WPK4IE82_itiPMZeX9cTpbhV6iHRMvVYvnIFScTKhGmhFPxicFNCRCUWv8XnPvIF2xWfpuq_yCc0qU8HanbsvO9VF_DTmbypKg/w640-h568/1701434572195.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>All of the above were started at my u3a sewing group, a great bunch of ladies but it has to be said there's usually more chatting than actual sewing taking place. You can find out how to make all of the above online, in fact there is so much lovely Christmas stuff out there you are spoilt for choice.</div><div>The little trees above are similar to<a href="https://www.easysewingforbeginners.com/project/easy-fabric-christmas-tree-ornaments-to-sew/"> <b>these here</b></a><b>, </b>but I stuffed mine and added a cinnamon stick for the trunk,</div><div><br /></div><div>and finally my embroidery..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4mD-DTC8P3dXgssC2OmP9Vsd581gORToSoZKZhFPqN06RUZ4Fx0w8zqf733IPl90a5JREco5-OXc_qyX-F_xbA05JyFOz8PP4HO6cld9Bjl9BehqnPtB27JXio8l0bZcuEAtIN-J6mCaoE2wfn8-TXLtyFrn0RC-7f2QZRi5B9mVaOtXVwABANSKLker/s600/1701432916598.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="596" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4mD-DTC8P3dXgssC2OmP9Vsd581gORToSoZKZhFPqN06RUZ4Fx0w8zqf733IPl90a5JREco5-OXc_qyX-F_xbA05JyFOz8PP4HO6cld9Bjl9BehqnPtB27JXio8l0bZcuEAtIN-J6mCaoE2wfn8-TXLtyFrn0RC-7f2QZRi5B9mVaOtXVwABANSKLker/w398-h400/1701432916598.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Almost there! I'm looking forward to sewing the December segment, I want to use traditional colours I'm busy sorting them as we speak.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have lots of other things on the go but I'll leave them for another time.</div><div><br /></div><div>The last month of the year already, how quickly this year has flown! How are your Christmas preparations going? do you put your decorations up early or wait to nearer to Christmas. As I get older the time seems to pass more quickly and because of that I have started putting mine up earlier, it takes a lot of time and effort and so it makes more sense to me to have them up that bit longer. I don't put that many up now just a few of the things I have made over the years and if my youngest son isn't coming home with his wife for Christmas I don't even bother with the tree. Myself and my daughter are going to Qatar to spend the week before Christmas with him this year so I'm really looking forward to that.๐</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you all have a great week ๐</div><div><br /></div><div> <span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Linking with the ladies at </span><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2023/11/slow-sunday-stitching.html" style="color: black;">Slow Stitching Sunday</a></b><br /><p style="text-align: right;"><br /></p></div></div>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-8290706646350688102023-11-12T10:32:00.008+00:002023-11-12T16:04:16.346+00:00Christmas Crochet Mosaic Roundup <p> Here we are again another Christmas and another year of stunning Christmas Mosaic patterns, as always new patterns seem to be released by the day and I will add them here as soon as they become available.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0Z6X2NKfb5HnY9X9Pm_qH7PNGVBjiobnwjpEkN-JWOPtZRfX8u90LkGpJ69M_6vTXYyNzbjRIfhi4cvdB2lYCW2pQKbh7_vLkReI0u1vUfG6cQMHFNZPU33sMC10oa10xbewd6HTgS3mJcgEovS0xsXDIwfQBPfksbR8cGlY1k1Q5P4zYaG0WhIsN6Xc3" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0Z6X2NKfb5HnY9X9Pm_qH7PNGVBjiobnwjpEkN-JWOPtZRfX8u90LkGpJ69M_6vTXYyNzbjRIfhi4cvdB2lYCW2pQKbh7_vLkReI0u1vUfG6cQMHFNZPU33sMC10oa10xbewd6HTgS3mJcgEovS0xsXDIwfQBPfksbR8cGlY1k1Q5P4zYaG0WhIsN6Xc3=w600-h640" width="600" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h2 class="rsp_hidden" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 1.42857rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/evergreen-dreams">Evergreen Dreams by designer Robin Parent</a></h2><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXQI1VuXv8KJbE49Tmc45-M4nRD6ZO-vQcDKdygXnEmekoPCE9oBVanTWUV2Q8j7pNn_EqdXLU3xpMO6IcnskToW2fNbvo8OKg9mZSPTaw9IPqs-VAV8vyfZss2_5wWxkv9XtuisGKjEDtkgIJBfboEbSDZ1LXhMGunUbrEGE6U2JcXIZFnWrysl21ICnx" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="640" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXQI1VuXv8KJbE49Tmc45-M4nRD6ZO-vQcDKdygXnEmekoPCE9oBVanTWUV2Q8j7pNn_EqdXLU3xpMO6IcnskToW2fNbvo8OKg9mZSPTaw9IPqs-VAV8vyfZss2_5wWxkv9XtuisGKjEDtkgIJBfboEbSDZ1LXhMGunUbrEGE6U2JcXIZFnWrysl21ICnx=w640-h485" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h2 class="rsp_hidden" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mosaic-cristmas-tree-skirt?fbclid=IwAR0ntRTzJ8avLiIUwB2CfbHDGyhGcPH_w_qmeevAne60NKQx8EGtrJVgXQE"><span style="font-size: 1.42857rem;">Mosaic Christmas tree skirt by designer </span><span style="color: #585858; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Susanne Toth</span></span></a></h2><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsaSent_2aEcqrTIeh-MwA8spYJHkAywh4RIavCpeiWx_Gip9vZs0ihbF0RHsCuJWymEJqEJDz5IFWW_fm-PPPmR8k-bMFByZElE2hZ8LL6vGZnagsg7-IgYeO0EJSfNgmc4T8p-fCrYDlfJMmcjjRCxS3Vdgel6byE4jnZ2l4LmeytrroAITHa2SqiTmh" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;">Sarah Athey</span></span></a></h2></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBaM5soJtGGbXBG_UHpxXYJpfbr9Eh_4NIgAn_HR2yQGYVLBUN6OHJ_3dRXSDt4ZJNf_siJSH3XyClvF9qol8cN5BSa7HMob6hhMRjfrMMvvatUu_gtHnloXD2aSIzYOQwmfZSJ49pJRYtDsT384A-zXps_JfTnhQx2l6hq29y7xZEIE2ca8mHbswty1pe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBaM5soJtGGbXBG_UHpxXYJpfbr9Eh_4NIgAn_HR2yQGYVLBUN6OHJ_3dRXSDt4ZJNf_siJSH3XyClvF9qol8cN5BSa7HMob6hhMRjfrMMvvatUu_gtHnloXD2aSIzYOQwmfZSJ49pJRYtDsT384A-zXps_JfTnhQx2l6hq29y7xZEIE2ca8mHbswty1pe=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h2 class="rsp_hidden" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 1.42857rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cosy-christmas-blanket">Cosy Christmas Blanket by designer - Fiona Kirk</a></h2></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX4D-_Ji7FA2nan8xiaAgMbF-rPLaQUJX8UjTz7PJZdcDYpOyRGk3Gh63pa-H-s58q2_TJcRDkCj_kBKupTN7uRDKIg__LHU1zDuTt-ERTNlaH--ihoCuOvhyBwiwmpwEwHAtNihkaHpZaShlGRDwQHE9mCzKlyB3lqkNt0ANmKv8ikTBEURJpVJ9cV3QV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX4D-_Ji7FA2nan8xiaAgMbF-rPLaQUJX8UjTz7PJZdcDYpOyRGk3Gh63pa-H-s58q2_TJcRDkCj_kBKupTN7uRDKIg__LHU1zDuTt-ERTNlaH--ihoCuOvhyBwiwmpwEwHAtNihkaHpZaShlGRDwQHE9mCzKlyB3lqkNt0ANmKv8ikTBEURJpVJ9cV3QV=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><h2 class="rsp_hidden" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/arboreous"><span style="font-size: 1.42857rem;">Arboreous by designer - </span><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #585858; text-align: center;">Robin Parent</span></span></a></h2></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #585858; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #585858; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQUSrs3p0j1V08KcCNrh8zuugKdMW8Dr0FmquoTLpa3CzLjNIdj4yT8wu5Zvr1Rgp7T21VrKKIRY1J3W172tEqarmCVCvi0pFxJZkPqo2lzKSW59GjVeep1sAORlSHFM-XeTjfWyzhJaIifOgH26yK_6Gxz-9SIetI0RXQdfTuuQA-UXQrcVhqoPddh3BG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="503" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGjTTnAN2e3ti9RzARxGa4OvRHifWzSf2PJTCZ9fSdpoe2vl8rBKf8m6OBp5Io4Y1PXa9U_3WlQYGKRo71gQvXZ_SaL7LgdwcI8Wc4rRvoyP_0BLXHThhOiGBqyfdYClEkoVVugS7-wmAKNqNFoOlqlvulpA9XObMvs4TxiVsQBBoaT-E_hBMLdZP8e2ho=w504-h640" width="504" /></a></div><br /><h2 class="rsp_hidden" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 1.42857rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start;">Deck the Halls by designer Lindsay Mika</h2></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjJH_ybmlVOe159ZeiTAnAXbUhyopjDLevkrOmY__UTff8WtBxuDiliWGiw2D03DxZ-zXpVc-Np_MrfW4wd_ttopXGoOuRyfUhf5PAvjy7NsU5uo9aH3Zh1aU-oRHcBAnyC9AKbS_n3VTPEe4ymSW8GpuCf2xxbTlKMXho5jQNDLzkVIjwwW2P7wtTJAsv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjJH_ybmlVOe159ZeiTAnAXbUhyopjDLevkrOmY__UTff8WtBxuDiliWGiw2D03DxZ-zXpVc-Np_MrfW4wd_ttopXGoOuRyfUhf5PAvjy7NsU5uo9aH3Zh1aU-oRHcBAnyC9AKbS_n3VTPEe4ymSW8GpuCf2xxbTlKMXho5jQNDLzkVIjwwW2P7wtTJAsv=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h2 class="rsp_hidden" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 1.42857rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/christmas-blanket-2020">Christmas Blanket</a></h2></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdW_6cXfTPLmEaqoS9vi4MxJb2Spm3PejZBeZeFYisJ_i0tH2Yc0k-JSMp-5R7KYE1YI-nONmHP3TGWTIEWVFRJltVktsavQ1rDYgWqNRjvWYlc5meqf6loejwiQkouwb9WUFezJiL0ApNTTwToZxu_ch4fGyldhXC4o5Tdo8WmhExv4J-R6UQZUOkCW0d" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="640" height="567" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdW_6cXfTPLmEaqoS9vi4MxJb2Spm3PejZBeZeFYisJ_i0tH2Yc0k-JSMp-5R7KYE1YI-nONmHP3TGWTIEWVFRJltVktsavQ1rDYgWqNRjvWYlc5meqf6loejwiQkouwb9WUFezJiL0ApNTTwToZxu_ch4fGyldhXC4o5Tdo8WmhExv4J-R6UQZUOkCW0d=w640-h567" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/magic-winter-cal">Magic Winter CAL designer - <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";">Ana Morais Soares</span></a></b></div></div></span></span></div><div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/magic-winter-cal"><br /></a></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/magic-winter-cal"><br /></a></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="font-size: large;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="font-size: large;">Click below for more great Christmas Patterns.....</b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-mosaic-christmas.html" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">A Mosaic Christmas</a></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2021/12/more-christmas-crochet-mosaic.html" style="color: black;"><b>More Christmas Mosaic</b></a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2022/11/even-more-christmas-mosaic.html" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Even More Christmas Mosaic</b></a></span></div></div>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-46071131481142746172023-11-05T12:05:00.000+00:002023-11-05T12:05:41.329+00:00Christmas gifts and making a start with the Christmas Mosaic<p> The clocks have gone back and I can feel myself slipping into hibernation mode, although I do love long Summer days I quite enjoy the cosiness of winter evenings as well, the ritual of locking the doors, closing the curtains and lighting soft lamps and candles, sitting in my favorite chair with my cuppa and a warm crocheted throw over my lap. Then whatever project I'm working on sitting at arms reach along with TV remote and audio book close by. I am quite content sitting there in my little world and have to make myself get up and move around but to be honest it's usually just as far as the kitchen to get another warm drink.</p><p>What about you lovely people? I would love to know your evening ritual. I live alone so I'm lucky in that I have no one else to please but myself.</p><p>I'm also lucky because I love to crochet with a passion and if it's a new pattern even better. I have started not one but two Mosaic crochet CALS and to be honest I'm wishing that I had two pairs of hands.</p><p>The first is the one I told you about in my last post<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sonias-holiday-mosaic"> </a><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sonias-holiday-mosaic">Sonia's Holiday Mosaic,</a> </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">it runs over six weeks it's amazing to think that if all goes well I'll have a beautiful blanket in less that two months just in time to be gifted for Christmas.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmEWsxGVSe4y02BxafN_iNify105DviAAtQE56EJx0B2RM5Xd1Ixz5iZ5Q8nk_0pvuRFqARUi9rinDiRuhBfakKcImf4b4u2j5SVyt-nKNwIgpK4DZsV8iqvnDXCPvA8RcsjPKtVRv1yagXPMGJsi-_piQ04nUg1XpZJ6Ujt3hkALZnRiNxCTnaNAsLki/s800/1698924722983.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="800" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmEWsxGVSe4y02BxafN_iNify105DviAAtQE56EJx0B2RM5Xd1Ixz5iZ5Q8nk_0pvuRFqARUi9rinDiRuhBfakKcImf4b4u2j5SVyt-nKNwIgpK4DZsV8iqvnDXCPvA8RcsjPKtVRv1yagXPMGJsi-_piQ04nUg1XpZJ6Ujt3hkALZnRiNxCTnaNAsLki/w640-h246/1698924722983.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Crackers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Then quite by chance I came across yet another beautiful CAL for a Christmas blanket on Facebook and it's free which is very generous of the designer because there's a lot of work goes into designing any pattern but Mosaic especially because of the charts and in this case there are written instructions too.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>This one is called Cosy Christmas and this the start..</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPCybeW7iMDfBfVPKWCdeWbUBXcSZyqNlic4UMCBqQGNQ2ed9voAYL2t_kMTNv7sjjx5kBZLRGCeiB0bgN6oEMqAkg4atEDlTBXYR3QgLci7eOQtQ_5YLIYNwos5DxuGVQIMSVKsFJWan3BqX4lXXHIF7gKl0OZSXakB5Ipqa-PbUDWJnnpg1qDS7FxUT/s800/1698924722962.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="122" data-original-width="800" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPCybeW7iMDfBfVPKWCdeWbUBXcSZyqNlic4UMCBqQGNQ2ed9voAYL2t_kMTNv7sjjx5kBZLRGCeiB0bgN6oEMqAkg4atEDlTBXYR3QgLci7eOQtQ_5YLIYNwos5DxuGVQIMSVKsFJWan3BqX4lXXHIF7gKl0OZSXakB5Ipqa-PbUDWJnnpg1qDS7FxUT/w640-h98/1698924722962.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span>The designer is Fiona Kirk and you can find the pattern</span> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cosy-christmas-blanket" style="font-weight: bold;">here </a><span> However if you join her </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/890883938904690"><b>Funky Loops community</b></a><span> on Facebook the pattern can be found there for free. The pattern is released over six weeks. I would like to donate this one to be sold or raffled for a charity but I'm not confident that I will have it finished in time, if that's the case then I will put it away until next year. I wish they would release the new Christmas patterns just that bit earlier.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Along with the crochet there has been quite a bit of sewing going on I am a member of the u3a sewing group and we brainstorm for little gift idea's for Christmas well in advance, we usually start sewing them in September, we had lots of idea's this year, just for small things to be gifted to friends who appreciate a little handmade something, this week I have made these..</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSEjbmhbrJWct-VUpwTmQHkRbGCh4X2KHNk_8m0tCJVyYbc23TfLgKs5_lZVGTFFo0EJfznNl8hElKIg9PXeJogksV4VIRBB5XKLlJSKbs2I6EwjCtjaQLBP_POltDaFOaBfls4uAiHwyNGGs5I2YFl32GkKSqFZWrcEn4pihqW0huS5aR5MBlJXu0ZCY/s800/1699184515160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="800" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSEjbmhbrJWct-VUpwTmQHkRbGCh4X2KHNk_8m0tCJVyYbc23TfLgKs5_lZVGTFFo0EJfznNl8hElKIg9PXeJogksV4VIRBB5XKLlJSKbs2I6EwjCtjaQLBP_POltDaFOaBfls4uAiHwyNGGs5I2YFl32GkKSqFZWrcEn4pihqW0huS5aR5MBlJXu0ZCY/w640-h468/1699184515160.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAEdWZ8DuKhfylIEFRhgny2YEPkN6Reu5AdljxcMoGfKdeJu6a1TircQCNmD0qk103QIvR9cFECnlV-j0YAUCAWWSSITLSRiK_IIFYuU4fc210gjB_f3vqZtvYrSglyXKbxwjleMxjcDVVC7Pa7f64RQSD9PdM9RGIjmS-5xsT2Ijf30ctxW-Hpv7MJC4/s800/1699184515171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="800" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAEdWZ8DuKhfylIEFRhgny2YEPkN6Reu5AdljxcMoGfKdeJu6a1TircQCNmD0qk103QIvR9cFECnlV-j0YAUCAWWSSITLSRiK_IIFYuU4fc210gjB_f3vqZtvYrSglyXKbxwjleMxjcDVVC7Pa7f64RQSD9PdM9RGIjmS-5xsT2Ijf30ctxW-Hpv7MJC4/w640-h288/1699184515171.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif">Little lavender bonnets very easy to make, in fact quite addictive but I had to stop at five as I had run out of fresh lavender, they really do smell divine. ๐</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">Do you gift little handmade items and are they appreciated? I plan to make more little sewn gifts this afternoon the sun is actually shining and my conservatory beckons so I will say bye for now and I hope you all have a peaceful Sunday. ๐๐ </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">Linking with the ladies at <b><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2023/11/slow-sunday-stitching.html">Slow Stitching Sunday</a></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-80407163905967498742023-10-22T12:12:00.001+01:002023-10-22T15:20:07.829+01:00Improving, Some Follow Ups and Mosaic CAL's<p> Thank you all for all your best wishes for my recovery from Covid, it was horrid! I'm hoping that I never get it again, I tested negative on the 15th day but it has left me with a cough and my voice is so hoarse, it hurts if I talk much so I'm resting it as much as possible, I'm hoping that there's not going to be any lasting damage because my throat was very sore for quite a few days and the continuous coughing didn't help. I am trying to increase my exercise every day, my appetite has returned and food tastes almost normal again.</p><p>Onwards and upwards I hate to dwell on illness lets talk about nicer things like little grandson number two I actually got to meet him for the first time yesterday.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKXdtiqAqgT4JAN4f-skARVGHKomXeBQNDVvzqrywG58DT7JjcVLbO1aAHTBHJtUEadgKOIeqtnvMFO_s29QI1fHC-CzrphSSyQ9zFR96sk7U6kaRDvmHqehTG_0QwOQllz3Na3B3FfGwWSXxHqP9VT9Yk-OdP6FcL_hPWx9p_Q_qbhLXg8PQk_TyHVih/s1599/1697966631915.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="899" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKXdtiqAqgT4JAN4f-skARVGHKomXeBQNDVvzqrywG58DT7JjcVLbO1aAHTBHJtUEadgKOIeqtnvMFO_s29QI1fHC-CzrphSSyQ9zFR96sk7U6kaRDvmHqehTG_0QwOQllz3Na3B3FfGwWSXxHqP9VT9Yk-OdP6FcL_hPWx9p_Q_qbhLXg8PQk_TyHVih/w360-h640/1697966631915.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Julian</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>I was happy to see him wrapped in the little blanket I had made for him but he was wearing a crochet jacket which his mummy had bought from Etsy and I couldn't help thinking why buy from Etsy when he has a grandma who is more than willing to make him anything he needs but DIL said she had gone a little crazy with buying him far too much stuff than he will ever need. I'm already planning what I can make him for when he gets older.<br /><p>More good news which I didn't want to share until we were sure that all was going to be ok, if you remember grandson number one Mikey's mummy lost a baby a couple of years ago but now she is pregnant again and due in February, she is having a boy as well so I'll have three lovely little grandsons.</p><p>Tedds Poncho</p><p>Ted was so happy with his poncho and wore it for the Abba Tribute </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyO2nXKQOinEAzckwuMerrcGGab-Ej_rBw_5uODbqQbnQtlTVO3Pm2LCutEWK-Zj4pHsq2mMzzjjAyLOLpUe2kt3CdHn7w2dMunRGzoLojGT_-oh0XarEtXV5HbyD1xGk-xbCP4x6gE9O0xM8SaQ4Cj99fplSHRv5iQBGPqq4xSNRUzG59XgPp6yHzlel-/s866/1697967852377.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="866" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyO2nXKQOinEAzckwuMerrcGGab-Ej_rBw_5uODbqQbnQtlTVO3Pm2LCutEWK-Zj4pHsq2mMzzjjAyLOLpUe2kt3CdHn7w2dMunRGzoLojGT_-oh0XarEtXV5HbyD1xGk-xbCP4x6gE9O0xM8SaQ4Cj99fplSHRv5iQBGPqq4xSNRUzG59XgPp6yHzlel-/w400-h344/1697967852377.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ted Wearing His Poncho</td></tr></tbody></table>Apparently it was a great show and everyone had a fabulous time, I was so sorry to have missed it, Ted says he is looking forward to wearing his poncho to many more Red Hatter events and thanked me with a crochet pattern booklet and a gift voucher for a yarn store bless him I didn't expect anything I enjoyed making it for him.<div><br /></div><div>I was asked to make a pair of thumbless mittens for my friend Carols granddaughter, Carol loves to crochet herself but is partially sighted now and finds it difficult to crochet. She asked me the evening before I was due to meet her, I was determined to make them that evening and have them ready for her the next day. After almost completing one mitten I came to the conclusion that it just wouldn't do, it had almost no stretch and her granddaughter would find it hard to put her little hands into them. Although I love crochet items you can't beat a knitted rib and so I quickly made these little thumbless mittens for her, I managed to make one the evening before we met and I sat knitting the second one in the garden centre where we met.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDe8fT6Xml_V-a-V9nUpIzYqrAzj394Shhbw0IDb15MpePNLTUbsV_woCPi0MBvZ_uiLRPDILbrpNdJLtNtZmtuHUMAmeKt79ZUbxA-mEHFtJ_7FJuaytrGOKmfgfJ5R7qAmhZclgT3TSxdetkBbJi7Hpr0yQnjiR4zaEBh3wtFBvkhGqO-fikm-pIizwB/s2048/1697970229113.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="2048" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDe8fT6Xml_V-a-V9nUpIzYqrAzj394Shhbw0IDb15MpePNLTUbsV_woCPi0MBvZ_uiLRPDILbrpNdJLtNtZmtuHUMAmeKt79ZUbxA-mEHFtJ_7FJuaytrGOKmfgfJ5R7qAmhZclgT3TSxdetkBbJi7Hpr0yQnjiR4zaEBh3wtFBvkhGqO-fikm-pIizwB/s320/1697970229113.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alyana modelling her mittens<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I can't wait to make her and Carols other granddaughter some more it's lovely to make things for little girls, I'm thinking cute little sweaters with hats to match ๐<div><br /></div><div>That trip to the garden centre was my first time out following Covid and my friend Jan joined us there, she had brought along a bag of crochet granny squares which she had been asked to join into a blanket for Macmillan, she knits and crochets for them but she had never joined squares to make into a blanket and wanted my advice. I offered to do it for her...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRz02WbybodiUV0v8J5fqRkzDUODcdKx_sHxE6hzkqgt8l0xzOfZsaNRu-PruqNNaxO_c6Jptrb8Pvr7ryIA6vLG_i5ufcq7DGIrK_bGfwdlJ5fFAzqZdQgkLIvG9yfe91a0CkBvU0_jQMjBhpfTrmPnHe2Utykdkp10FisUp1hA58L_hVW4PV0EsIj1sa/s1000/1697970955946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1000" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRz02WbybodiUV0v8J5fqRkzDUODcdKx_sHxE6hzkqgt8l0xzOfZsaNRu-PruqNNaxO_c6Jptrb8Pvr7ryIA6vLG_i5ufcq7DGIrK_bGfwdlJ5fFAzqZdQgkLIvG9yfe91a0CkBvU0_jQMjBhpfTrmPnHe2Utykdkp10FisUp1hA58L_hVW4PV0EsIj1sa/w640-h436/1697970955946.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>A nice and easy project which took no time at all</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDF6RtBHRO_aCViYnCPSH-11Mhg6HURMNIMXSHOt0g5X_hMLM6ovUOwYEfF3C1Vb6jsT9xniME4ca9w8EoOaNDcElAnI1plN2z_82RCVTcRKlRAesbmYDKysOWNQldGxUvodAKp1fjVqGHofNJ7onedZCDU_xtPLRSxijYDlEjmXX2cHYt31-Zsj8t5om/s800/1697970955924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDF6RtBHRO_aCViYnCPSH-11Mhg6HURMNIMXSHOt0g5X_hMLM6ovUOwYEfF3C1Vb6jsT9xniME4ca9w8EoOaNDcElAnI1plN2z_82RCVTcRKlRAesbmYDKysOWNQldGxUvodAKp1fjVqGHofNJ7onedZCDU_xtPLRSxijYDlEjmXX2cHYt31-Zsj8t5om/s320/1697970955924.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>It measures 38" x 42" and it's made in chunky yarn and will make a lovely throw or lap blanket.</div><div><br /></div><div>So it's been quite a busy two weeks and now I'm looking forward to a Mosaic Crochet crochet along which starts at the end of this month. It's hosted by Rosina Plane and it's called Sonia's Holiday Mosaic, this is the blanket/throw..</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXYWTgz3A94Ux37gwyNZXzhdfjhGDmEz1CjT2tmn9EF0PBYW5pSF0zqBissHew79TJZ23vzBdku74UfTP4WlJrJjFJjYs6JSDPUnjcQx-jrJyPb6dStxgaEqL7tsFjsDEts89FHPqq2R8m85xyy_nUsro6fw3Xox9-c5LjnLIqni7x4YTf17QKBxJeI_DB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="492" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXYWTgz3A94Ux37gwyNZXzhdfjhGDmEz1CjT2tmn9EF0PBYW5pSF0zqBissHew79TJZ23vzBdku74UfTP4WlJrJjFJjYs6JSDPUnjcQx-jrJyPb6dStxgaEqL7tsFjsDEts89FHPqq2R8m85xyy_nUsro6fw3Xox9-c5LjnLIqni7x4YTf17QKBxJeI_DB" width="185" /></a></div><br />I'm going to make it for my daughter, I already have some of the yarn and I'm in the process of ordering the rest. You can find the details<b> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sonias-holiday-mosaic">here </a></b>if you fancy joining me. It's that time of the year when lots of crochet alongs are being announced and I get quite excited and end up buying lots of patterns while they are discounted, another one that is starting at the beginning of November is this ....</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkO39B8uJPvTYXpMLGMxtroHLONHz6KxHAXlJfBgShvRvQzmFfeECvDlMJ8qtySZZ0SnwSz7ua4UtYAZ3oZGMWuYLp_GqWidDs6tCguCAslf-BzMA1XWDh3Tm1DlHW8gAknNuDP1Mzpcqx3lAwyk4LVmED_MVYx7ouAWV9T0eiUVan9S-4aUmtIg6DCKAc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkO39B8uJPvTYXpMLGMxtroHLONHz6KxHAXlJfBgShvRvQzmFfeECvDlMJ8qtySZZ0SnwSz7ua4UtYAZ3oZGMWuYLp_GqWidDs6tCguCAslf-BzMA1XWDh3Tm1DlHW8gAknNuDP1Mzpcqx3lAwyk4LVmED_MVYx7ouAWV9T0eiUVan9S-4aUmtIg6DCKAc" width="317" /></a></div><br /><b><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/happy-cal">Happy CAL hosted by <span face=""Inter Hinted", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="background-color: white; color: #585858; font-size: 12.6px; text-align: center;">Tinna Thรณrudรณttir</span><br /></a></b><p>A very easy Mosaic Pattern which would be great for beginners.</p><p>Today I will will be doing some sewing, I need to catch up on my embroidery..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiG7t0wVls67ISAzA-a5WeTtF3BasqKTlOIWSKzK6iCF8DfG1u_QYH_Cqu_e20-2QqLf2SpJJh_LCfkO9V2iv9Y7zPbKstlYZYEUAW5swTQO7lawhmzRsfhx8RBbubKQgK8mXIPF9JTfP9x8oijptIDu5Vc-tavFJTyO9UPD2N0yQkVupouPqKG3JL2HK/s600/1697972251000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiG7t0wVls67ISAzA-a5WeTtF3BasqKTlOIWSKzK6iCF8DfG1u_QYH_Cqu_e20-2QqLf2SpJJh_LCfkO9V2iv9Y7zPbKstlYZYEUAW5swTQO7lawhmzRsfhx8RBbubKQgK8mXIPF9JTfP9x8oijptIDu5Vc-tavFJTyO9UPD2N0yQkVupouPqKG3JL2HK/s320/1697972251000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm determined to get it finished before the end of the month.๐</p><p><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Have a great week ahead.๐</span></p><p><a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Click here</b></a><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;"> to see all the great parties that I will be linking with this week.</span></p></div></div>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-63063395575830305652023-10-08T11:33:00.001+01:002023-10-08T11:38:00.628+01:00Covid Strikes and a New Arrival!<p> It got me! I suppose I'm lucky that I have managed to avoid Covid up until now. It started with a trip to A&E with stroke like symptoms, tingling on the left side of my head and then it spread down my face. Friday night is not a good time to be in A&E it was crowded with a 11 hour wait! I suppose no time is a good time to be in A&E but I couldn't help thinking that if it was a stroke I don't fancy my chances as I arrived at 7pm and wasn't seen until 3am! Anyway thankfully stroke was ruled out and I got home at 4 30am. I was ok on Sunday although the tingling sensation was still there but on Monday I could hardly get out of bed, did a test and I tested positive for Covid. I'm wondering if it was the Covid that caused the tingling sensation. </p><p>I have been pretty ill with it but the worst thing is two outings which cost me quite a bit have to be cancelled I was so disappointed especially as one of them was the Abba Tribute which is on tonight but I'm still testing positive and feeling very weak. I was all set to get dressed up in my 70s gear and I had made a couple of Abba Style hats for my friend and myself...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq63LSc8k8Chr5JXeqwIEEwduhZ0ekV9ZCZxSuN-xlnULPicm3z5TXVKvnR38t45-8Ktb-FQh9a-YvrWsq1OMCFu1FwRza9m5eaOVKAJ_vDffs907a_yd4SQC5dCNV9C7ru18-OWc-dZO4mmuwPBzVApzxJ5IzhpUqJKNIT-G_ZzGdagRVmKtykGLjQL_q/s600/1696322248224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="600" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq63LSc8k8Chr5JXeqwIEEwduhZ0ekV9ZCZxSuN-xlnULPicm3z5TXVKvnR38t45-8Ktb-FQh9a-YvrWsq1OMCFu1FwRza9m5eaOVKAJ_vDffs907a_yd4SQC5dCNV9C7ru18-OWc-dZO4mmuwPBzVApzxJ5IzhpUqJKNIT-G_ZzGdagRVmKtykGLjQL_q/s320/1696322248224.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I won't get to see Ted in<a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2023/09/teds-poncho.html"> his poncho</a> either so I've instructed everyone to send me lots of photos.</p><p style="text-align: center;">โกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโก</p><p> My second little grandchild arrived yesterday morning it's a boy! It's going to be a while before I get to see him but I'm going nowhere near him until I'm completely well.</p><p> I want to show you a couple of the the things I have made for him along with the blanket I showed you earlier..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_NhOO4m1MScmtVTSFQBPpRD7vRv5WuiIV98NrOsi_EeAOXhM7uklCyYaQT9PzopN2OoYMGkO5hL7uk6RrJChsKdvnc_GrIqRgaENXlgV6CEUiirz1oRviqqcF3fiATVMBvevec3d9yp1_tKggZ7Spca5M5qEtd4CKfVzhiC1QW0v00iXiQ8i9G9rK_5s/s1000/1696322391121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="538" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_NhOO4m1MScmtVTSFQBPpRD7vRv5WuiIV98NrOsi_EeAOXhM7uklCyYaQT9PzopN2OoYMGkO5hL7uk6RrJChsKdvnc_GrIqRgaENXlgV6CEUiirz1oRviqqcF3fiATVMBvevec3d9yp1_tKggZ7Spca5M5qEtd4CKfVzhiC1QW0v00iXiQ8i9G9rK_5s/w344-h640/1696322391121.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My DIL asked me to make this baby onesie it's a very easy pattern and didn't take that long, I used Stylecraft special Aran in shade sage you can find the pattern on youtube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSQFuHqS8w0">here</a> <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="511" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp9zxG_F8jyegRWYPTPaouH1hrgt_ObYOC7v9rhekB4AuBF8pSHUZ8b4n3sxKB0bvbSXMWu2MgqVfdKe6sGj3nQrrduGdzfVMtos5MCyGEVenqx_NGDFwpi6_BOCFKjYPThFz58ZuCiwdUdVIauYdX4OjV7GAYgQsyEUEpuICgblwPCExDn-K8pSneWHB/w640-h534/1696322391171.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">โกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโก</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWrxY9IA5IlJ3OL6vrNmu7qdW0tP1A918NvueBOGMH6T_7O-czfB-YJEKrYLhfZLEq8-MsYI4Ya0SETNwP54gpIQ0r5nO6h_XB9Zecd6R7pz7BIS8bTElBpgdd6XYvi7DwKoabECeUwcBeQmVuKlh0bbts3guatgX_zFOaOEks1VA4iKBjLUPD3NqNBfX/s600/1696324858533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="600" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWrxY9IA5IlJ3OL6vrNmu7qdW0tP1A918NvueBOGMH6T_7O-czfB-YJEKrYLhfZLEq8-MsYI4Ya0SETNwP54gpIQ0r5nO6h_XB9Zecd6R7pz7BIS8bTElBpgdd6XYvi7DwKoabECeUwcBeQmVuKlh0bbts3guatgX_zFOaOEks1VA4iKBjLUPD3NqNBfX/w640-h288/1696324858533.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This past week I haven't felt like doing anything much but I'm planning to do I little sewing today, I'm quite proud that I'm keeping up with this, the problem is though, the pattern is fading and it's getting more difficult to see it, I'm hoping that it lasts till December<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNCngFFNNecYJOugW6038VFsTucRPQDeM99-BGKV-8NDDSpqEO5e1GMDacyZf6BsrSfWbFv2G-kN0kzZ8yGxja2lHkmeUN0S6KhYfwToInAMaBf4vy1Luqqs-DfejWgyBxENHonie5AR5AUH5Xy2ddYq5_iZnPkz6gyNOFKufJ_fCvKGeBBKOVYf2uxGi/s4640/1696324801529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="4640" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNCngFFNNecYJOugW6038VFsTucRPQDeM99-BGKV-8NDDSpqEO5e1GMDacyZf6BsrSfWbFv2G-kN0kzZ8yGxja2lHkmeUN0S6KhYfwToInAMaBf4vy1Luqqs-DfejWgyBxENHonie5AR5AUH5Xy2ddYq5_iZnPkz6gyNOFKufJ_fCvKGeBBKOVYf2uxGi/w640-h288/1696324801529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div>To finish off I just had to show you this, still blooming in October just outside my front door, this is the wheel barrow that my brother gave me last year for my birthday, I filled it with Bizzy Lizzy's and they put a smile on my face everytime I open the door,</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great week ahead.๐</div><div><p><a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/p/link-parties.html"><b>Click here</b></a> to see all the great parties that I will be linking with this week.</p><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-90429481019139201152023-09-24T13:02:00.002+01:002023-09-24T13:02:53.695+01:00Teds Poncho<p> Thank you for all your lovely comments it's great to be back again and I'm going to try and blog more often, it may be easier now that Autumn is officially here and the garden is winding down, I'm a fair weather gardener and rarely venture out once the weather changes. I'm looking forward to Spring already and have bought lots of Spring bulbs, I'm going to plant them in pots and will look forward to them emerging in the Spring, I still need to buy some crocus as well and these will be dotted about my lawn both front and back of the house. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EDz6i89k9QBQXdqkspF4C9k-AGeIZCGh4g-jM7pLNJ0-6uTdcRZQKZqNBUHvByOHRkX-J6nYBO9lFLbSfJ4uZ3qjQVmOfcBvVIlpwtodjH8r89Ik3XtnoNRCmv_PdS6RB-YMJ-zVyxNtyGaGzNbM7byQUl4aS-ms5dEV-MD_AI4QKxTNEiuhu2F4tKSi/s457/1695556794129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="457" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EDz6i89k9QBQXdqkspF4C9k-AGeIZCGh4g-jM7pLNJ0-6uTdcRZQKZqNBUHvByOHRkX-J6nYBO9lFLbSfJ4uZ3qjQVmOfcBvVIlpwtodjH8r89Ik3XtnoNRCmv_PdS6RB-YMJ-zVyxNtyGaGzNbM7byQUl4aS-ms5dEV-MD_AI4QKxTNEiuhu2F4tKSi/s320/1695556794129.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><b>Teds Poncho</b></p><p>Have you heard of the<b> <a href="https://britishredhatters2.weebly.com/">Red Hatters</a>?</b> click on the name if you haven't and it will take you to the Red Hatter site. We have a Red Hatters group in our u3a which has just started up again since before Covid. We have a few male members who don't mind wearing the obligatory red hat and purple clothing. One of them is Ted and although he's in very poor health it is obvious that Ted wants to embrace life and throw himself into as many activities as his declining health allows. Ted approached me and asked me if I would crochet him a purple poncho, I think our upcoming outing to a Abba thank you for the music evening triggered this request as poncho's were very much the thing in the 70's</p><p>Well we sat and pondered, time was short as I was in the middle of making things for my upcoming grandchild and charity makes, so it was decided that a granny square poncho would be the quickest to make. I made a few samples so that he could choose which pattern he wanted...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_MWcYYkh8LomQ_2CgP418dn0Fm0XbIQZJSgRe2VJYYlcz2w8OtV0LpVvrW3XUu-OMjblm09dYNf0s0sRLukhZnVcsh1jAFAw4gQvQQH4yoLed7frsGZi4kzDzuk62Nb6a-QpbGSOGYU6jKTVtduy4TUx-gthSIUn1Jg-Z9oXwmjB-XBYVJ6nRvaSld7h/s800/collage.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_MWcYYkh8LomQ_2CgP418dn0Fm0XbIQZJSgRe2VJYYlcz2w8OtV0LpVvrW3XUu-OMjblm09dYNf0s0sRLukhZnVcsh1jAFAw4gQvQQH4yoLed7frsGZi4kzDzuk62Nb6a-QpbGSOGYU6jKTVtduy4TUx-gthSIUn1Jg-Z9oXwmjB-XBYVJ6nRvaSld7h/w400-h400/collage.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>He chose number two and I started making it, but it soon became apparent that because of all the other stuff I was trying to make there was no way I would finish it in time, so I made the decision with Teds blessing that it would look much better if the patterned squares were just around the edges and plain purple squares in the centre. <br /><p> I could have approached my crochet group and asked for their help but as you must realise everyone's tension is different and for the poncho to look good the squares need to be the same size, however because time was short, Pamela who runs the knitting group as well as being as member of my crochet group insisted on trying to help and she made quite a few of the plain purple squares thank you lovely Pamela! </p><p>I'm so pleased to say that we did it!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUceacEjj6IZH8lr76asTUjpBXEqNFQcJuYCQBO49VqFYdCPTaJ5URr5fZZJFz50iscebzj2v-RKeSuIbC6d3zMJ-67PIIVzDRFjMNjoQcPI3RQba8QStXk7UVAeru1d3ujs1Hs2zh2uFuSv48og8QFDjFPwoblLnkL-9q49Ewt3RgK1jht_wLbY_Y_Tfu/s1000/1695484038977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="1000" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUceacEjj6IZH8lr76asTUjpBXEqNFQcJuYCQBO49VqFYdCPTaJ5URr5fZZJFz50iscebzj2v-RKeSuIbC6d3zMJ-67PIIVzDRFjMNjoQcPI3RQba8QStXk7UVAeru1d3ujs1Hs2zh2uFuSv48og8QFDjFPwoblLnkL-9q49Ewt3RgK1jht_wLbY_Y_Tfu/s320/1695484038977.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bWFVLeAgljqwOWzIdI-cy2ovN118XgS6kTqjnw4P27cEhUOU9LgD0BpitlE0_qZbMaO1ANYc7NJVf9TMZ4ftsZ4i0Ya7T3Yv3Wh8KBvc2HdtCAkhogWNGM4l_An6oI9cxRdJOUn5NLyGVQvAnXGOpfJNQAkJamoldThNU_ak3s4908MlhXhu2VjZH8nL/s2010/1695484039014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bWFVLeAgljqwOWzIdI-cy2ovN118XgS6kTqjnw4P27cEhUOU9LgD0BpitlE0_qZbMaO1ANYc7NJVf9TMZ4ftsZ4i0Ya7T3Yv3Wh8KBvc2HdtCAkhogWNGM4l_An6oI9cxRdJOUn5NLyGVQvAnXGOpfJNQAkJamoldThNU_ak3s4908MlhXhu2VjZH8nL/w488-h640/1695484039014.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><br /><p>It consists of 69, 6 inch squares - there are 116 tassels! yes I counted them and the ends that needed to be woven in were in their hundreds. </p><p>I used Stylecraft special dk and it took 1000 grams.</p><p>I found this such a lovely project I love making granny squares don't you? </p><p>Fingers crossed Ted will like it I will try and get a photo of him wearing it and show you with his permission of course. </p><p>Have a great Sunday ๐๐</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Linking with..</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2023/09/slow-sunday-stitching.html" style="color: black;">Slow Sunday Stitching</a></p><p><br /></p>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-87160824971877084422023-09-10T12:19:00.004+01:002023-09-13T10:25:30.294+01:00A New Addition<p>As always my apologies for my very sporadic blogging, time just gets away from me, it seems to go faster the older you get, I will get back into the flow someday because I really don't want to totally abandon this little space of mine.</p><p> I think we all look forward to the day when we will become grandparents, I know I did and I made lots of baby things and put them in a special granny suitcase up in the loft. My wish was granted five years ago when little Mikey was born to son number one. Since then it has been a very trying time for my lovely family, if you remember Mikey's mummy sadly miscarried a couple of years ago and there have been several unsuccessful attempts at IVF for another two members of my family.</p><p>Then son number two and my lovely daughter-in-law came to visit and presented me with a photo of a scan at twelve weeks, I was overjoyed for them but it always comes with trepidation, the hope that all will be ok after the previous IVF heartbreak that they have been through. I feel that now I can breathe easy as the pregnancy is going well and the baby is due end of this month.</p><p>My daughter-in-law asked me if I would make a baby blanket and sent me a photo of what she would like, silly question really OF COURSE !! I will make a baby blanket and anything else your heart desires, it will be an honour.๐</p><p>So here is the one that she chose, it didn't me long to make as it's made in Aran yarn, </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlpz7KgPeIZy47lMnGZMGAoavG27IJtA9AHdTuT1D3gRVLZgD4qEa45ezQuu-V4Pm7QnnIHaSAjK8bAslr6NVm3l3_jVs8iyvM9pYdL0s7oqJdhmO37byb4uDS1INDwakbxPVKYlFnqu14RmNco03ihc6zW1zWji96pN1zD1HRYQOxOJwlAbDqYyD2ucx/s1078/1694339993837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1078" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlpz7KgPeIZy47lMnGZMGAoavG27IJtA9AHdTuT1D3gRVLZgD4qEa45ezQuu-V4Pm7QnnIHaSAjK8bAslr6NVm3l3_jVs8iyvM9pYdL0s7oqJdhmO37byb4uDS1INDwakbxPVKYlFnqu14RmNco03ihc6zW1zWji96pN1zD1HRYQOxOJwlAbDqYyD2ucx/w640-h534/1694339993837.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I couldn't help but think how times have changed, we used to make baby blankets in fine 3 or 4ply, then we moved onto dk but nowadays the younger generation seem to prefer the thicker yarns like aran or even chunky.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4w2RfFYLyGjbeqOiN_ULdO7ZF_p7LKaSdDQFgFefv5diCHEcDhMckWjh6rrCaXqGHmJYe2APEqnUvuBeiOwv0gV1SL-qRfDsEGbH9rW6pJHaqqUNUVMs5WwXYgKrhXlbCVywmydeFZfvndg81iuIUPK-t47byFo-k0BzBhLM9x2fYghE_KK7GByKMzMz/s1000/1694339993828.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="1000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4w2RfFYLyGjbeqOiN_ULdO7ZF_p7LKaSdDQFgFefv5diCHEcDhMckWjh6rrCaXqGHmJYe2APEqnUvuBeiOwv0gV1SL-qRfDsEGbH9rW6pJHaqqUNUVMs5WwXYgKrhXlbCVywmydeFZfvndg81iuIUPK-t47byFo-k0BzBhLM9x2fYghE_KK7GByKMzMz/w640-h288/1694339993828.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I used <span style="background-color: white; color: #111827;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">James C Brett Baby Aran Yarn in cream and you can find the pattern<a href="https://www.knittingparadise.com/threads/secret-garden-round-baby-blanket-free-pattern-tutorial.750798/"><b> here</b></a></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #111827;">With some of the yarn I had left over I made this cute little hat</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4PJEuDCIAJJqJaAeZzAtzNEPUMq9OelEziKYYzhgnn68Zm2ck8FuWNK5MKphl53LS-p1VOjeLA0gvGmWTFurOb0AFl0hF6ECQ51fPtXJ7A-S5lbeSk5gb8G-vPlDZZJFcgduQ6rpkP7bOWspu5szwqfRrqGUobo6Bs10uBIOaFU4VZ958io5MUN9l3q3/s600/1694340434059.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="520" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4PJEuDCIAJJqJaAeZzAtzNEPUMq9OelEziKYYzhgnn68Zm2ck8FuWNK5MKphl53LS-p1VOjeLA0gvGmWTFurOb0AFl0hF6ECQ51fPtXJ7A-S5lbeSk5gb8G-vPlDZZJFcgduQ6rpkP7bOWspu5szwqfRrqGUobo6Bs10uBIOaFU4VZ958io5MUN9l3q3/s320/1694340434059.jpeg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111827;">You can find the pattern<a href="https://daisyfarmcrafts.com/mesh-and-bobble-stitch-hat/"> here</a></span><p></p><p>I will show you what else I have made in another post because the crafting has been going on quite steadily throughout the Summer, at the moment I am trying to finish this for my daughters birthday next week..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFHhdOYef1nhv0gUEljZNX6WlUDb62TbnPaegTgNvtiRrICwAsOQXKZZQoWDblN3hOG5lDyuTU9ayBihMlFSyFFbtcH760enptbZ_O3HN0bT6cFFF-C88cf2V4IJMUpMkKqe_A7fOeDMGnDTm5cU5nXowwXrt4OWk_RfwNnmR2SWVcT92UEsDtYD9y74D/s600/1694344154765.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="600" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFHhdOYef1nhv0gUEljZNX6WlUDb62TbnPaegTgNvtiRrICwAsOQXKZZQoWDblN3hOG5lDyuTU9ayBihMlFSyFFbtcH760enptbZ_O3HN0bT6cFFF-C88cf2V4IJMUpMkKqe_A7fOeDMGnDTm5cU5nXowwXrt4OWk_RfwNnmR2SWVcT92UEsDtYD9y74D/s320/1694344154765.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Its an experiment and I'm not sure if I'll like it when it's done, I got the idea from<a href="https://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2023/08/little-zippy-bags-ta-dah.html"><b> Lucy at Attic24</b></a>, my daughter said she needed a pencil case and I thought that I would try this out, I will let you know how I get on, I'll be working on this today whilst sitting in the sunshine making the most of this lovely weather we are having before it comes to an end.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3asZN8fjVnaQ5vbXAfFrA96SP9RHvl3RCf9emKtU1DeA2DsXCbvF__I3T0akDQoTxWxyQYCTTtUBSi8cRKW8nxjLi7VYHUUH23fZWrOULKWtbs_5JUUr6bFK5DTR5ySrKx6pd-hhlF_jhO2XGkCysWwFmtovVYxlj8NWS1QPF8mhSm4-jDEIsFKJR-A/s500/1678014744510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="259" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3asZN8fjVnaQ5vbXAfFrA96SP9RHvl3RCf9emKtU1DeA2DsXCbvF__I3T0akDQoTxWxyQYCTTtUBSi8cRKW8nxjLi7VYHUUH23fZWrOULKWtbs_5JUUr6bFK5DTR5ySrKx6pd-hhlF_jhO2XGkCysWwFmtovVYxlj8NWS1QPF8mhSm4-jDEIsFKJR-A/w208-h400/1678014744510.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br /><p>I have brought it out from under the settee where it was residing and I will work on it now and then, the top part is finished so now on to the sea of poppies. I'm hoping that I have enough of the beads to finish it as the company I bought it from has gone out of business, that will tell you how long ago it is since I bought it. </p><p>I seem to have quite a few sewing works in progress at the moment...</p><p>My lovely heart and flowers embroidery is coming along nicely I think the hardest part is trying to decide which colours to choose...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GuQ5YuvKa4og8q4aeLP4np7lXtsU7jedGxWfM4vxU00UrlibKvZBeoOMfEmj_iHJkFJGGgO2By38322lXIT8rPd7kswoeZ8GaXXe2BGU3fwighyBT4i1VDZ-gtJKs3Wj2ENsMUHc_vS2oczwgWJcn1x8qVhwR9wzZlwZrXgPY0MT-QYUwAZ039-A3g/s500/1678014744498.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="500" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GuQ5YuvKa4og8q4aeLP4np7lXtsU7jedGxWfM4vxU00UrlibKvZBeoOMfEmj_iHJkFJGGgO2By38322lXIT8rPd7kswoeZ8GaXXe2BGU3fwighyBT4i1VDZ-gtJKs3Wj2ENsMUHc_vS2oczwgWJcn1x8qVhwR9wzZlwZrXgPY0MT-QYUwAZ039-A3g/s320/1678014744498.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Then of course The Year of Doodles stitchery and as you can see I'm well into the month of March</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsJzA8ObtqyqekptYTmX_51ouVXb_TUUYjPo72P8iUzyJhZLgpoCxmPGZnh3ODWQGjl3DeJbtlJ7Hf2_XWcGjtToFrXYVrrh2R8ZHPdfHN5wK6c1FzRPH1LiFALen47VlYv0o0IsdLV6m1umqjB82KDddHISmHrVAOpsBSLwGJ79az1Vs_ih16CXFmQ/s500/1678014744484.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="500" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsJzA8ObtqyqekptYTmX_51ouVXb_TUUYjPo72P8iUzyJhZLgpoCxmPGZnh3ODWQGjl3DeJbtlJ7Hf2_XWcGjtToFrXYVrrh2R8ZHPdfHN5wK6c1FzRPH1LiFALen47VlYv0o0IsdLV6m1umqjB82KDddHISmHrVAOpsBSLwGJ79az1Vs_ih16CXFmQ/s320/1678014744484.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I have also started a cross stitch this little gnome here...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rT0vyRs54rwi1r8c4HDvprwrjGJNoOzgR7y9YSfiNYZ1_5pqkCRbLGCTQmFVQVa84rJVMB-HqbEmF9dxXi-8joOhGZr0JEDq9xgpFab_fXLwf9Fc8_Jex32qIo0HksG2W4g-8lLnKSPUZCU5_HUxWyTYxfVuKiUCsJoSNkt1vaokg_AG5tr4w-TgsA/s300/il_300x300.3908482927_90h4.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rT0vyRs54rwi1r8c4HDvprwrjGJNoOzgR7y9YSfiNYZ1_5pqkCRbLGCTQmFVQVa84rJVMB-HqbEmF9dxXi-8joOhGZr0JEDq9xgpFab_fXLwf9Fc8_Jex32qIo0HksG2W4g-8lLnKSPUZCU5_HUxWyTYxfVuKiUCsJoSNkt1vaokg_AG5tr4w-TgsA/w200-h200/il_300x300.3908482927_90h4.webp" width="200" /></a></div><p>you can find the<b> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/KitsBySAstitch">pattern here,</a></b> I'm finding it hard counting all the little squares it's certainly not good for my eyes. I've only managed a few stitches so it's going to take me forever but there's no hurry is there?</p><p>As for the Marina creatures a big thank you to my lovely friend Babs who has added these cuties to the family...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWajV069PxzCi3fUIbKADXpUqbi8muLe4Y-9moHyBCzHgs5mxOlblI529OCgpZmwhBPgciXDz7QSmz2ozRFBey5TR61-3M74JPnxvQIAj2Vya2SfJFZJxYEyUS46Jrgf-H3BpQXVgVA4TJbJUFwev8pLJ-B38Nwy_6GSt9XZHe5Y4V65uX-DBJHrOFg/s500/1677942324742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="260" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWajV069PxzCi3fUIbKADXpUqbi8muLe4Y-9moHyBCzHgs5mxOlblI529OCgpZmwhBPgciXDz7QSmz2ozRFBey5TR61-3M74JPnxvQIAj2Vya2SfJFZJxYEyUS46Jrgf-H3BpQXVgVA4TJbJUFwev8pLJ-B38Nwy_6GSt9XZHe5Y4V65uX-DBJHrOFg/w208-h400/1677942324742.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7azbP9KgOMfrtNNF-H77qFkbxJ1cTbsLmXmlBZ-GPjMRZAV0egBJ7BsaTYB0bUDD8welWu83M-PWAvIu5cMtJ1c1OTCZPl_Zbng74ikf0821__86Ao1SuU5XDr7MnoT0Vd3XsHCFqAnQEa9adatAxMkLtv1ebwyXTaDHGRVdWXRaCz52Y383WH8K77A/s500/1678016544218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="500" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7azbP9KgOMfrtNNF-H77qFkbxJ1cTbsLmXmlBZ-GPjMRZAV0egBJ7BsaTYB0bUDD8welWu83M-PWAvIu5cMtJ1c1OTCZPl_Zbng74ikf0821__86Ao1SuU5XDr7MnoT0Vd3XsHCFqAnQEa9adatAxMkLtv1ebwyXTaDHGRVdWXRaCz52Y383WH8K77A/w200-h164/1678016544218.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>The crochet alphabet is a free pattern and can be found <a href="https://www.mooglyblog.com/the-moogly-crochet-alphabet/"><b>here</b></a></p><p>So I have lots to be getting on with, I hope you all have a peaceful Sunday and a great week ahead.๐๐</p> Linking with the ladies at<p></p><p><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2023/03/slow-sunday-stitching.html">Slow Stitching Sunday</a></p>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-43764730556276517002023-02-19T12:47:00.003+00:002023-02-19T18:18:54.100+00:00Meet Shamus and A Bit Of Embroidery<p> I just love this little fella, my feelings were quite mixed as I started to crochet all the individual parts but once he was assembled I quite fell in love with him he has such a sweet face don't you think.๐</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7sSktj6mnX1HFFiaNHIyMPbLPOIz77lhmrE1TchP-xYf9tq6xhSwNh47_5Y2AG8kWX9SITGO_XTnx7RwZwi36kf3JiI67JDFzpFRLPIO02sROoG8BC561b7RNRtcimIv5idDHkUo3IyThHym-upmjbJJb4L3eQvs68338u6hHuR4J-QOS3tsubP7rA/s600/1676809050436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="546" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7sSktj6mnX1HFFiaNHIyMPbLPOIz77lhmrE1TchP-xYf9tq6xhSwNh47_5Y2AG8kWX9SITGO_XTnx7RwZwi36kf3JiI67JDFzpFRLPIO02sROoG8BC561b7RNRtcimIv5idDHkUo3IyThHym-upmjbJJb4L3eQvs68338u6hHuR4J-QOS3tsubP7rA/w364-h400/1676809050436.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><br /><p>Shamus the seagull will join the rest of the sea creatures that we are creating to decorate our Mariner in early Summer. In the meantime he is sat on my stairs I may make a couple of friends to keep him company, time permitting.</p><p>You can find the paid pattern for Shamus <a href="https://shop.stitchdoodles.com/collections/printed-embroidery-fabric/products/a-year-of-doodles-pdf-embroidery-pattern?_pos=4&_fid=6eefa6d3a&_ss=c"><b>here</b></a> he is called Marvin in the pattern but he looked like a Shamus to me.๐</p><p>I have completed the month of February on the <a href="https://shop.stitchdoodles.com/collections/printed-embroidery-fabric/products/a-year-of-doodles-pdf-embroidery-pattern?_pos=4&_fid=6eefa6d3a&_ss=c">Year Of Doodles Stitchery</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1LirlJ4rgLWHoSc_fwvCDulIHfdn60dRZSFFxUdWNg7eja3bpJgOB75US4FRWhBcpOZ4pDzLZRVPo21u2UIVFgIkkxCfBKfPh93I9VlRZdzcpKf825L6QV_aZCV_-lEmpqCI5gIAMIRGFckyjRXHWVs2Lm-4PBClOog5nDD2wF4IOQqCI5tQyGI_Ag/s600/1676809562516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="305" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1LirlJ4rgLWHoSc_fwvCDulIHfdn60dRZSFFxUdWNg7eja3bpJgOB75US4FRWhBcpOZ4pDzLZRVPo21u2UIVFgIkkxCfBKfPh93I9VlRZdzcpKf825L6QV_aZCV_-lEmpqCI5gIAMIRGFckyjRXHWVs2Lm-4PBClOog5nDD2wF4IOQqCI5tQyGI_Ag/w326-h640/1676809562516.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br /><p>This is a lovely project, it's nice to pick it up and sew a few stitches now and then. I'm looking forward to starting March and picking out the colours is part of the fun. I'm thinking greens, yellows, purples and pinks probably similar to February, they are my favourite colours after all.</p><p>and I started the heart stitchery I showed you last week...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QS-pHfwAEsI3Z01TgLfIXU10oU9JQJWArQD5hu4ZTqTDxK94Tx0dyPYwt3K2otDnr1CQqAKdYqP8-3aUEfdVcT2JBDJ0cWlnqA63qrObkALgojzpMapsw-OF0rz7DMNf6ZjaVNmv1uE7cuprVPcO-BA7ovFGclCUMFWgKsCnBmoCnkwwTO8UzP9F8Q/s400/1676809994277.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="400" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QS-pHfwAEsI3Z01TgLfIXU10oU9JQJWArQD5hu4ZTqTDxK94Tx0dyPYwt3K2otDnr1CQqAKdYqP8-3aUEfdVcT2JBDJ0cWlnqA63qrObkALgojzpMapsw-OF0rz7DMNf6ZjaVNmv1uE7cuprVPcO-BA7ovFGclCUMFWgKsCnBmoCnkwwTO8UzP9F8Q/w400-h278/1676809994277.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm enjoying this too, just taking it nice and slow, I'm going to enjoy sewing this this afternoon and the good news is days are getting longer and because we have more natural light there are more sewing hours to enjoy.</p><p>I hope you all have a peaceful Sunday and week ahead, see you next time.๐๐</p><p>Linking with..</p><p><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2023/02/slow-sunday-stitching_01361145388.html">Slow Sunday Stitching</a></p><p><a href="https://www.sumoftheirstories.com/blog/2023/handmade-monday-315">Handmade Monday</a></p>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-46364559968236413962023-02-12T12:42:00.003+00:002023-02-15T17:52:43.674+00:00Love HeartsThank you for all the lovely comments in my last post, I am really enjoying the <a href="https://shop.stitchdoodles.com/products/a-year-of-doodles-pdf-embroidery-pattern"><b>Year Of Doodles</b></a> stitchery and the month of February is coming along fine in fact I have almost finished it. <div><br /></div><div>I have been looking for another stitching project something small with a heart theme to add to my heart themed collection after all I don't think that you can have too many hearts around you and this month being the month of love is a great time to start one I think, what about this...</div><div> <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWeEt7qGze2U8PdvdQPL9MTZdsLkz3W7_8hS47YBkUorShiISDLWazNc_NCDV0K2NEYFYpMosbAycUT0rV-8XY-l2-0gpXUgKkeuqDrzbDW9i5EdVVj06juI-M4xMS3HTAszUGnwYfmfEi0caETYIJE9KlTry8zsg3iikVmnfCQYTNzc_CNiodXRJkaA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWeEt7qGze2U8PdvdQPL9MTZdsLkz3W7_8hS47YBkUorShiISDLWazNc_NCDV0K2NEYFYpMosbAycUT0rV-8XY-l2-0gpXUgKkeuqDrzbDW9i5EdVVj06juI-M4xMS3HTAszUGnwYfmfEi0caETYIJE9KlTry8zsg3iikVmnfCQYTNzc_CNiodXRJkaA" width="268" /></a></div>You can download the free pdf <a href="https://www.needlenthread.com/2010/02/free-hand-embroidery-pattern-heart-o.html"><b>here</b></a></div><div>and just because Valentines day will be with us next week I made some love bugs </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZaxfb7ybVMqTOxPOsCR3eUoInHqZeS4bs_rrUQkU34Cqo-THcTWVvQF0SEcZV1NSg9ABtzt13qUDEPNVbH4HAbJ3QtGpRveZaqe_Sl5GTizgkTgTLfZMhkq-ubofk1DwPx-g5G3lwPR5-yBA_PcB-AsmO6-RMFJ_geaJwvvD7AnPPave2YfQ-Tm8Tw/s800/1676200269032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="800" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZaxfb7ybVMqTOxPOsCR3eUoInHqZeS4bs_rrUQkU34Cqo-THcTWVvQF0SEcZV1NSg9ABtzt13qUDEPNVbH4HAbJ3QtGpRveZaqe_Sl5GTizgkTgTLfZMhkq-ubofk1DwPx-g5G3lwPR5-yBA_PcB-AsmO6-RMFJ_geaJwvvD7AnPPave2YfQ-Tm8Tw/s320/1676200269032.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS8uaujexvFOtDXuqQFj4RM4BXo-feYHwP-VioujNpXnJhdqrsmQ3M0c9JxqFQolnl60WxuQTq9bCmdj0BFjFpge9x_gXxsNvosApeag-q8m4H_Cf3pzas5NuVWrjhRQJsttC11lv-5uCzI6AYsaepthiqe9uopgBGBIv0Ffp-5iJTUTpZR3V3mjrww/s400/1676204116008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="382" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS8uaujexvFOtDXuqQFj4RM4BXo-feYHwP-VioujNpXnJhdqrsmQ3M0c9JxqFQolnl60WxuQTq9bCmdj0BFjFpge9x_gXxsNvosApeag-q8m4H_Cf3pzas5NuVWrjhRQJsttC11lv-5uCzI6AYsaepthiqe9uopgBGBIv0Ffp-5iJTUTpZR3V3mjrww/s320/1676204116008.jpg" width="306" /></a></div>Cute don't you think? you can find the pattern for them <a href="https://coolcreativity.com/crochet/love-bug-amigurumi-free-crochet-pattern/"><b>here</b></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Tea anyone?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtToIANwVt5uLe0OIU9Oi31t5HhIHbuRvtQjRK9OHubKin0qDkjaTutdTUujNBWRZHXEHOSkXmTul7xCGTnfiE0huihDB0vR51wDnMiMWkxK2Q2Y9ifKJ2_8NqO3ldtXkqAZukh3qpHRnaQ0vsNGAqvLt1G-JR0sC6VIn6WgvAeU7r7ceNeHoyOpyl6g/s800/1676200269058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="800" height="493" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtToIANwVt5uLe0OIU9Oi31t5HhIHbuRvtQjRK9OHubKin0qDkjaTutdTUujNBWRZHXEHOSkXmTul7xCGTnfiE0huihDB0vR51wDnMiMWkxK2Q2Y9ifKJ2_8NqO3ldtXkqAZukh3qpHRnaQ0vsNGAqvLt1G-JR0sC6VIn6WgvAeU7r7ceNeHoyOpyl6g/w640-h493/1676200269058.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm in the mood for making fiddly things right now which is just as well because this little tea set fit that bill to perfection and I think it was worth the effort it's so cute. This is destined for our Marina yarn bombing operation which is taking place this Summer, we are trying to decide how best to display it, we are thinking of having a picnic table so I'm planning to make other edible projects too. You can find the pattern for the tea set<a href="https://furlscrochet.com/blogs/amigurumi-crochet-tutorials/free-crochet-amigurumi-kawaii-tea-set"><b> here</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This starfish has put in an appearance as well</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxPB_Nj98QRfdAezg59LLhjCjY7XIYKCfMzGsYoXXiOCgzn-7HT_Et05XA5blDgvUlXgoev6JluLMMV42hFA_wpfqdCUIm4piyRaIRBIACIXsrxWTK7-RBm3SYrPCQLrgmMdEOLnlD5VyO66v_H1zSqlCeBaiMumCdJPeqKvz9dZg26pu8STIUYtPvQ/s400/1676200269072.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="400" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxPB_Nj98QRfdAezg59LLhjCjY7XIYKCfMzGsYoXXiOCgzn-7HT_Et05XA5blDgvUlXgoev6JluLMMV42hFA_wpfqdCUIm4piyRaIRBIACIXsrxWTK7-RBm3SYrPCQLrgmMdEOLnlD5VyO66v_H1zSqlCeBaiMumCdJPeqKvz9dZg26pu8STIUYtPvQ/s320/1676200269072.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://www.elisascrochet.com/post/sea-stars-free-crochet-pattern"><b>Pattern here</b></a></div><div>At the moment I'm busy crocheting a crab I mean to say what else would you be doing on a Sunday haha</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great Valentine's Day sending love and hugs your way๐๐</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBz7B4fu241O-CuHwkoWX0lGdNbuCiQ0c5RDpEZEzU4PFofzb9O6Io0jI020Weg_jL8VS9iQuyxD01FYbN-KDXu3gRH_j2P9RXcPHNLo1wvalOpIPQxxlhj83B1xGqTZXfee5EbEHsf4futp3GxcM1a-38fVOIiKg4q1VDzQWqPeuMjC1fdhJ1EanuA/s600/1676203644832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="303" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBz7B4fu241O-CuHwkoWX0lGdNbuCiQ0c5RDpEZEzU4PFofzb9O6Io0jI020Weg_jL8VS9iQuyxD01FYbN-KDXu3gRH_j2P9RXcPHNLo1wvalOpIPQxxlhj83B1xGqTZXfee5EbEHsf4futp3GxcM1a-38fVOIiKg4q1VDzQWqPeuMjC1fdhJ1EanuA/w101-h200/1676203644832.jpg" width="101" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Linking with </div></div><div><a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2023/02/slow-sunday-stitching_01804329813.html">Slow Sunday Stitching</a></div><div><a href="https://www.sumoftheirstories.com/blog/2023/handmade-monday-314">Handmade Monday</a></div><div><a href="https://www.mooglyblog.com/loop-scoop-56/">The loop scoop</a></div><div><a href="https://oombawkadesigncrochet.com/solstice-mittens-tapestry-tutorial-c2c-temperature-blanket-link-party-490/">Oombawka Wednesday Link Party</a></div>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-76469395421625123112023-01-31T15:00:00.003+00:002023-01-31T15:00:55.976+00:00The First Month<p> The first month of the year has been a very busy one, I haven't even had time to post or visit you lovely people so I'm making time just to check in and say hi. </p><p>I have been busy with my involvement with my local u3a we have a lot of issues to deal with at the moment one of them being my term on the committee is coming to an end along with six other committee members and trying to get people to come onto the committee is proving to be a challenge. I will still stay on as communications officer and manage their website and as group coordinator as you don't need to be on the committee in order to do those roles. However if someone would like to take them over I wouldn't stand in their way. It's a shame that people don't like to get involved in the running of things but enjoy the facilities and numerous groups that are on offer. If we don't have a committee then unfortunately we will have to close down but fingers crossed it won't come to that we have until April to get more committee members on board. </p><p>I have been crafting none stop throughout January with lots of projects on the go I started this at the beginning of the year and hope to complete a section a month...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYg-078Y8JyGbusBXFwL_0ZLcFDZEIIUX5vTRixBD2h_XWGq8fSWHb_xg9RcJ2bi5oWb_AjF9DhtPuUu9ujjuDjEQjUxqSEBif8zKdN6tiF0RiFCDf-q2k9PsT7BfrMKGgVCFAqU0kWIhDToID421ewASS-W9mwBaNZxQPxFcFMCSWr6KxjLnVv8Gnug/s800/1675077697934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="800" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYg-078Y8JyGbusBXFwL_0ZLcFDZEIIUX5vTRixBD2h_XWGq8fSWHb_xg9RcJ2bi5oWb_AjF9DhtPuUu9ujjuDjEQjUxqSEBif8zKdN6tiF0RiFCDf-q2k9PsT7BfrMKGgVCFAqU0kWIhDToID421ewASS-W9mwBaNZxQPxFcFMCSWr6KxjLnVv8Gnug/w640-h356/1675077697934.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A YEAR OF DOODLES</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I finished January yesterday just in time for the start of the new month and I'm now choosing colours for February, I'm thinking lots of pink and red because of valentines and maybe some yellow and purple because of the Spring bulbs that I hope will soon begin to appear.</p><p>You can find the pre printed fabric <a href="https://shop.stitchdoodles.com/collections/printed-embroidery-fabric/products/a-year-of-doodles-pdf-embroidery-pattern?_pos=4&_fid=6eefa6d3a&_ss=c"><b>here to purchase on Stitchdoodles</b></a></p><p>I did complete the <a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2022/12/ive-been-busy.html"><b>Festive Forrest</b></a> embroidery and will show you once I have it framed.</p><p>Then just to keep things interesting along with the sewing I have been making these..</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHpoDjeTSLeNlbNbLfl1fDlUEtKHqLCDqXCPHLSPRmpaOcGi5RPci79Fdv14Wria_EztY8UbFPsZk--jqUNyyn-ykO8E8keZ3gaTpc1nvqwh5pq1aEncWdkjxv2XOAxBAxUOKSN7U2vbs93zdZZUGsxOpS15frRQUoPvok0pk6lfKqMBzCd1O0CoslA/s763/1674900830159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="763" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHpoDjeTSLeNlbNbLfl1fDlUEtKHqLCDqXCPHLSPRmpaOcGi5RPci79Fdv14Wria_EztY8UbFPsZk--jqUNyyn-ykO8E8keZ3gaTpc1nvqwh5pq1aEncWdkjxv2XOAxBAxUOKSN7U2vbs93zdZZUGsxOpS15frRQUoPvok0pk6lfKqMBzCd1O0CoslA/w640-h288/1674900830159.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>These little owls are requested by<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/angelsandpreemies/"> NHAP</a>. </b>They place one in a little bag along with a message and are left outside for someone to find in the hope that it will put a smile on someones face and also to bring awareness of NHAP and the work that it does, I have just been to my sewing group today and they are going to make some fabric ones too.<div><br /></div><div>As if that wasn't enough we are going to decorate our Mariner again, regular readers of my blog will remember<b> <a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2019/06/something-to-make-you-smile.html">this back in 2019</a></b>, can you believe that display was left intact throughout the whole of the summer, people loved it and came from miles around just to see it. It had a mention in our local press as well. We felt that we needed to spread a little joy again in these depressing times so watch this space as all kinds of beach themed objects begin to emerge. <br /><div><br /></div><div>I hope you have all had a lovely start to the new year, I'm going to have a pop around to see what you have all been up to. ๐<br /><div><p><br /></p></div></div></div>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-43718222255004027132022-12-31T17:47:00.002+00:002022-12-31T17:47:27.964+00:00Happy New Year!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32bfuJQjypEbtZUNKzzkNhURk9cTfkZ1E7IFEP_Fj5ml4fAj28RPV0d-W-pjKk7KOM7YSzNiohli3OKBh39tG9U8rcHQRpCK5qgg_Pw2h6XFRcKZTuf4VjD4-uc32dsPls5mZq58J8Lr8AkABIrlCzd9rNcLRLfvOzpwZVlx80DxUfaid0uZB8-HZXQ/s500/ny-314.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32bfuJQjypEbtZUNKzzkNhURk9cTfkZ1E7IFEP_Fj5ml4fAj28RPV0d-W-pjKk7KOM7YSzNiohli3OKBh39tG9U8rcHQRpCK5qgg_Pw2h6XFRcKZTuf4VjD4-uc32dsPls5mZq58J8Lr8AkABIrlCzd9rNcLRLfvOzpwZVlx80DxUfaid0uZB8-HZXQ/s320/ny-314.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-69842939895563903702022-12-21T10:57:00.003+00:002022-12-21T10:57:31.038+00:00Christmas is Almost Upon Us<p> I hope that everyone is feeling full of festive cheer, It's the time of year when I think of all the lovely friends that I have made throughout the years and I try to meet up with as many as I can to exchange Christmas cards and good wishes for Christmas and the year ahead. I have had a very busy month doing just that, invariably food is very much part of the equation and numerous Christmas lunches have been eaten along with a couple of afternoon teas as well.</p><p>Temptation meets us at every turn, chocolates, yummy biscuits, and don't get me started on the mince pies. I have baked nothing this year because I usually end up eating most of what I have baked, I have have put so much weight on already and it's not even Christmas yet! I'm thinking February will be the month when I give myself a good talking to and will do something about it, I'll need the whole of January to finish off any residual Christmas goodies and psych myself up to cut out the rubbish and do some exercise.</p><p>I have done very little in the way of crafting this month but I did manage to make a few little festive crochet bits and pieces.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KTTJKAAFZVn74h250vKA_OwFELSUTga1R6V0o7GSdw-zkOTfL943CkgJ1SaH0MNKdEftah-CBN0DjFRv-W8HaG0-Uhz5DO8JE6_uyNX4U89xmh-rMqErBVfpxE8fvskDaymEuuiyLgszDmtMWGE6faZkpVg66VQVbBQtZaa-QarwTUGT_ZHoT7yvZg/s600/1671443720049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="600" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KTTJKAAFZVn74h250vKA_OwFELSUTga1R6V0o7GSdw-zkOTfL943CkgJ1SaH0MNKdEftah-CBN0DjFRv-W8HaG0-Uhz5DO8JE6_uyNX4U89xmh-rMqErBVfpxE8fvskDaymEuuiyLgszDmtMWGE6faZkpVg66VQVbBQtZaa-QarwTUGT_ZHoT7yvZg/s320/1671443720049.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Little Lavender bags to hold some luscious smelling lavender from a lovely friends garden, she dries it and shares it with us. I enjoy making these little bags and gifting them to family and friends, I left it a little late this year and didn't make as many as I would have liked.<br />You can find the patterns for these little bags <a href="https://nedandmimi.com/crochet-lavender-bags-free-pattern/"><b>here</b> </a>and <a href="https://doradoes.co.uk/portfolio/mini-drawstring-favour-bag/"><b>here</b></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1chi6zfNQCjbrHbLAVYKEnkKxw6R5heeppnHHLQtHfWjlU590GKwVToB6XM7LhxJDq1sW8t8ZrI7wpG61kOFejk-rIPcyCU1SZhajN1gcwxciVERVHMgDiyByk_o65E1LIIbapIaccUbooq0yGRzXhbIzigYEnlXmpwLHR7ebYMUte1Lf3FB0BCpnw/s1450/1671443720062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1441" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1chi6zfNQCjbrHbLAVYKEnkKxw6R5heeppnHHLQtHfWjlU590GKwVToB6XM7LhxJDq1sW8t8ZrI7wpG61kOFejk-rIPcyCU1SZhajN1gcwxciVERVHMgDiyByk_o65E1LIIbapIaccUbooq0yGRzXhbIzigYEnlXmpwLHR7ebYMUte1Lf3FB0BCpnw/w199-h200/1671443720062.jpg" width="199" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Little decorations, I did intend to make lots of these but I found them too fiddly and only managed these, they are super cute though you can find all the patterns <a href="https://raffamusadesigns.com/crochet-christmas-ornaments-cal/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_marathon_continues_new_free_pattern&utm_term=2022-12-21"><b>here</b></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6SseBykxos4wDciidVUMAn2HxV_HKO-lz89EGu4DrPDHn0chv7RSfMFu7dmklWuQT7yi6gzmkZsbD6YeKsUajnxC43fPUluJmL2516BsNej5QgxaadQJcRyxuA--2_-PE2shcYvusesFCDr1pWGhvN8E_OnJ4uLUua5qdt136CLHpZ4EWOVKoYjvcQ/s600/1671554673167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="600" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6SseBykxos4wDciidVUMAn2HxV_HKO-lz89EGu4DrPDHn0chv7RSfMFu7dmklWuQT7yi6gzmkZsbD6YeKsUajnxC43fPUluJmL2516BsNej5QgxaadQJcRyxuA--2_-PE2shcYvusesFCDr1pWGhvN8E_OnJ4uLUua5qdt136CLHpZ4EWOVKoYjvcQ/s320/1671554673167.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT49ENevod4IZsSLZhWT2gIaiD6qCPQhhPcn6NreBGVTiorf5E9K0IKiI-dFgCD6f2YkVYrcXC5JjQha-Gq5gLMD0kNqC1aJ6olqHbIuK_nnzqrDpF8DTfwCJBRxI56oRfzLB9YGg77-puR6S4In3WzBg4JTK7oJSlqiK9f7C9YfbcUVmkcKxfToMLSw/s600/1671554673207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="600" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT49ENevod4IZsSLZhWT2gIaiD6qCPQhhPcn6NreBGVTiorf5E9K0IKiI-dFgCD6f2YkVYrcXC5JjQha-Gq5gLMD0kNqC1aJ6olqHbIuK_nnzqrDpF8DTfwCJBRxI56oRfzLB9YGg77-puR6S4In3WzBg4JTK7oJSlqiK9f7C9YfbcUVmkcKxfToMLSw/w640-h358/1671554673207.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really enjoyed making this for my little coffee table. It's mosaic crochet and you can find the pattern <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/christmas-create-a-ghan-cal">here</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />At the moment I'm still busy with the sweater I started for myself, I'm hoping that I'll like it enough to wear it once it's finished, and I'm making cute little hats for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/angelsandpreemies/">NHAP </a> which I will show you once they are done. <br /><p>I am displaying my twelve days of Christmas cross stitch that I finished at the beginning of the year..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3m4SW5QCXe9SoJYs_KD9H7JvaQdDOXpdKYT9T1Y9ERLlPnTwiumukIulFhaL-2SR41324FNJTrS6Ysp8_Vrdyb9Y4Q7vEhJbXl11DVho_vU7CJHNZpxeJamKDUEepiZ23sWvtx6wzcv-iXrrbN-6k0uV-fn8R0QEo7--wNPtCAIlUuc-aqANC1FavgQ/s600/1671554673180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="600" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3m4SW5QCXe9SoJYs_KD9H7JvaQdDOXpdKYT9T1Y9ERLlPnTwiumukIulFhaL-2SR41324FNJTrS6Ysp8_Vrdyb9Y4Q7vEhJbXl11DVho_vU7CJHNZpxeJamKDUEepiZ23sWvtx6wzcv-iXrrbN-6k0uV-fn8R0QEo7--wNPtCAIlUuc-aqANC1FavgQ/s320/1671554673180.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I haven't managed to complete the <a href="https://www.stitchdoodles.com/festive-forest-sal/">Festive Forest </a> embroidery but I will work on it slowly and it will be ready for sure for next Christmas.</p><p>I'm drinking out of this mug that me daughter gifted me cute or what?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ2ikAsvcyzGmEkumn0TawnSR1ZJ-0_vJJ8-l34z_Xgou0w4wS7hBzQbVcvZvXZAt9ORQNbsnd7N2Qlmvrx4KWcHEhUBf0x-JPpBBZz3QChb6SITeMfS9-DGmup_2oNW7cONm_VhdDnTv3q7A0zJm9RaD6YtGEmfh3yMMONlIuXoD4dfEBOtVCZX9DQ/s400/1671618437344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="292" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ2ikAsvcyzGmEkumn0TawnSR1ZJ-0_vJJ8-l34z_Xgou0w4wS7hBzQbVcvZvXZAt9ORQNbsnd7N2Qlmvrx4KWcHEhUBf0x-JPpBBZz3QChb6SITeMfS9-DGmup_2oNW7cONm_VhdDnTv3q7A0zJm9RaD6YtGEmfh3yMMONlIuXoD4dfEBOtVCZX9DQ/w146-h200/1671618437344.jpg" width="146" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I think I'll start a Christmas mug collection. ๐<div><br /></div><div>Wishing you all a very...<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRF9fDFPdU4DamFELUNoClbFXiIywky-ZICII6QAxiuGx-pHkUrkySDA1rtSZI3xZI7czQ2zvMHEi5yrZqgSOAENJTSexLDPptgSpvIf2ToTX2WxsHeTB1q_m6e5AtQ9H710fyZGtFFfeZ-Hs1w3vnXg2vzA0v7dWqT14r31h4tGW3zXmdd4ED7Ni2A/s415/147682-Merry-Christmas.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="415" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRF9fDFPdU4DamFELUNoClbFXiIywky-ZICII6QAxiuGx-pHkUrkySDA1rtSZI3xZI7czQ2zvMHEi5yrZqgSOAENJTSexLDPptgSpvIf2ToTX2WxsHeTB1q_m6e5AtQ9H710fyZGtFFfeZ-Hs1w3vnXg2vzA0v7dWqT14r31h4tGW3zXmdd4ED7Ni2A/s320/147682-Merry-Christmas.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p></div></div>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-44155305767624869502022-12-14T09:50:00.003+00:002022-12-14T16:51:47.134+00:00A Brave Trip To The Dentist<p> It's absolutely freezing here right know, it's the kind of weather where you just want to snuggle up under a warm blanket and stay indoors. There was no way that I was going to venture outside unless I had to and as for driving my car in these icy conditions that was a definite no. So I had a dilemma because I had an appointment with the dental hygienist at 9am, there was no way that I was going to cancel.</p><p>I ventured to the dentist last week, for the first time in three years thanks to my lovely generous sons birthday gift (see previous post) It's amazing how differently they treat you when you are paying for private dental treatment, money certainly talks, you get an appointment almost immediately, more time is taken and each step is explained in detail, I have never had a more thorough dental checkup.</p><p>I was lucky, to my surprise I don't need any fillings, however I have two crowns and a bridge that needs replacing, not urgently but in the near future and a hygienist visit was a must.</p><p>On the morning in question I wrapped up warm and donned my new winter boots purchased in a sale at the end of the season last year...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNi8JYj_KXLqzbUx6-fUDr5CVk4-pHRd_bFhREJvBkayuexNIotD3GuwN-OyOwcnqjQrhpktw-Ki8CgTKV0AiEu0GA9yMwM2p5v-bUpkphC5LjxRIBhD29hma6SIJTEd-2fO0763mNY8E6q9MAj4sHtGkPDJ1dBh6raD_JU2NkfH6IcDag9wD7V1SfBg/s400/1670944414213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNi8JYj_KXLqzbUx6-fUDr5CVk4-pHRd_bFhREJvBkayuexNIotD3GuwN-OyOwcnqjQrhpktw-Ki8CgTKV0AiEu0GA9yMwM2p5v-bUpkphC5LjxRIBhD29hma6SIJTEd-2fO0763mNY8E6q9MAj4sHtGkPDJ1dBh6raD_JU2NkfH6IcDag9wD7V1SfBg/w134-h200/1670944414213.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><p>and I bravely walked to the Dental Surgery, those boots are amazing I didn't slip on the ice once and when I got going I quite enjoyed the walk.</p><p>I was dreading the hygienist visit and I was a little embarrassed that my teeth were in such a state, past trips to the hygienist have been painful and have left my teeth quiveringly sensitive for days afterwards, have you ever had the pressure washer thing blasted into your mouth? the last time I had that my whole mouth was left numb, sore and tingling, my poor old teeth can't stand such an aggressive approach.</p><p>I needn't have worried, the hygienist was lovely, she didn't jump back in shock when she saw the state of my teeth but calmly reassured me and got on with the job of ridding my teeth of all the plaque build up and then polishing all the stains away and not a pressure washer in sight (that costs more apparently, but they can keep it haha) I can't say it was particularly pleasant but it's didn't hurt and it was all over in a matter of twenty minutes, I was even presented with toothpaste dental floss samples.</p><p>I came out of the dentists into the freezing still early morning air with a sense of great relief and do you know after being cooped up indoors I really didn't want to go straight home so I took the long way....</p><p>along the promenade</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKdy_0g9t4xlYXNDhgrxS2e6-4ej2_XY4Xp62tFFarTComRTX3x5fvrIkXaUqHpXsyBJY1JVc8pl4YmItL6IwOydCn8SK4TguvYHxLTu3yC9h_WkHYuL_Uv8Vn6X3Ry9Wqis_NEhRRu8lbmm7xSkmYyhMWqSHe48O2pH9OoYlges62X-W13epCJUhXQ/s800/1670944414427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="800" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKdy_0g9t4xlYXNDhgrxS2e6-4ej2_XY4Xp62tFFarTComRTX3x5fvrIkXaUqHpXsyBJY1JVc8pl4YmItL6IwOydCn8SK4TguvYHxLTu3yC9h_WkHYuL_Uv8Vn6X3Ry9Wqis_NEhRRu8lbmm7xSkmYyhMWqSHe48O2pH9OoYlges62X-W13epCJUhXQ/w640-h277/1670944414427.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>and then a walk along the beach almost totally deserted...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnZmx5IKskZ2BkM3xZ3nZqTeKsFM897h2xe_GN7OkgypDLbFT7m-RJQcUdxjgF9jxc1GHsu8xkOhagB2R_jXFhB2y0dhWlmEZAofMBVys2-lMZS-c3l-CxZRZ23sxxAvLYPwJDtPAgdUIHACYj1D8nk3Wssyt79Zox-uenl1RhQgZWOQeIWnx-neYjg/s800/1671009820272.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBmLQHa3vEC5Jw1nwlD2ukHdlq7SCt77q0fauui8Sc54DhPCjXgFyHliHIvbbQYZ5dx7pWWg1cXXVuLlF5qvxQwEiLnbVR5Q7BlXLZAa1HdTWvjA-DkbElPIrHFsi-zZowvxzwvQiuDNg5TuEe2aKJ5H6ismZizkd4KhgcFyU67bAd49r4WG1pjhIlA/s800/1670944414255.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="800" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBmLQHa3vEC5Jw1nwlD2ukHdlq7SCt77q0fauui8Sc54DhPCjXgFyHliHIvbbQYZ5dx7pWWg1cXXVuLlF5qvxQwEiLnbVR5Q7BlXLZAa1HdTWvjA-DkbElPIrHFsi-zZowvxzwvQiuDNg5TuEe2aKJ5H6ismZizkd4KhgcFyU67bAd49r4WG1pjhIlA/w640-h288/1670944414255.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>At this stage I needed a coffee and had planned to have a coffee in the lovely coffee shop at the top of those steps but unfortunately it was closed so I crossed over the road and made my way through the woods...<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2eHQ9VQvSYDapuuq7Z4P433KDu1waXirfFIg_VK8SXsluCv0jgvZVH4mZV5HRqE_vfUBEXSX2CaAcm6lX8u05W2eKodecKoiVbBse1Ei6bKMcx-EYjnfYOBiGg2RTHOx2FLyNATnlJTzCYrPnndvPQugbVPB3yDyXXqX10h6tPK3c_BT1QJABeSv4g/s600/1670944414235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="600" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2eHQ9VQvSYDapuuq7Z4P433KDu1waXirfFIg_VK8SXsluCv0jgvZVH4mZV5HRqE_vfUBEXSX2CaAcm6lX8u05W2eKodecKoiVbBse1Ei6bKMcx-EYjnfYOBiGg2RTHOx2FLyNATnlJTzCYrPnndvPQugbVPB3yDyXXqX10h6tPK3c_BT1QJABeSv4g/w640-h522/1670944414235.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I didn't take many photo's because I had to take my gloves off to take a photo and it was far too cold. </p><p>I then settled at home with a nice cuppa coffee but not before I looking in the mirror at my sparkly clean teeth, they look almost white again and there's not a stain in sight.๐</p><p></p>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950707707023756757.post-30650439212249846772022-12-04T11:28:00.004+00:002022-12-06T09:37:37.716+00:00I've Been Busy<p> Thank you so much for all the lovely comments about my kitchen and bathroom, I have to say I am loving them both I can't quite believe the transformation I keep stroking my kitchen cupboards and opening the doors and then watching them close all by themselves, I gaze down at my new flooring and give a sigh of contentment. As for the new shower in my bathroom it's causing problems I'm afraid because once I get under it I really don't want to get out and energy prices being what they are that is not a good thing haha.</p><p>Once the mess was cleared and thing's settled down I had to get over the 70th birthday, thank you for all your birthday wishes๐๐ I did have lovely day and week, I was quite spoilt it has to be said and got some lovely gifts....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhth4MYZDgErIF2vbbG-Qdf7ZwRT1nfG-d0n5rMIxS1ZGQ5GG9VUT6mDlm0D_dAyFDsiW_LehgSxPpSvUovCtG6gSTwY0jDUfGGMeXj4FwuC7y5pJRbAKSjXi9y3_jvxFF9LAOmvizJOPNU72SwhHAEisI7A5VkY0eCHJTeVwaNYLu6-_9EUOq3c2rw/s400/1670061517571.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="249" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhth4MYZDgErIF2vbbG-Qdf7ZwRT1nfG-d0n5rMIxS1ZGQ5GG9VUT6mDlm0D_dAyFDsiW_LehgSxPpSvUovCtG6gSTwY0jDUfGGMeXj4FwuC7y5pJRbAKSjXi9y3_jvxFF9LAOmvizJOPNU72SwhHAEisI7A5VkY0eCHJTeVwaNYLu6-_9EUOq3c2rw/s320/1670061517571.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This is one of the gifts my lovely daughter got me to use for my embroidery and it has been used many times already, it makes it much easier having two hands free.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAedgk_rUcKDQLjqnaRwZ2geaUb6k6-IskCCzE2Ggi_Hl3pn0qEQTFF2BxBvQ3qpAuJ5Kys20SIeACymvDRx_1nrLilY3ed9NUn480kbDJVFya2e0exDQPFHAAdXXOQBtsESuSg5d1FDKiVwa0PeMUTu5z7hTRdDngffyMXGHSfCA5pzRGxUCLqJJwg/s800/1670061550826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="800" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAedgk_rUcKDQLjqnaRwZ2geaUb6k6-IskCCzE2Ggi_Hl3pn0qEQTFF2BxBvQ3qpAuJ5Kys20SIeACymvDRx_1nrLilY3ed9NUn480kbDJVFya2e0exDQPFHAAdXXOQBtsESuSg5d1FDKiVwa0PeMUTu5z7hTRdDngffyMXGHSfCA5pzRGxUCLqJJwg/w640-h288/1670061550826.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>My eldest son and DIL gifted those lovely flowers still looking fresh after two weeks and the terracotta rug you can see on the floor, I have to be very careful what I say around my kids, I did mention that I needed a new rug for the conservatory and so they got me one haha. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was complaining to my youngest son about not being able to find a NHS dentist and on the morning of my birthday he said I have put a bit of something in your bank account Mother so you can go and get some private dental work done ๐ฒ I really couldn't believe it, as a consequence I have a dental appointment tomorrow and at last I can get some much needed treatment, it's over three years since I was able to visit a dentist. I am very lucky I know there are so many who can't afford private dental care and are in agony because of dental problems. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVqbgNxsND3jhOUQy-MHW_ebUsw8BOH1tHNB2sgEqLB1yqFG9jWFM1-Ew2NRSySKsevhOCI-3xKuhLj_KHdcJk3FHYXfBB-tSoWUI3u_Wk9N92j7k1FZCYLzqpCkxMblUz5_gBWEur4o9zeImxh89ZZmN9yxOiWN3RPcUHcHwJ7j7nzRnP0v6iCwXWg/s349/1668942527922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="349" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVqbgNxsND3jhOUQy-MHW_ebUsw8BOH1tHNB2sgEqLB1yqFG9jWFM1-Ew2NRSySKsevhOCI-3xKuhLj_KHdcJk3FHYXfBB-tSoWUI3u_Wk9N92j7k1FZCYLzqpCkxMblUz5_gBWEur4o9zeImxh89ZZmN9yxOiWN3RPcUHcHwJ7j7nzRnP0v6iCwXWg/s320/1668942527922.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>My brother has MS but was able to make this lovely barrow for me it has pride of place outside my front door</div><div><br /></div><div>I could go on I got some fabulous gifts from family and friends alike and I would like to thank them all for their generosity. </div><div><br /></div><div>So What am I up to? </div><div><br /></div><div><div> I am still working away at the <a href="https://www.stitchdoodles.com/"><b>Festive Forrest CAL</b></a> although I 'm way behind and the CAL is finished already. I wasn't able to keep up because of the disheaval in the house and we don't have much natural light at this time of year so I find it difficult to see to sew the tiny details. I aim to finish it in time for Christmas, fingers crossed that I'll succeed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiswqG9-mL_hjXgbwTFrb7CmaXHuVYQui3LLAugDx_5PgTZ_b4JUcdXmPF8Hk1Erb2aWnrpEOhvdXaIHBzxjs-EqiACgOCQXyQNajqkFvyMiE39OzL4TC4xIPiHdNaJ1WBZbEH2l5rTKEHOlSK7m33Ks712RUFRzdev11O2YIyTiqpgfqWbuCB1Zesg/s600/1669994440951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="600" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiswqG9-mL_hjXgbwTFrb7CmaXHuVYQui3LLAugDx_5PgTZ_b4JUcdXmPF8Hk1Erb2aWnrpEOhvdXaIHBzxjs-EqiACgOCQXyQNajqkFvyMiE39OzL4TC4xIPiHdNaJ1WBZbEH2l5rTKEHOlSK7m33Ks712RUFRzdev11O2YIyTiqpgfqWbuCB1Zesg/s320/1669994440951.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Now while I was wading through my cluttered home a new CAL was being released and I was dying to take part, it was impossible at that time and so just as soon as I was able I bought the yarn and I started to make the Whoopa cardigan, by then the CAL was finished and I was able to see all the lovely Whoopa's that had been made. </div><div><p><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/whoopa-cal"><b>The Whoopa CAL</b></a> was a ten day CAL hosted by <span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tinna Thรณrudรณttir Thorvaldsdรณttir</span></span>. Tinna has a video tutorial for each day which made it super simple and very quick it took me ten days and look.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8Q8Yu5YhlNZJMCkE-AbyjposYBGm2vzNApVFoDW6_Ma-3lyzrnLyXjtHWlp-s6tdVjAKFT8Ohg4MvU7Ep-bajTMhlfCztlqlDSxiZvcFCFTkM_MxBcEIC4H9HzX9fZ3ak4b1oCCGF5w0jnr0EBeMPWCqkUnUt6xImQFY1_97m6wdBdOG_Ok3D2E4gw/s600/1669994440987.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="491" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8Q8Yu5YhlNZJMCkE-AbyjposYBGm2vzNApVFoDW6_Ma-3lyzrnLyXjtHWlp-s6tdVjAKFT8Ohg4MvU7Ep-bajTMhlfCztlqlDSxiZvcFCFTkM_MxBcEIC4H9HzX9fZ3ak4b1oCCGF5w0jnr0EBeMPWCqkUnUt6xImQFY1_97m6wdBdOG_Ok3D2E4gw/s320/1669994440987.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1-0FRrjHUMaqf8wx1ttgaEDpZcd0sqeZhSH718PIxwNI1gGopJtGttaYCASv6aJHuK7qWLRArJ5A9GN7CF11_ukV1RU8vEPYH5tQdx_PFuTMUlIPy_tdh_RiX2laWgHbYc4xEEkpym8bxFCKU5O6PUdSuLeEV8Y2hYWHrkW-sSBN0K8cbLRDwBS3KQ/s600/1669994441007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1-0FRrjHUMaqf8wx1ttgaEDpZcd0sqeZhSH718PIxwNI1gGopJtGttaYCASv6aJHuK7qWLRArJ5A9GN7CF11_ukV1RU8vEPYH5tQdx_PFuTMUlIPy_tdh_RiX2laWgHbYc4xEEkpym8bxFCKU5O6PUdSuLeEV8Y2hYWHrkW-sSBN0K8cbLRDwBS3KQ/s320/1669994441007.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNB56metto3e1ei37aZ7tVZLWAUF7evCrHD21hqlm1N0Si3lfxY4cTMTJufd_oMjMu8bQR5rd_0NIc2HpkFSqIeYwcqRYtMzTrOOi6TMVJXp_Doc9Qqnf9m2XqBaFhSs460Aa3XZcBma22IWxqcxJXVcRR4yIxqr_-H6K2lnNh7CI03TpDzWQ8QSA4Rw/s600/1669994441027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="358" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNB56metto3e1ei37aZ7tVZLWAUF7evCrHD21hqlm1N0Si3lfxY4cTMTJufd_oMjMu8bQR5rd_0NIc2HpkFSqIeYwcqRYtMzTrOOi6TMVJXp_Doc9Qqnf9m2XqBaFhSs460Aa3XZcBma22IWxqcxJXVcRR4yIxqr_-H6K2lnNh7CI03TpDzWQ8QSA4Rw/s320/1669994441027.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><p>She has introduced us to slouchy blocking which gives the cardigan a lovely drape. I think mine grew five inches after blocking.</p><p>I love this stitch it looks like knitted rib, I have used it before as you can see<b> <a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/2012/09/crochet-or-knit.html">here</a></b></p><p>I used James Brett Masquerade Chunky and it only took six 100 gram balls to make it I have a feeling that I will be making more.</p><p>Another thing I have finished is this</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMNDRc9GPzPe6J0sFI8W2V7MFMnGWU-ZtA1K-r0DTwHQ_OI7ytxGSfOR8AuM4ytqZoP9tplLxxPJOBaRny4dDu-gb9sezxpyWklmO5b0tx-IBMeYHgsF9vYE7fFNxRHXltcrkEsVAJs1lvjJQVvgBqlla5hrM_SxiSCp46BhWgFm6G10PkmekjZQWJw/s600/1669994441049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="535" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMNDRc9GPzPe6J0sFI8W2V7MFMnGWU-ZtA1K-r0DTwHQ_OI7ytxGSfOR8AuM4ytqZoP9tplLxxPJOBaRny4dDu-gb9sezxpyWklmO5b0tx-IBMeYHgsF9vYE7fFNxRHXltcrkEsVAJs1lvjJQVvgBqlla5hrM_SxiSCp46BhWgFm6G10PkmekjZQWJw/w178-h200/1669994441049.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This was an experiment for me, I used Rico Essentials Crochet Cotton which is a 2ply. I Lined the back to enclose the ends and it's the perfect size for a pot holder. I tried this because I'm toying with the idea of making one of the mosaic blanket patterns into a wall hanging, it would be far too large and bulky if I used anything other than the 2ply which I have used here. Cotton yarn doesn't have that much give and you have to be more careful to ensure that your stitches are neat and even but it hasn't put me off so watch this space.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can find the pattern for this cute penguin <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/christmas-penguin-potholder"><b>here</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At the moment I am working on this can you guess what the picture is going to be...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgW-Sy0k4q6liBKRs5rLzIg9Th_SAtaXM2qmFadicElmosaFZwVmCXhFWUKdHPbp5YZ-bqslyDOVnUCNbAaLAdi_NhxlqAGl1tyoWuldidYgfI-mmTT-VXhh-VWThVZZSQ8rSdZIpmR35Lu6HXKPBgnDP3yXQTwcOqAJzHXSHIHaCP12DMdlexVTdKA/s400/1670061550854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="400" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgW-Sy0k4q6liBKRs5rLzIg9Th_SAtaXM2qmFadicElmosaFZwVmCXhFWUKdHPbp5YZ-bqslyDOVnUCNbAaLAdi_NhxlqAGl1tyoWuldidYgfI-mmTT-VXhh-VWThVZZSQ8rSdZIpmR35Lu6HXKPBgnDP3yXQTwcOqAJzHXSHIHaCP12DMdlexVTdKA/s320/1670061550854.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>and this is the start of a simple sweater for me..</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFkNMU8_MmHXDfeGTuoF_MeVo0ZHzfLjy_hfVd2GeP8lT9Ht3SO2YVzVavf2tdGFWGj85XubCli4iFllM_lCHstnCuRDBC_mmSZVd3NfdMZRYX9dnA4RrWoklj10kpktrom6FSblfZErzMBCyH7ogE4uPBV5CLHsaQuCbaU5xGIb2QvyqEiPCKfYjrw/s600/1670061550841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="600" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFkNMU8_MmHXDfeGTuoF_MeVo0ZHzfLjy_hfVd2GeP8lT9Ht3SO2YVzVavf2tdGFWGj85XubCli4iFllM_lCHstnCuRDBC_mmSZVd3NfdMZRYX9dnA4RrWoklj10kpktrom6FSblfZErzMBCyH7ogE4uPBV5CLHsaQuCbaU5xGIb2QvyqEiPCKfYjrw/s320/1670061550841.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Time will tell if it ever gets completed.</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope that you are all well and enjoying your Christmas preparations, I have have done nothing so far and am still looking for some small gifts to hook up for my friends, talk about leaving things to tha last minute. I have come across these cute decorations<b> <a href="https://raffamusadesigns.com/crochet-christmas-ornaments-cal/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_marathon_continues_new_free_pattern&utm_term=2022-12-03">here</a> </b>but I have a feeling that they will be super fiddly, although I do like those teeny sweaters, we shall see.</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great Sunday ๐๐</div><div><br /></div><div>Linking with Kathy's<a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2022/12/slow-sunday-stitching.html"> <b>Slow Stitching Sunday</b></a></div><div>Hand Made Monday<br /><div><br /></div><div><p><br /></p></div></div>lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139295265567390855noreply@blogger.com18