When I saw the Crochet Llama-no-drama advertised as a stitch along I fell in love. I'm not usually fond of amigurumi because it's tedious and fiddly but who could resist this cute Llama and as a bonus it has video tutorials, I'm great fan of Mikey from The Crochet Crowd so I was quite literally hooked on the idea.
I had a home for him too he was to be placed in the Library's Easter raffle along with other lovely makes from the Library knitting and crochet group, the proceeds were to go to the local air ambulance service.
I followed the stitch along but was rather slow compared to others, some of the participants not only completed their Llama's way ahead of the finish line but had made more than one, I could see beautifully completed llama's all over the Facebook page when I hadn't even started on the legs!
Anyway it didn't really matter I had him all finished in plenty of time but then Lock-down happened and the Library's were closed. So I have Laurence here with me until things get back to normal again. I have grown quite attached to him and will be quite sad when he eventually leaves home but I won't think of that just yet.
You can find all details about the Llama No-Drama here the video's are still available and take it from me, making him is really worth the effort.
I made this yummy chocolate cake yesterday....
Never Fail Chocolate Cake
1¼ cup SR Flour
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
½ cup cocoa
125 grams softened butter
¾ cup caster sugar
pinch salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Cream the butter and sugar, in a seperate bowl sift all dry ingredients together, beat wet ingredients together in another bowl then add alternatively to creamed mixture. Beat well then place in a 23 cm cake tin and bake for 180°C for 50 minutes
When the cake has cooled top with melted chocolate or chocolate icing, sprinkle pieces of broken chocolate over the top. The cake is delicious sandwiched with fresh cream for a special occasion.
Unfortunately the weather has been awful this past week so I haven't been in my garden much but look!
I think it looks very strange, this Cordyline flowered for the first time last year
I didn't think it would flower again so soon but this year it has only one flowering spike last year it had two. The flowers have a very distinctive smell not that pleasant and quite overpowering you can smell their scent all over the garden but the bees love them.
Have a great weekend 😘😘
See all the great parties I will be linking to in my right side bar.
I had a home for him too he was to be placed in the Library's Easter raffle along with other lovely makes from the Library knitting and crochet group, the proceeds were to go to the local air ambulance service.
I followed the stitch along but was rather slow compared to others, some of the participants not only completed their Llama's way ahead of the finish line but had made more than one, I could see beautifully completed llama's all over the Facebook page when I hadn't even started on the legs!
Anyway it didn't really matter I had him all finished in plenty of time but then Lock-down happened and the Library's were closed. So I have Laurence here with me until things get back to normal again. I have grown quite attached to him and will be quite sad when he eventually leaves home but I won't think of that just yet.
You can find all details about the Llama No-Drama here the video's are still available and take it from me, making him is really worth the effort.
I made this yummy chocolate cake yesterday....
Never Fail Chocolate Cake
1¼ cup SR Flour
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
½ cup cocoa
125 grams softened butter
¾ cup caster sugar
pinch salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Cream the butter and sugar, in a seperate bowl sift all dry ingredients together, beat wet ingredients together in another bowl then add alternatively to creamed mixture. Beat well then place in a 23 cm cake tin and bake for 180°C for 50 minutes
When the cake has cooled top with melted chocolate or chocolate icing, sprinkle pieces of broken chocolate over the top. The cake is delicious sandwiched with fresh cream for a special occasion.
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| The picture on the mug says it all really a whole cake for just me!😂 Can you see Jeremy in the background? |
Unfortunately the weather has been awful this past week so I haven't been in my garden much but look!
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I think it looks very strange, this Cordyline flowered for the first time last year
I didn't think it would flower again so soon but this year it has only one flowering spike last year it had two. The flowers have a very distinctive smell not that pleasant and quite overpowering you can smell their scent all over the garden but the bees love them.
Have a great weekend 😘😘
See all the great parties I will be linking to in my right side bar.
