It's been a week of dull, cold shivery weather with the sun hiding behind grey dark clouds making only the briefest of appearances, it's been hard to force myself to go outdoors, so much nicer to stay warm inside and play with crafting things.
This week I thought I would give my hands a bit of a break from knitting and crochet and devote my time to decoupaging pebbles and anything else that decided to put in an appearance, be prepared for visual overload.....
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| This little jam jar looks lovely when lit from within with a tea candle |
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| This bottle looks nice in daylight. |
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| But even better lit up at night I love the reflection in the window, two for the price of one. |
They all look so festive lined up along the windowsill in my conservatory but I will gift lots of them to friends, just a little token to show them I care, but then thoughts turn to now how will I do that and I hit upon the idea of little gift bags. I had a search about and gathered some supplies, I should have done this months ago but honestly there just isn't enough hours
It didn't take that long but I have lots more to make this weekend and then I will make the rounds, lots of doorstop socially distanced visits to friends to drop off these little tokens of Christmas cheer.
Just before I go I finished the Baby Blanket ...
It's soft and squishy and has been sent to the Sun appeal for Preemie babies which I spoke about here. (Pattern below) This is a nice easy pattern perfect for knitting while watching TV. The socks are nearly finished too I'm right up to the toe shaping, it looks like I'll have another pair of cosy socks to wear really soon.
Have a lovely weekend đ
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Blanket Pattern as Requested
PATTERN TO MAKE A 24 X 30 INCH (61 X 76 CM) BABY BLANKET kindly devised for BLISS by Marilyn Marsh
YOU NEED: 250grams Double Knit yarn and 4mm needles (size '8')
Cast on 128 stitches and knit 17 rows. At beginning and end of next and each following pattern rows you will knit 9 stitches for the border to prevent it curling up.
1 st row: knit 9 (knit 10, purl 10) repeat to last 9 sts, knit
2 nd row: knit 9 (purl 10, knit 10) repeat to last 19 sts, purl 10, knit 9
Repeat these rows 6 times
15 th row as 2 nd row.
16 th row as 1 st row
Repeat 15 th and 16 th rows 6 times to form the pattern (28 rows).
Repeat the above 28 rows of the pattern a further 6 times, the blanket should now measure approx. 28 inches. Knit 17 rows then cast off. B
