Little Party Dress

It's been a very busy crafty week for me this week, just the way I like it, I'm only hoping that no one decides to visit because my house is looking a bit like a work shop with bits of wool trailing all the way upstairs lol.  I have managed to finish one of the projects Iv'e had on the go for a while now, I could have finished it ages ago but as usual I was doing other crafty things along side it. 
This is another lovely pattern from the book Little crochet by Linda Perman.  I love the concept of combining crochet with knitting and sewing, that's whats great about crochet it's so versatile and can be added to all kinds of things. 


Ta daa here it is, It's called Strawberry patch party frock in the book.

 Close up of the granny square bodice, tiny granny squares joined as you go.

Making all those little squares for the bodice is a bit time consuming but I was in no hurry to finish this so just made a few when I had the time.  I love the way this little dress has turned out, I have tweaked the pattern a little because I used a different yarn to that in the pattern and the tension was different but the wonderful thing about the patterns in this book is all the measurements are there for you so it's easy to use different yarns and adapt the number of stitches to get the correct size.

Squares for memory blankets

Meadow 
Block 46 from 200 crochet blocks by Jan Eaton. 
These squares are made for Memory blankets for members of Loving Hands who have sadly lost a loved one.  One of the blankets is made up of 6 inch squares and the other with 12 inch.  
This one was very easy to make into a 12 inch square just by adding more rounds. 

Granny Stripes
Block 76 from 200 crochet blocks by Jan Eaton
This one is very easy and nice to do we all love granny squares in any shape or form.

forget-me-not square
201 crochet motifs, blocks, projects and ideas by Melody Griffiths
I just love this one it's beautiful and so apt for a memory square but it took ages to make, it's not difficult but you do need loads of patience joining the little flowers as you go. 

Love and Honour
Then I found this pattern at One Crochet Day at a Time such a lovely blog so full of inspiration and ideas
Six little hearts meeting together in the centre so beautiful.

Tete a Tete

Good morning everyone and a happy Saturday to you all.  It's very gloomy in my part of the world this morning.  In these cold winter months I rarely venture into the garden.  Today however I had to go into my Summerhouse at the bottom of the garden for something and look what I found hidden in the flower bed down there, this little bunch of sunshine brightening up a dull and deary day, I just had to pick them and share them with you all, have a lovely weekend.

Motif #65

 

This was another one which surprised me when it was completed.  It was nothing special until the final round, then it was suddenly transformed into a really pretty little motif, that frilly edging makes all the difference.

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