Cabling is Fun!

I have to admit that when I'm following a crochet along I don't always follow it to the letter, if there's a stitch or square I don't like then I'll substitute it for something else which is what I was going to do with this one for week three of the Last Dance On The Beach CAL. 

It's not that I didn't like it I think it's lovely but I thought that it would be too difficult or should I say too time consuming for me to get right.  I'm a bit slow when learning something new and I don't always have the time to put my full concentration to the task of trying something a bit more challenging. However I needn't have worried because it wasn't that hard at all...

I can't brag and say that I was able to follow it right away I did need to look at the video and I made lots of mistakes but by the time I got to the second square I knew what I was doing and the other two were pretty straight forward, they aren't perfect but certainly passable, a great learning experience I'd say.

This square is called Sunset in the waves and was was designed by Tatsiana at LillaBjorn's Crochet World and you can find the pattern and video tutorial here

I used Stylecraft Chunky in Cloud Blue. It took just less than 200 gram to make three squares.


You can see my other squares for this CAL here

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The Final Countdown!

Will they do it! the Teddy Challenge for Operation Christmas Child is nearly coming to an end but there's still time to help them reach their target, Teddy Puppets have to reach Julia by the 18th September.  

Their total so far is an amazing 11,756 so close! each and every Ted is important so if you can manage even one it would be gratefully recieved.

These are our Teddy Puppets ready and waiting for more friends to join them.  You can read more about the challenge, find patterns and see where to send them here, or leave me a comment and your email address and I will send the address to you. 

Have a great Teddy making week. :) 

Great stash-busters too! linking with....
  

                                                          

Cooking and crafting with J&J

September Stash Buster Link Up

I hope that everyone had a fantastic August with lots of lovely warm sunshiny weather and that you managed to bust lots of stash.  Thank you to all of you who linked last month here are your favourites...

Sheri's Christmas baubles

Sheri is a member of Loving Hands if you would like any details of any projects made by loving hands members please just ask.

This lovely bag made by Loes from Hobbies Loes

This amazing shawl made by Janet from Yellow, Pink and Sparkley

Congratulations ladies and thank you for linking!

Welcome to the September Stash-buster link party, ths link up will be available throughout all of September so don't forget to keep popping back to link up and show off all your lovely makes.

Rules

• Please grab the stash-buster link party button
• All crafts are welcome either complete or works in progress.
• Link the picture from your actual post and not your blog address.
• Be polite and click on at least 2 links and leave some nice comments
• Please mention the link party in your post or display the party button in your sidebar if you want to be featured.

Happy Linking!

An InLinkz Link-up

Any LH pictures are projects made by ladies who are members of Loving Hands, clicking on the picture will show you an enlarged version, if you would like any information about any of the projects shown please just ask in the comments section.