I learnt some basic macrame :)

Knitting news!
Marie Curie socks with contrasting cuffs and toes in bubblegum and heels in butterscotch, sent to the flower power fund.

Honeycomb mitts for my son in the dead men tell no tales colourway by felt fusion. Sadly they are not close enough to his copper patina coloured antler mitts so he won't wear them lol even though I asked him and he said yes pinky ponk colour lol

Acht the octopus with a blue DK and rainbow fingering weight held together. Knit for a little boy on the rotary club Christmas tree. I love how I somehow managed to get all the legs to be with a different colour of the rainbow yarn, an accident but a happy one lol

Elf socks, knit with London house yarns in the elf colourway. I did the bootstrap pattern down the leg but didn't do the bootstrap heel.

Acht the octopus knit for a little girl on the rotary club Christmas tree.

Another pair of Marie Curie socks, this pair didn't get finished in time for the deadline but they will still find a worthy home and I did send 2 pairs to the flower power fund. These were knit with left overs from the previous pair, I used butterscotch for the cuffs and toes and bubblegum for the heels.

I made 2 ferrero rocher pudding covers for my sons escort and driver and 4 Terry's chocolate orange pudding covers for a friend.

My son requested and EDF energy toy, so I knit him one using the boo-yah pattern by Susan Claudino without the arms.

Embroidery news!
I made a seasons greetings hoop and gave it to Mel from the Mel Browne crafting podcast, whom I had the pleasure of meeting recently :)

I finished my aunts cushion cover, I can't remember if I shared this one. I did lavender sprigs in the middle with a single spring in each corner. I hope she likes it even though it's not quite central :)

Macrame!
When I met Mel she taught me some macrame knots and I made three key rings :)

She also very kindly sent me some macrame twine in one of my favourite colours :)

I used some of my anorak cord that I use as drawstring for bags to make a macrame bracelet, I'm really pleased with it :)

Hope you're all ready for the festivities.
Happy Crafting!

It's a long one, time escaped me, and there's sewing :)

I'm not sure why but time just seems to have escaped me lately. So apologies for the long post but here's what I've been making over the past coupleof months.
Knitting news!
I finished these socks and posted them to my friend, but sadly they (and another pair along with a 4 ocean bracelet were lost in the mail).

I made a baby wallaby cardigan with DK yarn for my cousins baby due next month. I love the colours :)

I made the Te Ka (Moana) socks, they're very hallowe'eny :) I also made the project bag I used for them :) I'm very happy to say I'm sewing fairly regularly, very basic but hoping to improve and one day try simple garments.

I made the Jemima socks with jellybeans yarns in the pumpkin patch colourway. This was the first pattern in the Miss Potter sock club by Kay F Jones of the bakery bears.

I made a DK fingerless mitt version of the speedy selbu mittens. I made mistakes but I'm happy with how they turned out :)

I made and sent off a pair of Marie Curie socks for the flower power fund. Basic toeup sock with a fish lips kiss heel.

I made the Peter socks with jellybeans yarns in the stormy weather colourway. This was the second sock in the Miss Potter sock club by Kay F Jones.

I made another cookie jar hat, this is with manos wool clasica and will be a gift. It's a bit snug on me but I seem to be the big headed family member so I'm hoping it'll fit the recipient.

I bought a petite sock set from London house yarn in the hocus pocus colourway, I should have halved the 50g of striped yarn coz I ended up with unintentional odd socks lol hope they're still liked lol

I'm working on a flax jumper for myself with drops alaska. I've done both sleeves and am now on the body (I'm knitting it the wrong way round lol).

I've cast on more socks for Marie Curie so my festive socks might be a bit late lol

Sewing news!
The first little drawstring bag I made following a tutorial series by Kay F Jones.

I've made hallowe'en and festive drawstring bags too :) I'm not including all the pictures coz there are a few lol

I made myself a swimming bag :) I used a stretch fabric on the outside but a good, thick cotton on the inside. The outer fabric has had some issues with the stitching pulling at the fabric and looking a bit rubbish. I was worried about it coming apart so I stitched a couple mm in from the seam to reinforce it, so it now looks a bit more rubbish but is holding up better to use.

Figured out how to make a drawstring bag with straps :) using bits of fabric from a fent bag of scraps. (Lots of squares pre-cut so plenty of bags in my future lol plus my obsession with fat quarters lol)

I then upscaled it to make a bigger bag with straps. Without interfacing it's a little flimsy but I hope it'll hold up to use, I did overlock the seams so fingers crossed it won't fall apart on my friend :)

I did the sides opposites, horizontal and vertical stripes of the same 3 colours.

Embroidery news!
I stitched the floral heart pattern by ohsewbootiful.

I made a cord to hang it.

I stitched the home sweet home pattern, also by ohsewbootiful.

And made another cord.

Picture to show cord weaving in progress.

Goodies!
My big pile of fabric from fent bags :) also bought some fat quarters in fun fabrics :)

My gifts off Natalie, we did a festive meet up with lots of goodies, it was so nice :)

Happy Crafting!

Lots of knitting, tiny crochet and some embroidery

Knitting news!
I made myself an angel hat (by Kay F Jones), knit with jellybeans yarns sw merino/nylon DK in the samphire colourway, I also made a big pompom to go on it :)

I knit an acht the octopus for my cousins baby, due in December :) I love this for kids, my son had a few of them

I've knit a Dobby wash cloth for my friends son :) knit with 100% cotton

I finished a massive test knit; the be brave wrap by Sally Jane Cameron (pinkhairgirlknits), knit with five colours of super merino sock by Viking yarns :)

I used the first of my tits out collective yarns, clockwork corset by steampunk sheep yarns. I love how it knit up, and I made myself a cookie jar hat by Joeli creates.

My son wanted the 4 tentacled octopus from pocoyo, so I knit it for his birthday. I modified the dandy sir cephalopod pattern by Susan Claudino and used acrylic DK held single for legs and double for body.

I finished my awesome, vibrant sock in the zog colourway by felt fusion on her sparkle base.

I've signed up for an advent swap through layfamilyyarn on Instagram, I still need to get a treat and make a tree ornament; but the minis are wound, labelled and wrapped :)

I've cast on some plain socks with heart and sole.

I've cast on another hat for the homeless, I'm knitting the Yorkville hat with drops karisma.

Crochet news!
I made a star :) small but it still counts lol

Embroidery news!
I finished my ain't no mountain high embroidery, pattern from ohsewbootiful :) the lettering is a bit wonky lol

Happy Crafting!

Summer update

Knitting news!
I cast on my girl on fire colourway by the yarn tree, it seemed appropriate considering the recent weather lol I've been struggling in the heat, as has my son.

I made my cousin a pair of socks, these are a thank you for looking after mums dog whilst we were away.

I made my first intended hat for the homeless, this is the chamber of secrets hat, knit with acrylic DK .

Another intended hat for the homeless, the staggered hat, knit with a multicoloured and black fingering weight yarns held together.

I made my friend the 2 color socks, I used drops fabel. Only one in the picture as I posted her one to check the fit before casting on the second lol

I've made my Slytherin socks, yarn is from London house yarn, I will eventually have all four houses :)

I made some regia socks, heel is knit with drops fabel. I love how these turned out :)

I made another hat for the homeless, knit with aran oddments. It's rather bright so I'm wondering if I should over dye it a darker colour...

Goodies!

I won a skein of biffsugar yarn from the Mel Browne podcast. Love the colour, it's called lowther.

Mel kindly sent me some nice stitch markers too, these are so cute :)

I bought some souvenir yarn on holiday, a regia and two opals :)

I also found some cute project bags for a really good price :)

My mum bought me this selkie bookmark from a pop up artist shop in Castle Douglas coz I loved it :)

And the same day I got that I saw this beautiful skein of yarn called selkie, so of course I had to have it, it felt like fate lol

I won these minis and roman replica pendant on thr bakery bears patreon only podcast drawing :) I was thrilled :)

Embroidery!
I made a 4" fish pond for my friend who really liked it.

It reminded her of a tile she'd bought from an artist whilst away.

Happy Crafting!