Getting carried away!!Getting carried away!!I have 5 crochet projects currently on the go!! Not quite sure what happened there, but I have little baskets all over the place!
The first is a cushion for a friend's birthday, but I will find it very hard to part with when it is done! I have bought her presents before and I liked them so much she never got them! The second is an african flower something. Not sure what yet! I would like it to be a blanket, but it is quite time consuming and also, when it is assembled, it has wiggly edges, which I dont like, so I have been experimenting with half hexagons, which are a little tricky too. I have made 9½ so far, and if I want a blanket I will need at least 140 - 160 so am thinking perhaps another cushion, or something....cant decide! I dont want them just left as a few I made as an experiment! The third is some easter heart bunting I started last year, but despite spending a fortune on two deliveries of wool this month, I seem to have run out of a yellow I need! and the fourth is some flower bunting. The final one is my new blanket. I actually bought this pattern for it this week, and am pleased I did as it is very pretty. Although it is coming on already, it will take me a little while to complete, but will be worth it. I think I have got completely carried away It may have something to do with my most recent creation, a cushion, which makes my heart soar every time I see it!! I still can't believe I actually made it! Helen xx
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Re: Getting carried away!!What about using your african flowers for a hat? They would look lovely covering the top and sides of one.
Karen
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Re: Getting carried away!!Oh Helen, that cushion cover is amazing! I love it, you are so clever
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Re: Getting carried away!!Wow, you ARE a busy bee
You might need to hide that cushion when I come to visit or it may end up being sneaked into my car! Lucy x
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut - Ernest Hemingway Re: Getting carried away!!I will have security at the exit searching for bacardi, Bailey, gammon and crochet lol
Helen xx
3 children, 3 grandchildren, 3 chooks, 3 fish, a shrimp that thinks its a prawn and a dappy dog. http://www.acountrygrandma.blogspot.com Re: Getting carried away!!They are so beautiful, I would want to keep them all as well. So clever Helen.
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If you can't be a good example........ you will just have to be a horrible warning Re: Getting carried away!!
Re: Getting carried away!!I think they're lovely...I think the flowers on a hat would be fab ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)✰
(¸.✰´¨(¸.✰ Manda Living our version of the Good Life with 1 dog (who feels like we're living with 4!), 1 cats, a few sheep and 11 chooks. Don't get your knickers in a knot..it solves nothing ~ just makes you walk funny Re: Getting carried away!!Yes, I think they would make a nice hat. I haven't tried any clothing yet, I seem to have a preference for making pretty useless stuff Also mention the phrase 'correct tension' and my eyes instantly glaze over
My blanket is doing ok, it is a 'join as you go' one, which to be honest, I haven't done before and I am not sure about. Less time consuming than sewing together at the end, but I don't like the end result as much - not invisible and floppier. Mind you, I think it's the only option with this design. I do love working with bright colours, and find them very therapeutic. Actually, I find crochet altogether relaxing and rewarding. So glad I took it up and persevered! Helen xx
3 children, 3 grandchildren, 3 chooks, 3 fish, a shrimp that thinks its a prawn and a dappy dog. http://www.acountrygrandma.blogspot.com
Re: Getting carried away!!
Perchy, you distract the security and I'll smuggle the goodies out Lucy x
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut - Ernest Hemingway Re: Getting carried away!!Fab cushion Helen, I would struggle part with that....
Re: Getting carried away!!Wow, Helen. The colours are stunning. Most envious.
Re: Getting carried away!!The cushion is gorgeous Helen
Lucy , I will cause the distraction, and you may smuggle it out, but i want a time share [center]Happy to have shown Titchy Clucker a little corner of France[/center]
Sara XxX Re: Getting carried away!!
Don't worry Kate, that one's going nowhere!!! The squares were quite simple really, but the making up was quite tricky, especially using the invisible thread I haven't quite finished the one for my friend yet, but I have a month left to complete it before her birthday. It's very different from mine, as I have tried to account for her taste. Helen xx
3 children, 3 grandchildren, 3 chooks, 3 fish, a shrimp that thinks its a prawn and a dappy dog. http://www.acountrygrandma.blogspot.com
Re: Getting carried away!!Such lovely work. I really can't believe how proficient you have become in such a short time.
Well done you I am now a widow and live with my memories.
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