Baby It's Cold Outside!

Just dropping by to let you know that we shall now have until next Sunday, and then we will be back to normal and the word photo will be "black".
Of course I will post another "black" also!

Last night it was around 6 degrees Celsius here - the coldest temperaw ture for June since I don't know when. Tonight is shaping up to be just as cold, so we have the aircon on to try and keep us warm.  I hear that it has been below freezing elsewhere, so wer are pretty lucky I guess!

I have been very busy, knitting and crocheting my little heart away, still teaching myself to use the knitting machine, I really think that I need lessons!

I've started knitting some scarves - here's one that is finished:-

I thought that this little neck warmer was adorable -I've never seen anything like it, so I made one!

and here it is done up! Can't wait to wear it!

I am also working on a crochet blanket for the single bed in our spare room - almost finished but I took time out to make scarves!!

I'll show you more later this week, I've been too cold to get it all together for pictures!  So I'm afraid you will  have to wait for me to thaw out a l;ittle bit1!

Take Care

Some Finished Work

Just thought I would drop by and show you all what I have done this past week.

The old mojo is returning slowly I think!

Here we are:

"Sunday Shawl " pattern by the Little Bee on Ravelry - really fast and easy pattern, I will definitely be making more of these!

Done in 8 ply, 5.50 hook - took about 2 days off and on.

This is the "Yes Yes Shawl" from Bernat, I've done it in  8ply acrylic and 4.50 hook.

Took a bit longer than the Sunday Shawl, but went along quickly once I got into that Zen place!

Another view of it, I apologise for the strange photos of it, I am tryiing to disguise a mistake I made right back at the beginning, and I was just too lazy to go back and fix it!

I'm probably the only one who will ever see it, but I don't want to risk it!!

Both shawls are earmarked for recipients, a few more to go and I will be ahead on birthday presents, at least!

Take Care

Some Covers For Old Jars

Wow, after Christmas and all, I find that I have lost my mojo, if you understand me!!

I simply cannot settle down and get into things yet - so I decided to try some bits and biobs that I can finish eally quickly, hoping that the old mojo will reappear if she is satified with them.

I'm not sure it's working. Yet.

So this is what I have done:

Here's the first jar - for my makeup brushes. At least they will be kept tidy now, instead of being thrown into the drawer!

Number 2 jar is for my crochet hooks, from 4.5 to 6mm. Now they are tidy too.

I love the button I used on the flower, so that's cute!!

I still have some more jars and bottles, so I will just keep going until the old mojo comes back and says "Enough, into the good stuff now!!"

Take Care

I Finished a Blanket

I did finally finish the star blanket that I showed you HERE.

I thought it would never, ever end! I wanted to do it for my granddaughter, but by the time I finished it, I think I was just about over it!!

It was worth it though!

Artistically arranged over the armchair number 1.

Artistically arranged number 2

A closeup of the border I decided on.

I was very pleased with the way it turned ut, and I am sure that Jessica was happy with it also.

It ended up not quite as large as I had hoped to do it, but I was running out of time!

I'm sure this is the reason why I can't settle into anything at the moment, this was such a big project and I feel like I am empty of creativity at the moment, so that is why I am covering jars and bottles!!

Take Care

Freeform Friday

Hi everybody! I hope that you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year period as we have here.

It's almost February already, so I decided that it is time to get back into the old blog!! I've had too much down time, I'll try to not let that happen again.

I also decided to bring back my "Freeform Friday", at least that's one thing I can start on, as I have been madly crocheting jar covers, for some old jars and empty bottles that I have, as I'm sure most of you also have! So I decided to pretty them up and use them.

One bottle will be a freeform vase, so here is the beginning:

Here is my freeform piece just started. I am using a 3ply cotton in various colours, and just making it up as I go along. It is very freeing!!

 Sorry that this photograph is so hard to see, I got really carried away with the name!!

Here is the bottle that will wear the freeform piece, I'm not sure yet if I will start at the bottom, or I may turn the piece and use it sideways along the bottle.

Decisions, decisions!!

Which way do you think would be better??

Take Care

What I Am Working On

Hi everyone! Hope you are all well and happy with life!

I knew you would want to see what I have been up to, so here are some pics and stories for you!

So here is the Queen sized blanket  finally all joined together!  I can't believe how much it stretches!  

So, I left it at at 4 x 5 blocks, and have added a wide border.

By the time I finish the border all the way around the monster, it will have stretched to the floor, so I'm really not too worried about it.

I'm simply not doing it at the moment, because the weather is too hot and it smothers me! The only way to get it finished now is to take it outside onto the timber table and just turn it around on the table as I work. But that's for later because I'm busy with something else now.

So here is the border, of course I made it up as I went, and I am quite pleased with how it has turned out. It's a bit lacey so it looks ok by me!

This is what I am working on at the time. It is for a special person for Christmas. It will be a 60 hr job, by the time it is finished, but I am head over heels in love with it! It does look lovely against the white, doesn't it?

This is 4 rows of 10 to be done, each row is 6 squares that measure around 8 1/2 inches each.  

The pattern is from By Haafner HERE, and I am doing it in 8 ply acrylic yarn and a 4.50 mm hook.  Of course, my blanket will; not be as large as hers, as it looks like heavier yarn that she has used, with a 5.50 hook.

I just love love love this pattern, and I plan a border of popcorn stitches around it  in a slightly darker colour. and maybe a pillow, depends on how I feel by then!

So here is a close up of the square, isn't it just so pretty?  A little bit crooked in this picture, but truly, every single stitch is just like heaven to me!!

So that is where I am at .  My Sophie is just sitting and waiting patiently for me to get back to her. To think I was planning on doing more than 1 of her and gifting them! Oh well, the best laid plans of mice and men... etc

When I finish this one, I am thinking about THIS' and it will be for me!! Maybe!! We'll see....

Thank you for dropping by, and I will be back soon!

Take care.

Now This is a Great Giveaway!

Just wanted to let all my crochet friends know about the fabulous giveaway currently running on Oombawka Designs  with Rhondda.

It is a fabulous pack of yarn with Clover Amour hooks, stitch markers and other lovely things. Perfect for the mad crocheter in me, and you too, so hop over to HERE , and take a look!

Rhondda can explain it a lot better than I can!

I've been ridiculously busy with my Sophie and other bits, but I've got some great pics to show you, so I'll see you back here tomorrow! ( I took the pictures with my new mobile, just before the battery ran out, so now, of course, I have to charge it up  before I can download the pictures!! Stupid, that's all I can say...)

Take Care

Some Crochet to Show

Well, here are some of the things that I have been madly crocheting this month. I finished some earlier but haven't posted them here yet.

So here we are, a block blanket for my granson for his birthday - a lot belated I'm afraid but I also can say better late than never!!  There was just so much work involved with this one, and I'm proud that I finally got it finished - it was a little dicey there for a while because I got to be so bored with doing the same thing over and over and over - you get the picture, I'm sure! Obviously arranged with much precision over the timber seat, so show it off in all it's beauty!

I also finally managed to get a shawl/scarf made for my friend  Ruth. Again artfully arranged ( I just love this!)

The third item that I can't find on the computer at the moment, is a corner to corner blanket that I made up for our great grand daughters first birthday on 3 May!  There is a picture of it that I Instagrammed, you can see it on the Instagram tab in the right hand column over there. I was very pleased with that also. Also, there were some items that I crocheted for our grand daughter, who turned 21 on 30 March, and I sent to her. I'll fish those pics out and show you too.

So now I am madly crocheting another 2 shawls, which I won't show yet, because one of them is a birthday present.  She's not allowed to see it of course!

So I' may be back soon with more pics - you should see how bare the back  garden is now, without the big tree that Alan chopped down! ( don't tell him I said that!).

So take care!

My Big Secret Crocheting Binge

hi everyone!

I know I have been very remiss and not around a lot lately, but i have had 2 special birthdays to prepare for and not much time to do it in.

The first birthday was a 21st and the 2nd was a 15th.

Both were grand children.

I can show you what I did for the 21 st, because she has it now.

Here I have an artistically arranged crochet blanket  over a chair. The crochet blanket has a crochet hat artistically arranged over it's right ear.

Here you can see the fringe on the artistically arranged blanket, along with the crochet purse artistically arranged on it's lap!

Of course, you can't have a purse without a handbag, so here's a crochet handbag to put the purse into.

That's all for the 21st, you may have realized it is a girl! Sarah is her name. Sarah contacted me today, to say that she did like her gifts and that they will be used. That is good to know, with all the work that goes into crochet goods, and quilts also, or anything handmade for that, it is always good to know that they are appreciated!

Here is what is dopne for the 15th so far, it's a bit late but it will be a crochet blanket - yet to be artistically arranged over something!

Yet to be finished actually. It's late I'm afraid.        

I've Been Thinking Hard

I must apologise to all my friends who are following on Bloglovin', for being away for so very long.

I have been having a crisis in confidence since we returned from our Young trip, but have decided on a few things.

• I am shutting down Sharyn's Crochet Space and will bring all of that blog over to this one.
• Crochet and knitting and everything else will all be included in this main blog - the pages that I set up here are really a waste of time, because I don't believe that people want to have to scroll through tons of things to find the latest item.
• I will be setting up some days for linky parties, but will let you know what and when later. All current linky parties I am cancelling.

If there is anything you would like to link up for, let me know .  I'm open to all suggestions, and I would like to have everyone all interested in linking up though.

Enough talk, it feels ok to be back.

Here's some pretty pictures of our debut girl! Melanie is the same age as my own grand daughter, 17. She was the reason we took a holiday down to Young, to be at her debut on June 1st.

This beautiful girl is Alan's youngest grand daughter.

Here Melanie is, dancing with her father, Ray. Her lovely smile says it all, doesn't it?

This lovely pic is taken with her great aunts, jean and Joan.

Well, I will be back soon with some more exciting things happening!!

Just a Quick Update

I thought you would like to know how well my finger is going - I am able to remove the dressing now to give some air to the wound - I'm so excited!!

Have been doing some crochet - I don't use my left index finger for that, and have to finish off a quilt binding by hand, before I show it to you.

I do have a quilt to show you though, it is my second latest finish from my Thursday morning sewing group.  Meet The Jungle:

 

 

If you look closely, you should see Miss Ellie's earrings - I haven't finished all the embellishing on this quilt yet, but I am doing it as the mood takes me and I've thought of something cute!

 

 

 

Accidentally took this pic of the back of The Jungle - you may as well see it as well!!!

OUTCH!! Oh My Goodness!

I screamed as I had an accident in the kitchen yesterday!

I was putting this back in it's box, to go back into the cupboard where it lives:

My finger slipped somehow, and the slicer took a bit of skin and flesh off the back of my finger! It's taken a slab about 6cms x 4cms! and it's darn deep...
So now I am left with this:

 

It's great fun when I'm on Warfarin. Every time I go to the medical centre to have it dressed, they remove the old dressing and it starts to bleed madly again.

 

Looks like it will be a while before it heals, so in the meantime I am very carefully sewing only.

 

No crochet or knitting for me for a while!!

 

Tea and sympathy is required I think! Thank you! I'll be fine! Really I will!

I have finished my zigzag crochet throw.

I really like it - it is cosy and bright and cheerful

I like the way the edging turned out - it really finished it off well.

Placed with gay abandon over the edge of the lounge!

Now I am starting a crochet bag to hold projects. The fingers need the work in the evenings.