I completed my first knit sweater earlier this Fall. The pattern is called Simple Jumper by Jo Allport from Simply Knitting Issue 180 and made in Stylecraft Cosy Chunky yarn in the Dusk colourway. The pattern was very easy to follow and knit up. The sweater design had a high-low hem which I didn’t really like when I completed it so I ended up picking up stitches along the front bottom and adding some more rows so the front and back ribbing were the same length. The Cosy Chunky yarn is very warm and fuzzy and will make a warm sweater that I can start wearing soon!
Candy Corn cat pattern by Baba Yo crochet from Annie’s Spooktacular Crochet magazine (2020). I used Vanna’s Choice Impeccable for the Yellow and Orange and Red Heart Super Saver for the white. Overall it was easy to make with the shaping, the toes were an interesting bit and look rather cute. I would have liked the pattern to say a bit more about what to do with the colour changes but overall a good design.
Candy Corn Cuddler, design from 3amgrace designs. Used Vanna’s Choice for the yellow and orange and Red Heart Super Saver for the white. I didn’t have enough to do the stripes for the back so it is all yellow in the back.
Knit Snowman for a coworker. I used the pattern from Annie’s Christmas Magazine 2015 Mr Flurry design by Michelle Wilcox. I used Loops & Threads Impeccable in off white and some scraps from my stash for the scarf and top hat. I also made the red nose to look like the traditional Frosty the Snowman from the cartoon as requested, rather than the carrot nose. I also included a couple of buttons on the body for a bit of extra fun.
I found this cute free pattern for a crochet robot on the Cascade Yarns website. It is called Beep! Beep! Bop! Robot by Kristi Simpson. I used Loops & Threads Impeccable that I had in my stash in red and some other colours like taupe, yellow and black. I decided not to add legs so he is more of a cushion. When I first saw the pattern it made me think of an angry piece of toast!
I made these as a set but they come from different patterns. They both used Caron Cakes in Zucchini Loaf. The Seahorse cushion came from In the Shallows Seahorse Cushion by Susan Cowper from Simply Knitting issue 176. The Jellyfish is the Sea Creature pattern by Zoe Halstead from Let’s Knit issue 145. Each cushion used one skein of Caron Cakes, which is pretty impressive since they are very large!
This pattern for a cat cushion or Mindy the Moggie cushion by Amanda Berry that I found on the Let’s Knit magazine website is a favourite of mine. I have made the pattern a number of times, with different types of yarn. I love how easy it is, how the pattern can be changed to create different types of cats. These cats were made with Premier Yarns Isaac Mizrahi Craft Skyscraper yarn. I had about four skeins of this in my stash and it wasn’t enough to make a larger garment like a sweater and I could not buy more of the yarn so I looked for some larger toys that I could make that would use these skeins. I was able to make two cat cushions, an owl tea cozy and there is still a skein left to use!
This is the third cactus I have knit from Val Pierce’s Donald the Cactus pattern from Let’s Knit issue 117. The first I made for fun and gave it to a woman from work, the next two have been requested by people. This one is for my friend J. She wanted to be surprised when she saw it so I haven’t sent her a picture of it yet but I think she will be pleased. I used a darker green this time, Bernat Premium in Evergreen and the yarn for the eyes, mustache and hat are from my stash.
This is Benji the Bear from Amanda Berry’s pattern from Simply Knitting issue 189 and the Amanda Berry Knitted Toy Collection special magazine. The original bear in the pattern is made from a soft furry like yarn.
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I didn’t have a yarn like that in my stash, but I still have lots of browns so I used Loops & Threads Urban in Brown. He is a very large bear with long legs and I didn’t even use all the L&T Urban that I had. He is very cute though and was fairly easy to make. The head, body and legs were all made in once piece and the ears, arms and soles of the feet were knitted separately and sewn on.
This is Percy the owl. The pattern is from Laura Long’s book Knitted Toy Tales and I used Lion Brand Homespun so he is a very large and soft owl. I used Homespun in Barley for the owl body and wings and some small amounts of Homespun in Off-White for the feet and beak.
I recently completed a Polar Bear that I started last fall, from the book Crochet Wild Animals by Vanessa Mooncie. The body and three of the four legs were complete but hadn’t been sewn to the body and the ears still needed to be completed. So I finally finished it up and he looks pretty good! He was made with Lion Brand Homespun in Hepplewhite.
I’ve still been working through my Lion Brand Homespun stash and making very large and cozy stuffies. Most recently has been a large knit cat from Knitted Toy Tales by Laura Long. I also used some fabric to sew inside the ears like Laura does in her books.
I was hoping this cat would use up a lot of the Hepplewhite that I had left over from the Polar Bear that I recently completed but surprisingly, it didn’t use as much yarn as I thought so I still have nearly a whole skein left to still use. Maybe I will use it to make a jellyfish from Crochet Sea Creatures by Vanessa Mooncie.
First Crochet Square Bear completed in two days! I used yarn from my stash for the sweater portion and Caron Simply Soft Tweed for the bear body. Very cute pattern from Yarnspirations.
I recently finished stuffing and sewing all the pieces together for Barnabee the knit bee from Let’s Knit magazine issue 143 the pattern is by Val Pierce. The original pattern had Barnabee with a black cap that was sewn onto his head and the antennae was sewn on top of the cap
My Barnabee has a very long head and the cap didn’t look right so I didn’t use it and instead crocheted some hair on his head and added smaller antennae. All the other parts are the same and he is quite a big stuffy with many arms for hugging!
Barnabee was made with Loops & Threads Impeccable in Yellow and Vanna’s Choice in Charcoal with some odd yarn for the wings in Aran.
I have long had an interest in sewing toys to go along with knitting and crocheting them but I have not had the time or energy to get started on it. Awhile ago I came across this adorable pattern from Shiny Happy World for Warren the Charity Bear. I loved how simple it seemed to be but with enough variety in nose design and other elements to make the bears really cute. I have also been collecting and saving some old sweaters that couldn’t really make it as clothing but could be upcycled to toys. Now that I have more time due to being home all the time, I decided to finally get started on making some Warren bears. It has been really fun and I have been able to practice my handsewing!
I have now made 13 Warren bears, from a variety of materials and I love them all! They are really quick to make once the pattern is cut out of the fabric.
Thanks to Wendi at Shiny Happy World for providing the pattern!
Say hello to Fletcher! He is a very large frog that I knit in Lion Brand Homespun in Green Apple. He is adorable and very large but soft since Homespun has a lovely softness to it. I have made this frog pattern a number of times from Knitted Toy Tales by Laura Long.
I mentioned in the Purple blanket post that I had a lot of Lion Brand Homespun in my stash and I have been working to use it up. I had only one or two skeins in different colours, many of which did not go together so that made it more challenging to figure out what do with them After finishing the purple colour block blanket I decided to make smaller pet blankets out of the Harvest and Wildfire skeins. I experimented with different sizes and edges. All of them are crochet and quite cozy. The Wildfire blanket with a white border in the bottom left corner is on the floor in my craft room/ office and my cat Hugo is enjoying sleeping on it!
I have been working on this blanket which is following the pattern for Island Dreams by Mary Ann Frits from Make in a Weekend Afghans to Crochet by Leisure Arts and completed it the weekend of April 18. This blanket pattern calls for a bulky or super bulky yarn so I used Lion Brand Homespun of which I have a lot of skeins. I used the colours Gothic and Mixed Berries which has a lot of purple in it. I decided to make the blanket in colour blocks, so one block gothic, one block mixed berries and then one block of each again. The pattern, itself was easy to remember and the blanket worked up quickly in the bulky yarn.
I deviated from the pattern to add a border, this is mostly because I have another skein of Mixed Berries that I wanted to use up. I used the border pattern from Meadow by Marilynn Coleman from Crocheted Afghan Favourites from Red Heart. The border is a round of single crochet around the blanket edges and then a round to create a small scalloped hem. Since I am using a bulkier yarn, the scallops are a bit bigger but still look lovely.
I recently completed Bertie from the book Cute Amigurumi Animals by Eleonore & Maurice. My Bertie turned out larger than the pattern but that is pretty normal for me and my work. I think he looks very cute and I like how little his legs and arms are.
I used Loops & Threads Impeccable in Heather with a small amount of white yarn from my stash for the muzzle. I also used some fabric from my stash for the belly. In the original pattern, Bertie has “fur” embroidered all over but I didn’t want to do that so I left him as is.
I completed the Sweet Shells blanket pattern by Mary Ann Frits from Make in a Weekend Afghans to Crochet by Leisure Arts. It was an easy to remember pattern that made a lovely blanket. I used Loops & Threads Shiny in Grey and it took three skeins to complete a throw sized blanket. I had originally planned to use four skeins to match the pattern (which asked for Red Heart Soft) but the blanket was already a good length at the end of the third skein.
This was made for my friend J for her birthday in March but I haven’t been able to give it to her yet.
I completed a lap blanket recently in Loops & Threads Urban in burgundy with a Bernat Premium Aran border. The pattern was Springtime blanket from Make in a Weekend Afghans to Crochet from Leisure Arts. The pattern seems very similar to the Bobbled Striped blanket by Marianne Forrestal from the Red Heart blanket booklet Great Afghans and Throws.
This is some of the last of my Loops & Threads Urban stash, I still have some brown Urban yarn that I am using to make various bears and owls but the huge stash I had of this yarn has been turned into blankets, octopi and other great projects, finally!
I have been working on some bunting and garlands lately. Here is a summer garland from the Celebration bunting by Kate Rowell from Simply Crochet magazine issue 70. I used Loops & Threads Capri yarn from Michaels which is a soft stretchy t-shirt type yarn in a range of pastel shades.
This is a Fall Garland that I made from Mushroom Bunting by Michelle Estrada from Simply Crochet issue 89. I used different yarn from my stash that were left over from other projects, including Patons Classic Wool, Vanna’s Choice and Loops & Threads Impeccable.
I made two more Bunny Garlands by Nancy Anderson from the Red Heart website. I used yarn from my stash to make a variety of bunnies in different colours. All that is needed now is a pompom to be glued to each bunny bum.
I have started working on another throw for another friend’s birthday. I have decided this year I want to my friends each a blanket or throw. This one is for J. I started working on a different blanket a few weeks ago using Loops & Threads Urban yarn, Swinging on a Star blanket by Darla F. Fanton from Crochet! Magazine Winter 2018 issue
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However I have been having a hard time keeping the number of stitches even. The star stitch is pretty cool but there is a row that is crocheting in the front of half-double crochet stitches and it seems to ruin my numbers all the time. So I have left that blanket for now and moved on to Sweet Shells by Mary Ann Frits from the booklet Make in A Weekend Afghans to Crochet. It is a very easy pattern to memorize and it looks good so far. The pattern asks for Red Heart Soft but I am using some Loops & Threads Soft & Shiny that I had in my stash.
This is a Ladybug bag that I made for my niece’s birthday. The pattern is from Ana Paula Rimoli’s Amigurumi on the Go book, which is a favourite book of mine and I have made a number of patterns from. This is a drawstring bag which is designed to hold snacks, but really it is quite roomy inside so could hold a number of treasures.
I used Vanna’s Choice in Charcoal and Cranberry for the bag with wite yarn from my stash for the eyes.
I recently completed this crochet Unicorn Messenger Bag. My brother asked me to make one after seeing the Teddy Bear Messenger Bag I made at Christmas for my nephew.
I used the same pattern from Ana Paula Rimoli’s Amigurumi On The Go book and added a unicorn applique instead of a teddy bear face. At first I tried to make the unicorn face round, like the bear but with white yarn and then pointy ears and was going to add a unicorn horn but it was not looking like a unicorn face. So I found the Ragdoll Unicorn pattern from Spin A Yarn Crochet and made it smaller and only one sided (so not a stuffy) to create the unicorn applique. It was a bit fiddly and a lot of sewing but I think it turned out well.
I used Red Heart Super Saver in Navy for the bag and Loops & Threads Impeccable for the Unicorn and colours from my stash for the rainbow hair and unicorn horn.
Last year since I didn’t sell items at a craft fair, I had a lot of time to focus on other projects and in some ways I was super efficient and got gifts done early. One of the items I started on was a blanket for my friends birthday. I started working on the panels for the Park Avenue blanket from Red Heart Great Afghans & Throws booklet in August 2019 and I made good progress on crocheting each panel. Then as fall came around I realized I should focus on Christmas gifts and left Parkside ( I call it parkside because Park Avenue would not stay in my head but parkside kept popping up so that is the name now) sitting there until this week when I realized my friends birthday is NOW. So I have had to drop all my other WIPs so I can finish this one up!
I have completed the edging on three of the six panels, using a cream/aran colour which works well with the brown and white of the panels. After I complete all the edging, I need to sew them together and do an edging all around the completed blanket and sew in the ends. I am even bringing this on the train with me so I can work on it before and after work.
via Ravelry Park Avenue Blanket
I am confident I’ll have it done by the birthday dinner on Sunday.
I have started the Barry Bear cushion in early January from Kristi Simpson’s book Fun Animal Pillows. I had completed all the piece but not sewn and stuffed them yet. I used Bernat Premium Tweed in Brown Tweed, which I had a lot of since a shawl I planned to make with it did not work out.
Just because I have three other WIP’s right now doesn’t mean that will stop me from starting number four! I got issue 93 of Simply Crochet is the mail and there was a booklet of hat patterns included as a bonus and I really liked the Classic Bobble hat pattern by Ilaria Caliri and it was made in worsted weight which I have a lot of in my stash so I decided to hook one up. The hat is going well and it will be nice and thick when I am done but it does take a lot of time to do the rounds. The rib type look is created with front post and back post stitches but I find the stitches take a long time. I am not sure if I will do a pom pom on the top either but I’ll see how it goes. I am using Loops and Threads Coral Reef, a discontinued yarn that I found when I was doing some organizing. I have two skeins in a white with red and orange dots of colour.
Another WIP I have been working on is Larry Lion pillow from Fun Animal Pillows by Kristi Simpson. I have been using Loops & Threads Urban in brown which isn’t really the default lion colour but I think it will still look cute.
This is the second pattern I have made from this booklet, I also made the Teddy Bear. The patterns are pretty easy to crochet, the head and body are worked in one piece with shaping and you crochet a front and back and sew the pieces together and add ears and other features.
One of my goals this year was to work on some new skills I started working on the hat called Spring Green by Kirstie McLeod from Simply Knitting 170 Supplement, Simply Accessories. This hat has some cables in it and is worked on straight needles so it seemed like a perfect fit for me! Interestingly, when I tried to find this pattern on Ravelry it was listed as Winter Green rather than Spring Green. I am using Rowan Hemp Tweed in a greeny-blue colour that I picked up on my recent trip to Scotland. So far I have been working on the ribbing and soon will be able to get into the cables!
I have been working on the Friendly Fox pattern by Michelle Wilcox from Crochet World Magazine October 2019. I have completed the body, ears and tail so far but need to find some black yarn in my stash for the arms & legs.
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I am using Lion Brand Heartland for the body, it has a nice dark orange colour to it. Vanna’s Choice is the recommendation in the pattern but Vanna’s Choice has been removed from my local Michaels stores, which is a disappointment. They had some great colours.
I have been working on making myself some new hats and scarves this winter and I had bought some Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick on sale at Michaels recently. However, I had a hard time coming up with a pattern for the hat, either of my own design or one I found on Ravelry or in my magazines. Wool-Ease was too chunky a yarn for most of the patterns I saw. I tried working on a chunky hat pattern from Let’s Knit Cozy Chunky Knits supplement from 2014 but the patter was not working for me. So I started again. I ended up making this crochet hat from the patter Chunky Pebbles Hat by Simply Vintage Crochet. It worked up pretty well and it looks cute. I opted to leave the giant pop pom off the top of the hat.
I still have three more skeins of Wool Ease so I have to work on a scarf to match the hat.
After the holidays, I had a difficult time finding my next project to really inspire me. I actually took quite a long break from making anything, which was surprising. But eventually I decided it was a good time to try some slipper patterns that I have been interested for awhile. So I dug out the magazines and found multiple patterns and got to work.
After trying out 5 different slipper patterns, I finally found one that worked for me. My problem was all my slippers turned out way too big. They were beyond giant. I did a gauge swatch, I matched the yarn, or as close a substitute as I could and changed my hook size to achieve the right tension but it was slipper after slipper that was just not working out.
I finally found success with the Something’s Afoot slipper pattern by Lena Skvagerson from Crochet! Magazine, Autumn 2018 issue. It has a granny square that forms the top of the slipper and the rest of the slipper is crocheted in one piece in the back loops. I used Paton’s Classic Wool Merino and was finally able to complete a pair that matched the sizing for a women’s 9-10! I am working on another pair in Paton’s Classic Wool in a different shade, Magnolia and once that pair is done I can move on to a new project.
Here are a selection of items I completed in 2019. It was a different year as far as projects. I made a number of things but I didn’t actually complete them by sewing them together and stuffing them so my completed project photo gallery is not as full as it could be. I also don’t take pictures of all the items I make.
This year I did not make items to sell at a craft fair, so I continued to focus on making gifts, which I completed quite early this year. I also continued to buy yarn faster than I could knit and crochet it. That has lead to my 2020 goal – to use up the yarn that I have and not buy new yarn. I have a number of kits that I can make up, as well as yarn purchased to complete projects so there is certainly enough to keep me busy. Some of the kits include:
Giant crochet lion from Simply Crochet Christmas Blanket by Kate Eastwood from Simply Crochet Milky Way Rug & Patchwork Cosmos Blanket – both from Simply Crochet
Plus a large number of skeins of:
Lion Brand Fisherman’s wool Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick – Hudson Bay Colour-Wul in Bramble to make sweater from Colorwul True Colours pattern book Loops & Threads Urban – Red & Purple Lion Brand Homespun – various colours
I have been working to organize the yarn and patterns so I can get started on my new projects. Looks like a fun and busy year of making ahead!
This is one of two tree cushions that I completed for Christmas. It is a bit of Christmas Decor from ‘Tis the Season Christmas Crochet magazine. This one is made from a light green Vanna’s Choice yarn and the trunk and decorations are from leftover yarns in my stash.
I received an order last week to make a child’s rainbow hat in a light merino wool. I found the yarn at a local yarn shop and it was really hard to find orange – why is no one making orange? and worked on the hat during the weekend and this week. I a have mentioned on the blog before that I don’t like working with yarn that is too fine or working with smaller needle sizes but I was using Drops Baby Merino which is more of a sport weight. I ended up making three hats, in a very Goldilocks situation; one was too small, one was too big and finally one that was just right!
I also added earflaps which I crocheted and they look better than when I tried to pick up the stitches and knit the earflap. I also finished around the hat edging and earflaps with a contrasting colour and chained some tied to the ends of the earflaps.
It ended up not being as quick as I thought it would be and so I have not finished another project that I was hoping to but I might be able to whip it up tonight and tomorrow – I have to make a pigeon!
When I started working on this knit pineapple, I had an idea, a vision in my head that he would have a face with a giant mustache. However once I finally worked on the face and made two different kinds of mustaches, it just wasn’t looking right
The top mustache in black was made from Let’s Knit magazine issue 115 from February 2017 which was part of a pattern for a (fabulous) giant cactus named Donald. The second mustache is from Simple Crochet’s issue with Ilaria Caliri’s Santa pattern. Since neither mustache style was working out, I went in a completely different direction and now the pinapple is a bandit:
Even though I started the chameleon for my nephew as a birthday gift, I have lost interest in it and decided to go with a frog instead. This was very well timed since I knit the frog earlier this year but did not sew and stuff him. So here he is, just needing a bit of work until he is all done and ready to be packed and shipped off. I have been considering knitting him a sweater but I don’t think I will have enough time.
This frog was made with Loops & Threads Urban in green and a small amount of Vanna’s Choice in Grass for the belly. The pattern comes from the wonderful book, Knitted Toy Tales by Laura Long.
I worked on the sewing and completion of the snowman cushion that I had made a few weeks ago. He looks pretty good and is quite well stuffed but he looks a big bald and in need of a hat so I have to whip a had up for him.
I decided not to do the blanket stitch in a contrast colour when sewing him up and I wasn’t a fan of the star embroidery for the mouth so I made a few adjustments when I was doing the sewing. I think he will make a lovely decor item and if someone really wants to use him as a cushion, he has enough stuffing to be comfortable.
Original pattern from Annie’s Crochet in a Weekend magazine, designed by Debra Arch.
I have been sewing and stuffing some projects lately. Earlier this summer I knit this pineapple with an idea that he would have a mustache. I have sewn and stuffed the leaves on his head and embroidered some eyes ( he looks a bit angry right now) and am working on the mustache which will help me figure out what his mouth should look like.
He is made from Loops & Threads Impeccable in yellow and Vanna’s Choice for the green leaves.
I have completed the teddy bear messenger bag for my nephew from Ana Paula Rimoli’s book, Amigurumi On The Go. It was a pretty easy make as far as the crochet part, but it had a lot of pieces that needed to be sewn together. Overall I think it is super cute and I hope he likes it!
back of the bag, displaying the pocket
It was made with Eatons Sayelle Knitting Worsted. The whole bag used one skien which was about 200g so it was very economical, especially since the yarn was free. Since it is an older yarn and quite a rough feeling acrylic, I think it is perfect for using as a bag as it will be durable. The teddy face is made from Lion Brand Heartland that I had in my stash and some safety eyes.
Here is the completed Jellyfish cushion that I have been working on for my niece. I had completed the body pieces but had not sewn them together for a few weeks. I also changed the tentacles, I crocheted them rather than following the knitting pattern and I made four large ones and five small tentacles that have a curled effect. I also crocheted the eyes rather than embroidered them on.
I used Loops & Threads Swirled Ombre and the yarn was nice but it had more grey and white than the purple and blue that I was hoping for. The stripes are fairly even and the stripes lined up in the back very well too which I didn’t even try to do. It is quite a large cushion, it is photographed on a dining room chair and it is slightly wider than the width of the chair. I had to put a lot of stuffing in it! I have to ship this for Christmas (along with other gifts) so now i need to find a big box. At least it is light!
The pattern is from Let’s Knit Magazine issue 145 and designed by Zoe Halstead.
I recently saw this preview for Simply Crochet issue 91 which I will receive soon. I like the little teddy bear and the pencil/crochet hook case. I also like the glittery poncho but ponchos are something that I always think I would like to wear but then I actually do not wear them! There is also a cute Llama pattern that looks fun to make.
I didn’t really need more ideas of items to make but I will add a few of these to my list of future WIP!
I am working on gifts and while I have lots of great ideas of what to make, I am having an issue deciding what to start for my nephew. He has a December birthday so I am making him two gifts, one for his birthday and one for Christmas so it sometimes makes choosing what to make harder because I want both gifts to be special.
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One thought has been this whale cushion which I first saw and highlighted on this blog back in June. I have the yarn that could work for this project and whales are pretty cute.
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I have also been looking at making a bag like this Teddy Bear Messenger bag from Amigurumi on the Go book by Ana Paula Rimoli – it is a great size for a child and everyone needs a bag.
I am going to look at a few other patterns and magazines tonight but I must make a decision soon and get to work!
I started working on this jellyfish or sea creature cushion that I first posted about back in July. It is from Let’s Knit Magazine Issue 145 and I am making it for my niece. It is going to be a nice large size for a cushion. I have finished both body pieces and am now working on the legs. I had bought Loops & Threads Ombre coloured yarn in purples and blues which has a nice striping effect but unfortunately a lot of the yarn seems to be grey and white rather than the purple:
The skein was very misleading and also very loosely wound so it has kind of made a mess while I have been working. Anyway, should be done fairly soon and I’ll have it sewn and stuffed and with a little face on it!
I have started working on this cute dog pencil case as part of the big gift pile. The pattern is by Jo Allport from Simply Knitting magazine issue 187. I have some Vanna’s Choice in a beige/heather colour from a previous project that seems like it would be good for this little guy
So far I have been working on the body part which is a rectangle shape and then two pieces will be knit and sewn on the ends to create a tube. This is a small enough project that I have been able to work on it on the train to work.
In Simply Crochet magazine issue 90 there is a lovely pattern for a Christmas Blanket with a robin detail in one corner by designer Kate Eastwood. I really liked this design and the colours and spend a fair amount of time trying to find the green yarn called for in the pattern, Caron Simply Soft Heathers. My local Michaels did not have it, neither did one in Portland that my mum was visiting. I started looking online and I found it at Yarnspirations but the shipping was quite expensive. So I ended up having a look through my stash to see if I had some yarn that would work and I found 3 skeins of Lion Brand Heartland in King’s Canyon and 3 skeins in Joshua Tree.
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But neither of these colours are quite right for the blanket, and they don’t really go with the red border and holly designs. Plus, I didn’t have enough of either colour so I would still need to buy more.
I ended up getting a coupon from Mary Maxim which also had the yarn on sale so I think it worked out very well. I am looking forward to making this blanket for myself, probably after Christmas or at least until all my gifts are completed.
I have been working on the Snowman Pillow from Annie’s Crochet in a Weekend but had a set back yesterday when the second side of the pillow I was making ended up being way too big and I had to pull it all apart and start again. I am making good progress as I have taken it on the train with me to work on the past few days but I was so nearly done! I had made an incorrect note on my post it from side #1 I had made and it threw everything off!
I have also worked on a Christmas Tree Pillow from ‘Tis the Season Christmas Crochet (see above) I have made the pieces for two cushions in different shades of green, both Vanna’s Choice. I have the ornaments and star for one tree completed but need to make some more for the second and sew it together. My Christmas gift pile is growing already!
I have been working on a number of blankets the past few months and here are some pictures. The are all crochet, generally with worsted weight yarn but one is made with a chunky yarn (the blue shaded one in the bottom right corner). I was working to get through kits that I had or large quantities of yarn I had purchased for blankets & throws.
I completed a Seahorse Cushion from the pattern In the Shallows Seahorse Cushion by Susan Cowper from Let’s Knit issue 176. I used Caron Cakes in Zucchini Loaf which created the striped blocks of colour as the seahorse was knitted.
I also knit a companion cushion in the same yarn, a jellyfish cushion so they make a fun pair of cushions.
I taught myself to knit in my late teens after I got tired of jewelry making. It is by far my favourite craft and I knit accessories and decor items but I especially enjoy making toys. I have also taught myself to crochet. I have made some blankets as well as crochet toys. I would love to venture into sewing, embroidery and cross stitch. I also love tea, books, detective shows and Mr. Darcy.
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