Fair Isle Cuffs

Hi all hope you are well on this very windy day.

Though it's days like this you need to

dig out your winter gear.

So out came my latest project i just finished,

these fabulous cuffs

 I got the pattern free here

on the Little Cotton Rabbits blog.

Julie is such a talented knitter i love her

animals, I've got a rabbit on the go at the moment.

I have altered it slightly from the original,

 i had to go up a needle size for it to fit.

I used a mixture of Drops Merino 4 ply and 

Debbie Bliss 4 ply.

I'm very impressed with Drops yarn it's so soft and 

it's good on price as well.

I chose similar colours to my Nordic shawl

so i can wear them together.

I haven't done any knitting for about a year, i started

getting wrist pain's so had to stop.

When i saw these cuffs i knew i needed to make some,

so i have learnt to knit in a different way.

It was tricky at first but by the time i had completed

the first cuff i was getting there.

I don't think this was the greatest pattern to learn with 

but hay ho i got there in the end and 

NO PAIN

YEAHHHH!!

XXXXX

Coffee Pot cover

Hi all, i know...... I've not been here for a while.

I have just been enjoying the summer and

I didn't have a lot to show you,

so i took a bit of a break.

It's good to chill and take stock .

Anyhow here is a little something 

i wanted to share

A Coffee Pot cover i made for my

caravan,

 although i did really love how it turned out 

so i now

use it in the house.

I used a mixture of Cotton and Acrylic yarn in an 

Aran weight and a 5.00mm hook.

I made a foundation row just short of wrapping all around

the tin and then just made rows of

 Double and Treble crochets,

Until you reach the height you want. 

It's as simple as that.

The container is a recycled 

hot chocolate tin.

It was to nice a tin to throw away.

XXXXX

Cathedral Window cushion

 Ta-Dah!!!

I've finished my cushion

and i love love love it.

I finished sewing the buttons on while watching 

TV last night, 

i think they finish it off nicely and also hide

the slightly scuwiff  joins in a few places.

I have used Tilda Fabric 

The All that is spring collection.

I love the muted tones, they are right up my street.

The buttons are also from the Tilda range.

 For the back i have used some gorgeous taupe

Clarke and Clarke spot and i actually

fitted a zip for the first time

WHOOOO!

I've always chickened out before and gone for an

envelope fold for the backs of my cushions.

I must confess i did have to unpick one side and resew it, as i did go

a little bit wonky.

It wasn't as tricky as i thought it would be,

thank god for YouTube

.

It now has pride of place on my bed.

Hubby doesn't understand why we have extra cushions

on the bed, i just tut at him an say

"because it looks pretty."

Fellas

 they have no idea!

XXXXXXXX

Patchwork cushion

Hi blogger's I'm still here.

It's been a bit hectic here with my son starting his new 

Apprenticeship and we have to get him to work at 8 in the morn,

as he's not old enough to drive yet his dad and i are his Taxi.

(Not used to getting up so early)

It's been a couple of weeks now and we

are getting into a routine.

(can't wait for him to pass his driving test though!!!)

I've been having a play with patch working and just finished

a cushion 

My little stash of material

I'm not sure what this pattern is called i saw it in a magazine

i bought from W H Smiths patch working for beginners.

In the mag they made a place mat but i wanted to 

make mine into a more practical cushion.

I also had a go a free motion quilting 

managing a loopy swirl  travelling up and down the blocks.

Gosh it's harder than you think.

I had a few practise go's before i plucked up the courage

to work on my cushion front.

A little bit scared and a 

deep breath off i went.

It turned out alright for a first go,

there are some fab patterns out there

more practise needed though.

I even had a go at making my own bias edging.

I love it

  so much so as i was wandering around blogland

and came across a fabulous pattern called

Cathedral Window 

I was desperate to try.

So as soon as i finished this cushion i was straight onto the next

and a few YouTube tutorials later off i went.

Here's a sneaky peak

I have used some Tilda fabric i picked up cheap.

I will share it properly with you when i have finished it.

THANKS

XXXXXXXXXX

 

Camper Sprocket Pillow

Hi all I've not been blogging

for a bit, the only reason is 

i haven't had any little projects to share.

The weather has been fab so I've been

pottering outside and hubby is also building himself

a workshop in the garden so it's a bit of a building site.

I am quietly getting on with my

crochet sampler blanket i will finish it this year.

i have also been thinking of having a dabble with

sewing.

Patchworking in particular.

i stumbled across a fabulous blog 

called Cluck Cluck Sew

all i can say is wow she makes the most 

beautiful quilts and cushions.

When i saw this tutorial for a 

Sprocket Cushion 

i knew i had found my first project.

So last night i set to and couldn't stop till i finished.

I had bought this camper van material in a pack with these other 

three last year. I had no idea what i was going to do with it,

i just loved it because it was pink and had campers on it.

When i saw the sprocket cushion i knew this pack was 

perfect. Oooh i felt a bit giddy at the thought and had to

start straight away.

So i rummaged around and found some plain cotton material

that Beth had left over from her patch blanket she made, and away i went.

It's not bad for a first attempt . 

I think i would prefer a patterned material

for the sides and back, and 

my front patchwork wouldn't lie flat after

i had sewn the pieces together.

Pulling it in the middle with a button did hide a lot of faults

so i got away with it.

I'm definitely going to make another, it's a good excuse to go

material shopping.

The only problem is it's yet another new hobby!

I need more space?

Oh yeah!! hubbies workshop.

I've more chance of winning the lotto 

than getting in there.

XXXXX

Zentangle Dad

Hi all i know I'm a bit late showing the card

i made for my Dad for Fathers day.

To be honest, i have spent the last week outside and 

not at the computer.

The weather has been glorious and

i would rather be outside,

Crocheting, Pottering, watching the Tennis,

sort of through the conservatory window.

I finished my matching cushion for my outdoor sofa,

I'll not bore you with another picture it's the same as this one.

So here at last is the card

Told you i made a card and gone

Zentangle Mad.

Doing this is so therapeutic, you get so 

engrossed in it time just flies.

I can imagine doing Zentangles would be a 

good stress buster.

I have finally got back on with the sampler blanket i started

a few months ago, i'm not going to start anything else until

this is finished.

The little voice in my head just Laughed 

and said "Yeah right".

See you soon

XXXX

Anniversary Cards

Hi all i popped on today to show you 

a couple of anniversary cards i have made recently.

 This first one is for my Mum and Dad.

Mum loves Orchids and this digi stamp was perfect.

I've coloured it with Spectrum Noir pencils and blended with

Sansador and paper stumps.

the sentiment is from woodware and I've stamped it so it looks

all joined up.

I've also been having a play with the art of 

ZENTANGLE.

It's so so so addictive.

I made a little panel for the edge of the card.

I've also got another card to show soon were I've gone

zentangle mad.

 The second is for hubby.

this is also coloured with the Spectrum noir pencils.

and I've frantaged round the edge.

The papers are DCWV Nana's Nursery.

La La Land Bunting Die and hand wrote LOVE.

Lace from Dunelm Mill.

Thanks for stopping by, I'm off outside now, 

the sun is shining so i'm making the most

of it while its here.

XXXXX