Category Archive: CRAFT
This is Our Room
Or at least, it would be, were we made of sugar, icing and cinnamon! And it even features Peter’s drinks cabinet, disguised as a globe! Good one, Lesley!
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Quilt-Edged
Some of our quilting and stitching… We’re running out of wall room, so someone will have to put their foot down:
Continue Reading →Long Boho Crochet Vest
I wanted to use my lovely Noro yarn. I wanted to make this vest. It is in Cleckheaton No 934, “outrageous crochet” by Penny O’Neill. So… I put the two together. Here is the front. This is the back. Here”s a hint – I found it useful to cut out cardboard circles in the three sizes and measure my medallions against them as I went. Much easier than getting the tapemeasure out all the time. When I had finished the main part (see that blue line?) I jut kept going I want it to be long enough to…
Continue Reading →Crochet Cabaret
BIG REVEAL TIME! I have finished the blue Juliet Jacket The buttons are little clear ones with blue flowers. Problem is, I decided to crochet only one buttonhole because I was too lazy at that time to bother with measuring for placement. I also thought that I would not do up the buttons. But now that I see it finished, I think it needs to be done up. So one day I must be very brave and get out the seam ripper, carefully cut buttonholes and then buttonhole stich around the cut quickly. Eeep! Can anyone think of a better way…
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