the commuter project, aka
Sailor's Delight. All I can say is that it is growing, but slowly.
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| You might (or not, whatevs) also be interested to know that this is the first time ever I have had red toenails. Oh I feel so pretty!! |
the special request, aka a
moose! At least the beginnings of one. I don't know about you, but whenever I get a request to make something, I get a case of the warm & fuzzies.
Aww you think my skills are good enough?? This one is for a friend of a Chris, who gave said Chris
this christmas card one year. Said Chris liked the card very much, so Mr Moose will be a follow up gift. This one will differ from the
pattern as the requestor specifically wants googly eyes. That just means this moose will be much awesomer.
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| Trust me, that's its head. |
the skiller upper, aka
Venus, my first go at tunisian crochet. Ok ok, So I am halfway through row 2, but I am excited about this one! It took me a couple of gos to get going, but now I think I have the hang of it. It seems slow though, and using a 5.5mm hook with laceweight yarn feels weird and clumsy, but I'm sure I'll warm to it.
I know I said I might be using other yarn for this, but that's another story.
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| I have yet to learn how to take photos true to colour. fhaw;ghawjkhasbcv |
the nearly FOs, a
bunch of things almost ready to be gifted, bar a few buttons, ribbons, and blocking. I also tend not to snip all my ends off post-weaving-in until after blocking. Anyone else do this? I don't know if I got this anywhere, but I like to think that blocking might 'set' the yarn, so that when I snip the tails off they won't go poking out anywhere. Is that a 'thing' or did I pull that out of my arse?
And there we have it!
Linking to- WIP Wednesday (Tami's Amis) | WIP Wednesday (Ambassador Crochet) | Yarn Along (Small Things) | Keep Calm and Craft On {Crafting on} (Frontier Dreams) | What you doing Wednesday (SusanD1408 Crochet Addict) | Hookin on Hump Day (My Merry Messy Life)
ooh tunisian crochet - that looks interesting. very cute knits too, have a creative wednesday xx
ReplyDeleteThe yarn you are using looks wonderful, so shiny and golden!
ReplyDeleteLove the sailors delight!
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Just popping over from Tami's, really like the look of all your projects. Sailors delight is looking good and so is your tunisian crochet, I've been told to give it a try but I'm not so sure. As regards not snipping ends I've heard of it and not sure which is right but your way makes sense.
ReplyDeleteI am jeallus of your crocheting abilities! Some day I'll learn...some day!! Everything looks great and I am loving your shawl.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining KCCO :)
I have an award for you at my blog!
ReplyDeleteEileen :)
I agree with you about not trimming the ends until after blocking, especially if it's got any wool content because I think it does help of the yarn's "set".
ReplyDeleteGooglier eyes = awesomer ... at least in my books!
WoW. The Sailor's Delight is beautiful! I usually take smaller projects on my commute, like socks. You rock for bringing a project of this scale along.
ReplyDeleteI, too, have commuter projects! I love yours. The Tunisian crochet looks lovely - you're definitely getting the hang of it!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I've been wanting to do the tunisian stitch for a while. Thanks for sharing at Hookin On Hump Day!
ReplyDeleteAll of your yarn choices are really pretty. I love the deep berry tones, especially. And yes, I also wait to snip my ends.
ReplyDeleteThat's a thing because I treat my ends the same way!!!! Beautiful projects can't wait to see the fully finished versions
ReplyDeleteI love the stripes on that shawl! Looking forward to seeing the nearly FOs become FOs.
ReplyDeleteWow - you're so productive! I love Sailor's Delight and can't wait to see the moose finished ^_^
ReplyDeleteWIPs in abundance! How wonderful! The tunisian crochet has to be my favorite, I'm impressed that you are able to work with yarn that tiny!
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