First of all I want to welcome new followers Joy, Sue and Anna.
This week has been a wash out as far as weather
goes. One fine day on Tuesday, the rest
we suffered the tail end of a cyclone!
Rain and more rain. Perfect for
lots of hooky stuff.
It was also a perfect opportunity to get into the cupboards
and sort through stuff that has been in boxes and suitcases for years. Four years ago I downsized and I am guilty of
stuffing things away – out of sight out of mind! Well anyway I found some treasures and I will
share two of them today.
First was some chunky wool left over from a jumper I
knitted about 15 years ago. I don’t know
what happened to the jumper, there was a whole skein of the wool, umm great for
a chunky beanie a friend wants me to crochet for her.
This afternoon after mowing the lawns, at last it was
fine. I set to and crocheted this
lovely.
Only took an hour, the embellishment I had lying around. It was a trial I did from Karen’s P.S.I Crochet, the flower was for her almond blossom bag, which is on my want to do
list. However for the hat I did the final
round as picot edging( 1 double crochet
in one stitch, and then a half treble, a treble and a half treble all in the
next stitch then a double in the next stitch, all the way round- eng. terms)
instead of making it into an hexagon shape.
I quite like this look and I am thinking of making a small bag in the
same wool with the same embellishment on it.
(I think I have enough wool!)
The next treasure was a Kaffe Kassett needlepoint
canvas I did 10 years ago when I was in hospital after a car crash; I was there
for 9 weeks and managed to complete it.
I didn't have the right size canvas and it went to the edges and it was
terribly distorted, so it got shoved in a case and forgotten.
Looking at it I thought it is too beautiful to
be hidden away, I wonder… Yes it is more or less the same size as the chair
seats that I want to recover as the calico that is on them has got grubby. Also as it will be stapled on to the chair so
it can be pulled back into shape. Er...
that means I got to do 3 more, well never mind I have heaps of tapestry wool
and a couple of Kaffe’s books for ideas.
I will stick to the floral designs of course. Thank goodness winter is coming! Just have to buy the canvas it was done on
Penelope canvas which I think is 10 holes to the inch.
Now for one of my other treasures, not forgotten of course! One of my fur
babies Ambrose is fascinated with wool and loves to watch and snug down, These photos tell the story!
I am being good Mum!
I am just helping!
Haw heck, do you really expect me to not tame this
ball!
I am tired after helping think I will take a nap!
Well that is it for today; I have visitors for the
rest of the Easter holidays so I imagine I won’t get much hooky stuff
done. But I shall enjoy their company.
Best Wishes to you all and a wonderful Easter what’s
left of it if you celebrate it!
