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Showing posts with label hat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hat. Show all posts

Monday, 20 February 2012

I love to crochet....granny squares...


My Nana taught me how to crochet when I was very young...by the age of ten I was proficient enough to teach my Auntie....My first completed project was a granny square poncho.....then a hippie bag ...then more bags which my dad took to work and sold to the girls in his office....This is how I began. I did not get much money for the bags, but enough to buy more wool and keep up production....They were made properly and I lined them...I sewed the lining on my Nans beautiful singer sewing machine and hand stitched the lining in....I also sold suede hippie belts and wrist bands....

The small blanket above was a gift for a friends baby...




I made this hat recently for myself...




This is work in progress....when it was finished I sold it on eBay ....




I made this bag after Christmas but still have not got around to lining it...I made the strap long and wide to wear across the body....I made this to go with my deep purple coat ...
The idea is to be hands free for shopping trips to Brighton.....One of my favourite pass times....down the lanes...wonderful shops...pubs and street cafes...




Work in progress !...I wish I had photos of all the things I have made...


Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Knitting on four needles....



I am not a great lover of watching the telly...I don't mind a good film, and I have watched Eastenders since it began....apart from that I consider it a wast of my time,I would rather be doing something.
However...on a cold winter night my son Charlie and I sometimes snuggle under a blanket and I will let him choose what we watch as long as I can do some knitting or crochet.

I knitted this beret on four needles...a labour of love as it ended up a bit big and I made myself undo half of it and re knit it so that it would fit....I have a large head so I couldn't understand why it was large on me....either the pattern was wrong or my work was too loose....

Now, this jumper I am very pleased with !....I got the pattern from a google search...It was knitted on a circular needle and I made the fair isle pattern up as I went along.  I followed the pattern for the shaping....I am very pleased as it is a perfect fit and I enjoyed every stitch....um...decisions...what shall I knit next?