So, the other day I mentioned that one of my stash-bust projects was bigger and deserved a post of its own. And here it is! A shawligan. It’s a shawl – but with sleeves! How flipping awesome is that? I mean, I love shawls, but they’re not always the most practical of thing. But a … More Ta da! Shawligan
It has been one heck of a summer and early autumn. Heatwave aside, it’s been hard. Way back in July, my mother broke her leg. Badly enough to need surgery, then a long stint in hospital, and an even longer stint at home with extra equipment, extra care, and absolutely no weightbearing on the leg … More Summer doldrums and stashbust fever
Hello! And welcome back to my corner of the world for my second year participating in Stylecraft’s Blog Tour. Yesterday you were with Phil of The Twisted Yarn, and tomorrow you’re heading over to Julia of Hand Knitted Things, but today is my turn 😀 As you’ve already seen, this year the blogstars were given … More Stylecraft Blog Tour 2018
It’s finished! It’s done! Complete! Ahhhhh what a wonderful feeling! I’m so, so pleased with it. It’s crazy. A collision of colours. Utterly psychedelic, just as I imagined it would be. I found the perfect buttons in my button box. Six round buttons, each with a different comical owl on. I sewed each one … More Ta da! Wheelchair cushion cover
Ahhh look how close I am to finishing! I have two edges done. It is now completely in a cushion-shape, open at just one end, which I need to fill in and straighten up. Then I need to sew on some buttons and make some little loops for the buttons to fasten on to – … More Mini update number nineteen
Drumroll, please! I have….a corner! Isn’t it wonderfully corner-like? In fact, what I have is more than a corner. I have a corner and the whole of one side: It is beginning to look remarkably like a cushion cover 😀 I’m really pleased. And it was definitely the right decision to pin it onto the … More Mini update number eighteen
This is starting to get a bit tricky. It’s all very well making flowers, and then turning flowers into clumps of flowers, and joining the clumps together. But this is obviously going to be a cushion. Which means it has to fit precisely. I don’t want it to sag right from the beginning! And that … More Mini update number seventeen
Back at work on my wheelchair cushion 🙂 A lovely big patch of flowers, just beginning to join on to the main piece. And this evening, I shall tackle some ends *is determined*
Over a week ago, somebody over on Facebook asked how I’m joining my motifs together – single crochet, slip stitch, sewing? So I promised some pics and guidance, and it’s taken me this long to get round to it 😀 I join my flowers together in essentially three different ways (all US terms). Firstly, slip … More Mini update number fifteen and a half – a little tutorial
Side two is progressing nicely: This evening I must tackle the ends. Hey ho.
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