A Website Worthy of Mention

I know some of my readers sew, knit and crochet quite well, while others would like to, but lack confidence. This led me to search the internet for some websites with clear, easy to follow free patterns which I could share links to.

Most are for 14" and 18" dolls, which by using your printer to reduce or enlarge the patterns, could be used for other sizes as well.

I found many websites which SELL patterns, but very few that provide FREE patterns. There were even less to actually provide tutorials in a way that anyone could follow them, even the most inexperienced. 

The following website has some wonderful patterns that are fully explained with photographs, as well as with videos, which makes them perfect patterns for beginners.

Happy Bankky Crafty Mom

This website also has other crafty ideas which would be fun to make. I hope, should you take advantage of these patterns and either sew, knit or crochet something, you will share photos of what you make and give credit to Bankky!

More Progress

Well my crochet throw rug is finally finished, so that's one more thing I can cross off my to do list. It's taking a while to whittle this list down, but at least it's on the move at long last. I'm feeling quite relieved.

Tian Sparkleheart (Luts Tiny Delf Lavender) was ordered on Monday, but probably won't be arriving until June or July. I ordered everything but the costume, which is cute, but I want to dress her myself.

 The wings aren't as delicate as the BambiCroni wings, but they are still pretty once they have been blushed.

Just in case you haven't ventured over to my other blogs, I have added some new YOSD outfits to Polkadots & Rainbows which you may like to see. I have also purchased some more fabrics.

Been working on a few other things, but I will tell you about them later. However, I shall be a little slower at posting over the next few weeks as I really want to finish off a whole pile of UFO's . . . and there are a heap of them, believe me!

I hope you are all having a lovely week, cheers for now, X.

More Progress

Not quite the 432 squares I had planned to do. To be honest, I think I may have completely miscalculated in the first instance. It would have broken my arms trying to lift it, had I had crocheted that many. The weight of all this wool is really heavy!

We have here 108 squares, made into 12 blocks of nine squares, then crochet joined into three strips of four blocks and finally all joined together, and featuring one row of burgundy DC around the whole lot.

Still have to sew in loose ends and complete the outside border, but I can tell you it's as warm as toast. I had the rug sitting on my legs last night while I did the outside row and I was literally perspiring by the time I finished.

I have managed to use up all the odd balls of greens, burgundy, plum, rust, beige, grey, black and cream. I did buy some more cream to do the final edge, but it didn't cost me much as I had recently received a $10 voucher from Spotlight.

Do you have something you're working on aside from dolls?

Progress

I have been working on my throw rug over Easter and now have a grand total of eight blocks of nine (72) granny squares all joined together. At first I wasn't quite sure how I was going to join them, but decided I would use a neutral colour to crochet join them rather than sewing them together.

I like how it creates a raised seam and contrasts nicely with all the earthy tones.

I'm thinking now I have seen these done, I may not have to make as many granny squares if I crochet a boarder around these blocks. What do you think?

The Dilema

What's a girl to do when she has this much 8ply wool in her stash? And this is just half of it! I have another box just like this stowed in my doll room.

 

Well with winter slowly creeping in, I thought this might keep me occupied in the evenings while I snuggle up in my comfy chair and watch my favourite TV programmes.

I figured I need to do four hundred and thirty two of them to complete a Granny Square throw rug. Wish me luck, I'm going to need it, along with a lot of patience (not my strongest attribute) to get this project finished.