Question?????

 

Hi guys,

I have a question for you. When I am at work I just want to craft, craft and more craft but when I get home I lose the mojo. Do you have this problem????

Well the tatting as been put down as I have had a major paddy with it……I am now crocheting a doily yes you read right a doily…….My good friend Tina give me a table cloth of crochet and it completely fascinates me with all the work that went into it and how was it constructed. I found this book on Amazon….

I have only had it a week and look at the state of it. It as been doing a lot of traveling in my new ruck sack. So the same night I had to try it out…..

This is how far I have got so far…….I have used I size 5 crochet thread that I got from the Wool Shop in Leeds. The crochet hook is 2mm……took a lot of swearing to get use to this size hook.

At the moment I am doing a ring of these flowers and joining as I go along………….this is very new to me……..

I am really enjoying doing this doily………………….I will have to show you the massive bargain I got from the lovely Sue at the Wool Shop last Saturday…..I love the fact this place is just around 3 corners from my house……Duncan may not be happy about it but I LOVE IT!!!!!

Have I impressed you yet?????

Luv Jane XX

Must try Harder!!!!!

 

Hi guys,

Well I have been working so hard this afternoon with the new slippers and my shuttle tatting homework……which is going wrong….

Tina give me a little project to do…which was a bookmark by Carol Lepard. The first go is above and I did not do enough double stitches on the last ring and I closed it before I realized what I had done……..I did try to undo the ring but it would not work………..so I thought I would just start again………I have been working on the second attempt and I have just looked at it and I have now forgot one ring in the middle……completely forgot it…….bugger!!!!! The mistake below…..

I have to say that I am more happy with this effort as it does looks tidier than the first…………so in the morning I am at the gym and then I have a few jobs around the house and then I AM going to master this bookmark……..I was in Leeds market this morning and I saw these……

I nearly broke my neck getting these to the cashier on the stall. I have never seen crochet threads this fine on the market……may have to take another visit there later on this month………. They are Lesur Pixie in 20.

So hopefully tomorrow I will have a better tatting day………this is my first Shuttle tatting project I have ever done…………must try harder!!!!!

Luv Jane XX

Knitted and crocheted slippers

 

Hi guys,

Well I did send Duncan back to the Wool Shop to get me some more of that yummy James C Brett Marble Chunky wool……well I did go with him for a nosey……..and this is what we brought back with us….

MMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!! In my last post I mentioned that with the last ball of wool came a pattern by Sue Golthorpe who happens to run the Wool Shop with her other half Jon…………This is what I managed to make…….

Without the flowers. I decided to make the flowers with a 5.5mm crochet hook.

I think they are cool………….I have never made anything like this before and I think I have made a good effort…….wonder what Sue will think of them.

The Wool Shop to see what other lovely stuff they have. Best thing for me is that it is just around the corner from me and if I get stuck I can always go around for help.

Well I hope you like.

Luv Jane XX

Another Tea cosy

 

Hi guys,

Well my project today was knitting a tea cosy for my Mummy. Mummy is my best friend’s mum and I have called her Mummy for years. So I sent Duncan to the wool shop yesterday as I was having a tatting lesson in Barnsley with my mate Tina……he got me some more James C Brett Marble Chunky. Once again I have used the pattern from the Simply Knitting magazine. The designer is called Kirstie McLeod.

I am getting to really like this wool. This wool came with a pattern which I am going to have to try next………..when I send Duncan to the shop again for more wool……hehehehe.

For the cord I used my crochet hook instead of twisting it as in the mag.

I think I am going to use the left over wool from this ball to make flowers for my tea cosy….

See ya soon

Jane XX

Birthday cake.

 

Hi guys,

Well I have tried to make a Birthday cake:

 

What do you think?

Luv Jane XX

P.S. I have been given shuttle tatting homework so watch this space…

New project!

 

Hi guys,

You will be sooooooo proud of me as I have finished drooling over some wool that I got for my Birthday…….yes from February.

I have used the James C Brett Marble Chunky……in purples  and I have made a tea cosy…….just like the orange prototype I made.

Remember this???????

Well here is my purple one……….

I LOVE THIS WOOL!!!!!!!!

I just need to make some flowers for the top but could not wait before posting this.

Hope you like and thanks for popping in!

Luv Jane XX

Crocheted purse

 

Hi guys,

Well I went to the gym this morning and got a free shower on the walk back……lovely. I got weighed for the first time in ages and I was 14stone 3lb. So since starting the gym I have lost 6lb. So to get to my first target of 13 stone I need to loose a further 17lb……a long where to go but I am going to get there!!!!!!! Did a bit of the ironing so I can finish this tomorrow night. So onto the crafting did I finish my project??????

A recap on the project from last night:

      

I used a light purple aran wool….sorry cannot remember the make. I used a 4.5mm crochet hook.

Here I have finished:

I used white and dark purple aran for the flowers and a 4mm hook.

The inside:

The inside and I really need more practice on the sewing of linings. I am happy with the end product!!! What do you think?

My new book is Cute and Easy crochet by Nicki Trench…………I have seen other projects I NEED to try like the tea cozy……the teddy bears……..there is a lovely shawl I really like….and loads more……

This is the page of the crochet purse…….mine is not far away.

 

Luv Jane XX

Guess what???

 

Hi Guys,

I got a new book this morning and this afternoon I got to read it and try one of the projects………………Can you guess what it will be??

Yes it is crochet and the colour should be purple.

My first attempt at lining a piece of crochet………..it is not perfect but I can only getting better with practice……..can’t I????????

Well I will try to finish this project after the gym and ironing in the morning…….oh the joys of trying to be healthy.

Seen you soon.

Luv Jsne XX

Something for me!!!!

 

Hi guys,

Well I have made something for me…….I do not do this often. I have been in my new job for 8 weeks……time flies when you are having fun. I absolutely love it………any how I have been thinking that I need a coaster for my desk at work as I did not have one…………..so I found a little kit from the Cross stitch Card Shop magazine…………..I have a box full of these kits that I keep saying I will get these done and I never get around to it.

So here is my new coaster

Designed by the lovely Margaret Sherry. Teacup kitty cat!

I LOVE THESE CATS!!!!

What should I do next?????????

Luv Jane XX

Belated Birthday weekend

Hi guys,

I have just had the most amazing weekend! Jennifer was in respite this weekend so my friend Tina organized the brilliant weekend. It was going to happen in March but the respite people cancelled on us at the last minute and we had to put plans on hold. It was worth the wait. It was suppose to start on the Saturday morning but was brought forward to late Friday night. I had to watch the Rhinos win on Sky first. So we were picked up and we filled the boot up with all our gear…………I know we were only going for the weekend but it did look like we were moving in………..So the early next morning we went to the shopping outlet at Castleford. I got a few things like a new mug for work as someone chipped mine…….a good excuse for a bigger cup…..I love my cups of tea. We went back to Tina’s and it was the start of the making of the food…….Tina always makes us meals for our Birthdays and the theme for this was the 70’s as I born in 75. The starters were the below……….mmmmmmmmmmm

Everything is homemade from scratch………..

Then it was the ever popular prawn cocktails……….done a little bit different.

This was brilliant and we all had stories about the prawn cocktail.

Then it was onto the main meal which was something completely new to me……..the cheese fondue…….. lovely. Then to top everything off it was the Black Forest Gateaux…………I have always loved this desert……Tina made the below….

Yes it was MASSIVE!!!!!

This was to die for……….

Well we could not eat another thing after this at all……so we did not manage to get to the cheese board for the second time…………..but we did manage one more thing before we all exploded with all the gorgeous food…….an Irish coffee which was another first for me.   HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!

The best thing is that I get to help in the kitchen and I get to learn all about this beautiful food.

So what did we do on the Sunday????????? 

We were taken along Snake Pass to Dam Busters land……. Peak District.

First we stopped at Torside……..

This is from the car park.

Now do not be scared of the next 2 pictures

A picture of Duncan (Dingusdee)

This is the very scary picture of me. The views were amazing.

The boat house

Then it was onto the reservoirs where the Dam Busters did the practicing and the views here were amazing and we got to see in the Museum where we learned loads.

The first tower is where the museum is.

This is the view from the Museum.

The other dam. You may be asking where all the pictures come from…..I am one of those people that takes the camera and then remembers it when taking the thing out of the bag after the day out…….taking all on no pictures……so this time I took loads and I am so glad……..I still hate having my picture taken.

These pictures are just outside of Glossop.

Also the amount of crafting me and Tina did?????? None!

A brilliant weekend!!!!!!!

 

Luv Jane XX

A cow for Easter

 

Hi guys,

Well I have made a cow this time…..yes Daisy the cow from the Nikki Trench Super-cute crochet book…….I can hear the groans from here……… LOL.

My friend next door loves cows and I was showing her the book as I was making Duncan’s lion and she mentioned the cow on how cute she was. So I had to make her for Christine. Here she is….

 

Well Christine loved her and she is now sitting next to her TV.

Hope you like.

Luv Jane XXXX

HAPPY EASTER!!!!!!!!

Crocheted Fairy for Jennifer

 

Hi guys,

I have done something a little bit different for Jennifer this Easter. She will still get an Easter egg from us but I have made her a little crocheted fairy from the brilliant Super-Cute Crochet from Nikki Trench…..

I have used the red wool for the hair because Jennifer is a red head and she does get a little bit of grief because of this. I keep telling her that women pay loads of money to get somewhere near her colour.

Had to show you the wings at the back……..these turned out better than I thought.

Little Fairy from the side……….yes Jennifer as loads of hair.

A closer look.

All the wool is DK Special by Stylecraft. I have used a 4mm hook an some brown thread for the eyes.

I do hope she likes this.

Luv Jane XX