Showing posts with label Wash Cloth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wash Cloth. Show all posts

Friday, 29 March 2013

I've Made Friday Week 52


Good Morning Everyone.
I hope you are all having a good week
and are looking forward to the weekend.

Little Red & hubby are off at the moment
but I'll tell you more about that when everything is back to normal.

I decided to make a couple of things
for Easter.


I made a little Easter Egg garland
using a free pattern from Lacy Crochet.
and joining them with a chain.

A little Lamb
Using the free spring squishies pattern
by Josephine Wu
This is a free download from Ravelry
and you get the patterns for a chick, duck, lamb & rabbit:
This was a fantastic and easy pattern to follow.
I think they are also just soooo cute!

I loved following this free pattern
from Lani Herschensohn

 
Each eggshell has a top and bottom and in each is a chick
I made quite a few in different colours

Then I made up a basket for them to fit in.

But if you've got the eggs and you've got the basket
you need a chicken to sit on them:
The chicken isn't as pretty as the pattern
that I followed but I just wanted a hollow
chicken that the egg could fit in.
This is the free cosy set:
I changed the legs and didn't make the egg cosy inside them
as I was making it for Little Red to Play with.

Wow isn't this sheep hat fantastic!
and it's a free pattern as well
I loved the way she uses a treble crochet with a sc to make the bobbly effect.
I loved making this hat!

I also made a broach for me.
I purchased this pattern
It's for a poppy hat but I have just made the poppy itself
Poppy Flower Girls Hat  age 0-3 & 3-6 months 6 -12 1 -3 years crochet Pattern
I love the effect of the big poppy.
It makes a real statement.

Little Red asked if I could make him a scarf to match
his Turtle hat.
and you know I can't resist
making things for Little Red.

As you know I have been following the Online Tunisian Crochet Class
at Craftsy
This is the first washcloth I made

In the next part of the course you learn how to use 3 colours:
I haven't block it yet but I think you'll agree it's very effective.
I just couldn't believe how easy it was to work with 3 colours.
Infact it was easier using the 3 colours than using one.

I listened to:

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

This is a free audio book from Books Should Be Free
(you can listen online, download the audio or the book itself)

Wow I loved this book!
The author also wrote The Secret Garden.
The book is based around a young girl called Sara.
At 7 years old she is brought to London from India by her father.
She is brought to Miss Minchin’s London school
where she has her own bedroom and sitting room
and has a blessed life due to her fathers riches.
Her father was devoted to her and has left her there 
reluctantly as he knows she needs schooling.
During her time in school she is a perfect pupil.
Then her father dies penniless. Things take a drastic turn
and Miss Minchin keeps her as a slave and works her to the bone.
For the rest of the story you'll have to read the book ;-)
Sara it such a beautiful child in looks and in her heart.
It's a very touching innocent story that is written beautifully!
I would give this book 5 out of 5

Now it's your turn
It doesn't have to be crocheting
anything you've made is more than welcome!
Please try and visit at least 2 other sites
to see what other people have been making.
Can you also put the pin and link to this page
so that we can get more people joining in.
Thanks!


To Link Up Go To:
http;//crochetaddictuk.blogspot.com/


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Monday, 18 March 2013

Tunisian Crochet Craftsy Course



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Yeah I've been working on my Tunisian Crochet Course
that I purchased from Craftsy.

I can not recommend this course enough.
If you crochet or knit and would like to learn Tunisian 
I would say go for it.

This is where I started off.
Jennifer the instructor is fantastic.
She shows you clearly and in detail so you don't miss a thing.
Within the first 10 rows you are already able
to start off, complete:
  •  Tunisian Simple Stitch
  • Tunisian Knit Stitch
  • Tunisian Reverse Stitch
Jennifer gives you the confidence, hints and tips that will help you
to complete this project easily.


Now this is the first wash cloth that I finished.
I know lots of mistakes!
It's ok I tried again &
a lot less mistakes!!!!
It's just drying at the moment but I hope you agree it didn't turn out too bad.
I am really pleased with how quickly everything clicked.

This is only the first project in the course
so there will be more to come!

The Positives with a Craftsy Course:
  • Fantastic Prices
  • You can decide when you follow the course
  • You can repeat the course as many times as you want.
  • You can ask the instructor question and get help - including showing pictures.
  • You can do one part of the course and come back when you are ready to do another.
  • You can do the course in which ever order you want to.
  • You can add notes to the videos so that you can go back to a specific point as many times as you want to.

Watched out for the next part of the course.
I will also be doing reviews on the other courses that I am studying at Craftsy:


Online Crochet Class