What You Doing Wednesday Week 23

I can't believe we are nearly at the end of August!

I hope your month has gone well

& your week is going well so far!

Now this week I've got quite a few hats on the go.

I am in the middle of making a "Julia Cloche"

I bought the pattern from:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/julia-cloche

I am altering the pattern slightly as I want a slightly different look.

Just the headband to fit and flower to make.

Now I have bad news about the other hat I was making.

I made it:

Sorry about the awful picture.

I was at the end of my tether at this point

& just wanted to frog it.

The pattern just worked out too long and too big.

I changed hook size etc and my gauge was coming out a lot smaller

than the pattern required but it was still huge!!!!

So I decided to design my own

but you'll have to wait to see that one.

Now as you may or may not know I set-up a group

called "Crochet Addict"

I sent a question out asking what animal hats people

would like to see made.

I got quite a few ideas so I have made a start on them.

First we have the Frog Hat

We have the Ladybird (ladybug) Hat

We have the Meerkat Hat

The mouse hat

Just the basic hats to make up for the whale, bear & chicken

to make up next.

I'll make the basics up first and then onto the features.

I'll hopefully have some to show you on Friday

& then more next week.

This week I am reading:

Kindle:

Book:

So far it's looking like a really good book.

I'll let you know more when

I do my review.

Update on the butterflies

They ALL hatched into butterflies.

We kept them for a couple of days,

feeding them on sugar water

& then we let them free.

This is one sat on Daddy's hand

As you can tell Little Red was very

excited when they flew off.

He even picked flowers for them before they flew off :-)

I would highly recommend this project to do with kids.

Little Red loved coming down each morning

and seeing how much bigger they were.

The bit were they were in the cocoon was a bit boring 

but when they came out it made his year!

The best thing is they will hopefully increase the population round here so we will see more.

We have kept the kit and may send off for another batch next year.

  

Now it's your turn to share what you are doing.

It doesn't have to be crochet, anything you are making

is perfect.

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Giveaway Time!

To Celebrate the opening

of

Crochet Hat Crazy

there is a Grand Opening

Giveaway

Click on the picture to take you straight to the giveaway!

GOOD LUCK!

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Changes Are Afoot!

I hope everyone who is having a bank holiday

today is having a good day.

All those who aren't I hope your still having a good day.

Well I've been going through a bit of a transformation on facebook.

I read a fantastic post by Mom With A Hook

about a facebook business called 

The Hat Factory.

If you want to read the post:

http://crochetbusinessblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/thehatfactory.html

Since starting to crochet I've undergone a number of transformations.

I am now concentrating more on the design of patterns

rather than the selling of items.

That doesn't mean to say I want to stop making things for people.

Each time I design an item I still have the item

I've made.

This got me to the conclusion that I needed to 

split the businesses into two.

My SusanD Crochet Addict facebook business

is going to be for the selling of patterns.

& Now

My Crochet Hat Crazy facebook business

is going to be for the sale of the ready made items

& items made to order

Please pop over and take a look.

I will be having a giveaway 

of one of the ready made items within the next week

so keep an eye out.

I will then be having a pattern giveaway

within the next couple of weeks

so keep an eye out for that one as well.

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Giveaway Sunday Week 23

I hope everyone is having a good weekend!

This is short but sweet.

Here are the Giveaways I've found for this week.

  

  

    

  

    

    

    

    

    

    

Good Luck!

I have no affiliation with any of the giveaways.

These are just giveaways I've found

Army of Ten!

Hey Guys!

Today I am here to tell you something cool, and sad at the same time. Ten by Gretchen McNeil is coming out in September, and well that is pure awesome! Sad part is a certain large chain bookstore  won't hold her books! *GASP* So now comes the cool part!

This army is on a mission! We are going to help spread the word about Gretchen's upcoming novel Ten! And after reading this book, this is one book we want everyone to read! Not only do you get to help spread the word about Ten but you also get entered to win so many AMAZING prizes!

So for more info go HERE, and make sure to join the Ten Army!

If you would like to link to any

giveaways you are hosting or you have found

please feel free:

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