I've Made Friday Week 48

I hope your week has gone well

& you have a fantastic weekend ahead of you.
I hope you had a good February and are
welcoming March.

I'm seriously ill at the moment
so I'll be around when I can.
I'm on the strongest antibiotics saved for pneumonia
patients. If these don't work they aren't sure what they can do.
They have upped my steriods and are hoping this will help.
I'll keep you updated and fingers
crossed I'll be on the mend soon!

Now I've got loads to show you!

I've been making things whilst I've been ill.

I'm struggling to sleep as my chest is making a horrible

rattling noise.

I'll be glad when I recover.

Shells legwarmers

from

Susie J Crochet

This is the pattern set I bought:

The pattern is available on:

Etsy

Ravelry

This is a beautiful pattern & really easy to follow.

Next I made a Baby set:

  

  

This is the Starbirght Bonnet & Legwarmers

Designed by 3 Boys & A Ball of Yarn

This is the set I bought:

The pattern is available on:

Etsy

Ravelry

Craftsy

Next I made:

Now I did make quite a number

of mistakes on this pattern.

They are only little ones & I think it

will look much better after being

blocked.

I followed the free pattern:

Little White Dress

by Sarah Cooper

I also made:

Some booties from the pattern:

Girl's Shoes with Lazy Daisy Ribbon Embroidery

By Happyberry

I haven't added the ribbon yet

but I might try once I'm a bit better

I finally finished my baby blanket

  

I'll have better pictures when we actually get some sun.

I have also designed a few add on's for my Free Mug Cozy Pattern:

  

  

I'm hoping to get them typed up soon and you'll be able

to change your applique to what mood or festivity it is.

Now that's all I've made - not been really busy :-)

I've also been trying to design my own

banner and pin:

It's not perfect but for a first try I don't think it's too bad

As you know I've recently bought a Craftsy Course.

I bought and followed the:

Beyond Rectangles Course by Linda Bermann

Crochet: Beyond Rectangles - $14.99

Retail Price: $24.99

You Save: $10.00

from: Craftsy.com

This is an easy pattern to follow & throughout

Linda gives you lots of hints and tips.

You also get a special tutorial

at the end of the course.

Throughout the course you can ask questions and get the answers 

straight from Linda.

Linda's support makes a huge difference. If you get confused you can get the help.

You can do the course at your own speed & repeat as many

times as you want.

I often paused and then carried on watching when I was ready.

I loved the fact that I could see what I should be doing.

You were given options to choose what you would like

to do on certain parts.

Linda makes all the instructions clear and you don't miss a thing.

After completing this course I decided that

I enjoyed it so much I wanted to sign you for more.

Hubby let me sign up for a couple as part of my up coming birthday present
and a couple I had bought when they were on sale:

Tunisian Crochet: Revolutions in Color and Style - $19.99

Retail Price: $29.99

You Save: $10.00

from: Craftsy.com

I purchased some tunisian hooks when I first start to crochet.
Apart from making 2 cowls they have been left to collect dust.
I can't wait to follow this course and blow the dust off them.
I had only really learnt one stitch previously so this is going
to be a fantastic course to learn more.

Crafty Crochet Embellishments - $14.99

Retail Price: $24.99

You Save: $10.00

from: Craftsy.com

I couldn't resist signing up for another one of Linda's courses.
I also can't wait to make different things to brighten up my clothes
and my home.

I am also looking at the:

Shuttle Tatting - $29.99

Retail Price: $39.99

You Save: $10.00

from: Craftsy.com

This course looks really exciting and the patterns look beautiful.

It's not something I've looked at before

& I think it is one where a course will

be of a great help.

I also love the fact it teaches you how to convert old patterns

so you can use with today's techniques.

I've finished listening to:

Audio:

Bram Stokers Dracula

I loved listening to this book.

I really enjoyed the old English and some of the 

different ways and predictions they had for the future.

I am so glad I took the time to actually read (well listen)

to the Original Dracula

I would highly recommend this book!

It's a classic in every sense.

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!

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Sophie

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope you've all had a wonderful

weekend and Thanksgiving.

My Christmas present arrived this week :-)

I know it isn't Christmas yet

but I can't wait and I've already started designing

things for her.

Meet Sophie:

She came with her beautiful dress & diaper cover.

Sooo cute little socks, a beautiful shawl, cloth diaper

& dummy.

She also came with:

 A cute little sleep suit

 Another beautiful outfit

& a brand new brush & comb set.

I've not had her long but already I've starting designing

my first ever newborn\reborn set

I've designed a matching set of:

Dress, Bolero, Beret & Mary Jane Booties

I hope you like her!

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I've Made Friday Week 31

Wow I can't believe how quick this year is going.

I hope your year/month/week/day

is going well!

I've finished Lydia's Dress off

& made her a matching hat, mittens & booties

I made the dress using (and adapting a little):

The free pattern at Bella Bambina Knits

All the booties I have made I used:

the roll top booties pattern

I have also made some booties & mittens

for Little Red's doll Max

The mittens I made for each of the dolls

was just made up as I went along.

I can't show you my finished competition entry

so you'll just have to watch this space

once the competition is finished.

Just a quick update.
If I don't reply to your messages for a while
I'm really sorry.
Little Red got sent home from school yesterday with a wasp sting.
The wasp has stung him next to his eye.
We are keeping it under control
as best as possible but there is some swelling round the eye
and it is really sore.
I'm hoping once he has stopped reacting to the sting
I can concentrate on my stuff again
but my little man comes first.

Now it's your turn

It doesn't have to be crocheting

anything you've made is more than welcome!

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I've Made Friday Week 30

I hope you are all having a good week!

The weather has turned here and

it now feels a lot like autumn.

The temperature has dropped and the rain is still here.

We've had our wood burner on

a few times which makes it feel a lot nicer.

There is just something about a real fire!

Little Red has toasted his first marshmellows/

As you know earlier in the week I received my new dolls.

I wrote the post before I'd actually received them

and just added picture when I had.

So I'd like to just tell you how fantastic they are!

I also want to show off what I've been making this week :-)

First is Edward

Little Red wanted me to make him

a red outfit and has called him Edward.

Little Red loves him!

He is preemie size at 14"

the perfect size for any child.

I couldn't recommend him enough.

Little Red doesn't have any siblings 

so has wanted to learn so many things about

how to look afer babies.

He has asked how to hold him

and how to seat him on the couch.

Everynight Edward has to get changed

for bed and in the morning before school

he wants him changed into his "day clothes"

Little Red doesn't want to be seen to take him to school,

so instead he has been taking them to meet his friends

and giving them to 2 girls who would

love an "Edward" as well.

They have been looking after him and then 

I have to carry him home.

For his booties I used my favorite free roll top booties pattern

For the shorts I used Lobelia baby pants

and I made up the pattern for the top

starting off following Bella Bambina Knits pattern.

Edward is a berenguer newborn doll.

My 2nd doll has been named:

Lydia Jasmine

Lydia's new outfit isn't quite finished yet

so you'll have to wait till next week.

Oh well you can have a sneek peak.

The booties for both dolls

were made from the roll top booties pattern 

I just changed the hook size to a 3.5mm 

for the Edward booties.

The dress isn't quite finished yet as it needs the arms

adding.

Here is what it should look like when finished:

You can find the free pattern at Bella Bambina Knits

Now about Lydia.

I can't recommend this seller on ebay enough!

When she arrived she was beautifully wrapped

in a shiny silk like material.

She has been sprayed with newborn baby smell.

There was "It's a girl" confetti throughout the box.

She came with a birth certificate for you to fill out

& a sonogram picture of a baby.

She also came with her own baby bottle.

Her head is weighted and has been beautifully painted

to make it look like a real baby.

With all the mottled skin and eyelashes she looks perfect.

(sorry the picture isn't perfect)

She also has nails on her hands

that have been painted and if you touch them they feel like

real nails and they even protued from the fingers slightly.

Her head is weighted so you

have to support it like a real baby.

She is 18" long so is perfect for newborn clothes :-)

She came in her baby grow and beautiful knitted cardigan.

I could not recommend this doll enough.

I bought her from the seller cottagesale on ebay

Now onto what else I've finished this week.

I'm afriad with all the baby clothes it's not a lot.

I have however finished my Scarecrow Hat

  

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/scarecrow-halloween-thanksgiving-hat-1-yr

I hope you like him.

I thought he turned out really well :-)

Perfect for Halloween\Thanksgiving\Harvest festival

Now it's your turn

It doesn't have to be crocheting

anything you've made is more than welcome!

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