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

called Baby Chicks in Eggshell

 

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

from Melissa Mall

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

from Vintage Knit n Crochet

It's for a poppy hat but I have just made the poppy itself

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:

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!

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I've Made Friday Week 25

I hope you are all having a good week!

I hope Friday is just as good!

I know I showed you some of the hats the other

day but here they are again if you hadn't seen them.

The hats I've made this week:

(patterns for purchase are linked to each picture)

Ladybird

  

                                Frog Hat Newborn                                      Frog Hat 3-6mnths

 Frog Hat 6-12 months

   

                           Meerkat Hat                                                       Bear Hat

Mouse Hat

Then there are the hats I've finished for me:

This is my folded hat. 

It was based slightly on the pattern I bought the other week

and didn't work for me.

It's difficult to see in this light but it has a folded part at the front.

I'm planning on finding a beautiful pin or button to go on the side

or maybe a flower.

If I decide I like it I might make it in another colour as well

so you can see the design better.

This is an eyelit cloche 

that I bought the pattern of from etsy.

The pattern also includes a flower & a brim if you want it as well 

And this is the Julia cloche hat

that I have finished :-)

I bought the pattern at Ravelry

I altered the pattern slightly as I wanted a removable brim

  

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I'm also thinking of making a white flower that I can attach if I want but I haven't decided yet.

By the way all the hats are in black as I am wearing a black and white dress.

This is a last minute add and I'm afraid the pictures aren't brilliant.
I just couldn't wait to show you.

My chicken hat.

Little Red already wanted it before I'd even finished it.

 :-)

This is a quick update with better pictures

This week I read:

Kindle:

Book:
 

I've got a bit of a mixed review for this one.

The author is a good writer

& I am sure that a different story would be a better read.

The basics of the story is it's about 

a thirteen yr old boy called Aaron.

His life has changed for the worse since his dad died.

He overhears a bank robbing gang

and from there things take a turn for the worse.

Some people love the book

but I just couldn't accept the story as it just got 

more and more far-fetched!

The worse it got the angrier I got with the story.

I carried on reading as the writing is good

& I hate not finishing a book.

In some ways I wish I hadn't.

The ending was so sickly sweet & unbelievable!

Sorry but this isn't one for me.

I give this book 2 out of 5

Now it's your turn

It doesn't have to be crocheting

anything you've made is more than welcome!

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What You Doing Wednesday Week 24

Half way through the week already!

Little Red is having his first day back at school today!

Wish us luck!

This week I've been trying to clear my 

WIPs.

I'm not doing too bad.

This is what I have left that is still in progress

(not counting my blankets as they are on hold till it gets colder)

Dora Hat

(this will hopefully be the free pattern for October)

As you can see it's still in the early stages

I still have my Chicken Hat

that I haven't made the features for yet

The Whale Hat

& I'm planning on making my penguin hat in smaller sizes.

I'm still reading three days to die

I don't think I'll have it finished this week

but all in all it's not a bad book.

Kindle:

Book:

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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