tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16132050572510856882024-03-02T02:05:09.357+01:00sunshine and a sewing basketPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02920630058442978708noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613205057251085688.post-30745068183201755222018-10-13T08:47:00.002+02:002018-10-13T08:47:34.707+02:00A precious new arrival<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This has been a joyous and somewhat emotional year so far!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My precious and long-awaited granddaughter </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">decided to join us early. She was born at 25 1/2 weeks at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham Portsmouth in late August. E</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">arly on a Monday morning, my son phoned me and whispered in a wibbly wobbly voice "she's here Mom, she's here". On a happy note, our little miracle is making wonderful progress. She is now at a hospital closer to home in Guildford, a month has passed and I am a Granny-in-Love!</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I see photos of her almost every day, dear Samantha her mom has been so kind in that respect. Living in South Africa means I am so very far away. </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I had started two baby blankets, and was in the planning stages of what cardi's and jerseys to make ... suddenly, Skylar Alessia decided to come out and play, and I was propelled into a jersey making, sock knitting, hat crocheting frenzy! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Jerseys, jackets, socks and hats galore are soon to be on their way, in readiness for her homecoming in December. Here is what I have made so far:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">This is a super-quick blanket pattern called</span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/6-day-kid-blanket"> <span style="color: magenta;">6-Day Kid Blanket</span><span style="color: #444444;">,</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> from </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"> A firm favourite now, the </span><a href="http://www.thepatchworkheart.co.uk/2018/06/c2c-jayg-corner-to-corner-join-as-you.html"><span style="color: magenta;">C2C Gingham Blanket</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">, all the info on how to make this super pattern can be found on The Patchwork Heart Blog</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I made this simple Granny Square blanket some time ago,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Turquoise is Skylar's mom Sam's favourite colour!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"> So very sweet, so very quick ..</span><a href="http://www.smallfriendly.com/small-friendly/2013/05/knit-bitty-baby-booties.html"> <span style="color: magenta;">Bitty Baby Booties</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> from </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"> A </span><a href="http://carewear.org/index.php?page=knitting&pattern=jester_type"><span style="color: magenta;">Jester</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> hat new-born size, pattern info at carewear.org</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and two pairs of teeny socks, following the First Size Sock pattern</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> on Winwick Mom Sockalong Face Book Page, it's in the Files </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> And another pair!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">I loved making this cardi.. its called </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hundreds"><span style="color: magenta;">Hundreds</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">, designer is Kelly van Niekerk,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">PekaPeka Design Studio. She has some lovely patterns, both free and paid,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">look for her on Ravelry</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"> Such a fun little garment, pattern is free, called</span><span style="background-color: white; color: red;"> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/all-in-one-baby-top">All-in-One Baby Top</a></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white;"> fr</span>om Marianna's</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lazy Daisy Days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I have made this beautiful cardi so many times, the pattern</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Every baby that has been born into my family has had one of these.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The yoke is delicately detailed, as it gathers in towards the neckline ... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am thinking perhaps I will post the pattern, taking no credit, I would love</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to share it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"> Another favourite,</span><span style="color: magenta;"> <a href="http://zootyowlcards.blogspot.com/2018/03/quick-and-easy-baby-cardigan.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Zooty Owl's Quick and Easy Baby Cardigan</span></a></span><span style="color: #444444;">, so easy to make,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I added pretty turquoise buttons with little white flowers in the centre.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am quite particular when selecting buttons for my projects,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">it's important to choose just the right buttons!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Isn't this too sweet? I had yarn over from the Granny Square blanket</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">pictured above, just enough to make up my dear friend Zelna Olivier's</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/newborn-baby-body-warmer"><span style="color: magenta;">Newborn Baby Body Warmer</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">. Pattern can be found on her Ravelry page.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"> Another </span><a href="http://zootyowlcards.blogspot.com/2018/03/quick-and-easy-baby-cardigan.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Quick and Easy Baby Cardigan</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> from Zooty Owl, paired with</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">my</span><span style="color: magenta;"> <a href="http://sunshineandasewingbasket.blogspot.com/2014/07/layla-lu-beanie.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Layla-lu Baby Beanie</span></a>,</span><span style="color: #444444;"> pattern on the blog. This time I added a </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> And finally, two little premmie/newborn jackets. The pattern is called</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://kimations.blogspot.com/2014/04/nessas-sweater.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Nessa's Sweater</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> and can be found on kimations.blogspot.com. I especially like</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">The hat is my </span><a href="http://sunshineandasewingbasket.blogspot.com/2014/07/layla-lu-beanie.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Layla-lu</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> beanie pattern</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's quite long and does not have anything to do with a pig! When Skylar Alessia is introduced to social media, as I am sure her mommy will want to show to the world her beautiful miracle baby, I will post a picture or two.</span></div>
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Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02920630058442978708noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613205057251085688.post-10293739130066988702018-01-27T16:16:00.001+01:002018-01-27T16:49:53.076+01:00Ross Poldark Blanket<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Last year, a beloved friend sent me a message, it went something like this: " Patti, if you would be so kind, I would love it if you could make a blanket for Robert, he keeps on taking mine!" They live in Woking UK, and it can get veery chilly not so!!! Some years back I made her <a href="http://sunshineandasewingbasket.blogspot.co.za/2014/08/a-delight-to-behold.html">this</a> blanket, a very beautiful blanket designed by Heather of The Patchwork Heart. The Demelza and Poldark CAL's had taken my fancy when they were posted, and at the time I was quite keen to get involved .. (the series is amazing too). So I leapt at the the opportunity, and since I needed a blanket for a gentleman, the Poldark pattern was ideal. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Yarn: Stylecraft Special DK</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Colours: Black, white, sage, storm blue, silver, and copper</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>The blanket was finished in November, in time for a visiting friend to South Africa to take it back to the UK with him. And then it was wrapped in time for Christmas. Robert is sent me his gratitude and thanks for his blankie, which he absolutely loves .. happy days!!!! There is something so amazing about handmade gifts isn't there.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Thank you for the most wonderful support, lovely ladies, and until next time</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>much love Pat xxxxxxxxxxxxx</b></span>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02920630058442978708noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613205057251085688.post-33230008202680706502017-12-01T16:05:00.001+01:002017-12-01T16:07:25.485+01:00Christmas bauble <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A beautiful Christmas Bauble, quick and easy, to add to your Christmas Handmade bauble collection.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> H</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ope your decorations will look Tree-mendous! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Cotton or yarn in 4ply/sports weight, small amounts in desired colours</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">4mm hook, or hook appropriate for yarn</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">75mm polystyrene bauble, or size of choice</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Pattern is in US terms</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Crochet 2 sections</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sp~ space</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sl st ~ slip stitch</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><u>Fp3dctog cluster US / Fp3trctog UK </u>~ 1dc/trc into space indicated pulling yarn through first 2 loops only (2 loops on hook), yarn over, i</span><span style="color: #323434; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">nsert your hook front-to-back through your work, so that the 2dc/trc cluster you want to crochet around is in front of your hook. </span><span style="color: #323434; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Yarn over again and pull through yarn, yarn over and pull yarn through 2 loops ~ three loops on your hook. 1dc/trc in next space, pulling yarn through first 2 loops only ~ 4 loops on hook. Yarn over, pull yarn through all 4 sts on hook, ch-1 to close.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am so glad to be with you today; it's a most glorious morning here in sunny Randburg. We had wonderful storms and heavy rain during the night, and our gardens are smiling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have been busy with a few projects in the last few months. I have discovered the wondrous world of sock knitting! I enjoy sitting down with a pair (or four) of needles now and again. There's an easy rhythm to rows plain and purl, while sitting in the evening watching telly. Just by the way, isn't Line of Duty such a very good series? And Shetland, and of course Victoria. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My sweet little owl, my contribution to Yarndale's Creative Hearts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and the owl was my own creation. I could have sat and made</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">many more, such fun!</span></div>
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South Africa, and I sent my parcel off with a prayer for it's</div>
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A very warm and cosy Magic Blanket</div>
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A pretty Mandala,<a href="http://www.lookatwhatimade.net/crafts/yarn/crochet/free-crochet-patterns/mandala-21-a-pattern-by-john-kelly/"> pattern</a> by John Kelly and available, </div>
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</span>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02920630058442978708noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613205057251085688.post-80260092465539018562017-07-31T18:20:00.002+02:002017-07-31T18:20:42.876+02:00Cake Yarn Magic<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Had a lot going on dear friends; thank goodness for the calmness and peace my crochet work brings me! In the turmoil and mayhem that has filled many of my days of late, and with my concentration levels at almost zero, I chose these two simple projects; easy patterns and beautiful yarn and my first tryout of the hugely on-trend cake yarns. The patterns I used are courtesy of two of my favourite creative ladies. The <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/cosy-stripe-blanket.html">Cosy Stripe Blanket</a> is from Lucy @ Attic 24, and the <a href="http://www.thepatchworkheart.co.uk/2017/01/wrap-around-cushion-cover-tutorial.html">Wrap Around Granny Square Cushion</a> Cover is from Heather @ The Patchwork Heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Before crocheting became my bliss, crafting with felt and a bit of decorative embroidery was a great pastime of mine. My favourite go-to pattern for a crochet heart is <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2013/01/rose-heart-hanger.html">The Rose Heart Hanger</a>; the link can be found here. My pattern has slightly different starting rows, where you start with a chain, work back along the chain, then flip the work over and commence on the 'bottom' line of the starting chains .... hence the name Bottom-up!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The pattern is worked in US Terms: Single crochet (sc), except for 1 Double crochet (dc) in Row 1. The ch1 at the <b>beginning</b> of each row is not counted as a stitch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Make two hearts. The 'Bottom Up' method of starting the heart, gives a nice even shape. Sometimes I find my heart point a little 'off centre' in patterns I have tried .. it's me! not the pattern! This way I find gives me a nice centre point.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Row 1: Sc into 2nd Ch from hook, 1dc in next st, 1sc in last stitch. Ch 1</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Crochet the two hearts together using sc, leaving a 5+ cm gap to enable the wadding to be pushed in. Complete working the two hearts together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">An alternative is to sew the hearts together ...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Use a large sewing needle and thread with yarn; line up the hearts carefully wrong sides together and I pin here and there so that they don't move or slide. Sew together, tie off securely and stitch away ends into body of heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">To finish your hearts, a simple <a href="http://www.pink-milk.co.uk/2013/11/coiled-rose-crochet-pattern.html">rose</a> and <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/may-roses.html">leaf</a>, or embellishment of your choice is fun to add, crochet a chain loop on the top and you have a pretty addition to a birthday gift, a door hanger, a decoration to hang on your dressing table, or your favourite mirror. Attach a silver ring and use as a handbag charm or<i> </i>key ring I always have a stock of hearts on hand, to pop into little gauzy bags to take to a tea to give my friends as a keepsake. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">And Mother's Day celebrated in May is just around the corner; decorate your Mother's Days gift with a beautiful crochet heart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was trying a square in some mercerised cotton and a fine hook some time back, and found it was just right to fancy up the paler heart; I added a chain loop using the cotton together with the lilac yarn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Thank you for reading</span><br />
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Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02920630058442978708noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613205057251085688.post-56662262787674285752017-03-16T16:30:00.001+01:002017-03-16T16:30:56.230+01:00Life is what happens ..........<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So goes John Lennon's familiar quote, "Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans". And so I found myself planning many new projects in the last few months, and instead life happened. An unsettling time, a trip abroad, a wedding, a daughter in law joins the family, a spell of ill health, a heat wave or two, Christmas, a grandson goes off to boarding school, and a daughter returns home and leaves again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Taking deep breaths right now, wishing for lovely cool rainy days ... it has been soo hot, not crochet or working with yarn ideal at all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ok First up .... my son's wedding. He lives in Guildford, I love it there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is their engagement photo .. two beautiful special people. Sam is from Milano, my son is South African, but living in England now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I was based in the Guildford/Woking area .. I loved how easy it was for me to catch a bus or the train, and how safe I felt. Remember I live in Johannesburg South Africa, which is my home town and I love where I live .. but it is known to be a dangerous city as well. I loved Guildford's cobbled high street, with little alleys leading off it and super small shops offering everything from smart boutiques to veggies and pies, to M&S and the market which I adored. Here is my son standing on the cobbled road with the clock in the distance. I also enjoyed the buskers, very good some of them are. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We all travelled over to this old pub and met up with my husband's beautiful daughter Sarah, and the lunch we had was amazing with the biggest Yorkshire puds I have ever seen, virtually the size of my plate!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All too soon I had to board my flight for home. A wonderful trip, but a husband and little doggie both of whom I missed so much waiting for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Through November and December we had such unbearably hot weather, it made working with yarn well nigh impossible. And added to that I had a spell of ill health, so not much to report there. Christmas was quiet spent with family. I did manage to make a couple of small festive items, gifts for little people!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">During the month I was away for the wedding, and through November and December, my daughter, my eldest, was in a relationship that was not good. Suffice to say we were all worried as to her future, how safe she was, and how it would all pan out. When your child is in her forties, divorced with two almost grown children, it is not the easiest thing to be supportive, at the same time be fearful, at the same time try to give sound advice, and also to not be seen to be interfering. Eventually common sense prevailed and we persuaded her to move back home, to our great relief. It was very difficult for her, she has the biggest heart and saw her role with the gentleman involved, as carer and saviour .. said gentleman has addiction issues .. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am happy to say that the relationship ended, did not end well, but she knew it was the best move. And I can also say I do believe in miracles! She has met, purely in an accidental sort of fashion, a most wonderful man, kind, generous, decent, no issues, who adores her. She is happier than I have seen her in a year .. and I am over the moon for her. Here she is looking gorgeous in her best colour!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And within all this turmoil, my youngest grandson, my daughter's youngest son left home for boarding school. This was a huge move for Riley, and a wrench for his mom and me and the family. So far all is good, the school is in a beautiful part of the country, with an emphasis on outdoor activities like canoeing, river rafting, hiking, off road biking and the like, as well as the usual sports like rugby and cricket. Here he is ... Action Man .. Cool!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I have been making up the most gorgeous Fingerless Mitts .. a paid-for pattern by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/272513684/uk-crochet-pattern-for-fingerless-gloves?ref=shop_home_active_19">Elvira Jane Crochet Design</a>. They make up superfast, a lovely textured pattern, I love them! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And I tried a couple of <a href="http://yarnballin.com/katniss-messy-bun-hat-pattern/">Katniss Messy Bun Beanies</a> ... also fun to make ... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And so that sort of covers the months since I last posted .. really hoping for some calm now .. I need it 😂</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Till next time, thank you for reading xxxxxxxxx Pat</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02920630058442978708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613205057251085688.post-18140180330908197102016-09-20T13:13:00.001+02:002016-09-20T13:49:44.976+02:00Hello again!<br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So long since I blogged, I really have missed you. The long and short of it is I have been quite poorly for some weeks, firstly an infection in both eyes ... a real bummer since that meant no crochet work at all for what felt like ages! Then a throat infection set in for which I got an antibiotic .. yay I thought, a few days from now I should be feeling much better .. Ha! not. I now find I am allergic to sulphur based meds, after all these years of not having a problem! So I started over again with a penicillin based med, and and I am happy to say that I feel am beating the bug.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Some really exciting news now! My son living in Guildford UK is getting married and I am flying from OR Tambo Johannesburg South Africa on Friday evening September 30th. The nuptials take place on October 8th. So I have been getting a capsule wardrobe together to take with me, and also an outfit for the wedding. Since I am short and about 5kgs overweight, this has been no easy task. I trolled Pinterest for hours, Mother of the Bride/Groom sites, the malls in my area, you name it, I trolled it! During my cyber travelling, I came across some excellent fashion blogs aimed at the over 50's, the ladies all have varying but normal shapes, no stick insect thin bodies ... here are some of my favourites ....</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fakefabulous.com/">Fake Fabulous</a> ... Samantha is short so that for me is a bonus. She has a dash of the slightly quirky and fun!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.notdressedaslamb.com/">Not Dressed as Lamb</a>.. Catherine is an <a href="http://www.notdressedaslamb.com/2016/01/a-huge-thank-you-im-award-winning-and-uk-blog-awards-shortlisted-blogger.html">award winning</a> fashion blogger and describes herself as 'eclectic, erring on the side of preppy-with-a-twist'</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.88px;">!!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.styleatacertainage.com/">Style at a Certain Age</a> ... Beth Djalali .. I love her chic style</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://susanafter60.com/">Susan After 60 </a>.... Susan Street .. a fabulous blog</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://50isnotold.com/">50 is not old</a> ... Tania has a great sense of colour and her accessories are OTT and fabulous.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Don't wear matchy-matchy jewellery .. now I am one to wear my little pearl bracelet with my pearl studs .. I feel that is not overdoing it .. maybe? perhaps?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Not sure I totally agree with all of them, but I am excited to know that if I wear my new black shoes and a turquoise clutch to the wedding, the look is OK. Since exploring these blogs I must admit to looking at my 'too big' denims and thinking 'this is where I am going wrong to start with'. So I have bought two new pairs, a black and a dark blue, slim leg but nice and stretchy, length to just on my ankles, I am amazed how I look by just changing the style of my denims .. I love them!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">During the past weeks I completed an order for a poncho for my one grand-niece Tyla. There are a few similar styled patterns on the net, this is my adaptation, in Elle DK Duck Egg, quite pleased with the finished garment. A simple concept, but a lot of puzzling out stitch counts and such.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> I will be posting a complete pattern after I return from the UK in October.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I will be away until mid October. I am staying with very old and dear friends whom I can't wait to see and catch up with, you know the kind of friends I mean where you live far apart and when you get to reconnecting, it's as if you saw them last week, and nothing has changed, you almost pick up the conversation and carry on, those kind of old and dear friends. We have been friends for going on 53 years! So that part of my visit is also going to be wonderful, as is the main event. My son is marrying his dear Samantha, whom I have not yet met, and so looking forward to doing so. She is Italian and beautiful and very kind and generous and good, what more could I want for my eldest! So an exciting few weeks coming up, getting to know my soon to be new daughter in law, spending time with her and of course reconnecting with my beloved son, who I miss so much. Also hoping to spend a day in London, and exploring the Surrey countryside as time and the weather allows!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Till mid October, I send much love and hugs and happiness to you all</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ps: I would appreciate any comments and suggestions re crochet hooks in carry-on luggage .. I really do not like wooden or bamboo hooks, and am hoping I can use my KnitPro hook.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Materials: Stylecraft Special DK and US F .. 4mm hook for the Mandala below and the diameter is 35cm ... and R</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">aeesah DK 100% Cotton and US G .. 4.5mm hook for the Mandala in yellow and green with a diameter of 40cm. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Then sc into same st. And so there is the little picot finished.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hope you enjoy making the Juliette mandala .. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">this being my first pattern in simply ages. I had forgotten how much time (and pleasure!) go into the creative process .. I really enjoyed challenging the brain cells again!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I really love making blankets, especially the kind with squares and a beautiful border .. and so, it was with great delight I came across a lovely easy square called the Happy Flower Block, that I could see making up into a gorgeous knee rug.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Find it <a href="http://hookandbake.blogspot.co.za/2013/03/happy-flower-block-tutorial.html">here</a> on Annie's Place blog.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here is my version made up with Stylecraft Special DK in colours Raspberry, Magenta, Bluebell, Wisteria, Fordant and Parma Violet, with joining rows and border in Parma Violet. It is a super colour to use as the base colour in a blanket that has blues and purples, not quite grey, not quite lavender, just a good mid colour. I used a solid </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">method of joining the squares from the </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.thepatchworkheart.co.uk/2015/05/joining-squares-method-1-crochet.html" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Patchwork Heart</a>. <span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hook size 4mm. I made 80 squares.. 8 squares across by 10 squares long .. of 11cm x 11cm each and the border including the row of single crochet in blue is about 5.5cm. Final measurements are 120cm x 100cm. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Delia .. a lovely and gracious lady.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We stopped for breakfast, and then carried on our journey until, after some eight hours we reached our cottage at Ramsgate on the KZN South Coast. This is the view from the verandah, just beautiful!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Early September and with Spring just around the corner! My dear friend in the UK and I started chatting on Messenger about blankets, crochet blankets! And how she finds her granddaughters are very partial to the throw I made her!! And so it came about that we decided I would make her three blankets and send them along with her sister-in-law who was visiting in December. Within a few days we had a plan, we decided on a pattern and colour palettes and next stop was my local specialist yarn shop. The brief .... three granddaughters, three blankets in different colours and using the Chic Chevron Blanket by Red Heart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Came November, the blankets were done! My sense of achievement was enormous .. I had two bad bouts of bronchitis and we had enduring heatwave conditions through the weeks, and can I tell you, it is so challenging to work with yarn when the temperatures are hitting 32-33 degrees C every day! Buuuut ..... this is what I did; firstly made sure I was outside on our deck in the cool of the early morning .. the kettle was on at 4:45am some mornings! Secondly as the day progressed I sat with a fan on, ice water to drink on hand, and a near dripping wet face cloth close by that I used constantly to wipe my hands, and drape around my neck and shoulders, the coolness of the icy cold cloth was very refreshing! And lastly I do keep I small bottle of baby talc on hand to shake on my hands to keep them dry! </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now this might all seem a bit extreme, but if you are living in the Southern Hemisphere i.e. South Africa or Australia and no doubt some other countries south of the equator too, we are experiencing the very worst that the current El Nino episode</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> can throw at us. Beastly hot weather, no rain, dusty winds, so hot at night one cannot sleep .. just too awful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyway, back to the blankets. We called the project "The Secret Santa Project" aptly named because the girls and indeed the whole family had no idea they were getting the blankets for Christmas from their Grandma! Only a necessary handful of folk knew about the project .. right up to Christmas Day when they opened their gifts! The anticipation was delicious! And happily the girls were utterly surprised and quite delighted!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First up is the blanket in colours of White, Black, Plum, Emperor Purple, and Parma Violet. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Pattern sequence: 4 rows each of White, Emperor Purple and Black and 3 rows each of Plum and Parma Violet.</span></div>
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Border rows on the three straight sides: I followed the First Row of <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/ripple-blanket-know-how.html">Lucy of Attic 24 Ripple blanket</a> except I used Sc(US) Dc(UK) stitches. The second and third rows were the same.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1) Count your stitches between increases and decreases .. all the time, in every row.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2) Keep your edges straight, if they are not you have not counted the stitches accurately.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3) I start with a longer chain of stitches than I need, then I count carefully when I am doing Row 1 be it scs, dcs, hdcs or trs, until I have the right stitch count. That way if you have have lost your count doing the chains, and I do, you will not be short of chains on Row 1. Then the extra chains can just be pulled out. Does that make sense? I hope so!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lots of love, thanks as always for reading, Pat xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Edit add-on: We have had the most welcome relief from the hot weather in the past few days with storms and rain almost every day, and the temperatures have dropped below 30 degrees C for the first time since September. Glorious days and nights ... YAAAAAYYYY!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Edit add-on: Pleeeaaassseee forgive my huge knowledge gap here; I have gone onto Photoshop for the first time ever, and here is my very wibbly wobbly attempt to illustrate how I filled the gaps on the top of the chevrons. If I can do a better picture, perhaps with white lines, I will put it up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">OK .. each gap is filled in separately. Beginning on the right side of the blanket and at the top of a zig zag on the RHS, and working in Dc(US) or Tr(UK) sts, crochet 3dc tog, then I followed the chevron pattern ~ dc x 9, dc 3 tog, dc 3 tog, dc x 9 ~ then to end work 3dc tog. Turn. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>I must emphasise that I frogged my work several times, until this little pattern looked as if it would look give me the look I wanted. I followed quite a few methods I found by Googling (what would we do without it!), but none looked OK to me. I winged it as I went along until I found a way to make it work best for my blanket.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then my dear husband came to the rescue and went on a search for me and came upon a very nice young gent who has a florist .. he had one at home he told David, full of pink feathers from a display he had done.</span></div>
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<br />Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02920630058442978708noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613205057251085688.post-39005673901458667122015-12-01T15:36:00.000+01:002015-12-01T15:36:15.840+01:00'Frozen' Christmas baubles<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A large order has been on my crochet hook for the last several weeks ..... of such beauty I must tell you, I am knocked sideways at how the items turned out ... but ... the big reveal will take place after Christmas. You see the items are all Christmas presents, so I cannot show you yet!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I crocheted two squares measuring exactly the same number of stitches and rows, and stitched the squares together by hand around three sides. The last side I left open</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">, and finished off with a row of UK Treble (US Double) crochet right around. Then the buttons went on next ... </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2015/06/colourblock-cushion-ta-dah.html">This post</a> by Lucy of Attic 24 shows in clearer detail (my pics are in browns and not that sharp) how to go about attaching the buttons. One set of buttons is on the inside of one square, so that they can button through the row and show on the outside. </span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I used a DK yarn in colours of charcoal and red and a size 4mm hook. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each square is made up of five rows and then a sixth row as the joining row, and is one solid colour, either red or charcoal throughout. The square has no stitches between the 3dc groups, except on the corners where I used 2ch to separate the two 3dc groups to form the corner. </span></li>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> an abundance of colour translated into flowers of all shapes and in any discipline of yarn art, be it knitting or crochet, with pretty embellishments if you feel so inclined ... what a glorious brief!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since the early days of my crochet journey, when I discovered the joy of making beanies and hats, I have had a love affair with crocheting flowers to add to sweet little creations for girls; hats with huge flowers or a posy of small flowers with dainty beadwork in the centres adorning their brims. And then I started making tea cosies, and my word, I had such fun decorating them with gorgeous arrangements on the tops! Headbands and earwarmers, bookmarks and handbag handles, they all got the floral treatment; great for stashbusting too!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">And a beautiful blanket, designed by Heather of The Patchwork Heart ..... <a href="http://sunshineandasewingbasket.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-delight-to-behold.html">my blanket </a>was made as a gift for a very dear friend.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is such an insidious and dark disease, taking the light out of life, and filling the soul with such numbing hopelessness, pain and despair. I speak as a sufferer, and from having to keep myself together and keep my two children closely gathered to my being, when their dad took his life. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Crochet has been a life saver for me .... I have focus and purpose ..... and this may sound a tad quirky, and I suppose it is, but I don't clench my jaws when I am immersed in a project, playing with colours, planning a pattern, or simply making Minion hats .. I am making many many Minion hats at the moment!! The movie opens here in South Africa in a week or so, and the demand will be great! I recently made a 'girlie' Minion for the first time, what fun! May I introduce you to Moppit!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">in South Africa, Jeremy and Jacqui Mansfield ... each recipe is accompanied by a funny anecdote or photo </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and the first book titled Zhoozsh </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">(the cover photo in the kitchen) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">I bought the next book in celebration of my new freedom, and I love it! .. both the book and my 'retired' status!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have been following a sugar-free eating lifestyle since February 12 this year. No mean feat for me .. I am a chocoholic of note, love biscuits and cake, sweet and gooey is my fix.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am happy to report that I am coping well, lost a little weight, but most important of all, feel enormous benefits to my general health already. Now that I have broken through the 'craving' barrier, I am not going back to my very bad snacking habits, ever.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the border, I worked on the wrong side of the blanket, using white yarn, making 1dc into a stitch, followed by 1sc into the next stitch. This creates a sort of small bobble on the right side; I wanted to keep the edging simple and quite unobtrusive because the blanket is quite busy. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have just had a 'short, sharp shower', ten minutes and it had moved along ... and my thirsty little garden says "thank you" Just spoken to my eldest son in the UK, he tells me he and his lovely girlfriend are heading out to friends, and they are determined to have a "braai' (Barbeque) today, come rain, hail or shine! Here's hoping for a peak of sun and no showers ..</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope you are enjoying a lovely Easter filled with yummy goodies, surrounded by your favourite family and friends, bright and sunny weather and having loads of fun.</span><br />
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Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02920630058442978708noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613205057251085688.post-14313434783502885752015-03-28T10:48:00.000+01:002015-03-28T10:48:53.898+01:00Hannah's Blanket<br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have two of the cutest great-nieces on the planet ..... bright as buttons, very cute and the apples of their mamma and pappa's eyes!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year I committed to making them each a snuggly blanket for their respective birthdays. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hannah Denise is dark haired and dainty, loves modern dancing, is in her school choir and enjoys drama, clearly music plays a defined role in her everyday! She loves art and drawing too ... a very accomplished little lady! She has a quaint sense of style, and has been choosing her outfits for her day from when she was just a teeny tot .. and she is a little girl who likes a neat and tidy space around her! Spends fun time with her sister in their beautiful Wendy House, and loves to play with her many friends, a kind and caring, very special and sweet child.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yarn is our very good local brand Elle Family DK, Hook size 4mm, and the pattern is Priscilla Hewitt's <a href="http://priscillascrochet.net/">Sunburst Square</a>.</span><br />
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