Remember my mini squares cushion, well looking back through the archives, it seems I haven't touched this one since March!
So close to finishing the joining I got bored, and it's sat here forlornly next to me, patiently waiting for some love and attention again. Now the time has come, and ive kicked back into action.
The joining is now complete, and all of those pesky ends have been sewn in. I've also made a start with a coloured border.
This now just needs the front and back putting together and the little buttons for fastening, and it will be ready for its very own ta dah moment, and I promise not to abandon it again until it has had it's moment of glory!
Only a little bit of stickyness took place this week.
I moved onto a larger sized heart box, and with new bright spotty napkins I'd purchased
I worked on the base, although i'm disappointed that I can still see through it, so will have to try another layer
The top of the box is a squishy satin, so I don't really want to cover it in paper and glue.
I'm thinking of trying a piece of openwork crochet to sit over the top. Initially I tried to find a heart pattern, but not really found anything I liked or open enough. So, I might try a mandala, or just go for it freeform? The problem will be how to attatch the piece to the box, and still have the lid fit its base. But that's for playtime in the future...
I took a little trip to Hobbycraft one evening. Hubby was at a hospital appointment (a health check before next weeks knee operation :-/ ) I went specifically for some holly to go on my little heart box. Time flew by as I browsed at leisure and I got lost in my own little crafty world! Hubby wondered where I'd got to in the end, oops! I am good at being quite restrained at these places, just as well really, so I came out with just 3 little packets (well they were 3 for 2) and a plain muslin bag to play with at a later date.
I think these little goodies will be great to decorate future makes...
A friend has asked me to make her a Beanie hat. This will be another new thing for me to try. I've been given a pattern book, with a couple of favourites bookmarked.
Straight away, in my eagerness, I read through the pattern to see if I could understand everything, and I ended up doing a test piece, as it was easier to get to grips with the stitch by having it physically in your hands.
My test piece, has now been turned into this weeks mood square!
I'm loving how much meaning this blanket will hold. Not just multi-coloured, textured pieces of yarn, but summing up how i've felt throughout the year, a memory blanket using my mother-in-laws yarn, and a learning tool, trying out different stitches and patterns.
Lovely work on the crochet projects, I too hate the joining and sewing in of ends. Last blanket I made I joined when I had a few squares finished. Was much less arduous than leaving until the end!
ReplyDeleteI'm also often guilty of starting a project and not finishing it - most notably most of the tapestries I've started over the years. Your mood blanket is going to be amazing once its all finished.
ReplyDeleteYour crocheting is lovely and I like your little purchases from Hobbycraft. I was in there at the weekend too and they had fabric bundles half price ... well, I just couldn't resist! lol xx
ReplyDeleteI havne't ever crocheted anything with tiny squares although I keep seeing them round the internet and I'm tempted to give then a go.
ReplyDeleteThat "20 to make" series is brilliant by the way. I have the fabric flowers one and it's so good for ideas for designs. x