I found this little wall hanging today that I was making for my son at the end of last year! It's all pieced and I'm thinking that maybe it is time to finish it... not that he doesn't already have a digger quilt on his wall, but maybe I'll replace the jungle one hanging facing his door... that way he can see this one when he gets out of bed in the morning!
I have been doing this cross stitch for so many years now that it isn't funny! It is almost finished thanks to a burst on it in the last few weeks... methinks maybe if I just keep it out it will get done! Unfortunately the colour of the threads is quite different to the picture (cool rather than warm colours) which has always disappointed me and probably made me more reluctant to get it done!
I have now done 3 Fair and Square rounds and these are the two I have received so far! Ruths one really matches my lounge room and I think I found the perfect frame to reflect the borders in it. I'm so pleased!
Last week I received on from Chris which is also gorgeous and the frame I picked up for $3 is perfect though the photo probably doesn't do it so much justice. I really like the bright colours in it!
I have recently dug this cross stitch out again... probably a reflection of how I'm feeling at the moment! It is progressing slowly but surely!
At Christmas I started this bolero but when I'd knitted the fronts together I realised that the dye lots of the wool were really quite different. So... off I went to find the same dye lot and now I just need to find some motivation to finish it! Starting over is never that easy... even if it is only one side and quick to knit!
My son's pj's are well on the way! I finished him a pair a couple of days ago with collar and buttons but this is a new pattern with a v-neck and no buttons! I'm hoping it will be quick... I also have to cut some out for my daughter! I'm thinking these will be the size for next winter which will be great!
I started this set of cross stitches and got the most of one done watching TV the other night but I really have lost the white so I'm thinking the aida on the right is going to be a better match and more striking! Sigh! Ah well, it was quick and not too complex!
This is the start of a rug I'm knitting for a friend's little lad. I love the colours and the yarn. Every second colour strip is in moss or double moss which makes it much slower going. I hope that I will get it done for his Christmas! By then I may not want to part with it!!! It will match his room perfectly though!
I am madly knitting a vest for my husband's birthday which is in a week! Fortunately it is 1/2 done and on 5 1/2mm needles which makes it very quick. I think that the colour will suit him nicely and it's manly enough! I am just itching to get going on the front so I can see how I go with the cable down the front.
Unfortunately I got a little distracted today when I got the new knitting mag from UK! Oops, I found some wool in my stash and got cracking! Got a ball and a bit done in a couple of hours between jobs!
I am also trying to get finished on a wall hanging that was supposed to have been finished when the kids were really little... and if I don't finish it soon they'll be leaving home!!!! It's rather country so I don't quite know where I'll put it, especially since I've pretty much run out of wall space, but it is one of those things that desperately needs finishing!
Well, I think that's enough to keep me going for a bit! There are a million other 1/2 finished projects in my stash and I think I'll gradually list them on my to-do lists down the side! I'll also try to put up some more pics of completed projects that I can find around my house! Now I'm off to do a spot of knitting before I hit the sack! Night night from Downunder!
My daughter wearing the stripey jumper I knitted for her last year! It is absolutely gorgeous! I knitted it with a Lincraft brand machine washable yarn and it is lovely!
This is the bag I made for my Spring Swap partner! Very cute!
It was a good friend's birthday yesterday and I didn't have a present for her so while DD was asleep I whipped this up in about an hour! I had purchased the material for this purpose about a week ago so I was all ready, just not very organised! One handle is longer than the other and slips through to make a kind of dilly bag. Great for a few items on the go! Something I'd make again I suspect! Came from "Quilts and More" magazine. The inside of the bag was grey with red spots! Quite fun!
I really am trying to make a concerted effort to use up some of my yarn and fabric stash! It is starting to take over the house! Okay, perhaps this is a fairly out of date statement... it took over the house years ago! Still... it is getting a little ridiculous! I "discovered" two hanks of this variegated yarn (10ply?) that I bought at the Wangaratta Woollen Mills last year and decided to crochet it into a cushion for my DD1! She seems to like it so that's good. It's a quick crochet in treble. Lucy at Attic24 has a great tutorial if you want to learn how to make a round crochet cushion in no time at all! This is the effort from this morning!
