Craft Corner

[outlander]

@Faith-and-Hope wow thats really cool! i like the leaf collages!

hello @Judi9877 your most welcome. @CheerBear gave me the idea with the white in between. im happy with the way it is coming out. i wasnt sure about the colour combinations ut they have turned out lovely.

how is your crochetting going?

[CheerBear]

Hi @outlander and anyone who may be reading. We were chatting this morning about a new little project I've been working on and I said I'd post a pic. 

It's a granny square (I'm already dreading all the ends I'll be sewing 😉) that I'm planning on sending to a charity. Theres a story behind doing that now which I might share later, but for the moment this is where I'm at with it.

I've completed most of the squares and hope to have them finished by the end of tonight so I can start putting them together and thinking of a border 🙂

[outlander]

did you make all of those!? @CheerBear you work so fast!!!

what colour are you going to join them with and colour of the border?

[CheerBear]

I've made 27 out of the 30 I need now @outlander 🙂. I've had enough practice that I can make things like this without much concentration which makes it go a bit quicker.

I'm not totally sure with the border but I'll do something using grey and a row of each of the colours probably. I'm hoping to start putting it together very soon now!

[outlander]

my gosh your fast @CheerBear i am sooo slow!! your work is really super neat too.
im loving the sound of it already, i cant wait to see the finished product or some of it.
which yarn are you using?

[CheerBear]

Thanks @outlander. I think you're doing awesomely. Like everything, practice is what helps the most 🙂 Have you got a recent pic of yours you'd like to share?

It's a stash buster so I've used whatever yarn I can find in my tubs. The only thing I've bought is one more ball of the grey which is a spotlight brand (on sale too so it was less than $3 😁). It's all 8ply acrylics. I have lots of odd yarns and it will be good to use some of it up through things like this I think.

[outlander]

thanks @CheerBear youve been a huge help! ill get a recent picture of mine tomorrow that way i can take it outside into the daylight. the lighting in my house is horrible for pictures!

ahh that is awesome, good use of those odds and ends that you dont know what to do with it all. smaller projects come in handy now dont they!

[CheerBear]

I so understand how much better the light can be to take photos during the day @outlander. Looking forward to seeing it!

Making lots of little critters and creatures have helped build up my stash and it's nice to have yarn to be able to make little bits and pieces. The other day I ran out of yarn for my cotton blanket which I have been chipping away at for months. Silly me chose a big treat fancy yarn for it and need to order it from the UK 😏

[saturnzoon]

Evening @CheerBear @outlander

@CheerBear love your granny squares, how long did it take to do them, I do granny squares as well for charity sometimes, do you know what charity it's for.

I'm slowly getting there for my blanket with learning new stitch called Leaping stripes and blocks, just keep having trouble with the ends working out trying to make it straiht.

[outlander]

Oh lol @CheerBear well looks like youll have to order some more than hey.
Im trying to find a nice cotton blend for my aunts blanket. She wants minimal off the fluffy stuff coming off the yarn. Sorry cant think of what ita called but im not finding much. I only need blue and white.
Any suggestions for a good yard to use for them?

Looking lovley @saturnzoon
When doing your stitches make sure each row you do has the same number, if its abit wonky its ok when your finished you can try blocking it. Thats what ill be doing so my squares actually look square.