north ronaldsay felt

i love to work with felt and when my parents and sister were over in Orkney recently, they bought this gorgeous piece of woolly softness for me. i still havent made up my mind on what to do with it, but as its a pretty big square of felt, i think ill get a good few projects out of it!

if you want some too, you can contact mrs jane donnelly in north ronaldsay, orkney
email: northron.mill@btinternet.com

crochet hand warmers

this pattern has turned out to be very popular in our crochet class! there are 3 pairs made already and i think there could be more coming soon! i love the simplicity of them, they are really quick to make and the pattern is very straightforward.

my gloves are skinnier than the originals as i only did a 1 chain where the pattern tells you to do a 2 chain, but they fit me better this way. i also made an extra row around the thumb area or else the hole would have ended up too small.

the choice of pink was purely coincidental as i happened to have a ball of it in my bag when i decided to start, but it turned out nicely i think! cant wait to wear them now at the christmas markets in november/december. watch this space!



please click here for a link to the pattern

baby gifts

why buy gifts when you can make them yourself? :)

last month i made the name plate for my favourite nephew's first birthday. i used perler beads and although they are very time consuming and fall out of place alot, i love working with them.

myself and a friend made the mobile for a mutual friend and her baby boy. my friend crocheted the bee and the flowers while i made the felt flowers and the hanging device. it was really nice to do a collaboration and i was positively surprised that the mix of materials and techniques worked out so nicely together.

hm... time to start thinking about what gifts to make for christmas now...!

it is sad when good friends move away. but it is also a good time to reflect on all the fun you had together and how a chance meeting can turn into a long lasting friendship.

a really good friend of mine moved back to sweden this summer and i drew this inside a card for her so that she would remember her swedish friends in sligo.

im the one on the left, next to the tower of cookies and with a giant sewing needle in my hand. and yes, those are viking helmets. no real swedish mafia party without viking helmets..!

crafty saturday

ive been working on a few crafty projects today including a bespoke ring pillow (in pink)

a pair of crochet hand warmers (also in pink!)

and a zig zag crochet baby quilt...in...ooo, the suspense...pink!

i feel a theme emerging here...pictures will be up soon!