crochet booties

I made a new pair of baby booties! I changed the pattern around a bit (as usual...!) but the original can be found in Crochet Today's special issue: Quick Easy Gifts (2009). More projects are on their way, it is really nice to be crocheting again!

baby blanket

do you remember the crochet baby blanket that ended up in the 'unfinished project's pile' a few months ago? well, i can finally present you with the finished result! just like my previous baby blanket, its abit wonky and a lot smaller than i originally planned, but who cares really, it is finished and im well proud of it anyway! :)

my craft room - post make over

it has been on the to-do-list for ages, but now my craft room has finally got a well deserved make over! loads of wall storage was created with some leftover mdf and a few coats of white paint. im delighted with the result, all my fabrics are now easily accessible and they look pretty good colour coordinated too..!

below are the before pictures. not a pretty sight...



and here are more pictures of what it looks like now!



when we moved into the house, that lovely white tongue and groove wall was hidden behind layers upon layers of outdated wallpaper. a good clean and a lick of paint changed all that though!

above right is my mood board which for some reason has taken on a red/blue theme. not quite sure how that happened, but i like it! as you can see, im also quite partial to a skull or two... or three.. or four...

below is my project basket with the pink/red baby blanket waiting impatiently to get finished...



now, time for some crafting!

crochet baby blanket

im about halfway there on my pink/red zig zag blanket and not entirely surprisingly, i have put it into my project basket and started another project instead... its a crochet bag... with loads of bobbles... and its gorgeous... and i hope ill finish it before it ends up in the project basket aswell..! ill keep you posted.

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

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!

{crochet blanket}

this project has been going on for quite some time...
the plan at the start was to make a large amount of
crochet squares which would be combined into a big blanket.
id say for a decent sized blanket you would need
about 100 squares and alot of patience...
i made 12. then i got bored. talk about perseverance!

anyhow. i thought i would share the last part of
my journey with 'the blanket that was never to be'
as this might actually trigger me to finish it!
the size is going to be considerably smaller than planned,
but nonetheless it is going to be a blanket and i think
that is a happy enough ending to this tale...

so this is what i did once i had all the end bits sewed in:
i had a frame laying about onto which i stretched
a piece of material and used this to block the squares on.
blocking is something i had never done before,
but my lovely crochet teacher told me to just wet the
squares, squeeze out excess water and pin them up to
dry using normal sewing pins.


as you can see in the picture above, some of the
squares werent exactly perfect looking, but once they
were wet i could shape them the size i needed them
to be and smooth out any funny corners too!

the pictures above show how i pinned down
the corners first (left) and then did the sides (right)

the dots on the fabric helped me shape all the squares the
same size. it didnt take long, it wasnt complicated and now
im just waiting for them to dry so i can crochet them together!

then i will add abit of a border around the
blanket to finish it off and tada! it will be done!

(a post on how that goes will be up soon!)

happi happi new year!

im just back in ireland after spending
a lovely and relaxing christmas in snowy sweden!
getting there was a bit of a nightmare (well, thats what
happens when you wish for a white christmas...
your flight gets cancelled due to the bad weather
conditions...sigh...) but once i had arrived,
about 11 hours later and considerably poorer,
i spent the holiday with the family -eating, watching tv,
reading magazines and then eating some more!
it was just what i needed after a tough
first half year in college..
just another half year to go, then ill be
back blogging and crafting fulltime again!



lately the crafting has been put on hold a bit,
but i made these crochet booties for the bfs first nephew
-a supercool little guy who totally melts
your heart with his smile!

i hope you will all have a fabulous new year
and thanks so much for reading and commenting
on my blog posts, it is so touching and encouraging...

lots of love,
sara

Crochet addiction
and brooches


i have recently started to learn how to crochet
with the help of the wonderful Natasha and i
never expected it to be so addictive!
i have started to bring the crochet hooks everywhere
and was up 'til 4 in the morning finishing
off a scarf the other night- i just could not
put it down 'til it was finished!

the picture above shows some of the things i have
made so far, lets start with the really crookedly looking
flat thing in two different brown tones...
its not finished, its definitely not perfect, but i love it
nonetheless as it was the first thing i made!
and one day im turning it into a cushion!

the grey and yellow flowers are the start of a shawl
i got about 8 flowers made so far...
just another 157 or so to go!

the big flowers (yup, i love flowers!)
are being turned into brooches,
they will be available to buy in the shop soon!

i really enjoy making little brooches and when
emile the cat was sold earlier this week i made a
'mini emile' brooch to come with him to his new home!

-gonna miss you emile-
be nice to your lovely new owner!