14 Projects in 2014 - in memory of Soulie

Dakota86

Thank you very much, my knitted items are all done on a loom. Yesterday my mum taught me some needle knit (posted a pic of a random square in my Flickr lol). I also finished a very hungry caterpillar inspired hat for my son's first birthday as its going to be a hungry caterpillar themed birthday party. I am so happy with the result its much better than I had anticipated the colours to be together .

Updated List 3/14 completed

1) Knitted baby hat & booties - completed
2) Keepsake quilt - WIP
3) UFO - 3rd childs scrapbook
4) UFO - Snow leopard cross stitch
5) The Gruffalo - WIP
6) Loom knit tutu dress
7) 4th child's scrapbook
8) Learn to needle knit baby cardigan - WIP
9) cross stitch Xmas cards
10) Baby sampler for son?
11) Make something great using new sewing machine
12) Loom knit caterpillar hat - Completed
13) Minion hat for BIL - Completed
14) 5 x handmade gifts for bday presents = WIP 3/5 done

Alisb - Loving Henry VIII you are bringing back happy memories of me doing this and funnily enough thats exactly the same order I did henry and his wives :rotfl:

mrs-moneypenny

Maise love the ballet bear and the somebunny stitches

Alisb great progress on henry and his wives. im getting very tempted by that stitch

Roz_V love your sparkly knitted head band

ive got another complete to announce, i really wouldnt have got this finished without the help and encouragement of the cross stitchcafe after the first one failed i felt like never starting again but with the encouragement and the fact DH had bought it me as a gift i replece the ruined items i needed and started again. im so glad i did as its now finished.

tricksie

Updating my list!

1. Lemmy Cross stitch - Finished
2. Cross Stitch Witch pin cushion - Finished
3. Buttons, needles & ribbons cross stitch jar labels - Finished
4. Heather coloured cardigan for me - Finished
5. Knitted tunic for me - started 1.12.13
6. Overlook Cafe cross stitch - started 11.1.14
7. Baby cardigan for friend - Finished
8. Knitted hat for DH - Finished
9. Knitted hat for me - Finished
10. Odd-pins jumper for me - started 6.2.14
11. Cross stitch the lids for two trinket pots
12. Starry, Starry Night cross stitch (Will be a summer project due to dark colours used)
13 - 14 TBC

Didn't get much done over the weekend even though I was off on Thursday and Friday aswell, DH took the days off due to car trouble. We had a lovely long weekend but interrupted my crafty time

Everyones makes are looking fab and our Flikr account is filling up nicely!

pigpen

I'm just distracted from my list with helping DD1 knit a blanket for her friend.. it is lots of squares and their baby is due in a few weeks and she knits too slowly to get it done in time.. so I'm helping.. she has done 3 squares so far and I have done 7... of 36 in total. Am I allowed to add this to my list? Or as it isn't mine it doesn't count?

mrs-moneypenny

youre doing it so of course it counts. lots of things on lists are gifts so the fact you are helping someone to complete a gift doesn't matter at all you are doing it so it can be one of your 14. look forward to updates and i hope it gets finished in time

im just making a start on a valentines card for my dh, its from a kit i bought last summer

Ailsb

Pigpen - I agree with MrsMP if you are doing part of it you can count it. If you weren't doing your share it wouldn't get done so definitely I count it as your make.

Tricksie - wonderful updated list, you are doing so well.

I've made a start on Anne of Cleves but she is boring colours so may take me slightly longer. On a positive note there isn't a lot of her to do.

Warning off topic - came back in last night to find our heating isn't working trying to source a new fan for the boiler but boy is it cold. Back kn topic - makes it hard to cross stitch when my fingers are so cold.

tricksie

Ailsb wrote: »

Pigpen - I agree with MrsMP if you are doing part of it you can count it. If you weren't doing your share it wouldn't get done so definitely I count it as your make.

Tricksie - wonderful updated list, you are doing so well.

I've made a start on Anne of Cleves but she is boring colours so may take me slightly longer. On a positive note there isn't a lot of her to do.

Warning off topic - came back in last night to find our heating isn't working trying to source a new fan for the boiler but boy is it cold. Back kn topic - makes it hard to cross stitch when my fingers are so cold.

Thank you Ailsb, I am enjoying everything on my list, especially as everything is from my stash which always makes me feel virtuous :A:A:A

I am thinking about making a couple of chunky cushion covers for the lounge as I bought 24 balls of cream yarn to make two cricket jumpers but got halfway up the back of one and didn't like it.... so I bought one from TK Maxx!! I was inspired by 'The Great Interior Design Challange' when a lady was taking a break from painting and knitting a cushion cover. Mmmm I thought, I could do that

Henry VIII is looking good. Don't know how you feel about backstitch, but I would be inclined to do it as I go, I hate doing it all at the end

Hope boiler is fixed soon x

Tashatutuw

Good Afternoon All!!!

Lovely crafts, Roz I love your headband, you will have to take some pics of them on as well so we can see how they look! Ailsb you are making wonderful progress with Henry - I love your updates of that project. Pigpen I would definitely count it towards your 14, especially if it is distracting you from what you already had listed! Tricksie you really are making wonderful progress and whizzing through your projects!!

Just a flying update for me and to share my pearly boxes which I will give my wedding thank you gifts in.

1. Wedding invitations for day and evening and RSVPs – started 01.02.2014 (daytime done 01.02.14, evening done 09.02.14)
2. Wedding information sheets, Menus and Orders of Service
3. Activity Books for the kids - done! 16.01.2013
4. Table Plan - going to use a mirror for this and have bought that already so as soon as we confirm our guest list more I can crack on with this
5. Winnie the Pooh cross stitch - started out as a gift but the baby in question is now 5 (and won't appreciate it anymore) so aiming to have it ready for any of my own potential children..
6. VW Campervan cross - started as a gift for DF in 2012 and never completed
7. Christmas stockings for 2014 - done 18.01.2014
8. Christmas gift sacks for 2014
9. Christmas cushions including 'Noel' and 'Stag' (carlamarie you inspired me, I had been thinking about buying them!)
10. Coca Cola blind for kitchen
11. Coca Cola clock
12. 'Home is where the heart is' cross stitch – done! 31.01.2014
13. Christmas Alphabet sampler - started 01.02.2014
14. 8 pearl 'bling' gift boxes, 6 pearl 'bling' lipbalms and one pearl 'bling' wooden box for rings - started 29.01.2014 (4 lipbalms done, 2 boxes done, ring box started)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/97281951@N08/12444239474/

mrs-moneypenny

love your pearl 'bling' gift boxes Tashatutuw.

mrs-moneypenny

picked up this kit a couple of years ago at a carboot sale and used it to make DH a card for valentines also made his anniversary card while i was doing it. Quite nice to do and easy enough instructions to follow i think i'll use the idea again and made some more in a similar style using some of the sequins left over from the stocking kit.

ive completed 6/14 now