2023 - No Craft Spending - I WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!!

Katiehound

More bags cut out- hopefully attacking the last curtain today but the sardine flapjack called! Treat tin nearly empty & solar panels working so cooking them for free. In case you ask: hound treats!

The item behind the bag is a knee blanket ( to go with the shoe boxes) It's approx 1 m x 1 m.
I work it in treble Vs
I'll look closely at it because I know what I typed (and deleted!) was wrong ! Used up all kind of DK oddments with blocks of a boring unpicked jumper in between
Edging is just a row or two of dc
If I was making something for me I would do claw stitch edging- which is simply a reverse dc. Directions below- gives a 'rope' edge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7XOkueIkNM

old_fogey

Loving this thread. I am getting lots of ideas and inspiration -

@daisy_1571 and @plumduff55 those Christmas runners are fabulous. I have a lot of bits of Christmas fabric, maybe I could do something similar and make a Xmas tree skirt.

@Katiehound super bag. I never thought of bags!! I will do some later

Katiehound

I am using the Morsbag dimensions for these bags, after that it's dictated by the fabric

This shows you the dimensions & how to make a basic bag (except I always turn the top edge over the side seams- not what is shown here)- not trying to to teach anyone to suck eggs, but this is a useful video.

https://morsbags.com/get-involved/pattern-download-links/video/

old_fogey

Thanks @Katiehound I will take a look. 
I will not start the bag until this project is finished, but it will be the next thing I do

Soontobeoap

I am so proud of myself. Caught bus in to town today. Thought about going into our lovely fabric/haberdashery shop but resisted. Can you believe it.i have never managed it before but now that i am totakly clear about what i have already it is slightly easier to resist

Stashbuster

With one top finished I’ve found I’ve no grey thread to hem the other. I’m resisting the urge to run to the sewing shop tomorrow - I know they are having a sale at the weekend so I will go and stock up on the basics then and hopefully save a little bit of money.

completed 1
Work in progress 9

plumduff55

Hi, I finished the baby quilt yesterday - the same day a wee baby girl was born 🤩. That was great timing. I was under strict orders to only make gender neutral things so here's my selection. Very dark colours I know but the parents like grey and black 😱.  I might knit up a girlie bonnet quickly - as the gift won't be collected till the weekend. 

Happy crafting xx

Katiehound

 ^^^^ what cute bootees! look like little hiking boots! and a gender neutral ... quilt?

plumduff55

Katiehound said:

 ^^^^ what cute bootees! look like little hiking boots! and a gender neutral ... quilt?

Yes, it's a cot quilt. I thought green and grey dumbo was quite gender neutral. The bootee pattern is hand written instructions someone gave me when I was in hospital awaiting the birth of my twins who are now 42 😱😱😱. I always knit this pattern of bootees as they can be worn over socks as little boots. They're always well received

Liverpool_Anne

@plumduff55, any chance of a copy of the booties pattern