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Sea_Shell

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My wonky wobbly basket 🧺

Sea_Shell

Talking of baskets...

I couldn't resist another couple of balls in Aldi this morning, but I have a plan for it😉

I'm going to make a 3 DK strands together basket...or attempt to.

I'm going to use the rose pink, plus cream and marl grey.

If I use a 4mm hook, it should be stiff enough... we'll see.

Auti

@Sea_Shell that sounds good. Like the sound of the colour combo too :)

With the summer holidays am not getting as much craft done (but having lots of fun with child) as so busy but have got this far with new blanket crochet for a present - when i look at the photo I get the full effect as working on it you don’t tend to see the full picture as you are physically too close to it :)

Sea_Shell

Pair of slipper booties made with the sparkly wool from Aldi.

Toasty...but a bit warm for today mind!!! 🥵🥵🥵

Basket is coming along, well, the base is done. Had to use 5mm hook, as it's quite thick for DK.

Sea_Shell

Just added a Wallace and Gromit crochet pattern book to my Amazon basket.

😁😇😁😇

ruby_eskimo

Hi all, have been away from the forum for a while but back now with a vengeance. Amazed at all the makes that people have been posting. Crochet and knitting are things I wish I could do but every time I try, I just can't get my head around it. Cross stitch is definitely more my speed!

I managed to finish a couple of big projects and one smaller project in last couple of months:

• Dragon cross stitch for my sister in law as a housewarming gift - first time stitching on 18 count and swore I'd never do it again…
• DMC Christmas Dinner, part 2 of the Christmas meal series, just have deserts to do now…
• Mini tardis as a birthday present for a friend who is Dr Who mad.

Have I taken pictures of any of these? No, must try harder!

And have just started my big Christmas make which is a landscape of Norway for my parents as part of their Christmas gift as they've fallen in love with the country and are planning on their fourth cruise there early next year. And guess what, it's on 18 count and involves so much frogging so I've concluded I must be mad! Will endeavour to post some WIP pics soon.

Sea_Shell

Do any of you sell anything you make?

Sea_Shell

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82113506#Comment_82113506

Left handed crocheters beware!!

When a pattern says "with feet facing forwards" when joining legs and continuing with the body...your rounds and colour changes will be at the front!!!

Cue some frogging, and redoing with feet facing backwards (for me), once I realised whilst changing from brown to green yarn.

Wallace nearly ended up with his tank top on back to front.

Fingers crossed I've sussed it.

It was, literally "The Wrong Trousers" 🤣🤣

Coxy11

Hi all,

Sorry for the radio silence but we’ve been doing various bits on the house and garden which have taken some time. Currently sleeping in our dining room/study as our bedroom is having work done. Hoping to be back in it by end of October latest 🤞🏻

Loving the slippers and start of a new basket @Sea_Shell I actually talked myself out of some macrame yarn in Aldi a couple of weeks back. I am going to Ally Pally in October with Mum so will save my pennies for that.

Lovely to see you @ruby_eskimo xx

I am making progress with my next postbox topper - Harvest theme. Have made Mr Carrot, Mr Celery and Ms Cauliflower so far - they need faces stitching on as I don’t have safety eyes/beads. Next up is Ms Sweetcorn. I was going to make all seven (mushroom, onion and turnip) but they are quite complex and use cotton yarn which is tight and painful to work with in a detailed pattern (think amigurumi on steroids) This is the first topper I’ve made with considerable outlay for materials - think I’m up to £20 now. If they survive the weather I will wash them and gift to a friend who is a reception class teacher. The biggest thing is how to display them at height and keep them upright. I found some silicone flower pot cupcake cases from Lakeland in a charity shop last week for 50p, so was thinking of sticking dowel through the base and inside the veg people. Will see how that goes and report back!

It’s now that time of year when thoughts turn to Christmas and I normally run a Christmas card exchange on here. Usually it’s cross stitch but in the past I’ve also sent a crocheted decoration. There were only 4 of us last year as so many of us are lacking in time nowadays.

Would anyone be interested in taking part this year? If so please message on here and I will PM you the details.

Sea_Shell

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82131292#Comment_82131292

I've now realised that it wasn't a "left handed" problem, but my interpretation of "feet facing forwards".

Thinking about it, they meant facing away from you, as being forwards, I assumed (wrongly 😉) that they meant fowards towards you.

You live and learn.