A very productive crafty week!

It has been a very satisfying week where I have completed some crochet and sewing projects and made progress on others.  I am really motivated to finish things and it feels so good to be able to put them to use.

Finished Objects - Crochet:

My first finished object is my latest basket. I absolutely love making crochet baskets, they are so handy for storing yarn and so many other things. I only had a few rows to do and now have completed it and filled it with yarn!

I made myself a very useful Cake Cozy using stash yarn to hold my yarn to stop it rolling around. I have made some for others in my family but never for myself!  I made it smaller than the original and think it is the perfect size.

Finished Objects - Sewing:

I am extremely excited to have finished my Ironing Board Organiser and can't wait to use it. The fabrics are so bright and colourful and make me smile. I made a slight change,by putting velcro on the bottom of my pincushion so that I can take it with me over to the sewing machine.

What's On Our Hooks:

Samantha:

My Courtship Shawl has come out of hibernation, I started crocheting it a few months ago, but I ran out of yarn. I now have enough to finish the project and have started working on it again. Using Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 10 ply in the "Navy" colourway.

I am really enjoying working on my Winter Wishes Scarf, a pattern by Sweet Potato 3. I am using Hobbii yarn Tweed Delight in the "Ivory Neon" colourway. I am not enjoying the yarn,it is very inconsistent. Some parts are quite thick and then others are incredibly thin.

Miss C:

The Key Largo Lace Wrap is another item that Miss C is trying to complete for the Year Of the Finishing. Using Hobbii Yarn Sultan in the "Pink Dragon Agate" colourway.

This is a shawl from the "Romantic Crochet" book written by Emma Escott of Lulu Loves Crochet. Loving the pattern and can't wait to work on it some more. Using Hobbii Yarn Metallico Fine, and the colourways are (from left to right) "Night Blue", "White", "Powder" and "Rose Pearl"

My Lacy Cocoon Cardigan is also from the Romantic Crochet book. Using Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 in the "Delicate Light Blue" colourway.

I have also started crocheting a Granny Stripes Blanket using all of my fingering weight scraps. The original pattern is written for DK weight, but I used Knitty Natty's Project Page for the amount to chain etc. for fingering weight yarn. Also, I wanted to use every scrap of my yarn, so I am not tying off the yarn every 2 rows as the pattern specifies, I have just altered it a little to continue without cutting it.

Until next week,

Samantha & Miss C xxx