Wednesday WIPs -

Another week has gone by with only a little progress. Here are the projects that I have worked on this week.

Story Time Blanket

I have actually gone backwards on this one. I discovered a mistake that I had made quite a way back and it was a little too obvious and the only way the fix it was to frog back and redo it.

Tunisian Spiral Blanket

I took a friend to the doctors the other day and took this with me so I would have something to work on while I waited. I got through another couple of colour changes.

Trauma Teddy

I wouldn't normally show this one at this stage but I will be moving house soon and don't ecpect to finish this this year. Lots of packing, moving and unpacking will mean that I will be too busy.

I did work on Block #23 in the Moogly CAL this week but forgot about it when it came time to take photos. Hopefully I will be able to show you the completed block next week.

As usual, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPS - 23.11.2016

I'm still struggling with getting any crochet done this week. I haven't worked on a Trauma Teddy at all, so don't expect me to post anything on Friday. I have managed to get a little bit done so here are the projects that I have worked on this week.

Story Time Blanket

One of my students decided to start a more complex project last Friday so I had to spend a bit more time helping her and didn't get much done on this one.

Moogly CAL Block 22

I managed to get this block finished but haven't worked on the latest block yet. I will still be making blocks when everyone else has finished putting their blankets together.

Tunisian Spiral Blanket

I was at the dentist today so I pulled this one out and did a bit while I was waiting. Unfortunately, I didn't get a lot done because I ran out of the pink I was using.

That's it from me for now. Be sure to check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 18.11.2016

Well, I did manage to finish this week's Trauma Teddy as well as the one I started two weeks ago, so you get to see two Trauma Teddies this week. Here they are.

Trauma Teddy #30 for 2016

Trauma Teddy #31 for 2016

I'm quite a bit behind the one a week target I set myself when I first started these. Maybe I will manage that next year.

As usual, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have made.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 16.11.2016

Well, I'm trying to get my crochet act together and have been a little more productive this week. I have lots of photos but only three projects, and here they are.

Story Time Blanket

My students didn't need as much help this week so I was able to give this project a little more of my time and made pretty good progress on it.

Butterfly Square - side one

Butterfly Square - Side 2

I managed to finish another butterfly and took photos of all the butterflies I have made so far.

8 Butterflies- side 1

8 Butterflies - side 2

Moogly CAL - Block 22

I almost got this block finished, just a little bit of sewing to be done.

That's it from me for this week. I have finished the Trauma Teddy that I started two weeks ago so I will be able to show that one on Friday and I should have this week's done by then also, so check back then to have a look at them. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 09.11.2016

I have definitely been quite slack when it comes to crocheting this week. I havent even finished last week's Trauma Teddy. The only project that I have worked on is the Story Time Blanket, and this is what it looks like now.

Story Time Blanket

I was able to make ggod progress on this thanks mainly to long stretches without a colour change.

I hope to have last week's Trauma Teddy finished before Friday, but don't hold your breath. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 02.11.2016

Firstly, for those that were waiting for my Monday Show Report post, I'm sorry, I forgot again, but don't worry, I've included it in today's post.

And now to your regular Wednesday WIPs feature. I have managed to get a bit more done this week, with a but of time spent in waiting rooms and working security in the Craft Pavilion for a few hours, so here are the items that I have worked on this week.

Story Time Blanket

It seems that having two students and being in a section of the blanket that requires a lot of colour changes means that I don't make a lot of progress. I did make some progress so I guess that's a good thing, and I'm helping others learn the craft so that's an even better thing.

Butterfly Square - Side 1

Butterfly Square - Side 2

I did ten rows on this square while doing my first stint of security in the craft pavilion before heading out to showbag alley to pick up some bags of chocolate.

Rose Corner 2 Corner Pixel Square

This method of carrying the yarn instead of cutting it may save of having fewer ends to sew in but it can get very messy with all the strands of yarn getting twisted and tangled.

Moogly CAL - Block 21

Another block finished! I'm still behind but there is a chance that I will be able to catch up this week.

Tunisian Spiral Blanket

A few more colour changes and I nearly at the next corner. I would say that that is good progress.

And now for the show report. I entered 5 items in this year's show and I managed to get a first and a second in the "Tricot, Broomstick, Hairpin" category, and here they are.

Prize winning Beanie and Scarf.

That just happens to be my favourite category to enter as not many other people do. In saying that I should point out that (a) if the judges didn't think the entries were good enough they wouldn't award a prize and (b) mine weren't the  only entries in that category this year.

That's it from me for now. I will try to get my Trauma Teddy finished this week so that I can show it off on Friday, but don't hold your breath. In the meantime, be sure to check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 26.10.2016

I have had another week of not getting as much done as I would have liked. Here are my WIPs for this week.

Tunisuan Spiral Blanket

I managed another change of colours this week and I expect to do a bit more on it tomorrow as I will be taking a friend to a dentist appointment in Wodonga.

Story Time Blanket

This one is getting so big that it's getting difficult to photograph. I might have to get the stepladder out soon.

Moogly CAL 2016 Block 21

I didn't get this one finished this week, although there is still a chance I can finish it before the next block comes out on Friday.

That's it from me for now. I doubt if I will have anything to show you on Friday but I might have something to show you on Monday. Today I took my entries for this year's Albury Show down to the Craft Pavilion for judging and I will find out the results on Friday. If I win anything I will do a Manday Mayhem post to show off my wins.

In the meantime, be sure to check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 21.10.2016

I managed to finish last week's trauma teddy as well as thins week's. Here they are.

Trauma Teddy #30 for 2016

Trauma Teddy #31 for 2016

Not particularly exciting finishes but at least I have something to show for my time.

As usual, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have made.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 19.10.2016

I have tried to get a bit more done this week and, with the help of the time spent at Friday morning crochet class all by myself and time spent in a waiting room, I have managed to make a bit of progress on a couple of projects. Here are my WIPs for this week.

Story Time Blanket

I made pretty good progress on this while not having to worry about teaching. It seems that all my students needed to be somewhere else for the first week of term.

Moogly CAL Block 20

Another block complete. If I manage to get block 21 done this week I will actually be caught up.

Tunisian Spiral Blanket

I had a podiatrist appointment yesterday and got there nice and early to avoid the bad weather that was about to hit. That gave me plenty of time to work on this one and get another couple of colour changes done. Tomorrow I'm taking a friend to an appointment over in Wodonga so I should get a bit more done.

I have finished one trauma teddy this week and hope to finish another before Friday so I will definitely have something to show. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 14.10.2016

After not finishing anything last week, I have finally managed to finish something this week. Last week's trauma teddy! Here it is.

Trauma Teddy #29 for 2016

This one is a little brighter than the others and I had to use a different cloth for the backdrop as my usual one was the same colour as the trousers.

That's it from me for this week. I hope to get a bit more done for next week but we will have to wait and see. As usual, check out the links in the sidebar to see what others have made.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 12.10.2016

First off, I feel I need to apologise for the lack of posts last week. I took a photo ready for my Wednesday WIPs post then forgot to post it and I didn't finish anything. I have also struggled to get any crochet done and haven't done a CAL block this week which means I'm still behind, especially since a new block comes out on Friday.

So, here are my WIPs for the last two weeks.

Moogly CAL Block 19

I managed to finish this block and take a photo last week but only just got around to showing today. I did think I was going to catch up this week but I guess that isn't to be.

Rose Corner to Cornere Pixel Square

I'm experimenting with a method for carrying the yarn to where it's next needed. I can't say that it's not visible but at least I don't have as many ends to worry about later. I'm still trying to sew in all the ends of the first square I did.

That's it from me for now, be sure to check back on friday for my finished objects. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 28.09.2016

It's Wednesday again, and time to show you what I have been working on. Unfortunately, my crochet mojo is still missing. As a result, it has taken me two weeks to get a CAL block done which is something that normally takes a couple of days, and I haven't worked on a Trauma Teddy this week so I won't have anything finished for Friday. The CAL block wasn't the only thing I worked on this week as Sue and I had dental appointments today and I spent a bit of time in the waiting room.

Here are my WIPs for this week.

Moogly CAL - Block 18

I should have had block 19 finished by now so I guess I'm still behind. Hopefully the next block won't take so long and I will be caught up in a couple of weeks.

Tunisian Spiral Blanket

I found a mistake when I turned the corner but I could be bothered undoing the last four colour changes to fix it. I doubt if anybody else will notice it.

That's it from me for this week. Hopefully I will be back next week with better news. In the meantime, if you have any spare mojo, send me some, and check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 23.09.2016

I seem to be struggling with my crochet mojo lately, too busy in the morning and too tired in the afternoon/evening, so I have n't been getting much done. I have managed to get a Trauma Teddy done this week however, and here it is.

Trauma Teddy #28 for 2016

I have tried something slightly different with this one. I read recently that working in the front loop only made the stitches stand up more and form straight lines. It definitely produces a different texture in the fabric so I might use this some more.

That's it from me for this week. As usual, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have made.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 21.09.2016

I think I have been a little more productive this week than the last couple of weeks, although I didn't manage to complete a CAL block so I haven't caught up any this week. Here are my WIPs.

Story Time Blanket

We had an open day at church on Saturday I was asked to organise the seniors craft group in the hope of attracting more people to join us. I decided to take this one with me to give me some extra time working on it, especially since crochet classes are having a break.

Moogly CAL Block 18

I didn't get very far with this block this week so I hope to get it finished soon so I can start on the next. Since the next block is the current CAL block I'm kinda anxious to get it done so that I can say that I've caught up.
 

Tunisian Spiral Blanket

I had to take my wife to the dentist yesterday so I got this one out while I was waiting.

That's it from me for today. I will have a Trauma Teddy made this week so check back on Friday to check it out. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 16.09.2016

Time to show off my one and only FO for this week.

Size 13 Slippers - top view

Size 13 Slippers - side view

I do hope they fit. They will stretch a bit but without having size 13 feet I have no way of knowing if they will be OK for the recipient.

That's it for this week. Be sure to check out the links in the sidebar to see what others have made.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 14.09.2016

It seems that I'm not getting a lot of crochet done lately. I'm too tired to do much of anything in the afternoon and often busy in the evening with other things. I didn't managed to make Trauma Teddy last week and it looks like I won't have one this week, but I have manged to finish the slippers this week, so I will show them off on Friday (if I remember), and I have manged to do the next block for the Moogly CAL.

Moogly CAL - Block #17

I should actually catch up with this CAL in the next couple of weeks which might give me a bit of time to finally finish those owls that have been languishing.

Do check back on Friday to check out the slippers. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to see what others have been working on.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 07.09.2016

I'm still not doing as much crochet as I feel that I should but I still made progress on a few projects. Here are the projects that I have worked on this week.

Friday was the last day of term for the crochet class and I managed to do a little of my Story Time Blanket in between sorting out my students' problems.

Story Time Blanket

Saturday I was at a market so I started another Double-Knit Butterfly block for a baby blanket. I was quite busy in spite of the drizzly start and I managed to get 10 rows of the pattern done.

Butterfly Block - side 1

Butterfly Block - side 2

I managed to get the next block for this year's Moogly CAL.

Moogly CAL 2016 - Block 16

Today I went to Craft'n'Cuppa at church but forgot to take the yarn I wanted to use for this week's Trauma Teddy, so I worked on the only project that I had with me.

Tunisian Spiral Blanket

That's it from me for now. Since I haven't worked on a Trauma Teddy this week there is a good chance I won't have one finished for Friday so I might give it a miss this week. I may still have something finished this week as I'm close to finishing the pair of slippers that I have been working on, so check back on Friday to see if I have succeeded. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to  see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs 31.08.2016

I have definitely been slack this week, having only worked on three projects, and one of them is the Trauma Teddy that I hope to show you on Friday. Here are the other two.

Story Time Blanket

I made good progress on this on Friday due to a combination of a lack of students (I did have one but she worked on her own with minimal supervision) and minismal colour changes.

Moogly CAL Block 15

Another block finished. With another block to come out tomorrow night, that means I still three block behind.

That's it from me for now. Be sure to check back on Friday to see this week's Trauma Teddy. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been making.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 26.08.2016

Here I am, posting this on Saturday morning because I forgot to do it last night. I think I would really lose my head if it wasn't firmly attached. Ah well, it's still Friday in some parts of the world. Here is my not so exciting FO for this week.

Trauma Teddy #26 for 2016

Another Trauma Teddy ready to be given to a child in need of some extra comfort.

That's it from me for this week. Be sure to check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have made.

Richard.