Friday FOs - 25.05.2018

After taking a photo of my finished objects last week I then forgot to post them so I have two weeks of finishes for you this week. This week I managed to finish 5 items thanks to time spent collecting for the Red Sheild Appeal. Here are all my finished objects for the last tow weeks.

Comfort Bear #20 for 2018

 Another sparky bear, this time the sparkles actually show up in the photo.

Beanie in Collingwood Colours

Beanie in Collingwood Colours dispayed on a head.

This is my third attempt at getting this beanie the right size.

That's last week's finished objects, now for this week's.

The first of three Plastic Bag Holders

The second of three Plastic Bag Holders

The third of three Plastic Bag Holders

These plastic bag holders may become obsolete in the next month or so as the big supermarkets phase out plastic bags but I figure I had sold a few and needed to replace them so I have.

Comfort Bear #21 for 2018

I have gone back to standard colour combinations for this week's comfort bear.

Dishcloth #2 side 1

Dishcloth #2 side 2

For the second dishcloth that I have made for Springdale Community Centre I have gone for a Crochetknit version which gives a double sided effect.

That's it for now, until next time, have a good one, and if you see someone collecting for charity, please give generously, especially if it's for the Salvation Army.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 25.04.2018

I have a night off from my usual activities due to it being a public holiday ao I thought I would show a couple of the things that I have worked on this week.

Knitted Beanie in Collingwood Colours

The person I have been making these for has informed me that the first is too big so I've gone done a couple of sizes in needled and making this one a bit smaller. I haven't been able to give the second beanie to her yet so I don't know if it's going to be too big or not. I may have to make another ofter I finish this one.

Tunisian Spiral Blanket

I had quite a bit of time in a  waiting room so I made good progress on this one. It's close to being big enough now, so when I get to the next corner I will be changing to black for the last time around.

That's all for now. I should be back on Friday with at least one FO. Until then, have a good one.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 13.04.2018

I have had  a reasonably productive week this week and have finished several items. Here they are in the order that they were finished.

Comfort Bear #15 for 2018

Another comfort bear finished.

Beanie in Collingwood Colours

The second of two beanies is finished. I don't think the person that commissioned me to make these will be expecting this one so early but I like to finish those things that I have been paid for as soon as possible.

Two Cup Teapot Cosy - Top view

Two Cup Teapot Cosy - side view.

When I checked my ToDo list I found that Teapot Cosies were at the top of the list and I had previously had a request for Two Cup Teapot Cosies so I figured that I would start with those.

Graduation Owl - Front View

Graduation Owl - Side view

I have had four of these waiting to be finished for quite a while now so it's probably about time I did something with them.

That's all I have for this week. I hope to have more finished for next week. Until next time, have a good one.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 14.03.2018

I figured it was about time that I showed everybody some of the other things that I have been working on. Here are the WIPs that I have worked on this week.

Tunisian Spiral Blanket

I have spent some time waiting while a friend takes his driving test so this has been taken out of the bag. I have turned the last corner before I switch to black for a frame.

Shopping Bag with Pouch

This is the second of two shopping bags that I have been commissioned to make.

Beanie in Black and White (Collingwood Colours)

This is the first of two beanies that I have been commissioned to make.

Story Time Blanket

I have been making more progress on this in the last few weeks. I'm still quite a way off completing it.

That's it from me for now. If I remember I will post the finished objects from the last three weeks on Friday.

Until next time, have a good one.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 29.05.2015

I have finally gotten around to finishing a trauma teddy but I still have plenty to do. Here are this week's finished objects.

Trauma Teddy 

It has been a while since I finished any of these so I need to check how many I have done this year.

Beanie in St Kilda Colours 

This is the next in the series of AFL beanies. I still have at least one more of the Melbourne teams to cover but someone has requested one in NSW State of Origin colours. I don't know if he will actually buy it but I figured it was worth doing anyway.

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.

Friday FOs - 22.05.2015

With all the time I have spent collecting this week it was easy finding the time to get something finished. Here are the three items that I have finished this week.

Child's Beanie 

This one is now ready for its recipient. I will be delivering this on Sunday.

AFL Beanie in Richmond Tigers colours 

I started this one last week but didn't get it finished in time for last week's post.

AFL Beanie in Sydney Swans colours 

And this one is this week's contribution.

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.

Friday FOs - 15.05.2015

I was expecting to post two weeks worth of FOs today but I didn't finish anything this week so you only get to see last week's FO.

Beanie in Blue and White 

I'm continuing with the AFL beanies. This one is in North Melbourne Kangaroos colours.

I did make a start on this week's beanie but didn't get it finished.

To see what other people have made this week just click on the links in the sidebar.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 01.05.2015

I seem to have been more productive this week as I have finished three items. Here they are!

Beanie in Brown and Yellow

These are the colours of Hawthorn AFL Football Club.

Beanie in Navy Blue and Red

 These are the colours of Melbourne Football Club.

Koala 

I finally got around to finishing this one. The ears are a different shade of grey because I ran out of the yarn that I was using.

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.

Just had to correct the team name on that second beanie. Wouldn't want to upset all them Demons and Bombers supporters.

RR.

Friday FOs - 24.04.2015

This week I have managed to finish just one object, a drink bottle cosy, and here it is.

Drink Bottle Cosy in Port Adelaide colours 

I think this is the last in the series of AFL bottle cosies. I had hoped to get a beanie done as well but it didn't get finished.

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

Richard.

Friday FOs - 17.04.2015

I promised to tell a little story today to tell why I didn't work on as many WIPs as I would have liked, so here goes.

We arrived at my sister's place at about 7 pm on Sunday night and I presented my brother-in-law with his drink bottle cosy. My sister then asked where hers was and when I explained that her husband had asked for one and she hadn't she claimed that she didn't realise how nice it would turn out.

On Monday morning my sister and brother-in-law took my cousin and her husband for a bit of a walk and Sue and I drove into town to do a bit of shopping and then do a bit of exploring. Since Sue doesn't walk far we kept close to the car and drove from place to place. We found a bakery and bought ourselves some lunch and then headed back to the house.

After lunch I settled down to tackle the next drink bottle cosy in the series that I have been working on.

Drink Bottle Cosy in Gold Coast Suns colours

I think I should have made the yellow strips wider, but that's not part of the story. I was almost finished this when the others arrived back and my sister then asked if this one was for her. I said she could have it if she liked but it might be better is she selected more suitable colours.

Once that cosy was finished I pulled all the yarn that I had in my bag out and asked three of them to chose colours for their own drink bottle cosy and then I sat down and proceeded to make three more cosies.

Drink Bottle Cosies for my sister, cousin and cousin's husband

My sister wanted black, orange and white as that is the colour scheme for the Easts Tigers but I didn't have any black. That's OK because she had some black I could use. My cousin wanted hers in Australian team colours (green and gold) as a souvenir of her visit to our country and her husband want blue and white as he is a Sheffield United supporter. It was great to see that my hard work was appreciated as they made use of their cosies immediately.

I kinda surprised myself, being able to make three bottle cosies in just over 4 hours. One of these days I will write out the pattern so that it is easier for me to remember and others may be able to make these.

I still needed to make this week's beanie so yesterday afternoon I got stuck in and did it.

Beanie in Navy Blue and White (Geelong Cats)

I can't make these beanies as quick as I can the bottle cosies but I can still make one in an afternoon.

It has been quite a busy week this week and, while I haven't done as much as I would have liked, I still managed to get quite a bit done. If you want to see what other people have made this week, just follow the links in the sidebar.

Richard.

Friady FOs - 10.04.2015

Hi everyone and welcome to another post where I show off what I have finished this week.

The first item I finished this week was a drink bottle cosy.

Drink Bottle Cosy in Fremantle Dockers Colours

I still have a few more AFL teams to work through before I start on the NRL teams.

The next item was a beanie.

Beanie in Essendon Bombers Colours

The next thing I finished was one that I have been working on for quite a while, a knitted scarf.

Knitted Scarf.

When I was at my sister's place at Christmas my brother-in-law indicated that he would like a drink bottle cosy for himself but he didn't indicate what colour he would like, and since we're headed back that way this weekend (a cousin is visiting from England so we thought we should take the opportunity to meet up again) I though I should do one for him. I found some variegated blue that I thought would be suitable and got it done.

Brother-in-law's Bottle Cosy

I'm still waiting to hear from the lady at church about these Trauma Teddies and will get around to finishing them when she gives them back to me so I expect to have a bunch of them to show you all at once.

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.

Friday FOs - 03.04.2015

As I said on Wednesday, my schedule has been thrown a bit this week due to a death in the family. As a result of this, things that I had hoped to get finished are still waiting to be finished. I still haven't finished any Trauma Teddies this week as I'm still waiting to see what the lady that sews tags on them is doing.

I have managed to finish another Drink Bottle Cosy and a beanie so here they are.

Drink Bottle Cosy in Brisbane Lions colours

Beanie in Collingwood Magpies colours

Hope fully this coming week won't be disrupted and I will be able to get some other things finished.

For those that are interested, the links in the sidebar will enable you to see what other people have made this week.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 27.03.2015

It's the end of another week and time to show what I managed to finish this week.

I have continued with making bottle cosies in AFL team colours. This week it is the Adelaide Crows.

Adelaide Crows Drink Bottle Cosy

I also decided that I should probably do beanies to match all the drink bottle cosies that I have done so I started with the simplest one, Carlton.

Navy Blue Beanie.

I haven't finished any bears this week as I am waiting for them to come back from the lady that sews tags to them.

If you want to see what other people have made this week just click on the links in the sidebar.

Richard.