Wednesday WIPs - 02.09.2015

Having finished a couple of items in the last couple of weeks I have started new ones to replace them. Here are my WIPs for this week.

Shy Butterfly Baby Booties 

Having finished the baby jackets I thought I should make booties to go with them. These might not be an exact matching pair as I have little of the yarn left and will have to use whatever comes up in the remainder of the yarn.

Story Time Blanket 

I haven't given much information about this as I figure that it will reveal itself as it gets made. I will tell you that it was requested by one of the Sunday school leaders to be used during story time, hence the name.

Beanie 

The father of the child that I made the last beanie for has decided that he wants one for himself and decided that he wants his in black. I would have had more done but had a problem calculating the number of stitches that I needed to cast on.

Baby Blanket 

This is one of my wife's projects that she has handed over to me because she can't crochet any more. I haven't actually worked on this yet but wanted to show where I started.

Sue has given me her current project to show off.

Hand Bag

Sue seems to be somewhat fixated on tartans at the moment.

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

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 12.08.2015

Well, I have been just as busy this week as last, although I did have a day off yesterday as I didn't feel much like doing anything at all. I did manage to work on most of my projects again this week so here are my progress photos.

Shy Butterfly Baby Jacket in DK

The collar is now done on this, now I need to figure out how to do the same on the 4 ply version.

Moogly CAL Square #16

I almost forgot to take a photo of this one and only remembered when I was updating my projects on Ravelry.

Boy's Rugby Jumper 

I finally got around to sewing this one together and it is now ready for the collar.

Story Time Blanket 

This has been my main focus for this week, the one project that I kept going back to after I had spent some time on other projects. If I keep up this pace I will have this ready for this year's show at the end of October.

Man-bag 

I still have about 8 inches of shoulder strap to do but the ball of yarn I was using has almost run out. I hope that the other ball is a close enough match.

That's it from me for now, be sure to check back on Friday to see if I have managed to finish something. In the meantime. check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 08.07.2015

I have pretty much been working on the same projects this week as I did last week. I'm still trying to finish these off.

Tunisian Spiral Blanket 

Sue had an appointment this week and needed me to drive her there and back so I spent some time working on this one.

Murray of Athol Tartan Blanket 

I'm almost finished with the chains, only seven more to do before I sew in the ends and crochet the border.

Man-bag - side one 

Man-bag - side two 

Man-bag - top view 

All this needs now is the closing flap and the shoulder strap which I will be crocheting.

That's it from me for this week, be sure to check back on Friday to see what I have finished. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 01.07.2015

I  have been a bit slack lately and haven't worked on many of my projects this week. Here are the some of the projects that I have worked on this week.

Moogly CAL  Square #13

I didn't have enough of the dark purple to make this square so I found this bright pink as a substitute. I think it will add something to the finished blanket.

Man-bag 

I have finished the cross-stitch part of this project and am now ready to sew it together.

Murray of Athol Tartan Blanket 

I'm a little bit closer to having this blanket finished. Just a few more chains to make and weave in then I will be ready to do the border.

Tunisian Spiral Blanket 

I had a bit of time in a waiting room this morning so I added a bit more to this.

I have also worked on some trauma teddies and hope to have them finished tomorrow. Be sure to check back on Friday to see if I have managed that. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 24.06.2015

Today's post may make it look like I haven't been real busy but that is because a couple of the projects I have been working on are finished so you won't get to see them until Friday. Here are the projects that I have worked on that are still WIPs.

Murray of Athol Tartan Blanket 

A few more chains have been made and woven in. I think it will be a few weeks before I get this one finished.

Man-bag 

I'm almost finished with the cross-stitch part of this and will soon be ready to sew it up.

I have also worked on the Woollen Baby Blanket but only sewing in ends so it doesn't look much different than the last time I showed it. I will be continuing sewing in the ends for a few weeks before it is ready for blocking. I also started this week's trauma teddy but didn't take a photo. Hopefully you will get to see it on Friday along with my other finished object.

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

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 17.06.2015

This week I have been trying to decide which of my projects are going to get priority as I have been reviewing where I want to go with markets and shows. Here are the projects that I have worked on this week.

Man-bag 

This is going to be my main project for a little while, at least until it's finished.

Moogly CAL Square #12

I'm halfway through this CAL now with another 12 to go.

Trauma Teddy 

I will be continuing to make these for the foreseeable future, at least until I'm told to stop.

Murray of Athol Tartan Blanket 

I'm quite close to finishing this one so it is going to get priority over other projects.

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

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs -10.06.2015

I'm late, I forgot to post this last night, but it's still Wednesday in some parts of the world so I don't think I'm too late. Here are some of the projects that I have worked on this week.

Man-bag 

I still have a bit of cross-stitch to do on this one before it's ready to be sewn up.

Butterfly Square ( side one ) 

Butterfly Square ( side two ) 

I started a new square on Saturday. I wanted to see how the variegated pink went with the blue. I think it looks OK.

Shy Butterfly Baby Jacket 

I still have a bit to do on the second sleeve but I am making progress.

I have worked on the Woollen Baby Blanket but it has only been sewing in ends so it doesn't look much different to last week so I didn't think there was any point in taking another photo.

That's it from me for this week. Be sure to check back on Friday to see if I have managed to finish anything. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 03.06.2015

Well, Red Shield is over for another year and things are starting to return to normal  (just not really sure what normal is). I think this means that I might not have as much time to crochet as I have had over the last couple of weeks but I will have more time to catch up on my email. I have still managed to make progress on most of my projects and here they are.

Woollen Baby Blanket - motifs from Ellen Gormley's book 

I have finished all the motifs for this blanket and now just have to sew in all the ends. This isn't a job that I have been looking forward to. 

Tunisian Spiral Blanket 

I pulled this one out again this week and added a few more blocks of colour.

Two Monkeys 

I finished the body of one of the monkeys and almost did the same on the other.

Butterfly Blanket - side one 

Butterfly Blanket - side two 

I managed to finish the second panel of this blanket.

Shy Butterfly Baby Jacket 

The second sleeve is growing slowly but it is growing.

Trauma Teddy 

This is how much I managed to get done during Craft'n'Cuppa. I have now completed all the parts and it is ready to be handed over to the lady who sews the tags on.

Man-bag 

I'm still working on the cross-stitch part of this project but should be ready to sew it up in a couple of weeks.

Moogly CAL Square #11

This one seemed to work up quite quickly in spite of having to work in both loops of the stitches separately to create the flower.

That's it from me for this week. Be sure to check back on Friday to see if I have managed to finish anything. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 06.05.2015

It looks like I have been very busy this week, but it doesn't really feel that way. I have worked on most of my projects and even started a couple of new ones.  Here are all the projects that I have worked on.

Woollen Baby Blanket - motifs by Ellen Gormley 

I managed to finish the last row of squares and start on the last row of octagons.

Sht Butterfly Baby Jacket 

The first sleeve is growing slowly but it is growing.

Double Knit Butterfly side one 

Double Knit Butterfly side two 

I finished the first of my double knit squares.  I probably should have used a different colour as the butterfly doesn't show up really well.

Two Monkeys 

One of the new projects is actually two. I have  had a couple of requests for these so figured I might as well make two at the same time.

Child's Beanie 

One of the ladies at church wants a beanie for her son but didn't like the ones I had available so I'm making another.

Moogly CAL Square #9 

I didn't get much of this done.  Hopefully I will be able to finish it before the next square comes out.

Tunisian Spiral Blanket 

I had chiropractic and doctors appointments yesterday so brought out the waiting room project again. I made quite good progress.

Tablet Carry Bag 

I decided to go with a change of font for the second side.

Trauma Teddy 

This is my usual Craft'n'Cuppa project and I will get to finish some soon. I have a bag of parts that I made previously that just need to be put together.

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

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 29.04.2015

I feel like I have been a little more productive this week. I have worked on most of my projects and even managed to get something finished. Here are the WIPs that I have worked on this week.

Moogly CAL Square #9

I managed to finish this square except for sewing in the ends.

Tablet Carry Bag 

I finished one side and started on the other. I decided to change the font on the second side.

Double Knit Butterfly square - side one 

Double Knit Butterfly square - side two 

I found time to do a few more rows on this.

Shy Butterfly Baby Jacket 

I finally managed to start the first sleeve on this one.

Tunisian Spiral Blanket 

This morning we needed to go to the pathologist for blood tests so I dragged out my usual waiting room project and managed to get another colour change done.

That's it for my projects, and now for Sue's.

Sue's Tablet Bag 

Sue is making good progress on the second side of her bag.

Well, that's all from me for now, be sure to check back on Friday to see what I have finished. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.