Friday FOs - 02.07.2021

Well, I forgot to post my finished objects last week so I have two weeks of finished objects to show off this week, and here they are. 

Comfort Bear No 23 for this year 

I managed to finish another bear last week. 

Dog Coat

This dog coat isn't technically finished but I have finished my part. The owner of the dog is going to buy the Velcro and sew it on. Hopefully, when it is all done, I will get a photo of the dog wearing it and be able to show you the finished article. 

The base of a bag. 

A while ago my ex asked me how I would go about making a rectangle with diagonal rows. I told her how I would do it but, as usual, she didn't really listen to me and messed it up so I decided to make one as a proof of concept, and this was the result and, rather than undo it, I decided to make it the base of a bag. 

The bag with the diagonal striped base. 

Here is the bag. 

For those that would like to know how it is done, I will now explain. 

Start with 4 ch. Do 4 treble (US dc) into the first ch.  To increase at the start of a row do 3 ch and 2 tr into the tr at the base of the ch. To increase at the end of the row do 2 tr in the 3rd ch of the previous row's starting ch. To decrease at the start of the row do 2 ch and a 2tr cluster in the next 2 tr. To decrease at the end of the row do a 2 tr cluster in the last 2 tr leaving the ch. To make the rectangle, increase at both ends until you have the width you want. Keep increasing at one end while decreasing at the other until you have the length you want then decrease at both ends until you have 4 tr plus starting ch left. Do 2 ch then a 3 tr cluster in the next 3 tr. 

If these instructions aren't clear to you then that would explain why my ex messed up. 

That's all I have for you for this week. Until next time, have a good one. 

Richard. 

FO Friday - 27.06.2014

Sorry for the late posting, I actually forgot to do this last night so it's Saturday morning here. It's still Friday in some parts of the world so I guess it's not too late.

Anyhow, here are my FOs for this week.

Handkerchief Border

I probably should have ironed this but the is still some embroidery to be done on it so I have handed back to the activities group organiser to handle that bit.

Matinee Jacket

I think I have plenty of blue jackets now so I will do a couple of ensembles to finish off all the boys clothes. I noticed that I didn't actually have anything in pink when I last took the stall out but I do have plenty in other girly colours. I have too much to do at the moment to worry about pink stuff but I'm sure I will get around to it eventually.

Small Bunny

This one will complete my selection of bunnies. It comes in three sizes and now I have one of each.

Trauma Teddy #42

I have kinda lost count of how many of these I have done this year but there are now 42 pictured on my Ravelry project page for these.

Knitted Trauma Teddies #5 and #6

The lady that knits these is now giving me the yarn to sew them up so the stitching isn't as noticeable as it has been.

That's it for this week. Check out the links in the sidebar to see what others have been making.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 11.06.2014

This week has been a bit up and down for me. Some days I was crocheting away quite well, others it seemed that I had lost my mojo. It didn't help that we had a house inspection today so have had to spend some time cleaning up the place to make at least semi-presentable. As a result, a couple of items missed out on getting any attention.

Here are the items that did get worked on and remain WIPs.

Handkerchief Border

Just one more side then it will be time to sew in the ends, block and iron and it will be ready to hand back to the activities group to be included in their next raffle.

Woollen Baby Blanket - Motifs from Ellen Gormley's Book

I have a small dilemma with this. I started on a new ball of cream for the outer rounds and it is noticeably different to the previous. It doesn't look it in this photo and I didn't notice it when I was sewing the new octagons into place but it is very noticeable when out in the daylight. I have to decide whether to continue, undo and replace the old cream with the new or something different. I might pull it apart then intersperse the older cream throughout the blanket which will save me having to redo the outer rounds. Whatever I do, it's going to mean a lot of work.

Knooked Scarf

Just like knitted projects, progress on this is quite slow, and the extended crossed knit stitches aren't speeding things up, if anything, they're slowing me down, but I will get there in the end.

Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley

I didn't make the 8 rows this week, I think I managed just 6.

Matinee Jacket

Just one more sleeve then sew it all together. I might have this done for next week so long as my mojo hangs around.

Tunisian Lace Wrap

I have had a couple of sessions on this one with doctors visits and x-rays and ultrasound for Sue's sore shoulder. Still have a bit to do before it's long enough.

That's it for the WIPs this week. The tartan rug and the rabbit will have to be first off the rank for next week. Check back on Friday for my usual FOs and check out the links in the sidebar in the mean time.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 04.06.2014

This week has been a bit of a different week as far as my projects go. I was given a couple of items to finish off for someone else and that kinda made it difficult for me to get as much done on my other projects as I would have liked. As a result of this one project didn't get worked on at all but it's not one that would normally show up as a WIP anyway as I normally manage to finish one or two of these in a week. What this means is that there will be extra FOs on Friday. In the mean time, here are my WIPs.

Handkerchief Border

I'm about halfway with the round of picots. I'm finding working picots in #40 cotton a bit tedious so I'm taking it a bit slow. It will be another couple of weeks before this is ready for blocking.

Woollen Baby Blanket - motifs from Ellen Gormley's book

A couple more octagons have been added. Still quite slow by my standards. I might have to consider not starting anything new until I have finished this.

Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley

I made a concerted effort to add 8 rows to this one. If I can add 8 rows each week I will be happy.

Matinee Jacket

Now that I have finished with the body and made a start on the yoke this is looking less like a blanket and more like a jacket.

Murray of Athol Tartan Rug

Just a few more rows on the mesh and then I start make and weaving in the chains.

Tunisian Lace Wrap

You probably can't see what I have added to this as it was only a row and a bit. That was all I had time to do while in the podiatrists waiting room.

Small Bunny

The second half of the body is finished and two halves on the ears are done. I think I was a bit ambitious in thinking I could get this finished this week. Maybe one more session.

Knooked Scarf

I almost forgot to take a photo of this one as it was kinda hiding under my bag of stuffing. I actually added 24 rows to this which included the special stitch rows.

That's it for this week. I will have some finished items to show you on Friday so be sure to check back then to see what I've got done. In the mean time, check out the links in the sidebar to see what others are making.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 28.05.2014

Sitting down at static collection points the last couple of weeks has really helped my progress. Here is what my WIPs looked like this afternoon.

Handkerchief Border

Started on the picot around the edge but I'm still a little worried that I may have worked this a little tight. I do hope it blocks out otherwise I will have to undo it and try again.

Woollen Baby Blanket - motifs from Ellen Gormley's book

Started on the next row of octagons. I would really like to do more than two motifs each week but it's a bit hard while I'm working on the handkerchief.

Murray of Athol Tartan rug.

Another nine rows of the mesh and then it's onto making the chains and weaving them in so it actually looks like a tartan.

Knooked Scarf

Got past another set of extended stitches. I'm going to have to speed this one up if I'm going to finish it by the end of October.

Matinee Jacket in Blue

Looking at this pattern I think it would make a great blanket. I might have to try that some time in the future.

Cheval Set

I'm on the second last row so this should be finished sometime before next week.

Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley

I've got past the sleeve opening and am now on the main body. No more increases.

Small Bunny

The second half of the bunnies body is almost done. If I keep up this pace I should just about have it finished for next week.

Tunisian Lace Wrap

There wasn't a lot of progress on this one but there was some.

That's it for this week. Be sure to check back on Friday to see what I have finished this week. In the mean time, check out the links in the sidebar to see what others have been making.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 21.05.2014

While I have had quite a bit of time to work on my projects this week and made a lot of progress on some of them there was still one project that didn't get worked on at all. I don't really know how it missed out but it did. I also managed to finish a few items this week including one that was a WIP last week.

Here are all the projects that I worked on this week that are still WIPs.

Woollen Baby Blanket - Motifs from the book I won from Ellen Gormley

I managed to finish the row of squares so I will start on the next row of octagons on Friday.

Handkerchief with Border

Almost finished the second row of 'V' stitches. I'm not sure if it is lacey enough but I will see what it looks like with the picots in the next round.

Tunisian Lace Wrap

I wasn't real sure if I worked on this one this week or not but when I laid it out the be photographed it appeared to have grown since last week so I must of dome some work on it.

Knooked Scarf

Only 10 rows on this one. At this rate it might be ready for next winter.

Cheval Set

Just need to do the rows that make up the fancy edging and then it will be time to sew in all the ends.

Small Bunny

One half done.

Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley

I found this one very hard to work on this week as it was causing quite a bit of pain in my thumb. I hope that it will get easier once I get past the increase rows as it seemed to be the going around corners that was doing the damage.

Matinee Jacket with Puff Stitch

It doesn't look like much yet as I have only don the first repeat of the pattern. This one is worked from the bottom up which means that there is going to be some sewing involved.

And now a special treat. Sue graciously allowed me to take photos of her WIPs this week so here they are.

Matinee Jacket in White

Currently working across the back on this one.

Matinee Jacket in Blue

Just on the first sleeve.

I will probably be doing the finishing touches on these as it involves crocheting a picot edge and Sue is having issues with crocheting at the moment.

That's it for the WIPs this week. Be sure to check back on Friday to see the finished objects. In the mean time, check out the links in the sidebar.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 14.05.2014

A busy week just gone and another to look forward to, I just need to decide what projects I'm going to take with me where ever I go. That means that there has been plenty of progress on all my WIPs this week. I ran into a small problem with our main camera this afternoon, it ran out of battery, so I had to switch to our backup which is older and lower resolution, but it still takes reasonable photos.

 Here is how my WIPs looked at 4pm today.

Handkerchief with Border

I forgot to take my blanket with me to crochet class last Friday so I spent the whole time working on this. It is looking like I may be a little tight but I'm sure it will block out.

Cheval Set

I'm up to round 10 of the last doily.

Knooked Scarf

Just got past the third set of special extended stitches. It isn't looking too bad but it would be better if the stitches stood out more. it will still match the beanie I made earlier though.

Woollen Baby Blanket

While I didn't take it to crochet class like I normally do I still found time to add another couple of squares to this. I managed to find someone that sells the yarn I'm using for this and bought some of it but I got the wrong pink so I guess I will just mix it up a bit to make it look like I meant to do it.

Matinee Jacket in Blue

The first sleeve is now finished. I wasn't sure about it because it looks quite big but it is the same as the one I made earlier while I still had the pattern so it must be right.

Murray of Athol Tartan Rug

I managed to spend a bit of time on this one and got to the next set of colour changes.

Tunisian Lace Wrap

Two hours in a waiting room meant that I had plenty of time to work on this one.

Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley

I even managed to do a bit of this while I was waiting and showed one of the other patients how to do the 'X' stitch.

Small White Bunny

I gotta have at least one toy on the go and I have been meaning to replace the one I sold quite a while ago so now I have started it.

That's it for my WIPs this week. Be sure to check back on Friday to see what I have managed to finish. In the mean time, check out the links in the sidebar to see what others have been making.

Richard.