Friday FOs - 12.05.2023

I have finished a couple more objects and thought I had better show them off, so here they are. 

Bottle cosy based on the flag of The Salvation Army

I finished this bottle cosy a couple of weeks ago but was a bit slack with posting. I made this one because Simeon's thought it wrong for a Christian to have a rainbow coloured bottle cosy. 

Comfort Bear No. 6 for this year. 

It is taking me a bit longer to make these. I used to make one a week but it now takes me 3 or 4 weeks to make one. 

That's all I have for now. I'm thinking about quitting blogspot and just posting on Facebook and Instagram as I seem to get more response on those forums. 

Until next time, have a good one. 

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 14.04.2023

I've been struggling to get things finished lately but I have managed to finish two more bears, and here they are. 

Comfort bear No. 4 for this year

Comfort bear No. 5 for this year

Number 4 was finished a few weeks ago but I've only just got around to posting it. Number 5 was finished this week. 

That's all I have for now. Until next time, have a good one. 

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 03-03-2023

Here we are at the beginning of March and I've only finished 3 bears. These have actually been finished for a while but I've been quite slack with posting. 

Comfort Bear No. 2 for this year

Comfort Bear No. 3 for this year

I can't promise that the next bear will be finished any time soon or that I will post a picture soon after it is but I will post again sometime. 

That's all for now. Until next time, have a good one. 

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 06.01.2023

Is the first Friday of the new year and I have a couple of objects to show you. One that was finished last year and one finished this year. Here they are. 

Comfort Bear No. 12 for last year. 

This is the 12th and final Bear for last year. I was well down on my usual tally due to taking my time and only spending a couple of hours each week working on them. I hope to do a little better this year but still don't expect to finish one a week as I have done in previous years. 

Comfort Bear No. 1 for this year

My first Bear for this year. I hope to be able to finish a Bear every couple of weeks but I'm not going to promise anything as I have quite a few projects on the go. 

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

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 18.11.2022

I've been a bit slack posting my photos here so I thought it was about time I got caught up. 

Comfort Bear No 10 for this year 

I finished this one about 6 weeks ago. 

Comfort Bear No 11 for this year 

This one was finished 3 weeks ago. 

Cuddle Bunny

This was finished this week and will be for sale at a craft fair tomorrow. 

Wash Cloth side 1

Wash Cloth side 2

This Wash cloth, done in double ended tunisian crochet, will also be for sale tomorrow. 

Wash Cloth

Another Wash cloth, done in linen stitch, to be put up for sale tomorrow. 

That's all I have for now. Until next time, have a good one. 

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 02.09.2022

I'm trying to get some things finished so that I have something to post about most weeks, especially since I have slowed down on my Bear production. Here is this week's finished object. 

A Cotton Beanie to wear under my Santa wig. 

The view of the bank of my head wearing the beanie. 

I decided to make this because the wig I have to wear while dressed up as Santa irritates my scalp. 

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

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 06.05.2022

I haven't finished anything for a while and I'm having trouble finding the time to post my WIPs on Wednesdays but I have been working. Here is my latest finished object. 

Comfort Bear No 6 for this year. 

I have had quite a bit of trouble with this Bear. I'm using yarn that was donated to the church and I keep running into problems. I started using a ball of grey that I thought was enough to do the bear's pants and found that two different yarns had been wound into one ball and the second yarn was not only a different shade it was also a different ply and unsuitable for making bears so I had to start again. The I found that there wasn't enough of the blue to do both the body and the arms so I undid most of it and worked in red stripes. I'm just glad to have it finished so I can start on the next one. 

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

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 18.03.2022

I didn't have anything finished to show off last week but I do have something this week, and here it is. 

Comfort Bear No 5 for this year. 

I'm well behind the one per week that I've made in other years but I'm comfortable with my progress this year. 

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

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 04.03.2022

Apart from squares for my queen bed blanket, I have been working on other things, like this Comfort Bear, which is my finished object for this week. 

Comfort Bear No 4 for this year 

This is the knitted version that was to be used to show my students that these could be knitted or crocheted. I think I cast on too many stitches and didn't knit enough rows as it turned out quite short and fat. 

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

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 25.02.2022

This week I managed to finish one of the bears that I started a few weeks ago in preparation for the workshop that I was running. Here it is. 

Comfort Bear No 3 for this year 

I was a little surprised to find that I had only made 2 of these before this week. I'm definitely not going to be making one per week this year. 

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

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 18.02.2022

After a few weeks with no finished objects, partly because of covid acme partly because I was making preparations for a workshop that I was running, I finally have something to show you, and here it is. 

Blanket

This blanket is made from knitted rectangles that were donated to the Salvation Army along with a load of yarn. All I've done is crochet them together. 

That's it from me for this week. Until next time, have a good one. 

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 28.01.2022

As promised on Wednesday, I have a finished object to show off and it isn't a bear. Here it is. 

A Produce Bag

These take far too long to make and I won't be making any more. 

That's it from me for now. I will try to update you on my WIPs next Wednesday. Until next time, have a good one. 

Richard. 

Wednesday WIPs - 26.01.2022

 Just thought I would update everyone on the status of a couple of my WIPs. 

Square No 2 for queen bed blanket

While this isn't the second square of the TCAL (I haven't started that one yet) it is the second square I'm making as I need more squares than the TCAL will provide. 

Comfort Bear

This may not look much like a Comfort Bear but it will do when it is stitched up. I won't be finishing this one this week as I want to use this for a workshop that I hope to be teaching next month. I want to show how to make the bear from 3 squares and will be completing the other 2 squares later this week. I also plan on doing a knitted version for those that prefer to knit. If we get enough interest, the workshop will be run at a local community centre. 

That's it for now. I do have a finished object for Friday if I remember to post it.  Until next time, have a good one. 

Richard. 

Friday finishes - 21.01.2022

Hello everyone, it has been a bit of a slow start to the year. It has taken me 3 weeks to get my first objects finished this year but I finial have something to show you, and here they are. 

Comfort Bear No 1 for this year 

Comfort Bear No 2 for this year 

My first two bears for this year. I started the first one last week but didn't get it finished in time to post a photo last Friday. With the second, I had intended to do the striping in the arms but I was having trouble with the yarn. It was in short lengths. I think the moths had got to it. 

That's it for this week. Until next time, have a good one. 

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 31.12.2021

Well, it's the last Friday of the yearand I have a finished object to show off. It has taken a few weeks because I was playing Santa Claus for a while but I managed to finish a bear that I started at the end of November, and here it is. 

Comfort Bear No 43 for this year. 

This is my last Bear for 2021 and the last that will go to the doctor's surgery. My CO has asked me to make them and give them to her so that she can send them overseas. I will be using donated yarn and stuffing from pillows so all they will cost me is time. 

I will try and post a summary of all the things I have completed this year and the projects I have yet to complete on Monday. 

That's it from me for this year. Until next time, have a good one. 

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 19.11.2021

I have managed to finish another bear this week and here it is. 

Comfort Bear No 42 for this year 

I don't expect to be making many more of these this year as I will be working for the next 4 weeks. 

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

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 12.11.2021

We have come to the end of another week and it is time, once again, to show off my finished object, and here it is. 

Comfort Bear No 41 for this year 

Another Comfort Bear ready for service. I have a bag full now so I will need to deliver them soon. 

I had hoped to have a blanket finished today but only got the crochet done. I still need to sew in all the ends before I can call it done, so it should be ready for next week. 

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

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 05.11.2021

After forgetting to post my finished object here a couple of weeks ago and not finishing anything last week, there are a few items I would like to show you this week. 

I will start with the object I finished two weeks ago which is ...

Comfort Bear No 39 for this year. 

Another Comfort Bear ready for service. 

These two objects were finished this week. 

Snuggle Bunny

I made one of these for a lady at church a little while ago and her cleaner saw it and requested one of her own. I was given two weeks to make it and that is one of the reasons I didn't finish a Bear last week. The other reason is an appointment that prevented me from spending the time on Thursday afternoon crocheting as I would normally. 

Comfort Bear No 40 for this year 

I started this Bear last week and only managed to finish it yesterday. 

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

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 15.10.2021

Another week has gone past and I have managed to finish another bear, and here it is. 

Comfort Bear No 38 for this year 

This Bear will be added to the collection ready to be delivered to one of the local medical clinics at some time in the future. 

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

Richard. 

Friday FOs - 08.10.2021

Another week has passed and I have managed to finish another bear, and here it is. 

Comfort Bear No 37 for this year 

With all the large projects that I am currently working on at the moment, Comfort Bears are the only things that are going to be finished for some time. 

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

Richard.