Friday FOs - 28.09.2018

I was out late last Friday and got home too late to post so you get two weeks of finished this week. Here are last week's finished objects.

Corner-to-Corner Pram Blanket

I bought this yarn at last year's Craft Alive and thought it was about time I used it.

Comfort Bear No. 38 for 2018

It was "Sunshine Week" at one of the community centres that I go to so I decided this one needed to have a bright yellow  shirt.

A Flat Yellow Octopus

This is yellow for the same reaon the bear has a yellow shirt, it's flat because one of the ladies at the community centre wanted it that way. She intends to use it as an applique on a kids sea themed blanket.

And now for this week's finished objects.

Yellow Sheep No. 2

Having sold one yellow sheep I figured I needed to make another. I will be making all the other colours soon.

Comfort Bear No. 39 for 2018

Another week, another bear.

Sunhat and Bootees set in mauve

I decided to get the bear out again to model this sunhat and bootees set.

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

Richard.

Friday FOs - 07.09.2018

Well, I forgot to post my finished objects again last week, so you get two weeks of finishes this week, and here they are.

Comfort Bear No. 35 for 2018

Last week's bear.

Octopus No. 13

Last week's octopus.

Comfort Bear No. 36 for 2018

This week's bear.

Octopus No.14

This week's octopus.

I have a few items that are almost finished so I hope to have them done for next week. In the meantime, have a good one.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 24.08.2018

I have been just a little less productive this week as previous weeks, having taken the day off, yesterday, to go up to Wagga Wagga to have lunch with my sister and father, however, I actually have 4 finished objects to show. It's just some WIPs that have suffered. Here are my finished objects for this week.

2016 CAL Blanket

This has taken a while but is finally finished. I'm not sure if the people that were working on this CAL will be expecting a finished blanket this late.

Comfort Bear No. 34 for 2018

Another week and another bear. I'm still on target to finish one bear each week this year.

Octopus No. 12

Another octopus to add to the collection. I do hope the hospital will take them.

Penguin No. 2 for 2018

The first penguin is already sold so I might need to make a few of these.

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

Richard.

Friday FOs - 17.08.2018

Another week has come to an end and it is time to show what I have acheived. Here are my finished items for this week.

Small Penguin

This is the first of many for this year. I had someone express an interest in buying a couple of these at one of the markets earlier this year but this one is already sold.

Comfort Bear#33 for 2018

One more bear ready to be given away.

Octopus #11

And one more octopus to add to the collection.

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

Richard.

Friday FOs - 10.08.2018

Here I am again with my finished objects. I have another three of mine to show you plus one from my ex-wife's needles.

Comfort Bear #32 for 2018

My first finished item is another bear.

A White Sheep

This sheep represents all the non-coloured sheep mentioned in the book "Where is the Green Sheep".

Octopus #10

Another octopus for a preemie baby.

A Child's Beanie

Fresh off my ex-wife's knitting needles, this child's beanie was still too big for my toy bear ...

A Bear wearing a Child's Beanie

... but that didn't stop me from taking this photo.

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

Richard.

Friday FOs - 03.08.2018

It's that time of the week again, time to show off my finished objects, and here they are.

Comfort Bear # 31 for 2018

This week's bear has gone a bit camo. I'm not sure how well that works when he's pink.

A Yellow Sheep

The next in the series of sheep is another that isn't actually mentioned in the book, "Where is the Green Sheep", but is featured in a picture in the book.

Octopus #9

Another octopus ready for a small baby to fondle, when I get around to delivering them to the hospital.

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

Richard.

Friday FOs - 27.07.2018

It's getting a bit late here and it's almost Saturday so I will keep the comments a little short. Here are my finished objects for this week.

Comfort Bear #30 for 2018

I'm still keeping up with my one bear a week target.

Octopus #8

As well as making an octopus each week.

A Purple Sheep

While this one isn't actually mentioned in the book "Where is the Green Sheep" it is pictured so the community centre wanted it.

Sunhat and Bootees in pink

This has been on top of my to-do list for a while so I though it was about time I got it done.

Bear modelling the Sunhat and Bootees

While I had the bear out I thought he might as well model these. I'm not sure that he is all that happy about it though.

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

Richard.

Friday FOs - 20.07.2018

I forgot to post my finished objects again last week so you get two week's worth of finished objects this week. Here they are, in the order that they were finished.

Octopus #6

Another octopus ready for service.

Comfort Bear #28 for 2018

Another Comfort Bear read for service.

Comfort Bear #29 for 2018

And yet another bear finished and ready for service.

A Red Sheep

Another in the series of sheep featured in the book "Where is the Green Sheep". This one has already been sold to on of the community centres in which I teach.

Octopus #7

And here is this week's octopus.

Chihuahua Coat

Chihuahua Coat modeled by a bear

The Chihuahua Coat is now finished. The bear was the only thing I could find that came close to the same size as the dog that this coat is supposed to fit. While the bear is a bit shorted and a bit more rotund than the dog the coat has been made for he is quite squeezable and posable so I figured he would be a good substitute. I will try and get a photo of the dog wearing the coat provided that the dog's owner is amenable.

That's it from me for this week. Hopefully I will remember to post next Friday. Until next time, have a good one.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 06.07.2018

I almost forgast to post my finished objects for this week. Here they are, in the order they were finished in.

Green Sheep #3

Having given away two of these already I thought I should have one for the shop. Expect this one to be for sale shortly.

A Blue Octopus

This is my fifth octopus, one of which has already been given away. When I have a bag full of these I intend to take them over to Wodonga Hospital's maternity ward to be given to preemie babies.

A Blue Sheep

The plan was to make a rainbow of sheep and put them up for sale but this one is already sold along with four others, a red one, a yellow one, a purple one and a white one. These a pretty much all the colours that appear in the book "Where's the Green Sheep" with the white standing in for all the different non colour sheep that are mentioned.

Comfort Bear #27 for 2018

I couldn't not have one of these done this week. This year may be the one year where I actually go the whole year completing one each week.

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

Richard.

Friday FOs - 29.06.2018

I have plenty of FOs to show you this week, especially since I forgot to post last week. Here are the objects that I have finished in the last two weeks.

Octopus #2

One of the ladies at church is a Collingwood Magpies aupporter and she saw the first octopus I made and asked for one in black and white. I had been given this yarn and figured it was suitable for the task.

Octopus #3

This one will be added to the collection to be given to a premie baby.

Comfort Bear #25 for 2018

Another bear ready for service.

Graduation Owl #4

I started making these about 18 months ago to see if I could get 4 made in a couple of weeks because someone had asked if I could do it. Unfortunately, I didn't get back to them in time for them to put in a firm order but I kept making them anyway. I think I could have finished them within two weeks if I had put in the effort but I too many other things that I was working on at the same time.

Green Sheep #2

Here's the green sheep for the community centre that I go to on a Thursday afternoon.

Octopus #4

Aother octopus ready for service.

Comfort Bear #26 for 2018

And yet another bear ready for service.

I think that's enough for this week. Until next time, have a good one.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 15.06.2018

It is time to show everone this week's finished objects, and here they are.

A Green Sheep

This is the first of many sheep of all different colours. This one will be going to my sister for when she reads to my great niece who's favourite book is "Where's the Green Sheep". I have already been asked to make another one of these for one of the community centres where I teach crochet.

Octopus #1

I went to Spotlight's Knit in Public day last Saturday and picked up a pattern for this one. The idea is to make these for premie babies so that they have something to hold on to. Apparantly, the curly-cues are similar to the umbilicle cord.

Comfort Bear #24 for 2018

Amother comfort bear ready for service.

That's it from me for this week. I hope to be back next Friday with more FOs. Until then, have a good one.

Richard.