Friday FOs 24.04.2020

Last week I managed to post my finished objects to all the different forums that I participate in excep this blog and that is because my tablet ran out of battery power, so this week you get 2 week's worth of finished objects, and here they are.

Comfort Bear No 16 for this year

Here is last week's bear.

Two Yellow Sheep

I managed to finish the two yellow sheep that I have been working on for about 4 weeks.

One full set of Sheep

I now have two full sets of sheep inspired by the book "Where is the Green Sheep".

Shopping Bag with Pouch

Shopping Bag in Pouch

Here is another shopping bag ready for service. I now have 9 shopping bags available for sale, I just need to add them to my shop.

Comfort Bear No 17 for this year.

My only finished object this week is another comfort bear. I went to the doctor on Monday and delivered a bag full  that the nurse was happy to recieve.

Now that I have two full sets of sheep I need to start working on the Brown Bear sets. I have one Brown Bear so far.

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

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 25-03-2020

Since I my regular Wednesday evening activities have been cancelled for the duration of pandemic I have time to post a few progress photos. Here are some of the objects that I have worked on this week.

Two Yellow Sheep

It seems to be taking longer than normal to get these finished. Maybe now that I am spending more time at home I can get more work done on these.

Another Shopping Bag with Pouch

I am still making Shopping Bags. I will eventually move on to other things but I don't believe I have enough yet.

Hungarian Crochet Square

I have spent a bit of time in waiting rooms recently and so have made some progress on this.

Regular readers will have noticed that I didn't post anyting on Friday. This is because I didn't finish anything last week. The time I would normally be crocheting was spent driving as I had a memorial service to attend some 5+ hours away.

That's about all I have for you at the moment. Until next time, have a good one.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 14.02.2020

I have managed to finish a few objects this week and here they are.

A Blue Sheep

A second Blue Sheep

Two Blue Sheep to add to the collection. Just need to make a couple of yellow sheep to complete the sets.

Shopping Bag with Pouch

Shopping Bag in Pouch

I didn't have enough of the red so rather than finish it with a different red I went for a contrasting colour.

Comfort Bear No 7 for this year

Another Comfort Bear ready for service.

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

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 05.02.2020

It is time to show what I have been working on but haven't finished this week.

A Shopping Bag with Pouch

I was hoping to make another red shopping bag but I just didn't have enough of that particular red cotton.

Two Blue Sheep

I didn't take enough of the royal blue to make the body of the second sheep with me but now that I am at home I will be able to get the second body done.

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

Richard

Friday FOs - 31.01.2020

I have spent quite a busy week at my Sister's place in Mollymook. For those that don't know, Mollymook is on the south coast of NSW and is part of the city of Shoalhaven. It was cut off by the bush fires for a while but all the roads opened up in time for the Australis Day weekend. While there I manage to complete 6 objects, and here they are.

A Wash Cloth

Another Wash Cloth

I made these because I hadn't taken any with me and I found that I needed them.

A Shopping Bag with Pouch

The Shopping Bag in its Pouch

Another shopping bag ready for use.

A Red Sheep

Another Red Sheep

 Two more sheep to add to the collection. I just need to make two blue sheep and two yellow sheep to complete two sets of sheep inspired by the book "Where is the Green Sheep".

Comfort Bear No 5 for this year

My 5th comfort bear for this year is ready for service.

Thst's all I hve time for today. Until next time, have a good one.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 22.01.2020

It is time to show everyone what I have been working on this week.

Hungarian Crochet Square

Time spent waiting for my Chiropractor meant I was able to finish the orange on this square.

Another Hungarian Crochet Square

I was going to start on the orange on this sqare but found a mistake so frogged part of the square so I could fix it.

Two Red Sheep

 I have made good progress on my next pair of sheep.

Shopping Bag with Pouch

I had hoped to be finished with this one and already be working on the next, but the best laid plans don't always work out.

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

Richard.

Friday FOs - 17.01.2020

I have been somewhat more productive this week having finished four objects. Here they are in the order they were completed.

Two Purple Sheep

Another couple of sheep to add to my collection. While there isn't a prurple sheep mentioned in the book "Where is the Green Sheep" there is one pictured so I figured it fits the book.

Shopping Bag with Pouch

Shopping Bag in Pouch

Another shopping ready for use.

Comfort Bear No 3 for this year

My last finished object for this week is another Comfort Bear.

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

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 08.01.2019

I haven't made a lot of progress this week but I thought I should try and keep up a regular pasting plan, so, here are the projects I have worked on this week.

 Lounge Chair Cover

I don't know that you can tell but I have added a few stitches to this one.

Two Purple Sheep

One body finished and the second started. I had hoped to get this finished for this week but I don't think that is going to happen.

Shopping Bag with Pouch

Some progress was made on this shopping bag, unfortunately, it isn't going to get finished this week.

I have also worked on this week's comfort bear and I will finish it in time for Friday so I didn't take a photo of it today.

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

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 01.01.2020

I thought it would be a good idea to start the new year by showing off all my WIPs, so here they are.

A Comfort Bear in the making

This is what this week's comfort bear looked like a 3:00pm. I don't normally show these on Wednesday as I am confident that I can complete it before Friday But thought I might as well include it today.

A Shopping Bag with Pouch

Another bag to add to the collection. This one probably won't be finished by Friday but the one I started last week is so I do have a bag to show off on Friday.

Two Purple Sheep

Two heads, 8 legs and half a body done so far. I doubt if I will get these finished in the next couple of days.

Lounge Chair Cover

I only work on this on Friday evenings after I have posted my finished objects for the week. Most weeks I don't seem to have any time to work on it at all.

Story Time Blanket

Reverse side of Story Time Blanket

This is a project I started a few years ago for the Sunday School kids. I mostly work on this on Friday mornings while at crochet class so it's in time out now due to no classes and being too hot to work on. In the first photo it looks pretty mush done but a close look at the second reveals all the ends yet to be sewn in. I also plan on embroidering a Bible verse in the blank area next to the cross.

Corner to Corner Pixel Blanket

 This is one of two projects I work on while at markets. I'm still trying to work out the best way of avoiding having so many ends to sew in. The top left square was my first attempt and there are far too many ends.

Double Knit Butterfly Squares - side one

Double Knit Butterfly Squares - side two

This is the second of the two projects I work on while at markets. I'm still kinda learning the technique and hve recently seen a video on how to cast on for double knitting. Myabe I will try it for the next square.

Hungarian Crochet Squares

This is my 'waiting room' project. I seem to spend quite a bit of time in waiting rooms (might be because of my age) and I need something to work on because I'm not really into reading magazines.

Short Rows Knitted Scarf

This is another project that goes pretty much every where I do but only comes out when I'm bored with everything else. I made one of these in Tunisian Crochet and thought I would try a knitted version.

Sunhat and Bootees

While this is a UFO I'm not sure that it qualifies as a WIP as I don't really have any incentive to finished it. Baby clothes just don't seem to be selling at the moment. It seems that the current generation of parents just aren't interested in putting their kids in handmade clothing.

I should probably check my to-do lost (posted on Monday) to see if I managed to find all my unfinished objects (or make sure they're all listed) but these are the ones that I did find.

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

Richard.

Friday FOs - 27.12.2019

I managed to get a bit of crochet done this week in spite of the Christmas festivities. I even managed to finish a few objects, and here they are.

Shopping Bag with Pouch

Shopping Bag in Pouch

Another Shopping Bag ready for use. I think I need about a dozen of these before the next market. I would like to have some for my own use as well.

Orange Sheep No. 1

Orange Sheep No. 2

Two new sheep to add to the collection, just 8 more to go, unless I sell some.

That's all from me for this week. I think I will be spending the weekend preparing my usual "The year that was" post so there may be one more post this year. In the mean time, have a good one.

Richard.