Wednesday WIPs - 07.05.2014

Wednesday is here again and it's time to show you some of what I have been working on over the last seven days, and here they are.

Woollen Baby Blanket - Motifs from Ellen Gormley's Book

I didn't get much of this done this week as I had someone that wanted to learn how to put an edge onto doilies and face washers.

Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley

I managed to add a few more rows to this.

Shell Stitch Matinee Jacket

The body of this one is almost done. I just need to finish the row of dc (US sc) then work a row of crab stitch to finish it then it will be time to work on the sleeves.

Murray of Athol Tartan

I made good progress on this this week.

Knooked Scarf

In spite of the fact that I didn't make it to the markets last Saturday, I still managed to find time to work on this one.

Cheval Set

The first of the smaller doilies is done and the second has been started.

Tunisian Lace Wrap

I'm making good progress on this one this week too.

Handkerchief with Border

I couldn't teach someone how to do a border on something without showing them so I made a start on this one. The hanky was given to me by the organiser of the Mirambeena Activities Group to crochet a border onto so that they could add it to a raffle. I also have a placemat that needs the same treatment. I have done a row of dc around and now I need to figure out how fancy I'm going to get.

That's it for my WIPs this week. Come 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 working on.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 02.05.2014

While I have been quite busy with all my projects this week I haven't finished many. Here are my finished objects for this week.

Two Pale Green Hanging Towels

Trauma Teddy #34

I should have more finished next week but I won't make any promises.

Checkout the links in the sidebar to see what everyone else has made this week.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 30.04.2014

It has been another busy week here in Rose Manor but I didn't manage to work on every project. One got missed but I will make sure it gets worked on between now and next Wednesday. Here are the WIPs I have worked on this week.

Woollen Baby Blanket - motifs from Ellen Gormley's book.

I managed to get three motifs done this week to finish off the second row of octagons.

Cheval Set

I'm almost finished the first of the smaller doilies in this set. Things go a lot smoother when you don't make mistakes and have to rip back.

Murray of Athol Tartan Rug

The next colour band has been done. I'm going to have to start folding this in half to photograph it as it will soon be too big for the sheet I putting it on.

Baby Blue Shell Stitch Matinee Jacket

This is the next in a series of matinee jackets.

Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley

As the rows get bigger progress seems to be slowing down. I think I got the same number of stitches done this week as last but it just doesn't look like it.

Frida the Fish

The body and tail are done, just need to do the fins and the eyes.

Tunisian Lace Wrap

I'm sure I worked out that I would need 15 repeats of the pattern but it just isn't long enough yet. I got the width about right but I need another 60cm on the length.

That's all the WIPs I have worked on this week. Be sure to check back on Friday to see my finished items. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to see what everyone else has been working on.

Richard.

Saturday Shenanigans - 26.04.2014

This week has been a week of decisions. The first decision was to give up on my studies. Trying to keep up with housework and looking after Sue while studying just didn't seem to be working. I was getting too far behind on my studies and the housework wasn't getting done either. It is yet to be seen if the housework actually gets done now but at least there is one less thing demanding my time.

The second decision involved our online shop. I decided that I needed a Facebook page for it to see if that gets it any more attention. On that page I will be highlighting different products that we sell and showing off the newer items that I am adding each week. We will have to wait and see how that goes but I did get at least one like on the first day that I had it up.

Today we went for a little drive down to Wangaratta to check out the Wang Woolly Day. There was quite a bit there that I would have bought if we didn't have so much already on hand or had a specific project for but we didn't buy anything. In some ways it was a little disappointing as there wasn't as much there as I thought there might be but I did see a couple of ladies doing things that I hadn't tried yet, broomstick lace and hairpin lace. I don't know if I will ever try either but at least I have now seen first hand how it's done.

It being close to the end of the month and with good sales at recent markets I figured it was about time I reviewed my to-do list. This is what it looks like today.

Things to make to replace stock for my market stall:

Bottle Cosies in more team colours

Teapot Cosies

bag holders

Hanging Towels

Small Bunny

Jacket, Pants and Hat set in blue (need a couple of other colours also)

Sunhat and Bootees in white

Fans Bookmark

Current Work In Progress:

Toddlers Jacket
Trauma Teddies

Tartan Blanket – taken over from Sue

Tunisian Lace Wrap

Doily from an old pattern book I bought

Woollen Baby Blanket using Motifs from Ellen's book

Frida Fish

Matinee Jacket

Bootees

Hanging Towels

Things I'm itching to get started on:

Crochenit Knee Rug (same as Cot Blanket and will also use up some of my stash of 8ply)
Crocheted Slocks
Banner for Stall

Table Runners for each Australian state and territory (currently trying to design the ACT one).

Tunisian Crochet Intarsia Table Runner

Dinosaurs (bought the patterns from PlanetJune)

There is plenty there for me to work on but if someone commissions something from me I will happily take it on (I know, I'm a sucker for punishment).

That's it from me for this week. I hope you all had a good one.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 25.04.2014

I have been quite busy this week and I will try to tell you something of that tomorrow, but now it's time to show off my finished objects for this week. Here they are.

A pink hanging towel

A Blue Matinee Jacket

A Pair of Pink Bootees

Trauma Teddy #33

I still need to do more baby clothes in blue so to satisfy the lack of stuff for baby boys but I still need to replace the stock I have sold so there will still be the odd pink, purple, yellow or orange item getting done. I also need to either find the pattern for the bonnet that I sold last Saturday or get the other one out of stock and reverse engineer it.

That's my crafting for this week. To see what others have been making just check out the links in the sidebar.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 23.04.2014

Wednesday is here again and it is time to show off my WIPs. I have plenty to to show you this week plus I have a bonus, you get to see what Sue is working on at the moment.

Here they are.

Cheval Set

I have started on the first of the smaller doilies in this set.

Knooked Scarf

I have managed to get past the next set of special stitch rows.

Frida the Fish

The third panel is complete. I just have to sew the pieces together and stuff the body, then I can work on the tail and the fins.

A Pink Bootee

The first of a pair.

Murray of Athol Tartan Rug

I found some red that appears to be a close match to the one used for the other red rows as well as what I think is the rest of the blue and green used for this.

Tunisian Lace Wrap

I need to start checking the size on this to see how close I'm getting. By my calculations I should have about a dozen rows to go but it doesn't look long enough to me. I will need to have a look  at the pattern and see how long it is supposed to be.

Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley

I haven't quite made enough of these yet. I just need one more, unless I sell some.

Woollen Baby's Blanket

Another couple of octagons have been added.

And now, here is what Sue has been working on.

White Matinee Jacket

We both like these jackets that are made up in one piece and this one is great. Sue is now working across the back.

That is most of what we have been working on this week. Come back on Friday to see the rest. In the mean time, check out the links in the sidebar to see what others have been working on.

Richard.

Saturday Shenanigans - 19.04.2014

The last couple of weeks have had me thinking about my priorities and my future. I am now quite a bit behind with my college work and am finding study very hard to concentrate as there are so many distractions like housework, Sue and my crafting. I didn't get assessment 4 in on time, I'm going to be over a week late with assessment 5 and there is little chance that I will be able to do 6 and 7 on time ( 6 is due tomorrow night). It all just seems too hard and I'm considering giving up on this diploma. Do I really need it? Will it really help me in the future? I'm not sure about either of those questions.

On a more positive note, I went to Beechworth today for the Easter Market and had a really good day. I only had 5 sales but those 5 sales added up to one of the best days I have ever had at markets. While it does seem like a lot of hard work for just $76 profit and I now have a number of items to add to the to-do list I think it was worth it. I will now also have to check my Madeit store to make sure that nothing I sold today is still listed there as it would be embarrassing to sell it twice.

There seems to be quite a bit of interest in selling through Facebook these days and I might look into it for myself. I may not actually sell on the Facebook page but instead use it to direct people to my Madeit store and try to get some extra sales that way. I could also use the Facebook page for custom orders as I'm not sure that Madeit is really set up for that sort of thing. I will definitely have to look into this as soon as I decide what I'm going to do about my study.

With this being Easter weekend there is quite a bit going on. We had our Good Friday service yesterday morning followed by the Stations of the Cross and tomorrow we need to get up very early for the dawn service. We're expecting a few people from other churches to be there to help celebrate the rising of our Lord.

That's been my week this week. I hope you all had a good one.

Richard.