Hello my lovely friends 💕 How have you been? I hope all is well in your neck of the woods 😊
All is good here…except we’re all getting a bit cabin-feverish. It’s so, so cold 🥶 ☃️
The recent snow brought us some beautiful scenery
But we’re ready for Spring-flowers – so today I turned my ‘ Jim Shore’ pillow over. From ‘Winter’ to ‘ Summer’! I hope Mother Nature will get the hint, and we’ll get at least the average temperatures for this time of year! 🌞🌷🌷
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I’ve suffered from a touch of ‘bloggers block’ lately 😕 I’m not sure it’s over, but I won’t know until I try. Right? Maybe some pictures with comments to get back into the groove of things? Okay…here we go 😁
While the Laptop got a bit dusty, the crochet hooks were quite busy.
I made another vest
The new cardigan ‘Opposites attract’ 😃
I like the idea of two different-color halves…so there may be quite a few of them in the future 😉
The second one is already in the works…
And I have an idea for a third one…
The sun came around the corner just as I snapped the picture, so it’s hard to tell that the right side is a deep black. I’m not complaining though…just saying she could’ve waited another second 😎
It’s not the best picture, but you get the idea of the colorway 😊
The big fail for last month was this coat…
I loved it while I made it, kinda liked it when I tried it on (it’s heavy!), and started to get an uneasy feeling about it when I put it on the mannequin and started taking pictures 🤦🏻♀️
It stayed on the mannequin for a few days…then the decision was made – it has to come apart. And I wasn’t even upset – I guess that’s a sign that it was the right choice! 🙃
Notes to self:
1. Bulky yarn is not the perfect yarn for long coats (it gets reeaally heavy)
2. Do not use the Double-crochet stitch, especially when placed between stitches, when
working with bulky yarn (the stitches pull apart)
3. Don’t weave in ends until you’re 100% sure that the piece is perfect! It’s much, much easier to take something apart when the ends are still dangling
And last but not least…Georgia Mae’s blanket is finished 🥰 Big yawn…I guess it’s quite cozy…
Now it’s back to one of the WIPs 🤩
I hope you have a wonderful week! 💕
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