After a loooong January, February has disappeared in a flash! Only a couple of posts this month and it’s the end of the month already. So, what have I been up to to?
There’s not been a great deal of sewing done, which is unusual. Just a couple of blocks for the ‘Block Mama’ for this month with these cross blocks..
This a swap on UKQU postcard group on the theme of Mardi Gras,
And a badger (yes, that’s right)
For the postcard above, I got out my glittery fabrics from my Unusual Fabrics drawer and did some fabric weaving and reverse appliqué for the black eyes. I had some sticky gem dots for extra decoration and bound the card with some lace strips. It was good to make a postcard after a long period of not making any, but I made an error in the measurements, which means it’s slightly too big to go in a cellophane envelope, so it’ll have to go to the recipient in a normal one.
As for the badger, this is another make from the Autumn Craftpod box and he was really tiny so I took the pattern and scanned it in to make it a bit bigger and expanded by 175%. There was enough felt to do this and I used all the stuffing that was supplied. Even so, he is just 4.75” from snout to bum (not counting the tail. Here he is on top on one of my units. I think there may a be a problem with scale here. He is tinier that the knitted blue tit!! And next to the badger is an owl, which I’m sure should be smaller. And then there’s the giant rabbit and chicken!
I’ve also started a small project last week on the Year of Techniques book and making the wristlets using the helical stripe technique, which has been easier that I thought. Basically it changes the stripe without having a ‘jog’ so there is no thick bit where the yarns are changed. The wristlets are for an average ladies’ size and my hands are small. Even though I checked my tension the number of stitches turned out a bit baggy for my hand. So for my second wristlet I reduced the number of stitches from 72 to 68 and it’s a better fit, I also made them shorter before the thumb gusset.
The two yarns used were remnants from previous sock making, the pink/beige is some Stylecraft Head Over Heels Yarn mixed with Strawberry Fields cream with speckles, so two different forms of variegation. I’ve now frogged the first one to knit up like the second.
Even primroses out in the local woods
Some snowdrops and hellebores
My friend bought me plant display last years and it’s flowering outside out back door
Even a roundabout at the top of our road has a lovely display of daffodils.
It’s been a lovely time for Spring flowers and although my walks a week or two ago have been chilly ones, the weather the last few days has been a lot brighter and warmer.
Oh yes, I had the jab last week and all went well. Let’s hope things are looking up.
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