when hobbies collide

I have been quiet this week but I have not been Idle


I have discovered a old passion . I love entering completions and online there are hundreds . In past I have been quite lucky but sadly not won anything yet.


One competion I have won before . Was crochet project of the month my.Hippo  won.

 This month there is a twist it has to be knitted or crochet but with Xmas theme

I expect we will see Santa and tree decorations  maybe even a few of Lucy's Xmas bird 

 So what could I do  that was different? 

A look on ravelry  showed me  this  little Angel .......

 It seems perfect . If you look up the pattern  you will see the original has two Angel and my base had no room.lol but I really like it . The only problem.is the talented designer has so many patterns I loved my ever growing list is out of control . Any way back to my Halloween project  so wish me luck 

once you pop you cant stop

That might be the saying but it's certainly not how I feel. I have spent all morning doing popcorn stitch and as I done last one the sense of relief was overwhelming.

Any way do you want to see if it was worth it?

This is the finished lap quilt. It's very simply closed granny squares lightly stuffed. Stitched together by single crochet and then the dreaded popcorn stitch border. It the perfect size to fit in your lap perfect for my mother in law who last year had a nasty fall this can keep her warm and she can't get tangled up and trapped in it.also if she out in wheel chair can fit with no danger of the wheels catching. All in all I am happy with this project and that means I am ticking awAy the projects on my Xmas list

one done...a million left

So I have started on the Xmas stuff and bored already.  I started a cute puppy wholeness limbs and ears but nothing could make me pick.up that hook. So I did what any self respecting Booker does I wasted day on ravelry.


While I was browsing I found a pattern for hook case shaped as a hook  . My friend who introduced me to  crochet mentioned she didn't have a pin cushion so for her Xmas present I have decided to give her the case and pin cushion .

The case was quick easy and fun. Think it took about two hours.

 It's a really handy case and quirky and fun . Now to crack on southbound cushion . More searching on ravelry  lol  if all else fails I will make her a copy of mine. Still no harm.in looking is there 

xmas countdown

I have started my Xmas shopping. So there is no real excuse not to start my Xmas crafting  of course I have finished my bunting

   But this is only a tip of very large  iceberg!!
  Crochet gifts are always a bit hit and miss some love some hate my boys love luckily for me  I have decided to make a  chicken cushion to go with my youngest ever increasing chicken collection.

 My son has requested a wreath but not pretty  and flowery like this

 Instead he wants a pokemon Inspired one.  I am looming forward to letting imagination go wild . But it's a project I can't start till back at school. 

Men are always hard but the men in my life are all getting socks . Chunky ones for quickness lol. I hope it goes better than my only other attempt where I did one and it never got its partner lol

 I  have about  three pairs minimum to do of these

Just when you think the end is in sight I have countless toys to make including barman and my little pony and all this before I do the decorations and wreath I had planned . I best get on  I will be hooking right up till Xmas morning lol. Have you started your plans yet ???