A first

I just made my very first two tone square 

I need 22 half cream half colour squares 

And eight squares of two different colours 

I think I’ll be busy with these for a while 

Lockdown was extended for another seven days so we won’t be released until next Thursday 

And it’s not looking for for then if the numbers keep going up 

There is no use crying over spilt milk 

It only upsets you and it won’t make a lick of difference 

So I’ll keep crocheting and keeping busy 

Hope your all well and happy 

Stay safe 

See ya 

A quickie

This morning I was making squares for my newest blanket 

It’s going to be a long term project and I usually like to do something quick in between 

Just to mix it up a bit 

This project popped up on one of my Facebook pages and I thought ohhh love it 

So I followed the you tube and used some of the left over yarn from Anastasias dress 

The hardest thing was the tassel 

I’ve never made one before but even that was easy 

What do you think? 

Thicker yarn will make it a bit more sturdy 

But I like it 

I can put it in my car or somewhere so ana can see it when I have her 

Today hubby and I went and got our second AstraZeneca shot 

I’m please to announce we haven’t grown an extra head and so far we don’t have an uncontrollable urge 

To eat brains lol 

We are now officially fully vaxxed 

Until we need the booster I guess 

Hopefully as more people get to this point we might be able to get to some sort of normalcy again 

Meanwhile 

We wait and craft lol 

Stay safe 

See ya xx

Coping

Another week has begun 

They seem to be flying by. 

I went out to do a shop this morning and it was nice to just get out of the house 

After finishing the dress I wanted a project that would interest me but not tax me too much 

This is the start. 

I found a pic online and thought it didn’t look too hard so I’m trying to replicate it 

It’s a patchwork heart made up of crochet squares 

Hopefully I can make my version of this heart 

I’ve never made the two tone granny square so I’ve found a you tube showing you how 

I’ll watch that when I make the first one 

Right now I’m just making the solid cream squares 

It’s grey outside but not raining which is great 

Hopefully it stays away and give the ground some time to dry out 

Stay safe everyone 

See ya 

Teddy

Today is Teddys 10th birthday 

He has been a joy to us 

He and Trixie are best friends 

Even when Trixie tries to drag him away by the tail

He’s so placid he just go’s with the flow 

He is gentle with the girls and love to cuddle him

We will give him something special for his dinner tonight 

Stay safe

See ya 

Knitting for Anastasia

Before Ana was born her mummy and I went shopping and found some beautiful soft coloured yarn 

As soon as I saw it I knew exactly what I wanted to make with it 

I had printed a free pattern for a dress years ago, and although I loved it 

I hadn’t made one as it seemed way above my skill set 

But having found the perfect yarn, and wanting to make something special for the newest 

Granddaughter I decided I’d give it a go. 

I was hoping I’d be able to get some help from the ladies at knitting but alas because of lockdowns I was left to my own devices

Then half way through I had the jumpers Lyn wanted me to finish so the dress was put aside so I could work on those  

I finally got it back out just over a week ago and worked periodically on it 

I was up to the bottom of the skirt and i needed total silence to work on it 

I knit saying watch stitch as I do it because I need to really concentrate lol 

Today I finished it and I’m so glad I decided to make it a bigger size 

It will probably fit Ana when she’s around one 

I hope her mama likes it 

It’s not perfect. There are mistakes that I have corrected throughout and some I haven’t 

But overall I’m proud of myself 

I pushed myself way out of my comfort zone 

If I ever make another one it’s going to be way into the future 

But I don’t see it happening to be honest, I like to craft and listen to my audiobooks or watch a movie and

You cannot do this pattern while doing any of that 

Hopefully your all well 

Stay safe 

See ya 

Groundhog Day

Well we weren’t quite out of lockdown, we could go shopping and out to pubs and things 

But we couldn’t visit family at home 

It was looking good for a total return to normal but 

We have had cases of the delta variant so we are back into lockdown 

Again 

Luckily I had a feeling so I went out today 

Got my nails done 

Did some grocery shopping 

And some fun shopping

I’m one hour the lockdown goes into effect 

I have been reading about the fires in Greece 

It’s heartbreaking as we in Australia fires well unfortunately 

I have family in Athens so it’s very concerning 

If your impacted know we are all keeping you in our prayers 

There isn’t much else we can do unfortunately 

Stay safe all 

Hopefully the world will settle and we might get back to a normal life 

See ya 

Productive weekend

During the week, I ventured to koo wee rup to the quilting shop and bought my backing fabric so I could 

Finish my little quilts for charity 

I also needed a hanger for this wall hanging 

I bought the fabric and I also bought a new tracing pen that disappears after a few days 

For those quick stitching projects 

I knew there were two things I needed to buy so with my two purchases I headed home 

Only to remember I had forgotten the hanger 

So the next day I had to go into cranbourne so I stopped into spotlight 

I found some Harry Potter fabric. Oh my 

I made these two as a dry run and they will go into the gift basket for Christmas gifts 

But the other four panels I will make for me 

I even got matching towels.  One for each house. 

How cool is that lol 

Then today I finally got the lemoncello out to finish off 

Because the grappa wasn’t a strong batch I let it stew for longer and I only added two cups of water so as to not 

Water it down too much 

Along with two cups of sugar it became 

This.  The colour isn’t as strong as I would of liked it 

But both hubby and son have tried it and passed it with a big thumbs up 

And today our couch finally arrived. 

All the lockdowns had it being delayed 

Being an ikea product it came in lots of boxes and it had to be all assembled 

But we got there, without too many raised voices 

And now I can relax 

And keep working on this little blanket 

All blankets, both crochet and quilt, are pram size 

Perfect for keeping baby warm while out and about 

I hope someone will enjoy them 

For some reason I can’t access my list of blogs I follow 

So I’m only visiting those I can remember the web address of 

Hopefully the bug will be fixed soon 

If you leave me a comment I can follow that link to you blog 

Stay safe and well 

See ya xx