A sweater for my daughter. I am not much of one for following patterns, so I made this one up as I went along. I've treated myself over the past couple of months to a couple of books of crochet stitches, and whilst having a browse, I chose a stitch and decided to turn it into this jumper. I decided to do the open weave look only across the 'skirt' of the sweater, and convert to a plain stitch for the bodice and arms, partly because I knew it would be easier to shape and join :)
I'm actually pretty happy with the results, although am the first to admit it's not perfect!
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Easter baskets. I wanted to do something a little different this Easter for my children and for my sisters children, so instead of getting the usual big chocolate egg (believe me, they got enough of those from other relatives!), I decided to crochet each of them a little basket and fill it with sweeties and smaller chocolate bits. (This was also particularly useful as my youngest two can't have dairy). They were so simple and quick to make, but rather sweet and the children loved them. So, I think, did my sister!
A pair of slippers for myself. These I have to say were slightly disastrous! I kind of messed up my DC2tog stitches on the left slipper and ended up doing those stitches about 3 different ways - as can quite clearly be seen in the picture. BUT, instead of being all professional and unpicking and redoing, I just ran with it :). After all, they are only for me! (Oh, and they actually have a nice rounded shape to them, the distortion in the picture is caused by my arthritic toes, rather than the slippers themselves. Next time, a picture with no feet in, methinks?!!
Ah, my husbands cafetiere warmer. I was nagged for this for some weeks before succumbing. Again, no pattern, just playing. AND mismatched buttons! Ah, well, never mind. According to my husband, it works a treat, and that's the goal, right?
So, my recent projects - yet again showing that enthusiasm doesn't always mean flawlessness!! :-)
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