Crochet for Baby

 Good Morning All

When John and I were in the UK in December for his sons wedding I bulked out my return  suitcase with DK wool in a  lovely mint colour, great for baby blankets.

Here's three that I have crocheted for the charities.

This one is Mint, Cream and White.

A pattern form the Fiber Spider

Another pattern from the Fiber Spider

And finally a smaller one,  rectangle shape,  more pram size.

This is from a YT video by Blossom Crochet 
HERE

I find all the patterns on You Tube as I find it easier to follow than reading a pattern.  I have added the links for you with each picture.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Crochet Shawls

 Good Morning All

As you know I love to crochet when I am watching TV at night and here are afew shawls I have made.

I give most to the charities but always keep 2 at home, 1 for a boy and 1 for a girl, just incase anyone asks me for one.

I find all the patterns on You Tube as I find it easier to watch instead of reading a pattern.

Also, I like to crochet a shawl in rounds instead of rows, I find it easier.

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Are you all looking forward to the Coronation on Saturday, I am, I love all the pomp and ceremony.  I'm not a massive royalist and not a great fan of either of them but they do a good job.

The UK always do a great job with this sort of thing and, although it is supposed to be scaled down but it will be good anyway.

Thanks for visiting.

xxxx

Wendy L

Crochet Star & Circle Shawls

 Good Morning All

Can you believe we will be in December tomorrow!!

Soon be Christmas!!!

As you know, I can't sit and do nothing while watching TV at night so here are two Crochet shawls in different designs.

I have done both designs before but this one has a raised row every three or four rows which I really like.

    

                                Here is this one before I added the border.

And here it is completed.

I will be keeping these two incase anyone wants them for a new grandchild.

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Here is a pic of me enjoying my fave tipple of Bacardi and Diet Coke when we were out last week in Quesada.   I dont normally like seeing pics of myself but this one is OK.

I like it when I see pics of you, puts a face to the name.

Thanks for visiting.

xxxx

Wendy L

Crochet -Shawl for a Boy & a Girl

 Good Morning All

As you know I do like to crochet while watching TV and I made this lovely shawl,  It is about 36 x 36 inch and it is done in rounds not row by row.

The tutorial is Here from Maisie & Ruth on You Tube.

The wool I chose is DK and very soft.

One of my Craft ladies, Maggie has bought if it for her unborn great grandchild, she wanted another in pink as she doesn't know the sex yet.

So I made another in pink!!!

It is very easy and the video is very easy to follow.

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We are off on our jollies today, Ibiza here we come, so the next 3 or 4 posts are scheduled but I will try to keep my eye on things.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Baby Yellow Crochet

 Good Morning All

Abit of Crochet to show you today.

One of my craft ladies asked me to knit her a baby cardigan, but as I find knitting harder on my hands I said I could crochet one instead.

She wanted lemon colour and I made two hats with the left over yarn.

I followed a pattern from Maisie & Ruth over in YT

as I did for the bobbly hat. the 2nd hat is from Craft & Crochet on YT.

They are all quite easy.

xxx

Wendy L

Cute

Good Morning All 

No challenge today as we are still in Porto in Portugal.

As you know I love to crochet and most of it is given to charity.

Well next door to the Craft Shop in Quesada, there is a cafe and it is a collection point for a Helping Hands Charity. The lady helps families that have no income / no job and she helps the homeless too.  Now she is helping people that are coming over from The Ukraine.

So I give most of my things to her.

This cute Crochet dress was using the left over yarn from my cardigan I showed you on the 4th.

It's a very easy pattern to follow on You Tube by Marjovel.  She is Spanish but there are English versions.

I have done quite afew of these

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Wendy L

Crochet Cardigan

Good Morning All 

As you know I cant just sit here watching TV, 

I usually crochet and here is a cardi I have done.

It is quite a loose stitch and the yarn is very soft and  lovely peach and fawn colours.

The sleeves are a little long but they will do.  I have since undone the sleeve seam and made the sleeves shorter as they were annoying, so now it fits much better. 

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Crochet Shrug

 Good Morning All

I dont have a card to show today as all the ones I made at the weekend are for DT work or my Sketch challenge so I bring to you instead a shrug I have Crocheted.

I follow a lady on You Tube, Hey Carrie and here is  her video for this shrug.

I did add the sleeves, making them longer.

I found some lovely soft wool, it is abit like cotton.

Anyway I have decided to give it to Lorien when I go over in November as she really likes it.

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Wendy L

Another Baby Shawl

 Good Morning All

As you know I love Crochet and here is another baby shawl I have completed.

I followed a tutorial on You Tube by Craft & Crochet HERE

I did the border in lemon as I am trying to use all my part balls of wool and lemon is a neutral colour for a baby.

At present I am crocheting Shrugs and Shawls for myself and a couple of friends.

Excuse my PJ's.

xxx

Wendy L

Abit of a Mix

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Weather has changed here in Spain, high winds and alot of rain yesterday and last night, so winter woollies are out.

This post is a bit of a mix as I have not been making cards with being away in UK.

I may have shown this bottle  before.

I am doing a One Stroke painting class at my local craft shop which I am loving,

We did this wine bottle with lights inside afew weeks ago.

Then this plastic plate with a little Penguin.

We made a lovely calendar yesterday but it wont upload onto my laptop yet so I will show that on another day.

Also, while I was away, I had my knitting with me and made these prem baby hats to send to a hospital.

My Groovi workshop is this afternoon so I have been prepping for that.

We are doing glittering today and I have 3 new ladies too, so back to basics with them.

xxxx

Wendy L

Crochet

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I,m not sure if I have shown this Pram Blanket before.

I always have to have something on the go.

As we speak I am working on a baby shawl - crochet

a dog blanket - crochet 

and  knitting a dog coat.

As you know, I cant sit and watch TV without doing something.

I think I gave this one to one of my Craft ladies to give to her daughter when she had a baby last year.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

2 Pram Blankets

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We are having to go back to UK tomorrow to empty MIL's flat.

She has got a place in a lovely Nursing Home so we are going back to give notice on her flat and get rid of everything.

Hopefully Johns kids will take some of it and she can take her chair and her TV with her.

Must admit though, I am not looking forward to it.

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Anyway, onto nicer things, here are two Pram Blankets I have just finished in lovely soft DK wool.

This one is in a Chevron Stitch

And this one is Drunken Granny Stitch!!!!!

So easy and very quick to grow.

Enjoy your week.

Back on here tomorrow with a scheduled post for Crafty Ribbons.

xxxx

Wendy L

What a Face

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When I was in Uk last week, I took my knitting with me. 

I knitted Tess one of the cross over scarves in a pretty pink and white.

Trouble was, I dont think she was too impressed.!!!!!!

Dont you just want to cuddle her ?????

xxxxxx

Wendy L

More Scarves

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After showing my knitted scarf HERE my blog friend Karen knitted one too, she wasn't sure at first but then told me she found it easy, which it is.

This is her's which I think looks wonderful and looks great worn to the side. She has done garter stitch for the main and  stocking stitch for the criss cross and it looks great.

This is another one I have done for Hollie so it is abit smaller and I have done it all in garter stitch.

I posted this to her yesterday.

And  this is another adult size one that I shall try to sell.

Not sure if they look better all garter stitch or rib and garter stitch.

Here is a pic of Hollie when they had snow in the Midlands around Christmas time.

Flying off to Uk this morning as Johns Mum is not very well, not sure how long we will be there.

I have scheduled posts for afew days but will keep you informed.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Knitted Cowl

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I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas.

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We are having a very quiet one, going out for an Indian meal, no special menu, then meeting friends for a drink.

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I saw a pattern for this knitted cowl on Whoot.

I used two strands of double knitting on size 7.5 needles, but probably could have used a larger size.

It grew very quickly and I did it in two days.

This is my version.

I am knitting another one for myself, slightly different though, as I have given this one to my friend as she works in a cold garage all day.

And here is Amanda wearing it

xxxxx

Wendy L

New Blanket for Noah

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I was asked by Megan if I would knit/crochet another blanket for Noah, just like this one HERE.

She washed the other one too hot!!!!

Abit different from the first one but still very happy with it.  It is very soft and I only bought the wool in a local China shop, so quite inexpensive.

Making another now in lemon, mint and white as Lee and Megan are expecting another baby in September.

xxxx

Wendy L

Blankets for Dogs

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I put a poster on the wall in the local English bar (where we have our slim and craft meets)

asking if anyone had any scraps of wool they no longer required.

A lady brought in a  massive bags of odd balls.

There was allsorts, some full balls, some tiny scraps, double knitting, 4 ply and chunky too.

I dont think the dogs will mind a mix of colours or ply of wool do you???

As you know I like to keep my hands busy while watching TV. (no rude comments please !!!)  so I crochet alot and knit abit.

The charity I give alot of my cards to are always on the look out for blankets and covers for the dogs.

I gave these to Linda just before I went to UK,   She was really pleased with them.

xxxxx

Wendy L