Dangling birdie

I made this birdie to replace a dangling knitted heart hanging in our back room. The heart was put up in February 2010 when we had our Valentine's pancake party. The kiddies have loved pulling and swinging it over the months. It was looking a little tatty and with a potential house sale looming it was time for something new.

The pattern is from the wonderful Attic 24 website. There are loads of great patterns on the website and it has really helped me get to grips with crochet.

The bird...

Spring garland

Whilst poking around on ravelry I found a lovely crochet tutorial for a flowery spring garland. It is perfect for my crochet requirements (basic!) plus I have been planning to make something to celebrate the coming of spring.


I was very pleased how quickly this came together. It only took a few days although I probably worked on it more than I should have. There isn't a great deal of crafting going on at the moment but I desperately wanted to actually get something finished. Far too many "in progress" items hanging around!

Piggy

I made this pig as a birthday present for my friend who likes pigs. It was good fun to make. In fact I made two. The other pig is now sitting in the kitchen to remind me to stick to my latest attempt to lose weight.

The pattern is from Alan Dart's 25 Christmas ornaments. Working on the other 24 should keep me busy for a while. Knit early for Christmas!

Cloud Bolero

I made this last summer but I have only just got around to posting a photo on ravelry. It took about a week to make. Most of the time was spent getting my head around the pattern. It's a free pattern and is very good but I am not great at the maths of knitting. In fact I am not very good at maths in general.I got very confused about the stitch count between markers but once I had cracked that issue it was all very easy to finish.

I have worn it quite a bit since finishing and it's one of the few things I have knitted that I have been really happy with.