Pattern

Tall Needle case

I thought you all might be interested in this pattern. I know its a needle case again but I love them.

Easter

Easter was great this year , Dylan and Carly were here and we worked on wedding plans. I am unable to eat much chocolate so the kids gave me the below pin and a puzzle book. Wayne gave me some new earrings.

Brooch to wear to Quilting 

Scarf

I have finished the lace scarf. I know the photos are not the best but its hard to take a photo of the full thing its a bit long. I am very happy with it , it was very easy once the repeat was mesmerised. Thanks to the yahoo group Knitting-delights for the great pattern. The scarf was made out of one ball of sock yarn. All I need now is for the weather to get a bit cooler and then I can wear it. I am not planning on selling this. 

Knitting

On Saturday we went to the Whyalla to do some shopping. Carly and our son Dylan are getting married early next year. She has asked me to make the table decorations, she would like hand made silk flowers. We could not get the fabric here in Port Augusta we don't have a fabric store only a small quilting shop. We found the colours she wanted now all I have to do is make them. I made three while they were here to make sure I was on the right track, she was very happy and took them home to show her mother. I brought some sock yarn two balls for $5 to knit Wayne some more socks and some full priced blue shown above I wanted to try out a patterns from my yahoo groups knitting delights. I am happy with how the scarf is going after trying out several patterns and unravelling it again. Carly was very happy with the make up bags and I thought she would only want a few but she loved them all, she put her hand bag make up into one of the tri corner ones right away. Its nice to make gear for people who show  appreciation .......

Bag Links

Boxy Bag

Make up bag

Boxy bag 2

Above are some of the tuts I used to help me make Carly's bags, I found them very helpful.

The Boxy ones are the best I think , great size and easy to make once you have made one to practise.

  

Make Up Bags

I have spent two mornings sewing.

 Carly my soon to be daughter in law and our youngest son Dylan are visiting over Easter.When we were at there house for Christmas, she saw a make up bag that was $18 dollars and was going to buy it. I told her I would make her one. Out of $5 worth of fabric I made three bags and have some left for something else. I hope she likes them . one is plastic lined to make it water  proof. 

Plastic lined boxy bag 

tri-corner bags made for fun

large zip top bag

Large zip top bag open

New Books

I ordered a book called 101 Double Ended Hook Stitches from Annie Attic.

A girlfriend was putting in an order to fox needle work catalogue so I asked her to get it form me at the same time. I was having trouble deciding if I wanted this one or Learn to do Tunisian Crochet.When she delivered the book to me she had brought me both books but would not take payment for them both. I have had a bit of a go at the Tunisian stitches in the book on the right.

 I will have to get a double ended hook with a cord between the two hooks. I have a long crochet hook with a hook both ends so I can have a go t the stitches but after searching on the net I think a longer hook would be useful.