I made this cushion for my daughter out of a vintage doily I found at our local op-shop. It was really easy to make – I just crocheted around the edge until it was the size I wanted. But it wasn’t as easy to find a circular cushion insert. Has any one else come across this problem? I ended up just using the stuffing you buy to stuff soft toys with.
I found this little guy on my op-shopping trip today. He was stuffed in a pile of old linen, unfinished and unloved. I decided at once to adopt him. When I asked the lady how much he was she took one look at him, turned up her nose and said ’10 cents?’. I couldn’t let…
I made these lamb and fox hats for a dress-up party we went to today. I found this great free pattern for the lamb hat here and the fox one I just made up as I went along. I’m really happy with how they turned out. I also made some fox booties that you…
My daughter wearing one of the MANY crochet collars I’ve made using this free pattern.
Age: 0 – 3 months Hook: 3.5mm Yarn: Worsted / 10 ply (for the chunky look) ABBREVIATIONS Ch: Chain St: Stitch Sc: Single Crochet Dc: Double Crochet Ch 50 R1: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, * skip 2 ch, 5 dc in next ch, skip 2 ch, 1 sc in next ch **,…
Our Easter egg hunt was a success! She even managed to stop eating the chocolate long enough to consume some of the dried fruit. Hurray!!! Happy Easter everyone! Hope you have a great day.
I recently took part in a community yarn bombing project. At times my local town can feel like a bit of a lost cause, so I jumped at the opportunity to help spruce it up a bit. I’m usually quite a reserved person but I felt like this was a chance to restore some hope…
This is beautiful. Love it!!
I love this idea. Now you have inspired me to take another look at those vintage linens that I have. I think they all need to grow up to be a pillow now. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
I made a circle cushion before, and I ended up sewin an inlet.
This is a great idea for using an old doily.
KATRIN W.
Yes but they do sell them in Dunhelmes here in cardiff