I made this cardi for my daughter with this free pattern. I made the buttons from an old hand embroidered doily. It was a bit sad cutting it up but thankfully it wasn’t one of my favorites. I still have to crochet around the neckline and armholes but it’s 2 sizes too big for her so I figure I have a few years to do it.
I’ve recently become obsessed with tapestry crochet. I saw a book about it in our local bookshop, I went straight home and YouTubed it (as you do). It looked so much easier than I had imagined so I immediately set to work on a simple snow flake design. 3 hours later and with aching wrists…
Decided to try and take some better photos of Amelie’s Dress today. I had no idea how much she’d grown until I tried to squeeze it over her little belly. How did that happen? I swear it was only yesterday I made that dress for her. The sad thing is she’s only worn it twice…
This guy knows where it’s at.
Ok, so this has nothing to do with crochet but it was so fun and easy to do I thought I’d post it anyway. So here is how it’s done…. WHAT YOU”LL NEED: Easter bunny chocolate mold Alphabet stamps Sculpey (or similar material) Varnish Acrylic paint Washing-up detergent ONE: Put a thin layer of washing-up…
This is gorgeous! Once again disappointed that I haven’t got children (yet)! And, to be honest, it looks great even without the neck and armhole edging
Well done