Hi everyone - its been a while since ive spent much time on steemit - life and work have been super busy, but 2018 brings a fresh start and hopefully more free time for crafting.
Im not making new years resolutions, but in 2018 i definitely want to do more on my sewing machine and have a go at quilting. MIL gave me lots of fat quarters in my xmas box so lots to work with.
For the first needlework monday of 2018 i want to share my wee collection of christmas makes. I should hopefully have some wonderful shares as we go through the year, because the other half got me a few new crochet books - kerry lords birds collection and crochet animal heads :) watch this space.
Anyways, will keep it short and sweet - hope you all like my pictures - if there are any questions about the patterns etc, just drop me a message. Happy new year to all and i hope its a crafty 2018!
Much love xxx
Hello fellow crafter. I sew and quilt so hope we can follow each other. Can’t wait to see more of your work, Anne
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I follow you. I am a fellow crafter, too!
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Hiya sorry i missed your comment! I just had a look sat your profile and see you are from aberdeen! I used to live up there, on!y moved away 2 years ago :) down in argyll now. Thanks for your message, look forward to seeing your work xx
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OMG, that is soooo cute! I love them!
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Holy Crap those penguins are so cute! Welcome back to Steemit!!
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Thanks bedoodle!! They are the cutest wee things :) so easy to make and minimal sewing so perfect crochet pattern in my eyes :)
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Okay, so the penguins are to die for and those mittens are pretty adorable too. Welcome back and I hope to see more of your work.
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Your penguins are sooo cute. I made a similar one in black/white...always so traditional..that's me...but I really like the whimsical touch of colour on yours!
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Thanks anise! Yeh i tend to crochet with whatever colours i have, some sometimes nit so traditional :)
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The penguins are awesome!!! FYI I like penguins in general.. lol. Thanks for sharing (O:
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Thanks vilmore :) penguins always look great in crochet :) some of the patterns in one of my new books are different penguin species and made to look realistic so will post them up when i get round to making them 😁
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Cool! Can't wait to see. Will follow you so I don't miss anything (O:
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Thanks, followed back :)
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Love the mitts!
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Thanks colleen!
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This is amazing. Love the penguins
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Thanks @snooway!
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Your little penguins fill my heart with happiness, @kimbolo86! Your little creatures are adorable! So happy to see you here on #NeedlworkMonday!
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Aw thanks @crystalize! I checked out your lampshade project and was blown away! Cant wait to see what else you post :)
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I keep them rolling--stay tuned. (Smile).
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lovely work. they are adorable! happy new year :)
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Thanks hazel and happy new year to you too x
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Hey there lady!! I have really missed you on here. I mentioned you in my #NeedleworkMonday post a couple of weeks ago. I knew you had been busy with your business and I just really missed hearing from you! I am so glad to see your work today. Those little penguins and mittens are the cutest!!! I look forward to seeing more of what you’ve been up to. So glad to have you back!! 😘
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Helloooo missus! Thanks for your sweet words :) its nice to be back! I finally have a new boss at full time work, so the pressure is off a bit! Good start to 2018 :) happy you like my xmas bits and bobs - these were nice little projects to do on days off! Anyways, nice to hear from you - i saw you are trying your hand at knitting! Im sure anything you make will look beautiful. Speak soon lovely xx
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You are so welcome! I am so glad some of the pressure has lifted off you.
Yes I am trying my hand at knitting. I didn’t really like how the chunky yarn was looking with the big needles so I went and got smaller needles and will use a regular size yarn. I’ll be posting about how that’s turning out in a few weeks. It is fun learning something new but I don’t think I will ever be as comfortable with knitting as I am with crocheting...only time will tell :) Thank you for always encouraging me~ 💕
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Im kinda the same, although i started out knitting, then moved to crochet because i find it faster. Plus its ways easier to fix mistakes in crochet i think. I hate frogging knitting! Yeh i think the fine needles are easier to work with and at least you can see your stitches clearly once youve made your piece :) good luck!
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Thank you! Yes I have already started over with that same piece several times because I don’t understand yet how to fix my mistakes when knitting. It was getting very frustrating. It is much easier fixing crochet errors.
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