Here we are, half way through January and here I am wishing everyone a Happy New Year, and yes, like many of you I was pleased to see the back of 2020 for more reasons than one.
Firstly the pandemic which
is affecting everyone –
I’m fortunate that up to now no one that I know and love has been taken by it, but a few did actually catch the virus which was worrying. At least we have the vaccine now, so my fingers are well and truly crossed that we can soon get back to some sort or normality pretty soon.
The next reason 2020 was a crap year for me was the loss of my sweet companion BoJangles back in November –
It’s so sad and strange not to have his little paws on my lap when I crafting. I miss him so much.
And lastly, it was the problem with my eyes that made 2020 a bit challenging.
I won’t go over it all
again, as I’ve mentioned it on here before but I’ve had various problems since
my detached retina but in 2010, culminating in a cataract operation that didn’t
go to plan and left me with bad double vision, but the good news is that back
in September I had laser treatment on it and it’s virtually back to normal now
and I can finally get back to my first love……cross stitch!
So, onto the ‘crafty’
stuff!!
Up until now, because I
was unable to stitch, I’ve been filling my time with knitting and crochet. So when a friend of my was clearing out her
loft and came across a Tiny Tears doll that her Grandmother brought for her
when she was a child(She’s 60 now!) and told me she would never get rid of her
but her clothes were looking tied after all those years, I decided to made some
for her as part of her Christmas present.
As you will see from the
photos, I had a small problem because they made two different sized Tiny Tears
and not knowing what size hers was I had to guess……and got it wrong, Lol. Mind you, she was still pleased with them.
So are you ready for the Tiny
Tears Fashion Show?
The next thing I worked on
was a disaster too.
Back in 2019 I decided to knit myself this jacket in a Deep Plum yarn.
I finished it but felt
that because it was knitted on 10mm needles, the stitched were very loose and
it didn’t hang right. So it sat in a bag
in the bottom of the cupboard until December last year, when I decided to
unpick it and knit it again, this time on smaller needles.
Now fully finished for a
second time, I’m still not happy with it.
I don’t know what it is,
may be the fact it has no neck shaping, I just don’t know, but what I do know
is that it’s going to be unpicked again and next time I’m going to knit a
jumper instead.
My last project was
crocheted.
I’ve been using up some of
the many odd balls of wool to crochet lap blankets that will go to one of the
many projects on the Helping Hands Facebook Group.
The one I’ve finished was using the mile a minute pattern, where you crochet strips and join them together.
And the second one, which
I am still working on will be made with granny squares.
Well that’s it from me for now. Join me next time to find out what my new discovery has been during lockdown.
Please stay
safe in these uncertain times and
Happy
Crafting!
(Whatever
you passion may be)
Sue
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