Butterfly

I have been super busy in my outside blog life lately, so much so I have not had time to spend time with a needle or a hook! So tonight I decided to sit down for ten minutes and design a pattern to brighten someones day.

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One of the people closest to me loves butterflies, and when you know how to crochet something, you can make hundreds of them! So I can now fill their life with butterflies.

What you need:
* Some beautiful yarn
* Crochet hook to match the yarn size
* Scissors

How to make a butterfly:
1. Make your slip knot, chain 4 and slip stitch together. (a magic circle works well with this piece too, depends on how you like to start off your crochet rounds)

2. Ch 5, triple treble, double treble, treble, half treble, sl st then ... ch 2, treble, double treble, half treble, sl st then... ch 2, double treble, treble, half treble, sl st then... ch 2, treble, double treble, triple treble, ch 5 , sl st. Then tie off and tie the two lose ends together (these form the antennae).

You are done! 

I think these would look great dip dyed with an ombre effect! Beautiful :)

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Memories of my holiday

We have been back to the lovely Bigbury-on-Sea! We went last year as you can see here. To be honest it is now our fourth trip to this beautiful location. I have my eye on buying the post office and never returning to normal life..

But I thought I would share a few photos of my week. We visited a few different places nearby including Dartmoor and even the zoo. Fabulous places. :)

Where are your favourite places to visit? 

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Pin-ups

Because of a little project that I am working on, I have had nothing but crochet on my mind this week. (That isn't all true, because I am on holiday by the sea, and that is mostly what I have thought about). There are so many different things that you can do with crochet, and all of these pins are great and mostly beautiful pieces.

Doilies

Cushions

A summery dress

Some slippers

Bunting

Small patches to mend a split in a favourite piece of clothing

What is your favourite piece of crochet? Or style?

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Yarn Bomb

Today I took a big step in growing in confidence. I took the idea from the Voluntary Arts Week Craft Bomb. I have looked at other peoples yarn bombs throughout the past few years and wished that I could do something like that. Spread a little beauty through nice things. I love taking a walk through a park or somewhere and coming across something nice. The Eden Project is amazing for things like that!

So what have I done today? Well, I used my rose pattern and knocked up a few roses in different bright colours that would stand out. Then I linked them all together on a long chain. My mistake was that I didn't scope the area first. If so I would have measured the area first and known exactly how many flowers I would need. I then went for a walk in a local park area and found a lonesome tree looking for some attention. It was surrounded by some beautiful pink flowers so I decided to add more colour and strung my flower chain around a branch. I could have done with a step stool but that might have given me away! :) Have any of you ever done anything like this? I would love to see pictures!

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Purse

I don't know why I have never made a purse before, but honestly, it is so easy and I am addicted! I want to make one for every hour of everyday! Bags... ooooh a big one as a clutch. Ahhhhh ideas are flowing! This is just a small floral pattern with a green interior which I decorated with a few buttons.

Purse frames are quite easy to come by. But haberdasheries tend to only have the odd couple of sizes. Online is where I got mine. These places are all pretty good for clasps: me, me and me! So get making quick!

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Wedding Presents

Today one of my oldest friends has got married to a really lovely lady. He was always a really lovely guy to me and I have very fond memories of him in my life. So I didn't want to get the usual toaster or vouchers so I decided on something a little more special. Something that I could make to bring lovely memories in the future. So here they are...

I made two of these knitted dolls and just made up patterns to make their clothes. Hopefully they will stay apart of their family forever more!

I wish them every bit of luck for the future in everything that they do!!

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Let Her Go

I really love this song at the moment. It is quite sad but still beautiful. :)
Hope you all like it too..