colours – A Cottage Crafter

Update on what I’m making

Hi all, I have been working hard behind the scene to complete something that I have started!

I have quite a few on the go and I really do need to stop my head from turning into a crazy mad woman haha.

I have a hexagon cardigan that both sides have been started and I could finish it in one to two days!
I have a crochet t-shirt that I tried to get finished before the sun went down on Sunday.
I started a sock pattern that turned into a bed sock as it was far too bulky.
I started another sock pattern but it wouldn’t go round my feet and I’m really thinking it should be pulled back a bit and made into mittens (hmmm, I wonder?)
I’m on with a lovely pair of fingerless mittens that I think look absolutely fabulous but I just can’t seem to get the pattern on the thumb part to look right!
I have a sewing project of making as many heat pads as I can create and sell for a way to save water and to stop rubber hitting our landfill sites.
Another sewing project of handkerchiefs, also to help the environment from too much waste.
I have started (last night) to make a 0-3 month cardigan for my friends that have informed me that they are expecting their first baby.
For the last 4 years I have had a shawl on the go and I must finish it sometime.
And I have lots of cotton yarn that I make into dishcloths. Another great idea I have to be more eco friendly.

I seem to have many great ideas and need to focus on just the one thing really.

It’s such hard work trying to work out what I should make first, but I will eventually I will get to the finish line with some of the projects. I think I will have at least 4 completed before the end of September! What do you think?

So there you have a preview of some of the things I’m currently working on.

Please leave a comment to let me know what you think is going to be the first finished.

See you again soon blogger friends

ZJ xoxo

Latest makes

This month I am on with a few projects at the same time! I should be really but that is just how I roll. So, I will show you one of the items that I am currently enjoying and once finished will appear on my website.

This make is a jumper where I thought I could use five different colours throughout and use up a fair amount of wool in the process.

And here it is!! Doesn’t it look fabulous in it’s lovely colours.

I am hoping to get this completed before the sun goes down on Sunday, here goes nothing!

I’ll update the progress as soon as I have some to show.

Bye for now

ZJ xoxo

Making patterns

I’m finding it quite hard to make a knitting pattern!

I know how to read patterns and I now know how to create my own pattern, but writing it down is so flippin hard!

I think I should be writing them as I’m going along but I think because of the multiple times I rip back the work I’ve done, I then forget to rewrite the pattern up!

It’s so frustrating to me and I do need to try a little harder I think?

Om the plus side, my patterns do look good! Take a look for yourselves…

Hopefully after writing g rhus I may be able to write up my pattern properly, hmmmm?

Socks!

Near enough every one of us wears them! Socks are just the greatest invention every to be on my knitting needles! I can’t seem to get enough of them. I love making all different colours of ankle socks that make wearing my walking boots a joy!

I started knitting socks 4 years ago when I was challenged to do something out of my comfort zone because I needed something small to do when I was on a cruise!

The challenge was accepted and I knit a great pair of socks for my Son. He still wears them to this day and he wants to learn the art of using dpn’s just like me! At 15 an autistic it would be a little bit tricky for him to do I think?

After the first pair I decided to make another, this time I understood the pattern and made them within a few days. So then a 3rd was cast on.

Last year after having made a few socks for both myself and my son, I decided to take the leap of asking my own patterns. It was quite interesting trying to work out how to fit a pattern into the correct amount of stitches. Eventually I managed it and my first pattern was born. The dragonfly!

I’m ever so proud of these socks and found it was the simplest of patterns to learn to grasp.

Since then I’ve been able to make a few other patterns. I hope for them to be published into a book someday. Take a look at the pictures below of all the other patterns I’ve completed.

If you like any of the products pictured please find them listed on my sum up shop on http://acottagecrafter.sumup.link or http://www.esty.com/shop/acottagecraftershop

Spring Flowers

I love this time of the year, there’s so many different flowers about. Whether they’re on a tree, a bush, a planter or up against a wall or fence. There’s just so many different types and I keep on taking photos of them!

I can’t get enough of flowers and I have blue bells in my garden (which is a rare sight in towns!)

Around the beaches are my best finds

I sometimes take pictures of people’s gardens and have been seen stepping into some gardens!

I love seeing the trees with their blossom and new leaves, it’s just a pretty sight to see and it makes us all feel warmer I side to see that the winter has been left behind again until next time.