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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.

  1. I have a hexagon cardigan that both sides have been started and I could finish it in one to two days!
  2. I have a crochet t-shirt that I tried to get finished before the sun went down on Sunday.
  3. I started a sock pattern that turned into a bed sock as it was far too bulky.
  4. 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?)
  5. 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!
  6. 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.
  7. Another sewing project of handkerchiefs, also to help the environment from too much waste.
  8. 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.
  9. For the last 4 years I have had a shawl on the go and I must finish it sometime.
  10. 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?

Hexagon cardi
Crochet t-shirt
Bed socks!
Gone wrong socks!
Fingerless mittens
Dishcloths

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

Handkerchiefs

Hankies used to be deemed as very unhygienic. I agree with this to a certain extent, but if you look at it in a different way then you will see what I mean!

So, you have a runny nose and go for the tissues. But when you have used those tissues, where do they go? Does it affect anyone or anything? What happens when the bins are emptied or when they’ve been flushed down the loo? Well… these are the kind of things that do go into the landfills or the sewage and then all of our germs are spread into the environment.

A handkerchief, when it has been used, can be washed with a detergent and the germs do not get exposed to the environment as much as tissues. These can be used multiple times and once they have got to a stage of extensive wear and tear they can then be put into a compost bin or food waste bin which is collected by the local council.

I think that we should go back to using handkerchiefs just to cut back on the amount of waste that we are accumulating. It probably doesn’t seem that much when it is just tissues, but when you think about how many people are disposing of said waste, it adds up to a larger scale!

I have made my very own selection of handkerchiefs to buy on my website. You can purchase them via the link below.

https://acottagecrafter.sumupstore.com/product/handkerchiefs-6-pack

13/08/25: new handkerchiefs will be added to the online shop on Sunday 17th August 2025, hope you all like the new additions!