when you get home, make yourself a nice cup of tea, sit down to enjoy it…and discover you forgot to boil the kettle before making it. Bleargh.
Think I might try that again.
Let’s see, I did promise to update a bit on the type of thing we’ve been up to. I made Big some doll’s clothes:
There’s a barbie top modelled after the yoke of the dress as well, but I don’t have a photo of that hanging around.
We’ve been working from the Gifts for Kids to Make
) and decorated a bag, a purse and a keyring chain. Can’t find a link to the kit, which is a shame as it was rather fun, if a touch over packaged.
Have been browsing pattern sites looking for something to make for me, not quite sure what is going on, but I’m craving vaguely pretty things, which is not a standard state of affairs. I’m pondering crochet with wires, or maybe a little purse or even a hat. What do you all reckon?
Bit of a bonus picking up the kids today - one of the staff had been to costco and bought a bead and jewellrey findings set, much the kind of thing I’ve been looking for. It came home with us 
Making some headway in day to day life, but it’s still tough. Glad to see Gill back blogging again
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Hat looks good, earrings look a bit complicated? Bag looks nice but I’m not sure what kind of occasion you could use it for?
well, I was thinking about making the bag in the multicoloured wool I’m trying to use up, thought it would be quite a useful little handbag for all the times I don’t have one!
Did I link to earrings? I meant to link to a necklace.
I use a french press to make coffee and I’ve done the same thing. The worst of it is that you don’t find out until you’ve sttled into a comfortable spot
love the jewelry, bu tthen i like the look of the bag too. Can’t quite picture you in the hat though.
oops, pressed send before I’d said… Like the doll dress, lovley yarn too.
Ooo Love the bag. Might have to make that thanks! I’m half way through a dress that was supposed to be for me, but since it turns out that having a hook half a size too small and DK does not = worsetd it’s going to be a dress for one of my girls. Problem is I’m at the half way stage when I’m bloody sick of the pattern. Only half way down the yoke, on 36round of pattern and its so boring now. I should know better than start on something like that.
Anyway I think that bag is great.
Not the hat. Reminds me of 1970s Abba - and not flattering even on them!
Had read this post twice before I registered that Jax wrote it, not Tim… now the comments about pretty things are less worrying!
No, I could see you in the hat (maybe not in pink though
). The necklace etc looks lovely, you should definitely have a go at that 
rofl at Ann!
I’m tempted by the necklace as well, and I’ve got some rather nice deep red that I thought might work for the hat. Might try mocking up the necklace in thread to practise the technique
I vote for the little purse!
crochetdude!
have to say I am very tempted by the bag