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Yarn Along

By Linda on March 5, 2014 in Gardening, Knitting

Crochet Pickles the Cat

It’s been raining here for days… It’s actually quite enjoyable, a cozy feeling as we look towards Autumn arriving soon. Our garden is lush and we harvested all the Souties squash today, they really are so tasty.

All this rain has put me in the mood to finally sit down and learn to crochet. I have so many questions though. Can you crochet in a continuous spiral when crocheting in the round or do you always add a chain stitch at the beginning of each round? Little things like this are not always on the You Tube videos, although they have been incredibly useful while teaching myself how to crochet.

I’m attempting to convert Pickles the Cat into a crochet pattern and so far it’s going well, I just need to get my pattern writing correct and then I’ll be fine:)

A friend of mine has given me a book to read called, My Family and Other Animals. I’ve just started reading it, so far so good.

Joining in with Ginny today.

Creative Friday

By Linda on August 9, 2013 in Creative Friday, Family, Knitting

Yet another Pickles project, this one’s for Jenna and she’s decided to call him Eugene! His pattern is available on Ravelry and Etsy. Thanks so much to the Three Black Sheep Yarn Shoppe for sharing about him on their Facebook page, so kind!

I’ve started dreaming up an owl design, not sure of the colour I’m going to be knitting him in yet, perhaps you can give me a few suggestions? He is also going to be a big fella like Pickles.

We did have that rainstorm I was hoping for yesterday, we woke up to thunder and steady rain this morning, it was wonderful! Everything looks so fresh and clean outside, I’ve taken plenty of photos and will share them soon…

Off to look after Richard, he rode in that rain this morning with 10 other riders, he has come home freezing. The fire is lit and he’s had a hot bath, my poor sweet love…

Welcome to Creative Friday,

Please feel free to post your links to anything you have created and would like to share, it can be a recipe, sewing tutorial, knitting tutorial, felting, crochet, crafts, art, spinning, weaving, working with fibre, photography, poetry…etc…

I have added a Creative Friday button on the sidebar of my blog, please feel free to add it to your blog for Creative Friday and link it to http://www.naturalsuburbia.com/ so others can find this space and share their creativity too:)

1. I have started a Creative Friday Flickr Group where you can post your beautiful photos that you link to each Creative Friday. To join the group, please go here.

2. If you would be so kind as to link back to Natural Suburbia in your blog post that would be lovely or pin, share on Facebook and Twitter.

Pickles the Cat Test Knit Projects

By Linda on August 6, 2013 in Knitting, Mamma4earth

Just thought I would pop in here today and share some of the completed Pickles the Cat Projects from the wonderful test knitters, aren’t they all so sweet? There are more in progress cats over on the thread.

I’ve started knitting a bright green one in some beautiful yarn from Mama Judes Plant Dyed Stuff. I’ve been working on the tail while visiting a friend for tea this afternoon. It’s freezing here at the moment so knitting is keeping my hands warm. There’s a new thread open over on my Ravelry group where you can share your non-mamma4earth knitting projects for August, feel free to post your knitting / crochet projects there and chat.

Joining Nicole over at Frontier Dreams for Keep Calm, Craft On.

Chat soon:)

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