My day at the Farmer's Market today!!!

I had booked a table today at the last Farmer's Market of the season, to see if all these things I make because I like them, means anyone else likes them enough to buy them.

And I came away with more money than I arrived with, and a suitcase full of compliments.

I am planning on now going to an October Festival in the town in a few weeks time, with a few people from today coming especially to buy something from me.

So I feel happy and confident that what I have been creating has been worthwhile, and that they are not only things that I love, but things that others love as well.

Some items I have created over the intermission in my Blog!

Here are a few photos of things I have created in the time while I both neglected my crafts and my blogging.

This is a knitted skirt with a crocheted somewhat lacey edge, with a matching lacey scarf that is crocheted.  It is made with chunky yarn, that is pretty soft, and the scarf is set off with a lovely penanular broach.

I have become a shawl person, and here is a blue cottonish yarn.. and fortunately I have become more adept at wearing it than in this photo.

This little neck shawl, of which is a DROPS design. They are knitted with a lovely crocheted edging.

This next shawl I made from a scrummy stretchy yarn.. so spring like.. and this photo was more to show the pattern than the wearing of it. 

I am back to my Crafting and my Blog!

A lot has happened since I last posted.  I was working a night shift at a call center for about six months, which was how would you say brutal to say the least.  

I am now again unemployed, but have been back working on my crafts, and my latest piece have been a foray into Boot Toppers. 

This style can be worn flat showing the cables above the top of the boot, or can also be work with the cable over lapping / turned down over the top edge of the boot.

This is a closeup shot of the cable pattern.

This last one is a pattern with a tab and button, which will give the top of the Boot Topper additional interest.

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My Latest Commission is completed!!!

I finally completed the latest commission - a shrug made from purple yarn: made in Red Heart Comfort yarn. Here is a picture of me wearing the latest creation:

A friend had also sent me yarn as a gift, and this is something I made for myself. I
work in a call center, and sometimes my hands get really cold in the winter, so these will be perfect. The yarn is really soft, perfect for this project:

There have been projects that had to be ripped out, due to trying a different yarn to the one specified, and was just not happy with the size due to gauge, but we learn as we go as always.

I have been busy with commissions !!!

I seem to always be saying that I have been very lax in updating my Blog. 

I have however been busy with commissions, which has given me a huge boost as far as confidence in the quality of my work. 

Here are some pictures of recent projects that I have completed:

Followed by a request from my husband for a hat and scarf for the winter:

The sweater vest being worn at work by the new owner, set up the question, what else do you make, and showing them the above project got me a new commission:

I really really like the grey and black scarf and hat, but my husband's favourite colours are Red and Black, and who am I to argue.

Work is also going really well, I have been doing support work the last three weeks, and back taking calls the last few days. More training from next week, and then more time doing support work. While my husband is driving to work and back, I am knitting or crocheting my current project, and I feel that time is not wasted looking at the view, when it is mostly dark.

My current project is the following shrug I made for myself and which I am now making for a colleague in Purple:

And I wore this long sleeved shrug I made last winter to work, and have had interest in making this one as well:

This blue shrug is made in a very thick yarn,and knitted up very quickly, and works very well with a broach pin to hold the two sides together at the front.

So as much as I have neglected the blog, I have been busy. As always I hope to be more consistent in updating in the future.

Oh and before I forget, today is the 3rd anniversary since my cancerous right kidney was removed, and I feel great!!

More Training start on Monday!

We had two weeks of classroom training, and then three weeks of supported time on the phones, and now we are back for more training.. just four days, and then back to practice what we have learned.

On the crafting front, I have now got the small french knitter with the four prongs, and am planning on yet more necklaces.. so watch this space for evidence of that. 

Considering we have had barely any summer, and although we have had some really nice warm weather more recently.. summer finally here in fact.. I am almost looking forward to winter, so I can start making more neck warmers and the like.  I have also bought an interesting pattern for a man's scarf, that is shaped like a V at the front, so plan to make one for my hubby for the winter.. he has had a request in for a Guernsey sweater for several winters, so that is also on my to-do list.

Last day of Training Today!!

It is barely light out, it is raining 'Again', we have had no summer this year, a bare few days.  And here I am going into my last day of training. We had our last practical test yesterday with managers listening to our practice scenarios, which I think went well for the most part.  Not sure what they have in mind today to top that, but tomorrow we are supposed to go into 10 days of 'Nesting', this is where we have help on the floor when we take calls, so I think the nerves will be showing for that experience.

I am thinking that once I settle into all this, I can start treating it as a job, and begin working on the rest of my life, and do some more crafting.  I have my eye on a crochet pattern for a skirt. It is part of a book, and have sent off an enquiry to make sure that the pattern is for the skirt in the picture as opposed to the beret and fingerless gloves the model is wearing.  I don't want to buy the book of 25 patterns, only to find that the skirt I love is not one of the patterns, you get the idea !

Well off to work now, have a great day readers.