tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18965619175325234992024-03-13T22:08:19.632+00:00Crochet Chat Corneralihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-83148504699878717582017-01-31T12:52:00.000+00:002017-01-31T12:52:07.494+00:00New Blog Page<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Please follow this link to my new blog pages <a href="https://alicraftsdesigns.co.uk/news/" target="_blank">Click Here</a><br />
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Sorry for the changes, I am now able to keep everything all in one place, the shop with designs, the shop with yarns and the blog.<br />
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alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-45645657611341107342017-01-25T10:38:00.002+00:002017-01-25T10:39:48.523+00:00My blog is moving....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My new website is now live and I am moving my blog there. If you follow on this site please now bookmark, <a href="http://www.alicraftsdesigns.co.uk/">www.alicraftsdesigns.co.uk</a> for all future updates. Thank you.<br />
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On my new site you can now buy all my patterns in PDF format online. I will also be adding You tube videos and free patterns as soon as I can.<br />
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This week my daughter gave me her partworks Crochet collection to finish!! hmm to start really….. she only had 3 squares started, so that has been this weeks work to try to get it up to date, unfortunately there are 71 issues so far, I have managed to get 32 squares finished. It makes a change for me to follow someone else instructions, I am enjoying making them. It gives me an opportunity to see how other people write their instructions and to try different yarns, I don’t like the acrylic yarn that has come with the instructions as much as Stylecraft’s Special DK.</div>
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I hope that this will be ready soon. I was very surprised at how many designs I have actually done, all of them need to be added to the new products pages.</div>
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Oh joy, that is my job and I am so slow at adding things. I have to check and double check and I still get it wrong……. 🙁</div>
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Emperor, Wisteria, Soft Peach, Mocha and Lime, these colours are available in my wool store <a href="http://wooltoyourdoor.com/t/wool" target="_blank">Wool to Your Door</a></div>
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Update on my new blanket it has been slow progress. So far I have 4 panels finished, the last panel has taken a while to do because I have worked from a chart.</div>
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This needed to be entered into a graph so that you will be able to follow the pattern. Another process for me to learn.</div>
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I think that I may do 6 panels, the next one I plan to start today, because Phil is out this evening.</div>
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Pattern editing awaits, I must not procrastinate any longer, I could stop here blogging it is much easier.</div>
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Here comes another Tuesday, they seem to be coming around very quickly these days.<br />
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I am still working on the blanket of many colours I now have 3 panels finished and as you can see, I am still working on the jumble.<br />
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I don't think that I have ever done anything so messy there are lots of ends and lots and lots of small balls of yarn. I must have spent more time unravelling the mess that crocheting.</div>
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I hope that it will be worth all the hard work, only time will tell.</div>
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We had our first sale in the wool store this week <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://wooltoyourdoor.com/" target="_blank">**** Hurrah ****</a></span></b> click hurrah to go to the store. </div>
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More items are being added daily, today I have started adding some of my crochet patterns as PDF downloads. I am afraid that they may not be immediate downloads but I will try to get them sent via email within 24 hours.</div>
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My new doll pattern will be ready soon, my friend Carol is testing her now and she will be available for download from the <a href="http://wooltoyourdoor.com/" target="_blank">Wool to your door </a>online store.</div>
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This week I am on a mission to sort out drawers and then to finally sort out the rest of the house, I don't know how I have managed to finally fill a four bedroom house and the garage and both lofts but I have. There are only 2 of us here now and it is still overflowing with stuff. </div>
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I have lots of crafting things from when I taught for Stockton Adult Education, I taught tatting and crochet to start with and then embroidery, cross stitch, Hardanger and canvas work etc., </div>
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So you can see the range of things, I still have most of the samples as well as the equipment.</div>
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I am really going to have to be ruthless to be able to part with stuff..... that is going to be hard..</div>
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I just looked in the house loft this morning to pop a couple of stray Christmas decorations up, saw all the boxes and closed the door again.. oh well one day.</div>
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alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-78503703530333567192017-01-10T10:56:00.000+00:002017-01-10T12:42:28.431+00:00Good Morning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am back on track again after Christmas, back to the normal washing, cleaning and crocheting at last.<br />
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Our weather has been pretty dismal this week, I have put some of my schedule on hold waiting for some brighter days.<br />
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I seem to have got my brain back into gear and loving the project that I am working on this month.<br />
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Totally out of my comfort zone using lots of colours and not ones that I would have normally chosen.</div>
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Update on one of my presents the Stick Man kit</div>
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I was excited to try this kit because the instructions were beautifully printed and looked very easy to follow......</div>
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I know that you can feel the but coming so here it is.... but there were no pipe cleaners included and no wool for the leaves which were on the instruction sheets and not enough brown wool for all of the children. </div>
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On the bright side I did enjoy making the bodies, the instructions were great..</div>
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I have also been preparing for a workshop that I am doing for the Cleveland Lace Guild on Saturday.</div>
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This time I am going to teach the lovely ladies there how to tat. </div>
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This is not an easy task if they are complete beginners, so I have prepared a short video on how to turn the stitch which I will keep running continually. </div>
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Yesterday I was crocheting a baby jacket for a friend of my daughter, it was very straight forward and although I am not very good in working out the sizes for babies, I think it worked out ok. I don't know if the size is right yet and may have to work another one a bit bigger. I will have to wait and see..</div>
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I have reduced the Season Blanket pattern on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/210499580/seasons-crochet-blanket-pdf-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seasons-blanket" target="_blank">Ravelry</a> to 60p + VAT</div>
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This blanket can be worked in 2 sizes and has 4 different colour ways for Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter</div>
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The <a href="http://wooltoyourdoor.com/t/packs-of-yarn" target="_blank">Spring Seasons Blanket Yarn Pack</a> has enough yarn for the small blanket and includes the pattern. It is available in the shop. </div>
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I started this pattern a few years ago but forgot about it. My Grandson loves playing with the first one I made. It is a free pattern, but if you could share my page with others I would be very grateful.</div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-size: small;">A shaded Double Knitting yarn like Stylecraft Wondersoft Merry go Round or this pattern is ideal to use up your oddments</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-size: small;">Contrasting double knitting for edging</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-size: small;">Black yarn for eyes and mouth</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-size: small;">4.00 hook</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-size: small;">Approx. 12 x 12 inch ( 30cms x 30cms) wadding</span></span></div>
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<li class="li1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">4ch., 3tr. in 4th ch. from hook, 1ch., * 4tr., 1ch. , rep from * 3 times into the same place, ss. to join in 3rd ch. </span></span></li>
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<li class="li1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Ss. into next 3tr. and into the ch. sp., 3ch., 3tr., 1ch., 4tr. all in same place, * miss 4tr., 4tr. in sp. between the corner groups, miss 4tr., 4tr., 1ch., 4tr. all in next ch. sp., rep. from * twice more, ending 4tr. in last sp. between corners, ss. to join in 3rd ch. at beg. ( you should now have 4 corner groups and 4 blocks, one on each side between the corners )</span></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Ss. into next 3tr. and into the ch. sp., 3ch., 3tr., 1ch., 4tr. all in same place, * 4tr. in sp. between the corner groups, miss 4tr., 4tr. in next sp., miss 4tr., 4tr., 1ch., 4tr. all in next ch. sp., rep. from * twice more, ending 4tr. in last 2 sps. between corners, ss. to join in 3rd ch. at beg. Fasten off. ( you should now have 4 corner groups and 8 blocks, 2 on each side between the corners )</span></span></li>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-size: small;">Fold each piece in half and work dc edging to join the edges together and add a piece of wadding as before.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-size: small;">Fold each piece in half and work dc edging to join the edges together and add a piece of wadding as before.</span></span></div>
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I hope you enjoy this pattern. You can also download a PDF version from <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/robert-robot" target="_blank">Ravelry</a> or <a href="http://www.alicraftsdesigns.co.uk/free-patterns/" target="_blank">My Website</a>,</div>
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alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-6113776912469588332016-12-29T14:24:00.000+00:002016-12-29T14:24:04.328+00:00Wool to your door SALE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Just a quick note to say during January <a href="http://wooltoyourdoor.com/" target="_blank">Wool to your door</a> is having a sale. 5% off any order over £10.<br />
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alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-37120723718682790462016-12-29T14:09:00.001+00:002016-12-29T14:09:16.909+00:00Christmas Craft Gifts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hope you have all had a lovely Christmas.<br />
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<b>The little book of Hygge</b><br />
<b>Cosy Winter Hygge colouring book and pencils - </b>I have been tempted to try colouring books for a while but never actually bought one.<br />
<b>Mittens of Latvia - </b>This is a lovely book with traditional patterns.<b> </b><br />
<b>Cute and easy Crochet with Flowers </b> - Lots of simple flower patterns. I do love crocheted flowers.<br />
<b>Crochet Journal</b> - This is a great notebook to help you record works in progress (WIP).<br />
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<b>Baby washcloths & Afghan Squares</b> - Lots of small patterns for washcloths. Nice clear photos.<br />
<b>Modern Crocheted Shawls & Wraps</b> - Crochet pattern book<br />
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<b>On the go bags </b>- More patterns for bags to sew.<br />
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Don't forget <a href="http://wooltoyourdoor.com/" target="_blank">Wool to your door the online wool shop</a> is now open.<br />
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alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-58433177521908808562016-12-11T18:15:00.000+00:002016-12-11T18:15:05.546+00:00Wool to your door<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I just wanted to do a little post about my online shop, <a href="http://wooltoyourdoor.com/">Wool to your door</a>. When I first posted about it I didn't have all the products added yet which I have now done. I have added Stylecraft special DK, classique cotton and many other yarns. I have also added hooks and yarn packs. In addition to this, I have a number of sale items listed.<br />
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We currently have FREE delivery on all UK orders over £20. I am looking into international postage costs so that will be coming soon. Please <a href="mailto:info@wooltoyourdoor.com" target="_blank">email</a> if you would like me to send internationally and I will get back to you with a price.<br />
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View from our window<br />
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Here comes Tuesday again<br />
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This week seems to have flown by ever so fast.<br />
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What a difference a day makes<br />
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It is the time of year when I am looking for spaces to hide things, shhh you know what I mean!!</div>
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I am not sure that I wanted all the trimmings this year so have left it quite plain.</div>
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Don't forget that all of the instructions are online to finish the CAL that I started way back in March</div>
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they are on my web page <a href="http://www.alicraftsdesigns.co.uk/">www.alicraftsdesigns.co.uk</a> and on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/stores/ali-crafts-designs-designs">Ravelry..</a></div>
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Check out my sale items soon.. when they are gone they will be gone.....</div>
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A lovely bright but frosty day here today.<br />
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Firstly I have had a really productive week this week on my works in progress (WIP)<br />
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I have worked a bauble kit that I have had for some time bought from Spellbound Beads and finished the tea light cover for this year. My design..<br />
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This is still a WIP, and I still have glue everywhere, on the plus side most of the pieces of card are covered with fabric, I only need to glue them together. ohhh gluuuuuue.<br />
I used to make boxes years ago and never used any glue at all. The fabric was always stretched and laced around the card shapes, then the card shapes were sewn together.<br />
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I hope that you are all well on this miserable day, pouring with rain, dark and cold here in the north again.<br />
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I really feel much better this week, back in to doing things at last, here are a few of my projects at the moment...<br />
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The blanket I started to work on at the NEC show is finished, it is the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/224004387/bright-blanket-crochet-pdf-download?ref=shop_home_active_12">bright blanket pattern </a>using different colours.</div>
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I have also started to make a piece of beading for this years tea light design, the pattern has been done for some time and the ladies in my class have been working on them so that they will be done for Christmas, I have not made a sample one for a few years.</div>
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I am sorry to have been so long in doing a blog, I think that I have had writers block and crochet block as well I have not been productive at all for the last couple of months.<br />
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I am feeling back on track now and although we have had a busy few weeks I have been crocheting again.<br />
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First things first I have put up the final 2 parts to the CAL 2016 on Ravelry and my website so that anyone who wants to finish for Christmas can work the borders and finish on time.....<br />
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I had a wonderful time at the Hobbycrafts show last week, we really enjoyed meeting everyone again.<br />
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I was really proud to have had a picture of my stand taken and added to the ICHF twitter account,<br />
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if I had known I would have looked happier, I was coming down with a bad cold which finally hit me on Sunday evening when we were back at the hotel.<br />
Thank you so much ICHF...<br />
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Unfortunately we have decided not to attend any more shows at the NEC, so I am afraid that we will not be there in March 2017.<br />
Thank you to everyone who came to chat with us and buy my patterns over the last five or six years.<br />
Please don't forget that you can contact me by email. ali.crafts@ntlworld.com<br />
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I will be at the British Wool Show at Thirsk next year.</div>
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All my designs are on Etsy and Ravelry the links are on my<a href="http://www.alicraftsdesigns.co.uk/"> website</a>, <b>I am not giving up designing</b>, just not going to the big shows they are costly to do and very hard work...</div>
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Finally I am sorry that we ran out of the Christmas tree bunting pattern so here it is :-</div>
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alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-88425818086689080782016-09-20T12:29:00.000+01:002016-09-20T12:31:20.081+01:00Another week gone !!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I can't believe another week has flown by since I last wrote the blog.<br />
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The roofers are still here and it looks like an industrial landscape with all the scaffolding.<br />
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I have not been doing much crocheting, just making lots of tea, easy you would think, but I don't drink tea or coffee, so I don't have the skills for tea making. they keep asking for more so it can't be too bad.<br />
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It is called Cosy Soft Prints by Ella Rae, it has a 25% content of wool and is beautifully soft.</div>
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I have been using a combination of UK half trebles and slip stitches with a 5.00 hook and I love how it is making patterns. It costs about £5.95 for a 100gram ball, I think I will have to see if I can find some more.</div>
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Before I go last week I asked if anyone would like to try my new blanket to test the pattern and I only had one lady ask </div>
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alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-43915968470997542372016-09-13T10:12:00.001+01:002016-09-13T15:14:59.175+01:00Stockton and Fireworks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Another lovely morning here in Stockton, we really have had the most amazing summer this year in the UK.<br>
Our garden is still full of flowers, I hope that it stays the same for the next week.<br>
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We are having more work done on the house, Phil and I have been here for over 33 years, so I guess that things don't last forever. This time its the soffits and gutters and a new automatic garage door.<br>
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We really need the garage door I can't open it now it is too heavy. I need to get in there to sort out the things I still have left to sort.... The story of my life too much stuff and not enough room.....<br>
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I will be adding a new patten to my shops on Etsy and Ravelry today. It is called Firework shawl.<br>
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I was wondering if anyone would like to try my Stockton Squares Blanket it is ready for testing, so it might not be perfect, I will send a copy to the first 5 people to email me on ali.crafts@ntlworld.com<br>
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alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-22532187504015258982016-09-06T07:53:00.000+01:002016-09-06T07:53:35.688+01:00Stylecraft Yarn Sales<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well its been another busy week here in Stockton, the instructions for the new Stockton Blanket are nearly ready to go to be tested. I have decided to sell a pack of yarn the same as for Bright blanket , six balls and your choice of colours with either free pattern for Bright Blanket or free pattern for the new blanket. I will keep you posted when the new one is ready to go.<br />
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I have also promised Phil that I will clear out some of the overstocked yarns I have stored everywhere here at home.<br />
So I have an Ebay shop for that purpose it is <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/ali.crafts22.16/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=">ali.crafts22.16 click here to see what is available. </a><br />
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Once they are gone they will be gone, thank you for looking.<br />
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I have Stylecraft Vision, and Special Aran and will be adding more as soon as I can, so keep checking the store to see if there has been any new stock added.<br />
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I have been looking for some inspiration for a Tatting workshop that I am doing in January for a local lace guild and found this book among all the others in my library!!! its just the spare bedroom.</div>
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I keep all kinds of books there from tatting, Hardanger, knitting, embroidery, scrapbooking, card making, patchwork and lace to name just a few subjects, all my crochet books are on shelves downstairs. </div>
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The book is called The Country Diary book of Crafts by Annette Mitchell</div>
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The patterns include knitting, crochet, cross stitch and more. Here are some of the crochet patterns from the book. I love how the fashions change for jumpers, but the shawls and children's dresses could still be used today. This book can still be found second hand on Amazon.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I have been teaching crochet for over 30 years and I love what I do, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;">teaching, designing and having stands at the shows.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span><br />
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alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-34001994394466596492016-09-01T11:54:00.000+01:002016-09-01T11:54:04.480+01:00September CAL<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello I have just added part 7 September Square to <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/square-7-september-2016" target="_blank">Ravelry</a><br />
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I liked it so much I designed a circular baby blanket with the same kind of technique</div>
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I hope that this one is ok, it really is hot off the hook, if you have any problems with the instructions please contact me</div>
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alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-14384242806175741972016-08-30T16:32:00.000+01:002016-08-31T14:54:45.107+01:00Another Holiday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Beautiful morning this morning, I hope that you are having a good day as well.<br>
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Last week was my Daughters birthday, we spent from Monday to Friday at Center Parcs, Whinfell Forest, it was a lovely week, the weather was fine and our Grandchildren really enjoyed themselves.We did lots of walking and visited the play park and soft play, George like catching Pokemon on his phone and Oliver loves the play areas.<br>
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I was working on the next blanket, during our holiday, now I have to type up the instructions and make another one to test them.<br>
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The packs for the bright blanket will be enough yarn for this one.<br>
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Each pack cost £12 + VAT which includes postage and packing.<br>
If you want to buy a pack ready to start this one please let me know which colours you would like.<br>
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I hope to have the pattern ready soon...<br>
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Don't forget Thursday is the Day for the next Square in the Blanket we started in March and also another flower pattern...<br>
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I will have to go and get one designed.<br>
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Happy Crocheting.<br>
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Alison xxx</div>
alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-25329930449567663982016-08-21T18:52:00.001+01:002016-08-30T16:35:05.293+01:00New Design<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have been very busy this week working on a new blanket.</div>
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It is worked with simple granny squares and sampler stitch squares. There will be 12 different squares to choose from, to make the blanket with 20 squares. I have used 6 colours of Stylecraft Specail Double Knitting yarn.</div>
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I am out of my comfort zone with these colours, but I do think that they look good together.</div>
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alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-73656239474943092902016-08-16T10:41:00.000+01:002016-08-16T10:48:47.821+01:00Sorry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am sorry that I missed the blog last week, my Grandson came to stay.<br />
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I don't know what is wrong with me, I seem to have lost my crochet mojo.<br />
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I start something then put it away and start something else, I used to get this feeling now and again but this time its lasted ages. Perhaps its the summer holidays....<br />
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I found a cross stitch picture that I started many years ago so I have been doing some of that. It was started once when we were on holiday, filed away and forgotten.<br />
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On a happier note we had a lovely couple of days at the British Wool Show in York, it was super to chat with all the lovely visitors, it was very strange for me this time because I set up on my own and managed a day manning the stand by myself. Phil could not come until the Friday night. Thank you to everyone who stopped to shop......<br />
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alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-43726180049704235402016-08-02T15:09:00.001+01:002016-08-02T15:09:31.859+01:00Another week away and August Free Flower<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am sorry that there was no blog last week, we had an other week away.<br />
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We took my Daughter, her Husband and children away while the downstairs and staircase of their house was being painted. We didn't think that Oliver would have coped having everything moved. We rented a lovely cottage in Lockton, not far from Whitby or Pickering. The boys loved the garden and the cottage was beautiful.<br />
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We went on the little train at Scarborough and the NY moors railway from Goathland to Whitby, where we spent most of our time in Harry's bar, a cafe that we love going to... because it was raining. Oliver loves trains... George enjoyed collecting Pokemon, he walked the full length of Marine Drive in both directions.<br />
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Sorry its a day late but bathroom is well underway..<br />
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I feel so sorry for the 2 very hard workers doing the job in this heat wave, there was no air to cool them down yesterday..<br />
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On the plus side I found lots of WIPs ( works in progress ) how long some of them have been there I don't know, there was some Hardanger, Quilting, Kits and Cross Stitch, I will get back to them one day.<br />
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This week I have been making bunting and twiddle muffs to go to British Wool Show in York.<br />
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For those of you who have not heard of Twiddle muffs they are knitted or crocheted muffs with buttons ribbons and crochet bits sewn inside and out.<br />
These muffs are for people with dementia it sometimes helps them to calm down, by giving them something to do with their fingers.<br />
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alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-70682158274639701482016-07-12T09:40:00.000+01:002016-07-12T09:40:21.870+01:00Catching up and bead weaving <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well, it is for the moment the sun was shining this morning.<br />
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My bead weaving workshop at Cleveland Lace Guild seemed to go very well last Saturday.<br />
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Unfortunately I forgot to take my mobile phone so could not take any photos, I have been to that group for some time teaching all sorts of things, crochet flowers, hardanger embroidery, hairpin crochet to name a few.<br />
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The next one is in January next year and is to be tatting,<br />
I think that this one will be a challenge because it takes a while for most people to understand how the stitch is made.<br />
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My crochet work this week has been to catch up with Fridas Flowers,<br />
the Stylecraft CAL, before todays final part is issued, I made it, I just have 2 pieces to add, they are ready to join so that tonight I will be able to start the borders.<br />
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I guess I will find lots of things that I have filed away and forgotten about.<br />
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I am also being at home incase I have to pick up my Grandson from his school trip they are going to the beach and he does not like the sand.<br />
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alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15996027545144963015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896561917532523499.post-18498381715531988882016-07-05T10:40:00.001+01:002016-07-05T11:45:53.695+01:00July Flower Pattern and another book review and Beads<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today I would like to show you two more books from my collection, the first one is called All you can knit and crochet for the home.<br />
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It was a Golden Hands Special, back in the day when you only paid 50p for a book, it contains 50 patterns as well.<br />
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Published by Marshall Cavendish in 1972, with many of the leading wool suppliers of those days included.<br />
J and P Coats, Emu, Hayfield, Jaeger, Lee Target, Mahoney and Wendy to name a few, I feel a little sad that many of the companies no longer exist, gobbled up by the bigger ones I expect.<br />
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This is a book of just patterns you have no instructions of how to knit or crochet, I think that they just presumed then, that everyone could knit and crochet.<br />
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It also included a handy chart of the tensions, with stitches and hook or needle sizes for using the different yarns.<br />
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The second book is Stitches, Patterns and Projects for Crochet, by Wanda Bonando, published by MacDonald and Co.<br />
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This lady was very prolific in writing books, she had many Embroidery, Crochet, Knitting and Needlecraft books published.<br />
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This is one of the books I go to for stitch inspiration and ideas when I need a push to design something new.<br />
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Again this one was published in the 1970s, 1978 just a bit later than the other book.<br />
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It is full of stitches, motifs, medallions, fine crochet patterns, clothes, ponchos, and blankets.<br />
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It really is a well filled little book.<br />
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Sometimes you do see this one for sale in second hand shops.<br />
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Today is the first Tuesday of the month are you ready for another flower pattern</div>
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I would love to see your pictures and share them on Pinterest, if you don't mind me using them please send to ali.crafts@ntlworld.com</div>
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Thank you</div>
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Today I am going to prepare for a workshop I am going to do on Saturday for Cleveland Lace Guild,</div>
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this one is going to be Beadweaving, I need to find all the patterns because I have not used them for some time.</div>
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Preparations underway..... it is a good job I have lots of floor space on the landing....<br />
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I hope you all have a lovely week,<br />
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Alison xxx<br />
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