WIP's, Delighted UFO's & It's Finished!

With apologies to the  model who has, indeed, a face for radio! ;)

Keeping true to my word (and self-imposed yarn starvation diet), I've been slowly working through my stash, creating different things. I keep telling myself... the sooner you're done with this, the sooner you can pay a visit to Arthur Bales. So far, it's been keeping me disciplined... 

First on my completed list is this little number I made from Elle Cotton Fields. It's a lovely 4ply 100% yarn, but has sadly been taken off the market. The pattern I used comes from the Drops pattern collection. It was such a simple garment to make, I think it took me about 2 nights in front of the telly. The yarn worked up very easily (not splitting too much as most natural fibres do). I was not to keen on their border, so I made a few changes. Extra chains here and there, and I also changed their double trebles to normal trebles. All in all I don't think it looks to bad, but the jury is still out whether I'll actually wear this. Strangely enough, my husband quite likes it.

My first skirt! Focus on the crochet, and ignore my *cough* modelling skills! :)

I changed the border a bit.

 This next top was an absolute pleasure to make. I had Sirdar's Luxury Soft Cotton DK in my stash, and when I saw this pattern I knew it would be perfect. The yarn is quite difficult to work with, it splits something terrible, but oh my hat, it's soft! It's also slightly thicker than one would expect from DK, so the top worked up pretty quickly. Sadly, I've lost the link to the pattern so I can't share.

The sleeves are a tad too long, but I don't really mind.

I absolutely ADORE the shell pattern!

Next up, I tackled my stash of Elle Pure Gold. For some reason I had a few balls of 4ply so I decided to use it for this shawl. It's warm, and sooooo soft, perfect for slightly cooler evenings!

I've been nurturing, touching and admiring my measly stash of just 4 balls of Drops Delight for almost a year. I haven't found anything I'd like to do with it, but I knew it had to be something special. Thanks to a link on Ons Hekel (FB crochet group) (Dankie, Christelle!) featuring a Japanese flower pattern, I went in search of the pattern. I found it yesterday and spent an enjoyable Sunday afternoon hooking these fabulous flowers. I am absolutely amazed as to how perfectly suited the yarn is to the pattern. I don't know whether this will end up as a scarf or a mini throw/shawl, it depends on how far I'll get with the yarn. I'll show off the finished project once I'm done!

Delicious Drops Delight

This next pic is of a little pattern I'm developing for Saprotex/Elle Yarns. Watch this space!

Mysterious blocks and triangles!

I have quite an impressive stash of left-over cotton balls (mostly Vinnis Nikkim) and decided that I'd use all the yarn to create a cotton throw/blanket. The choice of colours are completely random, and I only work on this if and when I feel like it. I think it will still be quite some time before this is finished as I don't want to buy any cotton for this project. This will truly be my left-over cotton blanket.

The left-over cotton blanket

Last, but not least, before I embarked on the left-over cotton blanket, I completed this little cushion cover for my craft room. Don't you just love the colours?

I think the block is called the Copenhagen block...

So there you have it, my finished, inbetween, long term and current projects!

Happy Hooking!

Bxx