Work in progress Wednesday-just a little late

Almost completely forgot this week! Had such a busy birthday weekend and then this week I've been very busy trying to make sure I'm organised for my daughter's carnival themed birthday sleepover on Friday.  Between drawing up carnival signs and planning/making games and activities I haven't had much crochet time.

I've 2 current wip this week. The first one is a jumper I have started for my sister for Christmas. Well I think it'll be for my sister. I've wanted to make the jumper since I came across it in Inside Crochet magazine in August my sister was home for the weekend so she was flicking through and said if I made it could i make her one too. When I was at my local yarn shop (where I now work on a Sunday!  Dream job that I keep meaning to do a post on) they had King Cole gentle touch acrylic on special offer so I picked up 4 balls in navy and have teamed it with a lovely red I had bought during the summer

   

Sorry the pictures a bit dark was too late at night for picture taking really. As you can see I've only done one pattern repeat so far.

My second wip hasn't made it on to the hook yet. My friend has asked me to make an amigurumi of a tv character for her daughter for Christmas. I've sketched it out and have an idea of what all the parts need to be liked and have even picked out the yarn I just haven't got round to starting yet

Got a few crochet books as birthday pressies but haven't managed to try out any patterns yet but I'm thinking of doing a little book review on here when I get the chance x

FO Friday-Finishing a decade

Poppy coasters are done! Just in the nick of time too. I'm really pleased with how they turned out with the felt and embroidery added and they are already packaged up ready for the next time I manage to get to the post office.

I also finished off a couple of other projects this week before posting WIPW. Back in April I crocheted a 'Bullseye' from Toy Story for a second birthday present and was asked to make another. It's a really great pattern which doesn't take too long. You can find it here brown pony pattern

The other project was a beret. Again this is a pattern I've used before from an issue of Inside Crochet. I initially made one for my mum for christmas last year but it was a bit big so I made her another one shortly after. The great thing about this pattern is that you can use any type of yarn so this week I tried it out with a chunky yarn.

My first finish off Friday seems to be quite appropriately timed since today I am finishing off my twenties. I'm not a big celebrator of birthdays and although I thought I might be more concerned with turning the big 3-0 I'm actually not too bothered. I was thinking today about when I turned 20. About a week after my twentieth birthday I left to go backpacking around the world for year after dropping out of uni and working till I had enough money to pay for my trip. It seems so strange to think that this was 10 whole years ago but then so much has happened in that time.

 I was trying to remember what, if anything I had hoped back then to achieved by the time I reached 30. I don't think I really knew where I wanted my life to go then hence the leaving uni and travelling but looking at it now I feel a great deal of contentment with what I have achieved.
By the time I was 21 I was 10 days away from giving birth to my first child. At 22 I was a full time university student and single parent. By 23 I graduated from uni and was going out with my now husband. Age 24 I decided to be a full time mum for a while after all the studying and the next year I moved in with my then boyfriend. At 26 I got engaged and had my second child, 27 I got married and 28 seems to be the only year I can't remember a milestone event for! This year we have managed to get ourselves on the property ladder and purchased our first flat and in doing this I feel I have completed quite a lot of life's major accomplishments within the last 10 years.

Yeah at age 20 I would never have planned things out this way but I am more than happy with what I got-a bit of travelling, 2 gorgeous kids, a wonderful husband, a perfect wedding and a happy little home x



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Work In progress Wednesday-it's been a while

Well i didn't manage to keep up with the blogging very long did I???
But I'm hoping to make a come back. Far too many things have happened in the past few months for me to even remember so I'm starting a fresh and maybe a few of the last months projects will make an appearance somewhere down the line.

Thought I'd take a stab a joining in with work in progress wednesday to get me started with blogging again. Have finished a few projects over the last week but my current wip is a little gift I'm working on for a new home gift.

They will be a set of 4 poppy coasters once finished. Have done the main part but they need some embroidered details and then sewn onto felt.
Once finished they shall find a new home at Poppy cottage x

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