To Hootie Cute...

I used a couple of free patterns of the net for these Granny cute items...

Hat via Tangled Happy...

and Cardigan via Ravelry...

I used a 5.5mm hook and a yarn called Sooky by Bella Baby ,
available at Spotlight...
as I wanted it to be a slightly larger size than what the pattern was...

It is sooooo soft....

I love the hat pattern the most...
I will be making more for all of the little sweeties 
that I know...

Grandpa Beanie Free Pattern

Yes...

More free patterns for you to print out

and make...

This one is a favorite of mine

for winter...

I use up all of my scrap wool

and make lots of stripes 

just what Grandpa's likes

Warm and woolly with lots of colour...

***Just click on the pattern above....Go straight to Flickr...
Click Actions, then view all sizes...and download and save the file...***

I use a "Crab" stitch around the border...

If you find this stitch makes the border a tad loose.

Try missing a stitch every 5 or 10 trebles and that way it makes it a bit tighter...

If you are unsure about this stitch do a row of Double Crochet instead...

This pattern is in English crochet terms...

To all of my Crochet class ladies who are "spying" this pattern...

We will do this pattern very soon...

This pattern is also good for "Grandma's"
just change the colour
and make it all pretty...

Sharing the Granny Goodness...

There are so many talented crocheters out there

and while looking through Flickr

I came across many that have

loved using patterns from my blog

and etsy shop...

So here are some favorites that I would love to share

with everyone...

A Grandma Love cushion of comfort by
Casey...

A chevron of gorgeous colours by
Gemmi



And a innovative creation using Nanna Squares by
Sue Webb...




and last but certainly not least...
I sweet Sukie doll by
Victoria...

 Thank you ladies for adding your pictures to my
Grandma Tutorials Flickr group...

I love seeing my patterns work so well for others...

and your amazing pictures make me feel so proud...

Thank you all so much...

Babushka Darling Tea Cozy...

This is what all of my sidetracking

has come up with...

Babushka Darling Tea Cozy...

There is also a bag that I have finished but

haven't taken any photo's of yet...

But with "help"

like this...

It will not be long...I am sure...

So while I spend some time this week
taking step-by-step
photo's
and lots of writing...

Pop the kettle on
and have a few pots of tea...




and hopefully it will be out
very soon...

Sidetracked again......

As always

I have been sidetracking myself...

In between a few orders

for Granny Neck Warmers...

and
pattern listing...

I had some spare yarn, so last night I did this Little Hoot...

At the start of the week

I was totally sidetracked

with this..

Yes I can see another pattern in the making...

Are you getting sidetracked?

What have you been crocheting?

Add a comment and a link...

I would love to take a peek...

You never know it could get me sidetracked all over again...

Granny Neck Warmer Pattern

This pattern is very quick and easy...

I have used two strands of 8 ply yarn, 100 grams..

It will depend on your tension 

but you will use about 3- 4 balls...

I have added a braided cord to this, since this picture was taken

You can easily thread it through the top row of Trebles
and tie in a nice bow...

And it does make it cozier...

I will have the Kitschy Koala pattern out soon...
Just a bit more proof reading
to make sure it is all prefect...




But it will be worth the wait...
They are soooooo
CUTE!!!

Mother's Day Cards...

Tomorrow 

I will be having a stall

at our local markets...

I wanted some lovely cards to sell for

Mother's Day...

So with a few black cards...

Some pretty paper...

and a crochet hook and yarn...

I made some to sell...

To all my lovely dears...
I hope that you have a gorgeous
Mother's Day Weekend...

Thank you
to everyone that has
purchased my latest

Granny Hoot pattern

There are more available

in my Etsy Shop

I will be a tad slower to send them out because of the markets etc...

But I will try very hard to make sure that they arrive quickly...

Pattern Out...

The Granny Hoot Tea Cozy and Bag Pattern

is now listed 

on

Etsy

After lots of late nights

and many, many photo sessions..

It is finished..

all 17 pages...

A huge THANK YOU

to CASEY

for all of her help

with proof reading and

Pattern testing...

I have included some lovely pictures that she has sent me

of her Granny Hoots finished...

They are just lovely!!!

 

 Don't forget to share all of your finished Granny Good photos

with me

you can even post them on my 

Loving The Vintage Facebook page too...

Now time to get back to my Kitschy Koala pattern...Oh..

and adding the bag conversion to that too...

A Hoot of an Idea...

Time to soar to new heights...

The great unveiling...

Turn your Granny Hoot Tea Cozy into a "BAG"...

This adaptation will sure to make many a owl lover flutter...

It will be included at the end of the Granny Hoot pattern when it comes out...
Which will be very soon...

Stay turned...

P.S...They are not just for the little ones...

Kitschy Koala Tea Cozy...

Just when you may have thought

I had slowly started

to cross the line from

"Granny Goodness"

to borderline 

"Kitsch"

with my

Granny Hoot Tea Cozy...

I lost the plot...
and
dove head over heels into kitsch...

With the Kitschy Koala Tea Cozy...

I knew there was some "twee" in me...
just waiting to pour out...




So with a lot of patterns to finish writting out...
I will just
have to leave you for now with some
pretty kitschy pictures to enjoy...



*** The little "Budgie" is a new thrifty find from the markets..***

kitsch |ki ch |
noun
art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way...

koala |kōˈälə|
noun
a bearlike arboreal Australian marsupial that has thick gray fur and feeds on eucalyptus leaves. Also called native bear in Australia.

Granny Biscuits PDF...

Print it off...

Roll it up...

Pop it into your Nanna bag...

The Granny Biscuit Pattern is yours to keep,

bite into it anytime you like...

Please click on the picture above
and it will send you to flickr where you can view
"all sizes"
and print...

Thank you all so much for your kind words
on my resent illness..
I am still working through it
but most of the earing has come back...Yeah...

I should have the Granny Hoot pattern available very soon in my etsy shop...
I am so thrilled with everyone's comments on it
and
I do think it will be just the
cutest thing
to keep you tea warm and cozy...

Sporadically accelerated...

A week of 

getting things done...

Pattern writing
and lots of photo's...

And a week of getting 

lost...

I have had a virus of the horrendous  type...

The kind that makes you cough...then cough some more...
and when you think your lungs have had enough...
you cough some more and you know they have burst...

Now I could have coped with that...
Believe it or not...

But this lurgy bug thought it would give me a double dose of bad luck
and
made me loss my hearing...

after a few tests...

it seems that my "good ear" has lost 20 - 30 %...
and my "dodgy ear" has lost 30 - 50 %...

Now the "dodgy" ear is still "unstable" so they say...
 so
with huge doses of prednisone
it might get better...

In the mean time the prednisone
is making it very hard to
relax...

It is making me very accelerated
and really I think I am pretty accelerated without help...

So many nights I am now sitting up far too late cleaning the house
and crocheting sporadically as I can't seem to concentrate very well...

But if it means that I could get back some of my hearing
it is all worth it...

Any way,
 on the bright side...it means that at least the house is getting clean...lol...

P.S...Thank you all for lovely Granny Hoot love...
and hopefully I will get some time to write out 
a free tutorial for my Granny Biscuits too...

Granny Hoot...

Granny's a Hoot,
In every kind of way.
She dyes her hair,
a different colour everyday.
Stripy socks and flowery dungarees,
She's quite the trendsetter
in a nest of retirees...

This is a re-vamp
of a vintage favorite...






Nothing quite says it like
tea and biscuits...



especially
when they are
crocheted...

The Sisterhood of Seasons...Winter...

Introducing

my new doll

Wilhelmina...

The Sisterhood of Seasons...Winter...

She is quite the cozy little thing...

Not only a lovely fringed hoodie
but an added fringe
on her outfit...



I have added a braid
around the bottom part of the hair...
which makes her look ever so
pretty...



I am not really sure if I will get around to writing the pattern out
soon...
as I did use an unusual "loop" stitch for the fringe
and then cut through them ...
It isn't very easy to explain...without a diagram...
So that will take a while to work out...

But you could just add a simple "hook" blanket loop
and it would look just as nice...

****

I have been getting into the 1940's swing of late
and I came across a lovely blog called

"Bright Young Twins"

They are well worth a look as
they have very lovely outfits
and lots of vintage finds...

It inspired me this week to make some simple felt flowers...
and adding some victory rolls
my hair and I were
transformed
into the 1940's...

I do hope you all have a lovely
start to your weekend...

whatever season you are in...

Hair Setting Victory...

I adore victory rolls and fun 1940's style hair...

After a few video tutorials
 Here and Here...
I set to work...

Speaking of "set" there is enough hairspray in this style
 to keep it like this all week...

Hoping you all have a vintage weekend...

Sukie..The Sistehood of Seasons...Spring...

Introducing

my new pattern

Sukie...

The Sisterhood of Seasons...

Sukie will be one of four patterns
that I will hopefully make and design over the coming months...

This pattern is now listed in my Etsy shop...

If you find it unlisted please be patient
as I will be listing more on a regular basis...

Thank you again for all of your wonderful comments
and words of incouragement...

I have enjoyed so much designing and making this pattern...
and I hope you like it too...

What's in a Name...

Well

everything...

I usually come up with something

while in the process of making a pattern...

Something that gives me a little hint

a little inkerling

to what it should...or likes...

to be called...

But nada...nothing...zilch...zip...zero...

Any ideas?



 Maybe something
springs to mind for you...

Please let me know...

It would be just nifty...

Hello...there...

My new friend...

Oh it's about time isn't it

for a new pattern...

and I am so excited to write this one out...

She has a very cute hoodie

that you can 

pull down too...

A pair of very sweet stripy legs...

and very....well....cute!

This one is just the prototype
but a second one is coming along nicely
with a few better creative changes that I am making...

I have lots of scribbles on notepads to decipher
and hopefully
I will start testing it out on a few
unsuspecting keen crocheters...

Till then
HAPPY CROCHETING...