Always Time...

The days are all swirling about

Time is at a minimal...

But even with all that seems to be 

going on...

There is always, always

time to crochet...

This shrug was made using a pattern from

this book...

It is available at spotlight...
and good yarn shops...

You will also find the pattern for this scarf in there too...

I have also been busy with Granny Squares...

Making a beanie and a skirt...

This week I will be resting up my crocheting hand...

I might get back to finishing of proof reading the "Bert " pattern...


I hope my dears have been having a lovely week...

And hopefully I will be back very soon
with more pics and
patterns...

Potential...

Thank you all so so much

for your lovely messages last post...

I feel so very lucky to have so many

friends who are so kind...

Since my Birthday 

I have tried very hard to see 

the brighter side of what

everyday brings...

The cold weather

just helps the Daffodils 

get ready to spring to life

in full amazing colour...

and a strip of unfinished Blanket
that has sat in the box forever
can be turned into something
when you just put your mind to it...

So to all my dears...

Sometimes you just need to
look at things a bit differently
to see the
potential within...

Today was...

Today was my Birthday...

By the candles it will give you a hint...

Thanks to my sister and her husband
for making me this amazing ruffle cake...

I received some lovely gifts...
like Mr Hare
and this beautiful cardigan...



and  Cake...

and a very cute tea pot and cup and saucer...



Which fits my new "Chook" tea cozy perfectly...



and not forgetting CAKE...

 Thank you everyone for your very kind words and lovely comments...

...going on today
I am thinking this year will be
full of everything Granny Good and Nana Noice...

Bert...

I think I will call him "Bert"...

Time for a Bergamot Tea Bert...
"Why I think that would be just beauteous..." said Bert...

What's that Bert...You can smell the Tea from here...

I thought you Might...

A bit Twangy...

Not quite sure if my new hen 

"Olivia"...

Likes the melody...

But she was rather patient for me...

My Ukulele skills are rather basic

and a bit twangy...

To say the least

but it is lots of fun...

and the animals don't seem to mind...

It is still very cold here at River Cottage...
The last few morning have been down to
Minus (freeze your . . . .  off) degrees...

So it is all about layers...

Lots and lots of layers...

Sometimes I am surprised that I can move at all...

But I did persist and got some crocheting finished...



This is an order that I made this week
and so I put it to good use and took all of my photo's for the pattern...

With a bit more work I should have it finished by the weekend...

I liked how the two tone colour has worked out...
and I am sure that when the pattern is out
there will be many more interesting colour ways made by everyone...


So for now have a lovely week and I will be layering up and
spending some time helping my new feathered friends settle into there
new home...

Hibernation

Winter hibernating...

 You can find the pattern for the slouch hat on the
Lions Brand website...EDIT:Pattern called
Charming Chapeau...
But you will have to sign up to get this pattern...
But it is lovely...

Hinako shoes...
 An early birthday present...

I love these...

They are so comfy and soft
and even better!!!

they were on sale...

***
I have been a tad obsessed with THE BLOCK...
and I adore Sophie and Dales kids room...
 I really want that wallpaper!!!

so
I decided that I could no longer
have a peaceful night sleep with the 70's fake timber laminate wall colour...

So a bit of inside make-overing...
with my trusty paint brush...



Now that's better...

Well nearly...
I still would have loved that wallpaper..

***
I hope my hibernation doesn't last too much longer but
at least I have a few crochet granny blankets to keep me cozy
in the mean time...

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...