Monday 30 July 2012

The things iv made since july 2011

Hello again well id thought id start off buy showing you the things iv made since iv started crocheting in july last year as its been over a year now since i started this amazing craft.

You've seen the blanket i started when i first started witch i ended up completely undoing and making a new blanket from as i thought it looked messy i then gave it to my friends whose baby came early and she was so pleased and so was i.
I don't have a pic to hand of the blanket but there was one taken with the baby so need permission from the mum first. but it ended up being a blue and white striped granny square blanket and looked grate.

I then went on to make some hats from a pattern i got of Crochet Geek her you tube vids are amazing very clear and informative.
I made the first one for my daughter but made it a little bit big and have since re worked it but looks the same but now fits better

This was the end result of the first attempt



I liked it and so did all my friends lol so made some more which looked so much better as buy this point i had time to practice here are a few pics of some of them i made





I made these in different sizes and colours which looked really cute. what do you think?

I then went on to try to make a cardigan for my little girl which i was so proud of and now have quite a few orders for lol. I used a Free red heart pattern which turned out really nice my daughter chose the wool which was a self striping wool i have no idea of the brand sorry but here is how it turned out.....

what do you think?

For my first ever cardigan i was very pleased and learned alot from it. My daughter loved it and has worn it allot and gets comments on it were ever we go.

I also thought id put in what i made my daughter for her world book day





she went as little red riding hood she had the only home made outfit the teachers all loved it and said how was sad that no one made there costumes any more. but all the kids looked grate bless em.
So what do you think?
Just had to share with you as it was prob the first thing i had made from scratch in years on my sewing machine lol again very proud.

Over Easter i made some little gifts for autumns school friends. I used a pattern from Ravelry Click Here. its a grate little pattern and very quick here how they turned out





these looked so cute and will deffo be making lots for Easter next year and im sure if i have my way every season going lol so watch this space .......

I also made my mum some slippers for mothers day again using a pattern and tutorial from Crochet Geek on you tube here is how mine turned out i altered the top to make them girly and added a flower again on her website and on you tube have a look ..


my mum loved them and i posted a pic on Teresa from Crochet Geeks facebook wall and she was very pleased and so was i.

well i hope you enjoyed looking and will post what ive made recently next time.

see you again soon.

Friday 27 July 2012

A little about me

Hello and welcome to my blog as i'm new to this i will let you know a little about me and why iv started this blog.

My names Victoria im 27 i live in south Croydon with my husband and little girl autumn who is 4.

I'v been crafting since i was little and have always been in to arty things rather than anything academic lol.

I went to collage and studied A level art and a Btec national in fashion after this i decided to have children and get married to my hubby.
In 2008  my daughter autumn was born and since have taken up many hobbies to keep me from going mad like making cakes ect.

I'v been baking since i was little and was taught buy my nan. as much as i loved to make cakes iv always felt its a very competitive market and i missed making clothes and gifts.




So in july last year i decided to take up another hobby and bought a crochet mag witch came with some wool a 5mm crochet hook and some knitting needles.
i tried to read the patterns in the mag but found it so hard as i had no idea what any of the terms meant so i decided to look for some tutorials on youtube and i found a lovely lady called taresa from Crochet Geek Click Here her tutorials were so good and helpful and was soon crocheting like a mad woman. 

 This was my first project



 And i made some of these for some friends who bought some off me last year
 another pattern from Crochet Geek




As they say the rest is history and this blog is so i can show people what im making /have made and want to make.  my daughter is going big school in September so have to do something with my time and thought this would be a grate adventure and use of my time.

I hope in the future to make some patterns of my own .
I also will be linking an etsy account to this too as am going to sell some of the things i make. 

Anyway i hope you like my posts and cant wait to see what the bloging world has in store for me and hope you will join me on my adventure were ever it takes me lol speak soon