Thursday 25 September 2014

Round and Round....

...the garden!

Way back in the spring, along with the bulb and seed planting an idea began to germinate...
it appeared in stages, that evaded the camera!
...firstly tiny spirals...followed by miniature flowers....





They were intended as mini garden brooches, but some are too fine for a chunky metal back.
They have been quietly blooming waiting for inspiration...
an additional felt backing?....might fade the light through the stitches...
mounting? as a  reminder of summer gardens...searching for a suitable frame...
Still pondering...

  The smallest is 5cm across, and the largest 7cm, not far to walk down the garden path!
Total tiny garden weigh in, a delicate 10g!


Meanwhile, I invested in an even smaller hook...
 more flowers are blooming for bright gardens throughout the winter!
Some watery themes are in the pipeline, 
parts made, 
ready for assembling!
Some projects take time to grow!

Sunday 14 September 2014

Crochet Purse-uits


This summery rainbow purse was made for a seventh birthday present.

A rectangular strip of tweed stitches from 500 crochet blocks folded at the base and sewn up the sides.
I preferred the texture of the stitch pattern on the reverse  - so it is inside out!
Two ch stitch drawstrings complete the purse...


Hooked with stashed variegated cotton it bagged 27g!


I might make one for myself - after the happy accident that changed my own purse direction!