Turning over a new ( blog) Leaf and a cross stitch finsh

Saturday 27th August 2011: Its months since I have posted on my blog , I feel quite ashamed of myself however other things just got in the way work going on holiday to Scotland in July ( you can see my Scotland photos there is lots of them )       http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v328/katiepolly3/a%20july2011%20edinburgh%20and%20oban%20hoilday/
 and  limited time to spend on the computer.  I am now aiming to post at least twice a month until December.
Busy crafting: while i been neglecting my blog I have been very busy crafting made 3 or 4 scarfs.However my biggest achievement is to finish this language of friendship i designed myself for my mums friend as a very late birthday present  picture below

Now I have to find frame and then give to mums friend along with this i done for her i must say I am ver pleased how it work out and very proud of myself

The language of friendship sampler.

Designed and stitched: by Paula Brick March to August 2011.

This sampler is difference way friendship is written throughout the world.

Vanskap: is Swedish for friendship.

Amizade: is Portuguese for friendship

Cairdeas: is Irish for friendship

Przjazn:  is polish for friendship

La Amistad:  is Spanish for friendship

Friendship: is the English for friendship

Freundschaft: is German for friendship

Cyfeillgarwch: is the Welsh for friendship

Vennskap: is the Norwegian for friendship

Amiciza: is the Italian for friendship

Naptu: is the Sri Lanka for friendship

Amie: is French for friendship

A very neglect blog a long post and lots of craft finshes

Saturday 2nd July 2011: Well I am ashamed to admit its over two months since I last posted on the blog no excuses really but life and work got in the way. I have been very busy  on the knitting and stitching front.
Number one the scarf from the last post is now finished using Patton's batik wool

My next finishes knitting: I found this wool   
http://www.blacksheepwools.com/acatalog/Rico_Creative_Loopy.html
it was very difficult to start with but after watching this video
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3ERI3zg4CY    I did get the hang of knitting with this wool and love the effect of an open weave the pictures do not due the scarf justice. I knitted 3 now one green as gift for young lady in mid 20 for my mum in her 60s and my niece Katie aged 10.
The green/blue one scarf below

            below a close up of scarf

THE Purple scarf the colours do not show up well here

A Close up of purple scarf

                                                                          

Cross Stitch WIP:  Lastly For the last few months I have been working on my own design in cross stitch its simple called the langues of friendship its for my mums friends as they been friend for over 40 years. I just got one or two words  to finishes then I am going to add some silote butterflies in hand-dyed thread in purple/pinks.

And Finally:  This month I am taking Holiday in Edinburgh and Oban in Scotland really looking forward to it and been by the sea. I Have lots of stuff to do beforehand and also working right up till the last minute. Therefore I am not sure if I get time to blog before going away

Happy Easter some craft finshes and work in progresss

Thursday 21st April   OK it is over two weeks since last post but i been busy getting ready for my sister 40th birthday yesterday April 20th. i stitched a small merekat design and turned into a mouse mat . The sister normals mocks the hobby but she love the gift so one up for cross stitch

next is my knitting a work in progress a scarf for me i am using patons batkik wool its a simple pattern but took some getting use to but i love colurs

it has grown loads since this picture i do another work in progress soon

A post at long last stitching and news

April 1st :   no this not an April fools joke but I updated my blog at last had few hectic weeks work wise.


The 1st picture is one of bookmark for a care worker who is leaving due to NHS cut backs.
The second picture is of freebie Quaker dolphin its lovely shades of blue but does not show up well
The Third picture is of me flying  a bird on very cold February on my birthday it was fun

April Goals:

                                   Knitting: 1) to finish and make up a baby poncho

                                                    2) to start and finish a scarf for me using Paton's batik wool

                                                     3) possible start a baby cardigan or blanket

                                                 craft: 1) to make a few eater cards

                                                            2) to make sister 40th birthday card

                                            Blogging: to post at least once every 2 weeks

my 1st big cross stitch finsh of 2011 and other crafty news

Monday 7th February:   Well on Saturday night I was up until 11pm finishing off my Lizzie Kate design were not gossiping were networking.  It uses the recommend handyed threads , I  have loved doing every single stitch of this design however I do adore most of the Lizzie Kate designs. The finish piece needs to ironed framed then its off to all the ladies who are the doctor receptionist  they all been wonderful while I was ill going above and beyond the call of duty in helping me recovery

Well my next finish is yet another scarf this time as gift for a fellow nurse who works in our occupational health department and has been very supportive too.

talking of the above scarf, on Sunday I went to church in my orange and black one and came away with 4 people wanting to pay to knit them one. looks like I am going to be a busy bee

1st post and firs knitting and cross stitcht finshes of 2011

January 22nd 2011:  Well its bit late for my first blog post of the year but life been somewhat hectic, it seems to be calming down now. Well i have 1st cross stitch finish its for a friend who got new job on the district after trying for two and half year i just got make into card now.

my next cross project is work in progress of Lizzie Kate were not gossiping I am just loving this design its will be for gift when finished.

My final finish is a knitting one and probably my first craft finish of 2011 its Rico can can scarf in bright burnt orange and black and for once its staying with me i just adore it. it took me about 8 hours to do

 here's a close up of scarf its very long too

my cross stitch finshes of 2010/knitting finshes

there not as many as like but not bad considering for 6 months i was limted to cross stitch due to ill health

cross stitich : to finsh lizze kate housewok pattern finshed

my lizze kate christmas freebie  staring march 6th for friends birthday in april  done april 13th
a teacher gifts desging myself with ladybirds starting april 10th 2010 finshed  april 23 needs framming done

A dolpin for katie on aida done needs framing june 10still needs framing
two gifts for two small boys done june 1st 

a gift for my male cpn as a thankyou( not started or finshed yet)girl in blue long term project no start date yet
additional projectshello kitty for friend finshed june 11th
a 65th birthday present for dads girlfriend in august( done

additional projects finshed

born to shop small desgin ( birthday gift) finshed october 2010

dinsouar x2 small desgin birthday gift for boy aged 3 in november one finshed october 20th

free friendship sampler finshed august 2010 ( needs framing)

here a list of my knitting finshes not bad as only been knitting for two years

cream scarf x2 donea tercota scarf done
a sliver turquise scaf done
a pink scarf for kate started done feburary
a jewel colur scarf for katies friend started march 1st done april
baby blanket ufoand to knit a basic pattern started not finshed

Additional knitting projects

rico can can scarf purple finshed october 201

rico another purple scarf

rico can can scarf green x2

rico can scarf pink for katie done

two puple scarfs rico

red scaf rico 

proably one of the last post of 2010 and lots of craft finshes

December 28th Tuesday: Well I had Christmas day off , i spent Christmas eve night at my niece i got kicked out of her bedroom at 2am due to a cough so i slept on the sofa. we had lovely day. i got lots of stitching stuff smellies and clothes and money and books. so very pleased.


well i have not done much stitching due to work and other reason. however i been knitting like crazy and done about 4 to 6 Rico can can  yarn below is a few pictures.

a close up of the knitting

november craft updates

November 19th: OK i know its nearly the end of November but i been very very busy with crafting , knitting , cross stitching and baking of sorts.
1st i made my own luxury  brandy mincemeat  for myself and also a Charity Christmas fair. I by chance staring making my own mincemeat 4 years ago its so chap and economical to make works out about 40 pence for large jar it last for up to year and half. i cant stand shop brought mince meat now.
my next project is to make chunty and jams.
2nd : I have attempted to make two cards all by myself could not put them on blog before as someone might have seen her birthday gift quite pleased but plenty room for improvement

3rd : I been knitting some more scarfs a pink one for my niece Katie and another pink one for Xmas fair as above, now doing them for Xmas present.

these are pink but looks red in photograph

4th: i been cross stitching like mad for two November birthday just finishing off my dinosaur glow in dark picture later
Myself and my niece katie spent some quailty time together ( the stuff you cant just buy) we made a choclate cake and went to park early on sat morning then went out for dinner. there some nice pictures below

busy beee october craft finshes

Sunday 23rd October:   Well I am now back at work up to my full hours and shifts so spare time is getting less. However I have been very busy crafting 1st my purple scarf using Rico can can wool it took some getting use but my mum loves the scarf  my niece wants one in pink two friends want a purple one doing a grey/brown one for a friend. so that's my knitting taken care of for while.
Rico scarf in purple

The next item is for friends birthday in November, I finished this way back in begin of November, I used handyed thread and fabric and brought the beads without the thread its perfect match. I loved doing this design especially loved the beading. my friend loves shopping but is deputy headteacher so just ideal for her. My mum is going to frame it with an ace frame brought from pound land

Next is my nightmare finish but very effective its for friends boy who be 3 end of November i used dmc fluorescent threads all i can say is than the world for thread heaven !!!!!!!!!!! The white spots are dmc glow in the dark threads. I doing glow in the dark dinosaur to go with it so will frame when finished.

My last project was done the end of September beginning of October it was for assistant pastor wife as A thank you gift I used dmc scented threads. Ceri was over the moon with the bookmark as she finds hard to get stuff with her name on.

On my day off next week i am go to try and make some cards so watch this space. 

hi long time no post busy crafting for xmas

Saturday30th September   
                                                    Hello I am back at work now so hence my lack of post. I been crafting i done a few more bookmarks not taken a photograph. I knitted Rico pompom scarf . I done a little card marking too. I am also doing a small design for my sister friends birthday from naughty but nice book by Clare crompton highly recommend. i was doing baby sweater but went off it big style, my next project is  scarf using this yarn 
http://www.blacksheepwools.co.uk/acatalog/Rico_Can_Can.html  for my mums birthday in purple.
i am in process of clearing out my craft room and draws its amazing what you find. i not touch my cross stitch under the  bed drawers yet .
I post pictures when done

my niece Katie is famous and some small finshes

Monday 30th August 2010:
well my niece Katie is  in this months crazy as the crazy kid she looks quite cute( however i am not forgiven yet!!!) She had lovely prize of cool princess kit which she loves.Katie is very popular girl this month as one of my good cross stitch friends JILLY flower sent her parcel with pincushion and needle case and some Kate kloths ( which she has well and truly hid from me so i cant use them.) When I can the heart and needle book off her i take a photograph.
now to my news i done a few bookmarks using DMC scented threads they been very well received ,i have not been up to stitching anything big at the moment. However i do need to get my Lizzie Kate going. this one is called were not gossiping were networking. I did a cream scarf as well too.
I am currently knitting my 1st pattern a jumper for a lady at the cross stitch club she expecting in October ( I doing 6 months size to give me plenty of time to get done and made up)

  

spiders snakes and news

Thursday 12th august:Well sorry about extreme lack of post but i been busy returning to work on phased returned. In my spare time i seem to be lots of cross stitching of bookmarks and some knitting. Well last Saturday i faced my phobia and achieved one of my life ambition's all within in the same day my phobia is snakes i did get time to think about this one. My life time ambition is to hold and handle a tarantula i love and adore spiders yes i know i am crazy







my spider photograph 1st time i seen my dare devil niece aged 9 so unsure of anything me on other had a hughe smile from ear to ear 

a framed stitching picture and stitching update

Suday24th July: Well I am very pleased  how good this teacher gift turned out also how cheap it was to frame under £7 the frame was £1 from a charity shop. I had the mount cut to size at local art shop £5.80 and they gave me the excess mount card theres a lot. Katie's teacher loved it and also the fact it was all my own desgin. click on for larger picture

a close up one













well i have bit of dry spell stitching wise before the end of July i hope to finish clare gifts finish my bookmark and coaster not yet started. Then I have  lizze katie desgin t and  cant wait to star it

long update and pictures of my hoilday

Sunday24th July:  well life's been very hectic with hospital apptioments and also been doing lots of auntie duties having my niece overnight as it came to the end of term. Well it seems like years ago I went on Holiday to oban  Scotland booked for next year as I love Scotland. I put a few photographs on here but theres about 12 pages in here   http://smg.photobucket.com/home/katiepolly3/index  in best oban photograph and also lots of my niece too
please click on images for larger view




this was on night walk from an hotel i love the sunset in the background


this one is taken from above the town












this is taken from 238 feet up pulpit hill and yes i did walk up not once but twice mad or what i even cross stitch up there too







just too prove i walked up there here's the sign that's how i know how high it was lol

crafty bargins and update of projects.

Friday 16th july : Well Tuesday I was out shopping and getting a mount cut for the project that was done months ago just needs framing for Friday. I found all the stuff below in various Charity shops and spent £20 so i was well pleased. click on for full photograph





craft projects:   Cross stitching still working on gift for Clare and Charlie my friend
Knitting: I am doing my first pattern a simple cardgin pattern for friend who having girl in September.
other crafts: doing a few simple cards