Christmas is over!

And now that Christmas is over I can share a present I made for my Grandson.

You may recall back in October I made a blanket which my Granddaughter requested for her birthday.  (see here)    Her brother very quickly requested a Star Wars pillow for Christmas and after several internet searches I settled on using a cross stitch chart of a Stormtrooper's face, working the stitches in a bobble stitch.

I shared this teaser at the early stages of making which shows that range of colours I used.  It was a labour of love and if I made it again I don't think I'd use the bobble stitch, trying corner to corner instead.

I had a rough idea of the size it would come out at as I'd done a tension sample before I started but it ended up a little bigger (story of my crochet life!) so I ended up having to get a 22" pillow which was probably a bit of the big size but it did come out nice a plump.

And Harry loved it so that's the most important thing!

New Projects

Yet again, I have a few projects on the go that I will share just in case you think I'm doing nothing!

The first is a virus shawl - so called because each row increases as you work - made in a skein of hand dyed wool I bought in Sherborne at The Slipped Stitch.

The shawl I'd actually finished but has been blocked out and is drying so I will share the finished photos in a few days.   Here's a preview.

Another project is a Christmas present for my youngest grandson, Harry.  I made the blanket for his sister, Hope so he requested a Star Wars pillow!

It's a bit of a 'make it up as I go' project, starting with a chart of the design I wanted - a storm trooper - and then adapting it to crochet using a bobble stitch.  Again a quick preview...

Hope has had her birthday this week so has received her blanket so here is a photo of the completed blanket.