Linking up with Natalie at Threads & Bobbins for another Sunday Sevens…..
1. Week two of the Easter holidays started with us taking The Boys out to Hauser & Wirth in Bruton. No.2 Son looks bored, but he assures me he was just concentrating on the art commentary.
2. Afterwards in the bar…..serves me right for asking them for a nice photo for the blog!
3. We spent a day clearing some 8ft high undergrowth, helped by some appropriate refreshment.
4. A good day’s work!
5. Found this little nest amongst the brambles – don’t worry, it wasn’t currently in use.
6. Just a cute pic of my boy and a spoiled Tess!
7. There’s nothing like a bone to help you get your appetite back.
8. We have been fully booked for seven out of the last nine days with three different lots of guests, each booking both rooms. Our last guests were celebrating a birthday and were over from Belgium, so we surprised them with a traditional English cream tea – homemade, of course! They were delighted:)
9. After the rooms were cleaned and the washing was on, I sat down for the first time in what felt like days and had my own private cream tea whilst The Boys were at football.
10. Then it was back to our normal healthy eating.
11. The Boys enjoyed their second knit ‘n’ natter and can’t wait until half term when they can go again.
12. No.2 Son (in his new hat) bought some new yarn and has started making himself another crocheted blanket, this time in a more pre-teen colourway of blue and grey. Meanwhile, his little brother had picked up his blanket again after a long break.
13. She doesn’t read my blog, so I can show you the fingerless gloves I made for my sister’s birthday today. They match the socks I made her for Christmas with those see-through wellies. Free pattern is here.
14. This little knitted outfit was finished for the doll I’m dressing for the school fair in June.
15. Cardigan, hat, leg warmers and fingerless gloves, a paid for pattern by Knitting Nanny-Mo on Etsy.
16. Isn’t it cute?
17. I shall leave you with one very happy clucking hen!!
I reckon these are as cool as it gets for the inherently un-cool footwear that is a slipper, so I thought I’d make a couple of pairs for The Boys for Christmas.
So, how did they work up?
The body of the slipper is crocheted with just one strand of yarn into the back of each stitch which results in a rather lovely ribbed pattern.
You crochet over a circle of hat elastic at the ankle edge to give a more snug and secure fit.
You can just see the elastic if I stretch the top edge open wide.
Bottom edge before: –
Bottom edge after: –
A row of slip stitches cleverly cover up the change of yarn colour as demonstrated in this photo: –
Next are the laces which are just for show – two very long rows of simple chain stitches.
I made 150 chains instead of the stated 110 as I didn’t feel they were long enough.
The ‘laces’ are just threaded through with a darning needle and tied in a bow to give the trainer look.
And there you are – a pair of Van’s style slippers whipped up in an evening!
The following evening I made a second pair in blue.
Size wise, I found that they crocheted up small so would suggest going up a size, but they are stretchy so will still be fine for The Boys.
I ended up giving these to The Boys after they were finished because the photos look better while they are being worn and a little bit odd without a foot inside.
No.3 Son in particular is chuffed with them, but No.2 Son says they’re a bit tight…..guess what I’ll be making out of the leftover yarn tonight?
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