Day: 29 July 2010

miscellaneous

A model child

Today I collected Clare from school at morning tea time and with Stella in tow we headed off for Clare to take part in a photo shoot.  We made our way to a suburban park for location photos and Stella ran up and down and around and up and down and around and up and down and around…when she wasn’t trying to eat the props.

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Unsurprisingly Nikki seemed to be snapping as many photos as the photographer!

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And what did Clare think of it? Clearly she is used to posing for blog photos, but this was a little more involved. However I’m quite certain she enjoyed herself!  She was very excited to tell everyone what she’d been up to when she returned to school at lunchtime.

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And Stella? She enjoyed the park, sharing her lunch with anyone who’d have some, playing ball, eating chocolate, and getting her shoes covered in mud. She was asleep in the car before we got Clare back to school.

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So there’s my girls – my “model child” and my cheeky monkey. Both so gorgeous.  Thanks Nikki for letting us be a part of your project – Clare really is thrilled. (I’m rather chuffed too!)

While I’m here taking up space on your blog reader, I need to spruik a giveaway!  Anna from Polly Pratt is giving away a lovely handmade dress in a vibrant Kaffe Fassett print – pop over  here and leave a comment to enter (before 1st August).  It’s SO nice! (And so is Anna).

by thornberry
crochet, my creative space

My creative space…

All four projects that I showed in last week’s creative space are finished!  I even surprised  myself.  So today I’ll show off the first one I completed – my crocheted version of Leonie’s Simple Knitted Wrap Vest.

Simple Crocheted Wrap Vest

Worked in US dc in the back loop only to get a ribbed effect, to the same dimensions as Leonie gave. The ribbed crochet gives plenty of stretch and drape – I could probably have made it a little smaller.

Simple Crocheted Wrap Vest

It’s super warm – the yarn is 12 ply Rustic from Bendigo Woollen Mills, the colour is Shadow Tweed. This took almost 3 of the big Bendi balls. I used a 7.5mm hook, with 64 dc across each row.

Simple Crocheted Wrap Vest

There are other fantastic crocheted versions of this wrap vest around the blogs – I especially like Kirsty’s Chameleon, Tania’s child-size wrap, Joyce’s wrap with a large collar, Michelle’s version in sage Wilderness and Kate’s in blue Wilderness.  I plan on doing another for myself with smaller dimensions and a different stitch pattern – maybe a ripple?

I’ll update this post with the “pattern” for my 12ply version in the next few days, if anyone is interested.

For more creative spaces visit the multi-craftual Kirsty. 

by thornberry