Roses and Posies tea cosy

Published on July 20, 2014October 21, 2014 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin13 Comments

Roses and posies tea cosy

So this week has seen the start of the Roses and Posies tea cosy by Nicki Trench. It is the tea cosy that you can see on the front of this book….

Nicki Trench book

So here is my progress this week…

components for roses and posies tea cosy designed by Nicki Trench

I really enjoyed whipping up these roses and hooked them all over the place this week, mostly in the car, whilst waiting for one or more of my Little Robins (as their social life is so much better than mine!!).

tea cosy wip — naked tea cosy

these little roses are gorgeous to hook

and here it is my second Finished Object

roses and posies tea cosy by Nicki Trench

If you knew my friend, then you would know that she is just going to love this tea cosy!!

Tea Time x

I have also made a start on my scrappy afghan… I want this to be huge at least big enough for Mr R and I to snuggle under together, so I’m not even going to do the maths and work out how many squares… as that may be rather disheartening to know! But, this is the width and I’m x3 rows in, so I’m a happy Robin. It’s a long term project always in the back ground, but always a joy to hook. It’s a bit like having an old friend that you get excited to see, you know you can always pick up where you left off from, easy and relaxing and just a pleasure to be with, well that’s this blanket!!

tiny little granny squares

I love a simple granny!

The happy ripple is almost done too, no pictures this week, but there will be some next week… About x5 more rows and a border and it will be done ready to gift at the end of this month.

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A Happy Ripple

Published on July 13, 2014February 5, 2019 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin17 Comments

A Happy Ripple

Progress this week has been good… despite a trapped nerve! I have started the ripple afghan by Lucy over at Attic 24, which I am making for a friend at work who has just been made redundant… that bit sucks!

I have chosen happy colours, so that she can snuggle under a rainbow and remember that she will be missed greatly, but also that their is a bright future ahead of her. So with out any further ado here is the proof of my progress!

happy ripple in progress

ripple so far

I have also made a start on the headbands for bowdazzling a charity for young girls undergoing chemotherapy….

basket of headbands

Nicky Trench flower

circle headband — one dot headband

pastel band — dotty headband

bow headband

small bow headband

turban style headband

So there you have it week 2 wrapped up x

A year of projects

Published on July 4, 2014November 23, 2014 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin8 Comments

So, here goes…my list of projects for

a year of projects July 2014 – June 2015.

If you would like to join along take a look Here

some of my stash!

This will be my first year, of setting myself some crafty goals, infact my first year of blogging, so I’m hoping I will figure this all out as I go along!

The idea is a weekly update of my progress or possible lack of it, depending on how I go…. please feel free to leave me comments to encourage me or send me a friendly push along if need be!

I’m thinking this list may well grow, but I am trying to keep it small and achievable as I’m a virgin blogger.

So here is my list…

ripple afghan
scrapghan (technically already started…but I would like to work alot more on this and maybe even finish it!)
tea cosy or 2
summer scarf
hook holder
a crochet wall hanging
charity SIBOL blankets (Sunshine International Blankets Of Love) charity for the elderly… have a look at SIBOL

headbands for Bowdazzling (charity for young girls undergoing chemotherapy)
x10 yarnbombs in my local community

crochet in the park

This was my very first yarn bomb!

poppies
purse
hot water bottle cover
fabric buttons

bunting
tree house decoration

tree house rules... "there aint no rules, there never was none, there aint never gonna be none"!! — tree house rules…
“there aint no rules, there never was none, there aint never gonna be none”!!

(Its looking good but I think it could be pimped a little!)

broomstick crochet photo tutorial

Broomstick Crochet

this is one of the first blankets I ever made… and I’d love to do a

tutorial… (but I feel a little daunted by the process!)

So there it is… what do you think? A little short? It is I think … but I have a feeling that this list may well grow, and I like that it has growing room, because I’m pretty sure that this list will be as long as the yardage in my stash before too long. xx