Little Crochet Birdie - crochet experience preferable

This is easy to crochet. Make 5 or 7 chains (or more, depending on how large or small you want this birdie to be) Single crochet 'all around' cast-on chain - increasing 1 single crochet, at each end - I'm afraid, you will need to judge the increases as you go. Continue building up the size until required size is achieved (folding it in half will show you). Sew up straight opening (top of birdie) - leave a small gap to push in stuffing. Sew up remaining gap. Decorate with a beak, an eye and wings. If you have any problems, please email me.

Princess Kaguya - super animated film

Link https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tale-Princess-Kaguya-DVD/dp/B00UZ2NYOW/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&hvadid=3171239164&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&keywords=princess+kaguya&qid=1594903669&s=dvd&sr=1-1&tag=mh0a9-21

 

 

Knitted basket 'n balls

 

 

 

Cast on 20 stitch and garter stitch for about

10 or 11 'ridges' (1 ridge = 2 rows) in your choice of each colour.

You should have 10 sections.

 3, 2 3, 2.

Knit 2 lengths, and stitch together, leaving one side open.  (I kept the width side open.) Stuff lightly with washable wadding/stuffing. Stitch up remaining seam.

Sew (small tacking or backstitch) between each colour = quilted effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make a 2 base pieces, - (I winged this more or less) -
Measure or count the rows, not forgetting that you can stretch this slightly.  Stitch pieces together. 
Place inside and stitch to 'outside'.

  

I made a couple of handles. See top pic.

The easy knitted balls are in my previous Post:
http://beadbag.blogspot.com/2020/05/knitted-ball-very-easy.html

 

Knitted Ball - very easy

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Materials: 

Double Knitting Yarn (Rainbow colours)

2 x 2.50 or 3mm needles 

large eyed sewing needle

Washable wadding suitable for childrens toys.

Cast on 10 stitches, using thinner needles than normal, so that rows and stitches do not gape and are tighter together.

Knit 10 rows in each of 4 colours.

Cast off. (pic.1)

On second square down, cast on 10 stitches along right-hand edge,

and knit another 10 rows. Cast off. (Pic.2)

Repeat this on the opposite side, so you have a crucifix shape. (Pic.3 and 4)

On the wrong side, stitch the seams into a cube shape, leaving 'the lid' with one side un-stitched and open.  

Turn right side out.  

Stuff with wadding, so ball is stuffed but still soft. 

Stitch up remaining seam. (pic.4) - to complet ball.

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Covid Crisis - keeping busy

Have been sowing seeds and re-shooting veggie ends!

also doing a bit of gardening - as weather has been lovely - and a small amount of 

fused glass work

and cooking my way through the crisis!

Whats going on in the Garden, April, 2020 (Lockdown! UK)

 

Primulas (don't forget to deadhead them - for more flowers)

 

Rosemary in flower

Daffs (narcissi) now gone unfortunately - they don't last long

dried pea seedlings for salad tips

 

dried pea seedlings grown a bit more!

Having a garden tidy

 

Spring has Sprung .....

FREE BEAD PATTERN - Rainbow Cuff

 

 

 

Happy Halloween!

I think this might look more like an apple than a pumpkin! (The crochet'd one that is!) - but winged it and enjoyed making it.

Devon - Little Trip

 

Agatha Christie's House - Greenway

PINK in the GARDEN

Grant Wood - American Artist

 Grant Wood, known worldwide for this iconic painting - (apparently it's his sister and his dentist!) - Grant Wood was also a sculptor and man of many parts - he loved making things ..............

Grant Wood - self-portrait

Born  in Iowa, USA 1891 and died in 1942

(have been watching Waldemar Januszczak's art programmes on BBC - excellent.)

just having fun .............

Photoshop'd

Photoshop'd

... made with drawing pins, and embellished with fineline pen

Collages

Photoshopped Collages

Original Collage

Nikki Ella Whitlock - mosaic artist

 

more beautiful pieces