Winter Fashions

Sharon \bought real Aran yarn when she was in Ireland to knit this amazing coat for herself. The pattern had been her Mum's from long ago. If you keep a thing long enough........A fabulous
coat. Look at the sleeves!

Fee is terribly shy! This wee blanket is loud and full of joy. I love it! A great gift.

I've been watching Jill work on this wee blanket for the last couple of weeks. I would never have thought of using these colours together but they work!  Jill used Stylecraft acrylic. Another great gift!

Elaine looks shattered! She has just completed this HUGE blanket as a Christmas present for someone. Shhh! Its a secret!

Janice is always thinking about her wonderful grandson.Now he has his own personal Christmas stocking. She even knitted the cuff! The Twiddlemuff was for a lady that Lisa knows. These muffs are worth their weight in gold because they provide calm and tranquility to those who need it.

Magda has been experimenting with hand dyeing. It did not turn out as she had hoped but it still looks wonderful. The hat is for herself. Well, it is that time of the year! Chilly!

Isabel has been busy knitting little blue and white things as a gift for a friend! Look at the tiny socks!

Fiona O has been crocheting tiny Christmas trees for some special friends. They will be filled with sweets. Love these little ideas!

Fiona also had time to put some of Lisa's FTLOY yarn to good use. The Infinirty scarf has been worked in Firework!

Roberta has been busy making more squares for blankets for Yorkhill. Well, you know what I mean!

 ......and just when you think you've seen it all, Donna pulls out these characters from Star Wars! Speechless! But in a good way. These are a gift for someone. Brilliant

.......and just when you thought it was all over, Ally sent me some photos of other finishes. The first is a chemo hat for a friend made by Ally.

Izzi used the left over yarn from this hat to crochet three little hats for Preemie babies. Unfortunately, the photo did a disappearing trick while travelling between the ipad and the blog. Sorry, Izzi. xx

Lorraine also made a chemo hat for the same friend. I like the flower! Very fetching!

Ally and her work colleague, Karin, completed some Twiddlemuffs. All very different and facinating for the old people who receive them.

1st December is our Christmas night. If you would like to join the pass the parcel game then bring a gift to the value of £5.

1st December is our last night because the parking situation is manic at the Fort leading up to Christmas.

 Stephanie & Magda will be meeting in M & S cafe on Tuesday 5th of January 2016 if you are free to come along.

12th January 2016 we will meet in the Management Suite as usual.

Just a wee reminder that it would help me a great deal if you could bring me your  finishes to have them photographed.

Happy crafting.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Kelly! The newly weds got married in style on the island of Kos. Caroline was able to show off her hand crocheted flowers to the group. We now understand why she was busy beavering away trying out new patterns for flowers. Fabulous! The individual flowers were taken to Kos  and then assembled into this stunning bouquet for the wedding.

This amazing throw was made in secret by some of our members as a wedding present for Caroline and Tommy. Elaine, Linda, Dawn, Donna, Lyn, Fee, Norma, Susan and Audrey shared the work and Caroline didn't notice white squares being passed over to Elaine. There were a few tricky moments in its construction when they were nearly found out.   It is magnificent! Well done, to all who participated.

Elaine is a very kind aunt! She made this cushion from a  catch hook kit for a niece who loves horse and she completed this Mermaid's Tail for another niece who loves Mermaids! They will love you for ever, Elaine!

Squares for Nepal. Elaine sent off a bundle of squares to Nepal charity last week and Roberta appeared with a bundle of 40 squares that she made. Janice managed to complete a square in spite of the fact that she was whizzing around on cloud nine due to the arrival of her grandson.

Just to prove that the grandson has finally arrived, Louise and Andrew brought baby Christopher into the group to show him off. He is a wee charmer! As usual, a new baby caused a stir in the group and there was a crowd waiting for a "wee hold!" Such a great way to celebrate Janice's birthday.

Jill loves her crafting but is unable to come along to the group every week due to work commitments.
 This week she was delighted to show this beautiful ripple baby blanket that she had created for a friend at work. I love the colours. You friend will will be delighted with this, Jill!

Kat made this c2c blanket for herself using aran. Well, we all enjoy our comfort!

The second picture shows Kat with the cowl she saw in the Hunger Games movie and desperately wanted. Her lovely sister, Fran , made this for her in super chunky and as you can see, Kat is delighted!

Anthea has been spinning and dyeing yarn again. The dark hank is super fine Shetland yarn which is a purple variegated DK weighing 200g. The light coloured yarn is a turquoise  she dyed herself and mixed with a pink yarn that she got at a swap night. This is a DK in 100g and has been triple plied. 

Morag is getting back into knitting again after a long break. The white coat was a devil to do and she had to frog it on numerous occasions. Morag was determined to complete the coat and she has made a great job of it. The bolero has been worked in eyelash yarn and is from an old pattern that she has had for years. The third outfit was knitted from a pattern that Morag did for her daughter, Jillian, 45 years ago! It's ok, Jillian, your age will remain a secret with us! By the way, the original price is still on the pattern.

Donna has been working on a Quiet Book for her daughter. Above you can see Mr Potato Head and the components for Mrs Potato Head. The image below depicts a scene representing a song that Abby enjoys at nursery about Five Little Monkeys.

Fiona Orr has discovered this great pattern for baby hats. It is called, "Sweet like Candy" by "Charmed by You." As you can see, Fiona has had fun trying the pattern in several different colourways. So cute and parctical

Mr and Mrs Kelly were given a cash gift from the group to buy something nice. Luckily, Caroline managed to avoid Hobbycraft on her way home that night.

After consulting with members of the group on Tuesday night it was decided to increase the weekly subscription to £1 per week to meet the costs of postage of charity makes and other expenses that the group has incurred.

Everyone is eagerly anticipating the Red Challenge which will be held on the First Tuesday of October. Plans are being hatched and there is a great deal of whispering going on!

The group enjoyed their visit to Marks and Spencer's Cafe so much that it has been decided to make it a regular event. We will meet on the last Tuesday of each month in M & S Cafe to indulge in crafting, shopping and coffee.

Happy Crafting!