Stripes and things.

 Roberta is full of energy after all her holidays and has knitted this wee hooded cardigan, "Just in case!" The pattern was adapted from one found in a knitting magazine. Look at the buttons! Ladybirds! The big jumper is intended for her Hubby who was feeling neglected. "Who are you knitting for this time?" was his constant cry! This fab jumper has been worked in ICE YARN.

Karen had suggested we make some fabric bags for the Beatson patients. Janince made these two with fabric she had bought from IKEA. The bags are smart, bright and functional. Well done. Janice.

Jillian can just about turn her hand to any craft. This week she had completed this very fine shawl for a friend. The yarn had been purchased from STITCH IN TIME in Hamilton.

 Norma has been busy preparing for some Craft Fairs. I just love the little coin purses AND they are fully lined. The brooches are lovely. I hope people appreciate the amount of work people put into such items.

Patsy does it again! Quilting has a firm grip of Patsy. She can now rattle up a beautiful quilt in no time at all! The black and white cat quilt is for a friend's Golden Wedding anniversary!

Morag bought some yarn ages ago and forgot about it. The 3 balls of 100g will actually knit up into 4 little cardigans! Now that is value for money! You would never think that these two cardigans were knitted from the same ball of yarn!

Fiona Orr has been working on this Giant Granny Square for a friend for weeks. What amazes me is that Fiona's work is so neat it hardly requires any blocking!

The Happy Hookers will be participating in the Beatson Walk today. On Tuesday night, Norma said the total raised so far was £718.

Alison Explained the theory behind the TWIDDLE MUFFS for dementia sufferers. the different textures, yarns and adornments provide sensory calming for patients. We hope to have a couple of completed muffs to show and feel next week. If you have any spare textured yarn, ribbon, buttons, big beads, keys etc bring them in. A knitting pattern will also be available.

Flower Power!

I just love these purses! Norma crocheted and lined these little coin purses as an experiment. The clasps were an internet buy from Shanghai and they got lots of attention. This eye-lash yarn waistcoat uses a yarn called Tinsel, which has a lovely sparkle to it. This little treasure is for a colleague's granddaughter.

 Norma had lots of time while on holiday to make this soft Pompon pram blanket and a corner to corner using yarn that had been purchased from ALDI.

Isabel completed a pair of socks on holiday using Regia Hand-dyed mixed with another yarn that she was not so keen on. They look great!

I knitted this wee matinee jacket with yarn I picked up at a swap night. It is for the Hospice shop on Baillieston Main St.

 Pompon yarn is very popular with the group because it is easy to knit up and the completed project is always so soft. Jean has added a point of extra interest by including some satin flowers as decoraton. The little dog is for a craft fair in the Merchant City.

Lisa has found time to create a little hat for the baby. She has developed her own pattern and named it Bella's Beanie. Lisa used two strands of Wendy Peter Pan.

Fiona Orr used Sirdar Snuggly Snowflake Chunky to create a cute little new born hat. She managed to improvise the ears by herself. Clever girl!

This picture does not do this shawl justice. Roberta certainly put a great deal of effort into knitting this. At one point she actually had 430 stitches on one needle! It is magnificent!

Santa and his penguin helper are for under Roberta's Christmas tree. It is that time of year again.

This stunning outfit is by Catriona. The pattern is called "Millie's Secret Garden" and can be purchased from an internet site called "I*Believe* in Angels." Take the time and look at the little bootees. Look at the detail. Wow!

I could not resist showing both photographs of the lovely Bella wearing this beautiful dress knitted by Phyllis. The yarn is Lisa's Sunshine and the pattern is called Sproutlet. Every picture tells a story!