FO Friday: Superhero

I wasn't sure I would have a finished object to show you all but then I remembered Erin's class was having a superhero party. Last year when she was in nursery I made her a red hooded cape as part of a Red Riding Hood outfit so we found that and I said I'd make a top to go with it.  I found her white leggings and her PE shorts to wear over the top. As the PE shorts were very dark navy I decided the logo for the top really needed to be black (no plain navy fabric) and red. I had a dig through my scraps box.

To make the logo I found a circular object about the size I wanted - I tried a bowl first but it was a little big and I ended up using a cd. I drew round it on double sided bondaweb. I then drew round it again so I could plan a lightening bolt going through it. Predictable? Yes, but I started making it after 8pm last night and only had until 9pm.

So here it is, all laid out ready for her:

Erin's Superhero Costume

No action pics yet, but hopefully I'll be able to add one later!

And since I didn't get chance to do a WIP pic on Wednesday, here's the other news...

I've finally got more than 100 hexagons so I've started sewing them together now too:

Hexagons ready for sewing

First flower!

Originally I wasn't planning on doing flowers but then I saw someone's scrappy hexagon quilt (apologies I don't remember where I saw it) with some flowers in and thought it looked lovely so there will be random flowers in mine.

Working Through The UFO's

I know it's a problem most crafters have; starting too many projects and ending up with a big pile of unfinished objects. Most of mine had ended up stuck behind piles of junk in the conservatory that were put there while we did the flooring in the living room. On Sunday night I felt the need to have a bit of a sort out and I started with the conservatory. After deciding what was junk and what needed to be put away, there was enough space cleared to start working through my craft stuff. I now have all my scraps sorted into two tubs (one for small bits and one for larger pieces). I also tidied my cupboard so all my precuts are organised. I sorted through the bags of projects and managed to empty a couple of bags that were mostly fabric.

The next stage of my plan is to start plodding through the other bags of unfinished stuff. Yesterday I blocked the Harmony Shawl and the Tea Time doily, so that's two finished objects already!

Also yesterday I finished this jar cozy, which is available to buy on Buy British Month on CNA:

There's also some silks available (other sizes coming soon!):

And I have a few yarn bargains listed on there too, so head over and check them out.

Of course I haven't managed to get much else done with the lovely sunshine today. We've been having some bubble fun:

Then lunch included dinosaur sandwiches:

WIP: Tea Time

After blogging during Knitting & Crochet Blog Week, I decided it was definitely time to have a go at crochet with some thread. I happen to have a 1.5mm steel hook and I ordered 4 colours of Clea 125.

I settled on making Tea Time, a doily by Denise Owens. It's pretty quick to make and the pattern is quite easy too. I have done the first two colours so just one more round to do.

I quite enjoyed the white centre. It was quick to work up and looks very pretty:

Tea Time - white centre

The red section was much slower. I have to admit I was glad to get to the end of it!

Tea Time - white and red sections

There's just a final white round to put on and then it'll be finished. Hopefully I'll be showing this off on Friday!

 

8 Down, 16 To Go

Blocks that is!

I managed to get another 7 granny square blocks finished at sewing class tonight. That brings the total to 8. It's basically one full set. There's another 2 sets to do, so I'll end up with 24 blocks. Having laid the 8 out on the floors I'm definitely going to add some sashing.

First 8 Granny Square Blocks