It's been a while since I shared any makes over here. So here are a couple of my autumnal ones.
After making my mum and dad's anniversary blanket I wanted some smaller projects to work on for a while!
So first of all I revamped the Autumn Wreath that I made last year.
Since I wanted to hang my wreath up quickly last year, I didn't crochet the cover for it but wrapped the yarn around the wreath form instead. It was only every meant to be a temporary thing while I got around to crocheting a cover but I didn't ever get around to doing that last year!
This year I did though, and as well as crocheting the cover I also crocheted a pumpkin to join the cluster of leaves and acorns that I had made last year, which I think just finishes it off perfectly.
The pumpkin pattern is from
Simply Crochet Magazine, issue 49, and I'm afraid I can't remember what pattern I used for the leaves last year, but I'm pretty sure I found it on Pinterest.
The yarn I used was, of course, Stylecraft Special DK in Parchment for the wreath; spice for the pumpkin; copper, gold and khaki for the leaves.
Next up on my hook was a birthday present for Fraser.
In the summer we were at the boys' favourite Toy Shop in Stornoway, where Fraser absolutely loved playing around on a hobby horse. Being an obsessive crafter I thought to myself, 'I have a pattern for one of them in a book back home, I could easily make one for him.'
So I did.
Isn't he cute?
The pattern is from the book
Crochet at Play by Kat Goldin. There are lots of lovely things to make in it!
The hobby horse is still a little comedic, as we can't find the saw in the shed and so the head is still attached to a full size vintage broom! Still, it doesn't stop Fraser from jumping around with it and shouting, 'Yee-ha dowboy!' No that's not a typo, but how he says cowboy.
Finally onto my current make, and it's another continuation of something I started last Autumn.
Remember the
Christmas Character Afghan? I didn't really think I would get all nine squares made in time for last Christmas, and I was actually OK about that, after all it would mean less to do this year!
I managed to make 6 squares last autumn - santa, rudolf, frosty, candy cane, Christmas pudding and a stocking.
Last week I completed the Christmas wreath, and I'm now just past half way on the Christmas tree.
That means I have one more square to make, probably the gingerbread man, and they take at least a week to make. That is, a week of the little crochet time that I get, and then I have to crochet them all together.
I'm aiming to have the squares all done and joined by the beginning of December.
Can I do it?! Fingers crossed!
