# 26

 number twenty six

is a group of twenty

knitted poppies

for the

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

who are creating

a handmade tribute

to the 4,282 soldiers of the infantry

who died during WW1

my ancestor

William Wardle Colling Hall

was one of them,

so I made a special poppy

just for him

# 25

more uses for

leftover yarn

number twenty five

is a bit boring

but very useful

three crocheted nests

to send to

whitby wildlife sanctuary

they do brilliant work

helping sick and injured animals

# 24

a belated happy easter

from this little chick

and his basket of

chocolate goodies

made from a pattern

by amanda berry

called

chirpy birds

# 23

number twenty three,

another stash buster

this time I used up

some cotton

which is great for these

string bags

great for stuffing

laundry in

# 22

number twenty two

is my old favourite

hot water bottle cover

in an aran wool

"at bedtime good girls

all get hotties

but naughty girls

get smacks on botties"

that rhyme used to make me cry

when I was a little girl

# 21

my next few makes

have been to use up

some of the leftover balls of yarn

in my stash,

the ones that stop

the cupboards doors from

closing properly

so number twentyone

is a shawl

made from some yarn

that had been knitted into

a very complicated shawl

which took ages but

I hated it so pulled it all out

I used the wildheart pattern

by janina kallio design

# 20

les mots

number 20 is a bit of upcycling

a laura ashley curtain box

which being the size of a suitcase,

was just too

big and sturdy

to put in the recycling bin,

so I decided to cover it

and use as storage

for some of my craft stuff

I used a novel in french,

les mots entre mes mains

by guinevere glasfurd

in english,

the words in my hand,

which I plan to read soon

(in english)

as it sounds like a good book

to finish it off

I, tongue in cheek,

put a printout of a

louis vuitton

luggage label on it

today I am listening

to one of my favourite albums

nothing to win, nothing to lose

by anchor & the butterfly

who should have so much more recognition

# 19

I painted up some little

wooden birdhouses

and hung them from

my hanging basket

number nineteen

# 18

number eighteen

was an xmas gift

paper model birds

not easy to make,

but worth the effort

as they are very pretty

# 17

this throw as been on the go

for several months

I've made a bit, put it away,

made a bit ......

anyway it is finally finished

just made with random crocheted circles

it hasn't really ended up as I hoped

but its finished

and i'll use it for a time

# 16

continuing on with using paper

number sixteen

is a bit of papier mache

a little teacup

made using this template

http://www.annwoodhandmade.com/paper-mache-teacup-pattern/

and I decorated two wooden boxes

# 15

I am very excited

to be taking part

in this art installation

by hilary lorenz

https://hilarylorenz.blog/

as part of an exhibition

entitled "cross pollination",

hilary is compiling

an installation

comprising of forty thousand

paper moths

she asked for people

all across the world

to make moths and send them to her.

I made sixty,

using linocut, free hand drawing

and also script

printed from a book about moths

to decorate them

I can't wait to see

photos of

the finished installation

later this year

# 14

number fourteen

is a throw

made from drops dk yarn

and this pattern

which I have made

a few times before

https://www.lovecrochet.com/summer-garden-throw-crochet-pattern-by-agrarian-artisan

its a lovely pattern,

easy to make motifs,

easy to join and no edging

its a gift for a lovely neighbour

who is moving house

# 13

get kettle on!

number thirteen

is a tea cosy

for my new teapot

the pattern was based

roughly on this one

http://whydidntanyonetellme.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/sharing-tea-cosy-love.html

# 12

for my birthday last year

my friend Michelle

a fellow crocheter

bought me a kit

and so for make number twelve

I crocheted a

ballerina mouse

isn't she so sweet!

# 11

number eleven

is another

two projects from the

five week

paperlove on-line course

run by rachel hazell

a mobile of tiny handmade books

xmas bunting

#10

make number ten

was also

for xmas gifts

knitted slipper bags

made in aran wool

from a pattern

in a Rowan book

of winter knits

#9

as with the best of plans,

things went awry

just before xmas

and blew me off course

for the last couple of months

but I'm here again

and ready to get back to

making and blogging

make number nine

was for xmas gifts

four pairs of

fingerless gloves

three pairs crocheted

and one knitted