LMLM Crochet Patterns

This, again was made in anticipation of baby Tommy who was finally born last night after 3 days in the hospital- poor sister!  Before the baby shower they told us that the baby needed a mobile so I looked up ways to crochet a mobile, but there was nothing without extra props and I didn't have the time or the money. Then I found this one which I printed a pattern for and got to work. It was great fun and I loved being able to use the variety of colours in the rainbow. Two raindrops are missing because I ran out of time, but these can be added on later or not at all because I love it how it is. Welcome Tommy. 

My new nephew Thomas was born this morning to a very exhausted sister. We are so proud and I love him already. It feels like torture not being able to meet him until next weekend.  Anyway, we had a baby shower last week and I was out of money to buy an extravagant gift so I looked at my pile of wool and I scoured the Internet. The first thing that takes my eye is a yellow blanket with a duck head. I go in YouTube to remind myself how to make a crochet ball and most tutorials are decent. I did this using yellow wool and used the black wool to add crosses for eyes. Then I took some orange wool and crocheted into a square. I folded this square diagonally into a triangle and sewed it on to the head as the beak. Next, and this was spread out over 5 days between calls at work and in the small minutes I had to myself at home, I crocheted a large granny square. Once the square was done I sewed the head securely into the centre, crocheted two more little orange squares and sewed them onto the c

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This is something I didn't think I'd get the chance to try until we moved out of our small flat and into a house with a garden, but I went for it. I saw how easy it could be on an episode of Kirstie's Style. On eBay I found a vintage Lloyd Loom style storage stool. I bought it and when it arrived here I saw just how hideous the fabric on it was. It was a kind of brown crushed velvet that had aged badly. I didn't waste any time. I ripped up an old Ikea pillow case and lined the seat and had some left over to make a cushion cover. The inside of the stool was plain wood and old and marked so I ripped up more fabric. The result is something I am proud to show in my bedroom and makes perfect storage for me wool (some of it!)  And inside... All it took was a staple gun, some pretty fabric, an old cushion and a sewing machine. I am so happy with it. Now all it needs is a lick of paint, but I think I will wait until we have a garden to try that.