WOYWW 901 Watercolour, Emotional Support Chickens and Frida Kahlo

Hi all, it was fun to see ‘00’ memories last week, but a shame a blogger glitch stopped us commenting on some. I’ve been busy since as I have to get pieces ready for our exhibition. 

My desk was much focussed on getting my Reading Tree watercolour as I want it. 

I messed up the book a bit but I think I’ve rescued it. 

This is how I spent many a summer day as a child, when we lived on the edge of the countryside near Stoke. 

I’m also working on Emotional Support Chickens, as I’ve been asked to include them again 

I’ve found Stylecraft merry go round dk is certified for child safety. I’m making the eyes with cotton yarn and sewing them on as safety eyes are just too hard to put in. Bella’s been supervising, and sends you all purrs. 

Today, Tuesday, we went to the Frida Kahlo exhibition, dodging the London rain. Tate Modern is a bit of a maze to find your way around, but I enjoyed the exhibition. It’s on till next January. 

There were some lovely pieces with extraordinary frames, like this one, I’d happily take home. 

This portrait of Frida made me laugh, she’s got that ‘Don’t bother me, I’m painting,’ look. 

There were modern installations 

And of course the self-portraits. 

And finally…

I’m back at art class tomorrow so I’ll be round in the afternoon. 

Happy WOYWW

hugs

Lynnecrafts xx

WOYWW 900 congratulations everyone!

I started taking part in WOYWW in the early 400s, but took a break for studies so my 00 post is #600. 

Thank you everyone for this wonderfully supportive network. Here’s my 600 post.Happy WOYWW 

Hugs to everyone, especially to Helen and hoping you have your op and feel better soon. 

Lynnecrafts xx

WOYWW 600 Yay! 

Hi, and big congratulations to Julia and to us all for sustaining our blog circle at the The Stamping Ground to 600 weeks! 

My vineyard scarf is now finished. 

I added a grape-bobble border to the ends but have kept the side borders plain, as bobbles could catch in earrings. 

 Since then I’ve been struggling with chiral logic. I fancied these figure of eight gloves, but the pattern is only written for right handed crochet, and my spirals, in the first example, were going wrong. I still don’t have it right, but it’s an interesting little problem. 

The pattern is here: 

http://knitting-and-so-on.blogspot.com/2015/11/octavo.html

Thanks to all for your good wishes last week; B’s 2nd cataract op seems to have gone ok. He says he’s wasting a lot of time looking for glasses he doesn’t need, like when he wakes and reaches for them out of habit. He’ll still need reading glasses, which also get lost. In a few weeks he can get a definitive prescription. 

Thea is still very cuddly; hibernating is also a key occupation 😻

And finally...

Looking forward to seeing you all at the crop on Saturday 

Hugs

Lynne