{"id":581,"date":"2015-01-13T14:41:33","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T14:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joytomake.co.uk\/?p=581"},"modified":"2017-11-09T11:48:26","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T11:48:26","slug":"happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joytomake.co.uk\/sewing-2\/happy-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Happy New YEAR!!!<\/span><\/h1>\n

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My resolution is to do more of the things I like doing and feel relaxed about and less of the irritating and time consuming things that are too stressful.\u00a0 So sewing, knitting, crochet it is.<\/h2>\n

Christmas at our house is hectic, all the family turn up and we end up being a bit frazzled, but happy to see everyone.\u00a0 Just prior to this I saw my little 8 year old niece, I taught her to crochet a couple of months previously, she was happy making friendship bracelets and hair braids.\u00a0 A lady told her that her mum taught her to crochet but she didn\u2019t carry on with it, so my niece was very proud\u00a0 to tell me that she had managed to teach the lady to crochet as well\u2026 well done Tabby! We will make beanie hats for Barbie next!<\/p>\n

Over the Christmas break I have had time to finish off a load of stuff that has been building up which is amazing for me,\u00a0 so I have knitted two \u2018Tigers\u2019 (rugby) beanies, finished off a cosy little cardigan for our two year old , made a \u2018Frozen\u2019 dress and started a \u2018Peppa\u2019 jumper for the 18 month old.\u00a0 All I have to do now is finish off designing a new range of children\u2019s play things\u2026.its all in my head so I have to write it down quickly\u2026. And another couple of crocheted beanies that have been requested along the way, oh\u2026 and recover a vintage child\u2019s cot.\u00a0 Then I can turn my attention back to planning and preparing more creative stuff for the new year!<\/p>\n

For the beanies, I downloaded some patterns before Xmas, and have used the best of two designs to create my ideal one.\u00a0 The first one is a bit bigger and my daughter prefers this style as it drops down a bit at the back, the second is a more classic fit.\u00a0 I used three colours DK\u00a0 dark green, white and red\u00a0 to create the stripy effect.\u00a0 I have two more that I will crochet for the surfers in the family I have found a wicked pattern with waves they will love it.<\/p>\n

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‘Tigers’ Beanie hat<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The cardi, was knitted using Sirdar Crofter baby Fair Isle effect DK,\u00a0\u00a0 a lovely yarn it gives a pretty effect, the knitting pattern is from Sirdar\u2019s The Essential Baby Book, design C.\u00a0 I like this book, the patterns seem to work well so I have done most of them at some time or another. The cardi\u00a0 is finished off with a lazy daisy stitch and lots of red buttons (all different) \u2026 very cute.<\/p>\n

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toddler knitted cardigan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Now the \u2018Frozen\u2019 dress, this is the fourth I have made, all have been differing styles, but this one I wanted it to \u2018grow\u2019 with the child, so it has drop sleeves, and ribbons on the shoulders which as she grows can be retied to fit, and I have left the length to the ankle as well for more growing room.\u00a0 It looks very princessy \u2026. Lovely.<\/p>\n

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Frozen Princess Dress<\/p>\n

Working on the cot next, I had to buy a new staple gun before Xmas, I have mislaid my old one.. where I do not know probably left it somewhere\u2026 anyway, I have this lovely pink satin to replace what was originally pink silk with a 60\u2019s black and white plastic, sounds weird, but so 60\u2019s and stylish. I have carefully taken off the silk but I am going to retain the plastic because it is vintage and recover the base and the buttoned headboard in the satin. \u00a0The bottom has proper webbing and is tacked on, so I will just make sure this is ok and then it will be perfect for a little dolly to sleep in eventually.<\/p>\n

OK so now working on the children\u2019s range of toys.. I cut out templates last night and started sewing them together, but I am not really happy with the fabric I am supposed to be using, it will be ok for a sample but not sturdy enough for the \u2018real\u2019 thing, so I need to look for alternatives.\u00a0 More to come on this so I will let you know about progress.<\/p>\n

So a great start to the New Year, I wonder what the rest of the year will hold, I am bursting with ideas, so try and keep up!<\/p>\n

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Joy<\/span><\/h2>\n

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