#eighteen

The "knitted comforts" are finished

I made a bag mitten for an injured hand

 and a cap to wear with steel helmet

The knitters were asked to write a label 

and say why they had made each item.

I made mine in memory of two family members killed in WW1

Francis Edward Charles Hall and William Wardle Colling Hall

My mam made a short neck helmet 

and a boot for an injured foot.

She was evacuated during WW2 and remembered 

ladies knitting for the war effort

and her mother making items for my uncle

who fought and was a prisoner of war in Italy

I've really enjoyed this project 

and am looking forward 

to seeing photos of the full display

by Jilly Evans at 

Solent Showcase Art Gallery in Southampton

#seventeen

These are for a swap box

with a springtime and flower theme

Three crocheted flower coasters

This is the third time I've taken part

in a swap box project, its great fun. 

You are paired up with a total stranger 

and send each other some little gifts

Rosemary

Its time to cut back

some of the plants in pots

in time for the new growth in spring

Rosemary for remembrance

Comforts

My mam and I have volunteered

to help with this project

by artist Jilly Evans in Southampton.

This is her description of the installation

"By making a memorial of ‘knitted comforts’ I aim to both highlight the often hidden role of women in times of conflict and also show that soldiers, sailors and airmen were individuals and were loved.

I am creating a project called Knitted Comforts, which is going to be part of the 

Right Here: The City as Muse show at Solent Showcase Gallery from 27th March – 9th May 2015"

Everything will be made in 100% wool
from an original pattern book.

I have started with a

bag mitten for an injured hand

We have been singing some wartime songs as we knit

"Keep the home fires burning....."

#sixteen

Another new craft to try - weaving.

I bought this tiny kit from

Twill Textile Design in NZ

this is the link to Karuna's Etsy shop

www.etsy.com/nz/shop/TwillTextileDesign

The tiny loom is a beautiful object on its own!

I really enjoyed learning about

the warp and the weft

and found weaving a very relaxing thing to do

I made a little round thing!

Some pretty things in the house

Things to make the house

look pretty

Can't stop playing

Great Lakes

by John Smith

A true love of mine

Happy Saint Valentine's Day

Singing to

Scarborough Fair

by Simon and Garfunkel

"Remember me to one who lives there,

he once was a true love of mine..."

#fifteen

A crocheted bag

for bits and bobs

and pretty things

#fourteen

Make love not war

a wirework heart

#thirteen

A heart for

St Valentine's

Luv and stuff xxx

#twelve

I've been feeling a bit off colour lately

so number twelve was a little something that was

soothing and easy on the brain

#eleven

A case for some of my hooks and needles

Inspired by my crochet buddies

Michelle and Jane

and the lovely Karen down in Bristol

who are all trying new things,

I decided to give Tunisian crochet a go.

It is a strange technique

as you take up the loops onto the hook

in one direction and

unhook them in the other.

I don't think you could make anything very wide

as the hook would be too small.

It gave a thick, woven texture

to the case which is ideal

as the hooks won't fall through.

I enjoyed it but don't think

I'll use that technique again soon.

Am listening to

Time without Consequence

by Alexi Murdoch today