Hi everyone, here are some pics of star decorations that I made. I was inspired by the T.V programme 'Kirsties Homemade Britain'. She used polystyrene stars and glued the paper on. I looked for stars, but the only polystyrene shapes you can buy around here are balls or eggs  Anyway I decided that I would just make them myself using papier mache.



I was really pleased with how they turned out.



Have a merry Christmas! My mum and I are going to attempt a croquembouche instead of a christmas cake so I might post a pic of that (depending on how it goes  )

This is a picture before I covered them with the decorative paper

Hi, I decided to grow chillies this year and have ended up with loads! I made some chilli jam and some chilli oil. I just thought it would be nice to decorate the bottle with something and decided on crochet chillies.





They're made with embroidery thread. They're not finished off as neatly as I would like, but it's just for me so it doesn't really matter. I'm thinking of making some for gifts so I'll have to be a bit more careful to get a better finish. They were just something fun to make. Let me know what you think.

Alice 

Lovely. What beautiful colours you chose. 

I'm currently working on a crochet throw so these are some in between projects to stop me getting bored.



This is a shawl from a pattern in a magazine. It was really quick to make. As you can tell, I didn't block it, but I wear it more like a scarf so it doesn't really matter.
I got the yarn on ebay, it's made up of three strands of machine yarn spun together.

Close up



The scarf is made in a blue cotton which is nice and soft.





It's actually a bit brighter than the pictures show. They just came out really dark.

Thanks for looking, tell me what you think.

Alice 

Ooooh, this is fantastic, I love the colour and I love the hood. I think I would wear it everyday too! Wish I could make something like this. Great job 

Hi, thanks for all your comments. The motif for the blanket is the simple hexagon from the encyclopaedia of crochet techniques, by Jan Eaton.

Gorgeous, I love it. How on earth did you complete it in 2 1/2 weeks? It would have taken me months 

Hi everyone,
These are some of my latest projects. I love making little things like cushion covers between bigger projects. This one was paticularly quick to make because I used 2 strands of yarn together. It's just rows of dc made into a long strip then crocheted together at the sides. I added the flowers for extra detail.





This is the back,



And my scrapghan



The motifs were really simple, but enjoyable to make. I'd quite like to get some yarn to make another in co-ordinated colours.



edging is just dc for one round then crab stitch to finish,

Thanks for looking,

Alice 

I've been thinking about making this for so long, ever since I bought the book. You did a really fabulous job, it's beautiful. I really love it and the fleece back looks really neat. You have inspired me to give this pattern a go

Absolutely amazing. I have to have one! Great job.