Lariath- Live a Little.

Be warned this is not a very exciting post it was an experiment for my own benefit but I decided to share just incase, by chance, someone may find it useful (also if I make more of these I can read what I did...). If you don't care about blocking but want the pattern to these shawls  Click here  for a link. I made 3  Fortune's Shawlette  as gifts for Christmas. I really love the pattern and how the shawl falls ect. It looks gorgeous when it's finished. My only issue is that as I'm giving them as gifts I don't think my giftees will want to block the shawls after they have been washed. So I just wanted to see the size difference in the shawls after blocking/stretching and not doing any blocking/stretching. I left one as it was without blocking or anything, I blocked one after wasing it and the 3rd one I washed and stretched with hangers... I used hangers as weights on the corners of the shawl (don't judge me). The picture shows the purple one (the largest...

(Please read the important update at the bottom of the post)  Just a quick post to shout out about a charity I'm joining in with. I think it is a fantastic idea so here's some info: Fancy helping with a charity orientated humongous London Yarn bomb? Get involved. The aim is to make a blanket the equivalent of sixty million trebles out of handmade blankets that are 36x36". The blanket is to represent the amount of refugees worldwide.  The huge blanket will then be spilt apart to provide charities with warm blankets throughout the UK and Hand In Hand For Syria. I know the title says 'Trebles' but any stitch can be using including knitting, the stitches can all be calcualted into treble equivalents. There are also many drop off points for blankets dotted around the UK (and some other countries are involved too) There is a really friendly and active Facebook page devoted to this charity event just search for 'sixty million trebles' on F...

A while back I fell in love with the tiny hats I made for the  Crochet Santa Minion  and the Crochet Snowmen . I had a great urge to make more this year but I want to make a LOT so I wanted to find an easier and quicker way than crochet. Here it is: I think these would be a great crafts for kids where they could choose whatever colour Yarn strips they want to make funky coloured hats! To make these hats you need: Yarn (I used some scrap Yarn in holiday colours but any colour would look awesome) Scissors Tape measure/ruler Toilet roll or kitchen roll Cotton balls First cut the toilet roll or kitchen roll into Just under 1 inch pieces and cut the Yarn into approx 12 inch strips. For one hat I used 1 piece of toilet roll and between 40-60 strips of Yarn (depending on the Yarn thickness). Next tie Larks head knots with the Yarn all the way around the toilet roll, here's how: Take a piece of Yarn put the two ends together to fold the Yarn in half....

I made this a year ago but haven't got round to putting it on here. I think this is one of the best/most enjoyable projects I have made to date. I made it for a friend's Halloween party last year. I think it took me 3 days to make but I loved making the beard, it was so much fun! The only thing is the beard needs a lot of yarn to a get it long, thick and luxurious. (I just had to have a ginger beard as orange is my favourite colour!) Please excuse the photo it was taken before I had attached the beard to the hat. Which I also love because it was attached with buttons so the beard is removable! However after a few drinks I totally forgot and was very warm for most of the night with a massive yarn beard on... I used a few different patterns to make the hat and beard. For the hat I found a generic hat pattern, there are many hat patterns out there. I found a separate pattern for the horns (horn patterns are again easy to find). To make the 'bolts' I made cir...

I posted Paper-cut bird card  a few days ago and wanted to try a slightly more complicated design so I decided on a flower. It's still pretty simple but I'm very slowly increasing the difficulty. I love the shadow that these type of cards make. I didn't have anyone in mind for this card so I picked orange as it's my favourite colour. I can't make my mind up if I like this card more than the Bird card  or not, but it now has someone to go to already as a thank you. Enjoy this post?

I love to make things from scratch, it makes me feel like I've achieved something. Which means I always try and make cards with nothing but sheets of card and paper. No shaped cutting equipment etc just scissors and a craft knife. I am still in the practice stages of using my craft knife so I'm trying to keep it simple at the moment. My Grandma loves birds, any type of small bird usually so I wanted to make her a card incorporating a bird. I looked at some cards for inspiration trying to find a simple bird which I could use for a card. Here is the finished card. I simplified it even more than the image I found to make it easier for myself, I think the card looks quite nice in its simplicity, the shadow it creates looks pretty awesome. My Grandma's favourite colour is green, hence the green card. I hope she likes it, I just need to find an excuse to give it to her now! Enjoy this post?

I was looking for a belt I could make to go with a new top which is quite baggy. I just wanted something simple looking that I could whip up quickly. However I made the belt, which I really like by the way, but it does not look so great with my new top... typical...So here it is with a random top: The pattern is written well and there is also a video which I used for the tassels. I think this is a great project for a beginner as it is a simple repeated stitch to make a long rectangle; good practice for turning work. The end product is actually quite versatile. It can obviously be used as a belt, it can also be used as a scarf and believe it or not a head band too! The pattern is  Here  if you fancy a go. Enjoy this post?