Freddy the Fox inspired me !!!

In my last POST, I did show you the sketch of my new project….

The sketch is originated by a find on Pinterest, that I pinned on my Foxes board ….

This is Freddy the Fox Zipper Bag/ Case/ Pouch made by tinymeat (handmade art wallets, bags, passport & card cases), but this item is no more available in the shop!!!!! SIGH !

Well, I liked so much this design that I wanted to use it to try some pixel crochet…..
This is what I did, little by little …..

… and this morning I added some more little squares….

I'm working with a 2,5mm hook and using a very soft acrylic yarn (from Indonesia!)….
The pink part was a little bit boring, but now I'm happy for the opportunities to change the colours and I love the tail of the fox!!!!

What is it supposed to be????
Right now I'm not going to tell you !!!! ;oD

HAPPY WEEKEND, xxxx Alessandra

Today link parties : Link your Stuff! and Craft Schooling Sunday !!!!!! Lovely !!!!

….The floral shawl is here !!!!

During this last week I was working on the shawl for myself and I was crocheting the last floral motif right this morning!!!!

It has been a lovely project to work with. No difficult stitches to crochet and I found it satisfying to join each flower when almost done. I was even good enough to remember to trim in the ends when the new flower was joined to the shawl!!!!

The colours chosen for this soft accessorise were 5, but each row is formed by 16 flowers, so I had to decide for a 6th shade…. For a long while it was orange…

….. but this morning ( I know, it sounds a little bit crazy!) I decided that I didn't like orange anymore, so I cut the previous ones and I crocheted new ones in a delicate green hue ….

…… and I reached the end of my shawl !!!!! Look !!!!

….. If you know me well, imagine what's going on right now ?

A new project, just sketched ……

Happy Weekend, xxxx Alessandra ;oD

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TA-DAH : the BIG TREE !!!!

In this post I've shown you a couple of trees and I've told you that soon I could have revealed you what idea I had for the big tree….

Today is the day!!!!!!

In the meantime, I've bought a canvas (60x90cm) on which I laid some pieces of crochet, like ….

….. clouds, raindrops, grass and some old felt friends (look here!)…..

I was playing with them for a while, just to find the right composition…

…..and I didn't forget these little guys, the right ones to complete this woodland scene….

….but I didn't want to leave the canvas in white, so I decided to use some ochre (it's what I had in my cupboard! I'm not really enthusiast about yellows, but, at the end, this was not a bad choice! Phew!) for the background…

….then….I just wanted to cry!!!! Honestly : do you imagine what does it mean to sew all this stuff on a canvas????? Note that the back wooden frame is quite annoying in projects like this one, because it force you to use a part of the canvas (when you have to use a needle!)….

So, after a couple of days, I decided to collect all my patience and some colourful threads…sigh….

….when I was in my half way in sewing the raindrops, I thought that maybe they could be better to be sewn in the centre rather than along the border….

…..but you know what ? You can learn only from mistakes !!!! Next time (?????) I'll going to sew the drops differently : today they are right fine in this way!!!! ;oD

This was the back of my canvas after all the sewing….!!!!!…..

I had to use the glue for the grass, because it lays along the border…..

….and for the creatures of the woods….DONE !!!!!

As you can see above, the border of the canvas has been glued with B&W gingham ribbon!

Now, this little "masterpiece" is hanging on one of the walls at the entrance of our home ….

….I just wanted to celebrate this event taking a picture of me (thank you Paolo!) with my canvas…

….. so you can smile with me!!!!!!! ;oD

If you are interested in some of the motifs used for this "piece of art" , well these are the patterns I have followed :

• diamond (yes, they are NOT squares!) grannies : from the book by Heather Lodinsky "150 Knit & Crochet Motifs anything-but-Square Shapes for Garments, Accessories, Afghans, and Throws"
• clouds : I have added some scallops at the base, but the pattern is this one !!!!
• raindrops : here !!!
• grass : just follow the pattern for a simple star !!!

Everything is said, so…..

xxxxx Alessandra

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