Crafting Again 2

And here I am again, crafting again after a couple of weeks of inactivity due to pressures beyond my control! With relief I returned to all that keeps me in balance, which is sewing, knitting, and crochet projects........

Knitting: Pale Green Jumper. 

This is my pattern, and the wool is Stylecraft Life DK. I love this wool, it is very patient with the wear and tear I give it, and washes well. I have knitted the back, and am now knitting the first sleeve, making sure that the raglan patterning and shaping of both pieces match each other. 

Knitting: Red Socks 

The wool is West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply, and knitted with the Magic Loop method. I am on the foot part of the first sock, knitting on 2.25 Hiya Hiya sharps needles. Although I love the colour of this wool, it does have a tendency to split.

Sewing:

Gardening Apron. Pattern Simplicity 8816. I am pleased with the finish of this apron, and will make more. It is simple to make, although I would not buy denim especially for this project, preferring a more flexible fabric.

Crochet:

Breeze Summer Crochet Top: Amira Crafts on YouTube and Ravelry. Free download. Scheepjes Softfun. Colour 2534 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKTllOxMWl8&t=380s

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/breeze-summer-top

This is an enjoyable make, although I think my tension is probably tighter than the pattern suggested. I shall carry on though, as the way in which this top is written allows for the top to be easily made larger if necessary. 

I like the Scheepjes cotton.

Crochet:

History of Shawls: Christina Hadderingh. Paid for pattern. Scheepjes Stone Washed. colour 825 and 819 (Malachite, New Jade)

 https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/history-of-trees-shawl

I have had a look at the pattern, and decided to put off starting the shawl for now! 

Thankyou for visiting with me, and I hope you visit again soon.

In love and light

Vx

My thoughts about being psychic: Part 1

The notes for this vlog are down below......

So finally I have taken the plunge and started talking about the psychic side of my life, but first I wheelbarrow some greenery, which has a sprinkling of worms, round to the chicken patch so the chickens can partake of the lushness of the grass, etc.....

Then I stroll round to the front garden, have a rest for a while to gather my thoughts, and off I go.....

I describe the various ways that I, or anyone else, can be psychic:

Clairvoyance:	Is ‘seeing’ pictures, or parts of pictures that have nothing to do with imagination.
Clairaudience:	Is ‘hearing’ voices that don’t come from another human being.
Clairsentience:	Is ‘sensing’, or ‘knowing’, or having ‘heightened intuition’.
Mediumship:	Is something else: it is not ‘talking to the dead’.
Healing:	Is being the centre part of a transfer loop of energy.

For me, being psychic is a mixture of all these senses, but I only lightly touch on each of these in this video, as I shall be making individual videos eventually. 

It is a joy being psychic, but it does make for a complicated life. This I shall describe in Part 2. 

Meanwhile, I thank you for visiting, and I hope you visit again soon.

In love and light,

Vera x

Crafting Update 1

The  vlog notes are below the video.

Rushing in from chasing the young calves round the field so we could get them inside the barn for the night, I had a short time to post a video while Lester was busy with milking Bonny and Lissie, which is why I was short of breath and soggy. (It was raining)

So this was my first crafting update:

Knitting: 

Introducing the green jumper using Stylecraft Life DK in the colour Mint. This my own design, just a simple raglan jumper with a pattern across the raglan shaping which I have not invented yet. 

Socks, and the need to sort myself out with getting them finished off. I have been knitting socks in the flat, using two needles instead of the usual dpns or circular needles, which is alright when knitting an individual sock, but come the time to sew it up (it has three seams) I hit a blank about doing so, preferring to 'leave it until later', which we all know is just another excuse not to ever to it. And so I end up with a pile of unfinished socks and having to borrow my partner's socks because I have none to wear.

Now this will not do. So I have crossed over to the magic loop method of sock knitting, and have just finished my first sock using this method. I shall use this method in the future. The flat method makes for a neater looking sock, while the magic loop method looks scruffier, but this might be because I am still a novice at that method.

Crochet:

I have finished my first shawl.  

It is the Victoria Shawl designed by Sandra Paul:

 https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/victoria-shawl-4

I used: Scheepjes Cotton 8 yarn, and used 5 of the 6 balls bought. The colour was blue/grey.

This was a good make, and easy to do. It was a four row pattern, with two of those rows using double crochet (USA) / treble crochet (UK). The only fiddly parts are the last few rows, but they are still relatively easy. This was my first shawl pattern, and it was very enjoyable. 

Sewing:

Drip Mat: 

I was left with a heap of off cuts after finishing Lester's fleece jacket recently, so what to do with them...... 'make a mat to catch the water drips when we come our of the shower'  posted itself into my mind. This I have been doing, using the random patchwork method. It is not in the colour which I was wanting for the bathroom, but my 'interior designer self ' will make it work. It is only a temporary mat anyway, and will find its forever home eventually.

Gate Ties:

We have several outside gates which have lost or broken locks to them, so they are held shut by string. This string is recycled from the hay bales, and frays and splits itself up, which is annoying and time consuming and looks horrid. 

So Angie from YarnNYarns:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cHHoQmYDvg suggested making some crochet ties. An excellent idea, I thought, but to make them in fabric instead as wool would not be strong enough. And the fabric? Lester's old shirt, waiting for repair which was never going to happen because it was not worth the effort of doing. This is work in progress. 

Pinnies (Aprons):

These are also works in progress, being four in the queue waiting for completion. 

These are 'proper' pinnies, being roomy of skirt, with a large top to protect me from splashes, and are made from the fabric stash. 

Garden Apron:

I need a large straight apron with roomy pockets for when I am out in the garden, in particular for when I am cutting the brambles down. 

I am using a pattern: Simplicity 8816, and using denim from the stash for the fabric. 

That's all for now. 

Thanks for sharing time with me, 

In love and light,

Vx

Fleece done, ..Onwards?

Sharing with you my pleasure at having the fleece jacket done, taking you on a quick trip to my village although didn't stay long, and my Sandra Paul's Victoria Shawl Project. 

Hope you enojoyed the video,

Bye for now

Vx

Link for the shawl pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/victoria-shawl-4

The Psychic Craftswoman does his fleece: Part Three

Now starting to sew the fleece together, and it proving not an easy task because of lack of instructions, the work sheet belonging to the paper pattern having been lost since I last used it. This proving more of a problem than I had originally anticipated, but not to worry, we are carrying on with the make.

This is mostly a sewing vlog, done mostly without any speaking because my partner was working on his computer while I was sewing and I did not want to disturb him. I write notes to you instead, and hold them up to the camera.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the video, I know I keep saying this, but if it was not for making this blog and these videos I would have probably never started the fleece, or if I had, then I would still be in the very early process of putting it together! 

Vx

Making the fleece jacket. Part Two

Finally......I have made a start on the fleece, which has been my first project on my quest to get my fabric stash reduced in size. 

I have made a fifteen plan of attack, and have documented my progress. 

This video covers the first part of my efforts at getting my partner's fleece made. 

It is mostly a sewing vlog.

Thanks for visiting.

Bye for now,

Vx

The Psychic Craftswoman does a peeve.....

After a good nights' sleep I woke up with a surprising peeve on me. Here's how I got rid of it, but please forgive the appearance of my early morning self. It did improve during the following hours......

Bye for now. 

Vx