Mum's latest creations from Sydney

Mum's been working hard and sent me some pix for the blog. These are the squares she'd been crocheting which are now assembled into a warm rug for the winter.

And here is the perfect garment for going to check the letterbox.

Patchwork silk

Years ago when Mum used to do dressmaking she'd make lots of wedding and evening dresses out of the finest of silks in all different colours. Even then she'd keep all the scraps. She's been going through some works in progress we'll finish one day - patchwork silk recto verso. They will make fine bedspreads like some she's already made and given away.

Keeping her feet warm

It's been a while since I've posted, but just to let you all know that Mum's keeping busy with material for the book. She's also keeping her feet warm with some non-handmade slippers that she might adapt.

Serendipity blanket

The serendipity blanket is halfway there, and Mum has done lots of new pieces for another in wool, which will be in darker tones.

Mum's WIP and two finished pieces

After Mum recovered from all the spinning, she went back to her work in progress. More crochet, but using all the odds and ends of wool she could find.



And here are two pieces that she finished in the meantime. We just have to cut off the superfluous threads for her. I tell her to slow down, but she just smiles and says that I'll need it all for her book.

Spinning with Arabella

Arabella came round this morning to watch Mum spin, so Mum got out some Alpaca fleece she'd brought from the farm on a visit to Tasmania last year. The first spinning wheel didn't want to play, so Mum had to get out her trusty Swiss spinning wheel. Arabella was very patient and then had a go herself. All went well even if the feet were forgotten between attempts at getting the bobbin working. But Arabella said she'd like to come back for another lesson.

Serendipity patchwork

You may have been wondering what happened to the box of crochet squares. Well, we tried to do something like a Babette blanket and the talented people in the Babette blanket group at Flickr gave us some wonderful tips. But Mum just had to do her own thing and so her blanket turned out not Babette, but serendipity patchwork. We've been assembling it, but it's not quite finished yet. It still needs a couple of crochet rows to contain it and slip stitch embroidery on all the seams. I get to do the fiddly bits, so wish me luck.

And best wishes for 2008!

Frieda's shop at Made It with Love

Mum has taken the plunge and is now selling some of her items at MadeIt. Here's her wool and silk scarf at Frieda's Craft. And here's a Flickr pic of the scarf with the tools she used. Gradually she'll be making a few more items available. One of them will be the crochet throw she finished on New Year's Day. Here it is.