I didnt buy much, I'm really trying hard to be good and only buy 'stuff' that I need to finish other 'stuff' so just bought a few buttons and fq's (for things on my 'To-Do' list, honest!), and some strange bobbly vintage furry looking fabric.. but then I found a man with a whole roll of the now discontinued Ikea blue paisley rosali fabric! (If you havn't already guessed, I sortof  have a major thing for this rosali collection!) I then had one of those rare OMG palpitation hotflush shopping moments followed by a very girlie giggle LOL and then spent the last dosh in my pocket buying enough to satisfy me for quite some time :D the quilt on the bed is one I made about 7-8 years ago for my daughter but she's into lime green & purple now, so it's all mine! I have a ton of cushions planned to cover/bury the bed under LOL and a lot of other finishing off bits but I'm getting there slowly! I DID however finally finish off the 'decopatch' button shelf I started last year! credit where it's due, this upcycled spice rack idea I pinched from Yvonne over at BoxofTrix, its taken me nearly a year to collect enough empty spice jars to fill it mind you, but I'm really pleased with it ...

I need to cover all those lids tho as they're a bit...??? has it REALLY been almost a month since I last blogged?!!! Oooops... well, I have been busy since I made my bobbly bobble hat, and have made another one... only nicer, from some Aran wool for my mum who also wanted one... and a scarf! hookless shower curtain home depotthe scarf is only half finished, it seems to be taking longer than I had hoped, but it IS a lot of stitches LOL again its a pattern Ive made up as I go along and has taught me confidence making a rib pattern.skinners curtains tunbridge wellsI should have added a few extra stitches onto each side to always ended in a knit stitch to stop it curling at the edges... but it is what it is... black curtains megadeth meaning

I live & learn. There's probably an easy solution to correct it, I just havnt found it yet!I've also been playing with a few other things too, and finally framed my inchies :D the frame is from Ikea, called Ribba and was perfect for them.some closer shots of a couple of my favourite squaresI have another box frame spare and am not sure what I'll do with that one yet... 40x64 curtainsI might experiment with my sewing machine with fusible fibres and washaway stabilizer and frame the result.grey pencil pleat curtains 90x90I will run out of space on my walls soon methinks as not only are there plans for lots of my 'stuff' going on the walls, but I recently saw a lovely idea on Boxoftrix's blog for storage ideas for buttons... closely followed by a 50p find at a boot sale so have set to work with the transformation using this ... and this...bhq curtains ltd

(its REALLY fine paper that is both acid free and colourfast when pva/varnish is applied to it; and bonds perfectly without seams to give a nice smooth finish)into this...(ok,ok, so its not entirely finished...)but I wanted to share it & I wouldn't be 'me' without umpteen unfinished things to complete LOL this WILL get done, and will become the home for lots of upcycled spice jars refilled with the many buttons that I have hidden away out of sight and mind... so watch this space!curtains 66x108I bought the papers when I went to the stitch n craft show recently, from 'the decopatch place'. If you want to check out their amazing stock, have a look at their website www.thedecopatchplace.co.uk but be warned, there is a lot of 'I want' stuff there!!!oh and I have learnt to crochet... well I've been shown how to crochet and somehow managed to produce a granny square, jury is still out as to whether I actually enjoy it yet though!

so I am proud to present my very bobbly bobble hat!its not perfect... there are mistakes in it as I had to 'unknit' a bit and think I must have got a few stitches twisted but I'm happy with it as a first attempt and thats all that matters to me :Dhowever... its now warm enough outside for skimpy tops, shorts and sandals... and I have no travel plans for going anywhere cold enough to take my new hat!! so it shall have to sit, patiently waiting for a chilly day when its needed... I 'm happier in the sunshine anyway.For anyone who's interested in making a bobbly bobble hat - this is the pattern, I sorta made up the decreasing bit up as I went along following a few basics my mum told meRow 1 knitRow 2 purlRow 3 k7, *MB , k9; repeat from * to last 8 stitches MB, k7*MB (Make Bobble) - knit into front, back and front of next stitch, turn and knit 3, turn and purl 3, turn and knit 3, turn and slip1, k 2 together, pass slipped stitch over = bobble completedRow 4 -6 stocking stitch (purl 1 row, knit 1 row)Row 7 k2 *MB, k9, repeat from * to last 3 stitches MB

, k2Row 8 - 10 stocking stitch (purl 1 row, knit 1 row)Repeat Rows 3-10 to Row 44Row 45 purlRow 46 k4, k2 together. Repeat to end of rowRow 47 purlRow 48 k6 *MB K7 repeat from *to end of Row. *note that at some point in this row you may have to knit 8 not 7 to keep bobbles in correct position * it worked better for me to do this by eye.Row 49 purlRow 50 k3 k2 together. Repeat to end of rowRow 51 purlRow 52 k2 *MB k5 repeat from * to end of Row.*note that at some point in this row you may have to knit 6 not 5 to keep bobbles in correct position * it worked better for me to do this by eye.Row 53 purlRow 54 k2, k2 togetherRow 55 purlRow 56 k1, k2 togetherRow 57 purlRow 58 k2 together (you should now have 13 stitches)Row 59 purlRow 60 k2 togetherpass thread through remaining 7 stitches and pull tightly, knot and use remaining length of thread to sew up hat.Make a pompom /bobble and secure to top of hat.Wear and enjoy x I found this long forgotten project lurking sadly in the bottom of a basket when I had a clear out in my workroom a couple of months ago.

I had originally bought it about 8 years ago, stitched about an inch of the centre and decided that I HATED stitching on pre printed canvas... and quit! I reminded myself that this year IS going to be the year I turn my stash into completed projects so off to work I set. I admit to getting completely & utterly mind numbingly bored filling in all the white stitches!! and wasn't enthused at persuing its completion but got there in the end :o)It still has to be turned into a cushion but that wont take me long, I just need to work out what sort of backing I want to put on it. Also it only measures up at present to 10" square so I'll probly add another border to it to make it big enough to at least be classed as a useable cushion!(The needlepoint kit was from Candamar Designs)I've also been doing a bit more knitting and have made even MORE can-can scarves & can happily state that I have had enough of scarves now and dont think I'l be making any more for a Looooong while LOLI made another square from my book too, which proved quite a learning curve as there was an error in the pattern!!!

so I had to work it out for myself in the end, but this taught me quite a lot in the process about un-knitting/fixing !I know I have to 'block' it as its gone a bit zigzaggy on the edges but its another pattern I can tick off as 'done' and another square closer to my sample blanket being completed :o) I'm determined that its gonna be a blanket and not just a few MORE cushions! LOL(the material in the background was a 'must have' purchase, that I havn't decided quite what to do with, ...yet)Despite the weather in the UK turning into summery /shorts weather, I have started on my bobble hat at last :o) after my mum showed me how to do a bobble stitch I thought it would be fun to make a bobble covered, 'bobble hat', it was tricky learning how to make the little bobbles but have since found a great online tutorial for those of you not lucky enough to have a mum like mine to show you .click this link to take you to Heidi Bears great bobble stitch tutorialI'll add pics amd pattern when there's more to show than the first few rows.