Bit of a late blog entry today as I have been busy this evening trying to do the tube crochet that I failed to do on Friday. More on that later!
We went to Hobbycraft today and I got some sugar paste icing and a rolling pin so when we got back we all had a go at cake decorating. Our efforts are below, please note my pretty new cake stand from Wilkinsons!
We went to Hobbycraft today and I got some sugar paste icing and a rolling pin so when we got back we all had a go at cake decorating. Our efforts are below, please note my pretty new cake stand from Wilkinsons!
We all had a go.....................
1 - my attempt
2 - Marks attempt
3 - Romans attempt
4 - Anais attempt
Think the kids enjoyed it though they both preferred to squash the icing under their hands than use the rolling pin and Roman in the end didn't even bother to use the cutter but just chose to put the slab of icing on the cake regardless! Both were more interested in eating the icing than decorating with it!
1 - my attempt
2 - Marks attempt
3 - Romans attempt
4 - Anais attempt
Think the kids enjoyed it though they both preferred to squash the icing under their hands than use the rolling pin and Roman in the end didn't even bother to use the cutter but just chose to put the slab of icing on the cake regardless! Both were more interested in eating the icing than decorating with it!
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I have been practicing more crocheting and making small things so I can get to grips with doing different stitches. Last night I made another dahlia flower (1) and sewed it up this morning. This afternoon I made this cute little bow (2), this was unbelievably easy to do and took a matter of minutes! Secondly I made this larger bow (3) but I think I crocheted this a little too long and not wide enough. Thirdly I made these hearts, I made the one on the left but didn't think that it looked *quite* right so tried again (the one on the right) which looks a lot better but think I finished it a stitch short - see its not "smooth" all round the right hand side?
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What I really wanted to try was this tube or jam jar cover. I tried, tried again and tried some more on Friday but couldn't get to grips with it. Tonight I have sat for several hours trying again, unpicking, trying again and unpicking while Mark sat watching his sci fi movie! Even failed crochet attempts are move interesting than sci fi movies!
Anyway I think this was more by luck than anything that this worked out. The youtube video used double crochet but I struggled with that as it made the stitches short and fat so I decided to follow the principles but make my own up! So I used treble crochet instead which I found made the stitches longer and easier to work with. It is not perfect and if you look closely there are MANY mistakes so I will have to try again (in a few days when I am recovered enough!) Now I have a little experience I may try to follow the pattern as it should be and it may come out as it should instead of my thrown together attempt! But I am quite pleased and feel like I have achieved something!
Anyway I think this was more by luck than anything that this worked out. The youtube video used double crochet but I struggled with that as it made the stitches short and fat so I decided to follow the principles but make my own up! So I used treble crochet instead which I found made the stitches longer and easier to work with. It is not perfect and if you look closely there are MANY mistakes so I will have to try again (in a few days when I am recovered enough!) Now I have a little experience I may try to follow the pattern as it should be and it may come out as it should instead of my thrown together attempt! But I am quite pleased and feel like I have achieved something!
To hold it in place and stop it from falling down I crocheted a chain and threaded it through the top of the crochet, I don't think you can see this clearly in the picture. Maybe I should have used a ribbon instead?
So what shall I use it for? I could get some pretty material and cover the jam jar lid and then use the jar as a canister............... or put a tea light candle in there and watch the flame flicker against the white and silver thread (thanks Jenny for the pretty wool!)
Anyway, at 11.15 now I am all crochet and blogged out and off to bed, night xx
So what shall I use it for? I could get some pretty material and cover the jam jar lid and then use the jar as a canister............... or put a tea light candle in there and watch the flame flicker against the white and silver thread (thanks Jenny for the pretty wool!)
Anyway, at 11.15 now I am all crochet and blogged out and off to bed, night xx
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