Cowling....

The latest addition to the Lucy Knits and crochet collection....

A military style extra chunky crochet snood!

It was so easy to make, I just bought some extra chunky yarn (106 yards / 97 metres / 170g) , a 20mm crochet hook (monster size!) and just crocheted around in a circle through the back loop until the yarn ran out (or until desired length) to achieve a reversible textured snood, one side is ribbed, the other is a nice nubbled texture (as in the pics above).

Coral wristwarmers...

This is a semi-tutorial for a pair of wrist-warmers from an old sweater / cardigan, I was given a beautiful Coral pink cardigan for my birthday a couple of years ago, and it was the victim of an ink stain last xmas whilst printing my gocco cards....

Anyway - I loved the colour of it and it is the softest angora merino mix so I didn't want it to go to waste, and as it was freezing on Friday night it spurred me into action!

So - I cut 2 pieces out of one of the sleeves :


Then I turned them inside out and then flattened them out and stitched down the vertical center of each :


Then turned them right side out so that one side fits into the other and there is a double layer as below :


Et Voila!


Roasty Toasty Wrist-warmers for no extra cost!

The studded bag....

Finally - this is so long overdue, I wrote a post about this project ages ago and I have been using this bag for months and I kept forgetting to photograph it, but I must say it is probably the most useful bag I have ever had - it is just the right size and yet I can fit so much in it without it breaking my shoulder, and the studs protect it from all the nastiness on the floor when you put it down.

It is incredibly easy to attach the studs, all you need to do is plot where your studs will go, and then measure and punch the holes in the leather base with a thick needle or scalpel and push the prongs on the back through the holes, then use a pair of pliers or something solid to push down the prongs so they lie flush with the base of the bag, and you are ready to go!

If you like you could also make an insert for the base of the bag from a piece of thick card covered with a fabric sleeve, to cover the prongs inside and give it a bit more structure.

Wishlist....

I have just found this beautiful bag by a designer called Nancy Bird - it is so unlike anything else I have seen so far and I love the combination of the printed elements with the different leathers....