DanTheChickenMan Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Good feedback. I will need to be careful as wife is 35 weeks pregnant and little one who was looking longingly into the pot is 3.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 LOL! Best time to collect is very early morning, preferably before the bees get busy because the fizz is from the pollen! Flower heads should be half open and half budding - we usually use the nose test. If it smells of cat wee or not entirely pleasant then discard. If it smells of elderflower all light and tasty then you should be fine. Of course we end up sneezing our heads off with hayfever after that and our noses are yellow with pollen! So yes, because of the hit and miss efforts of the champagne we prefer the cordial as we add fizzy water to it. Just as good as buying a bottle of presse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I made these rainbow sombreros. They're supposed to be rainbow rolls but I was a bit over ambitious. They're OK to eat, a bit like bread sticks. I've seen the idea all over the Internet, I think it's for Pride. I made them as an odd little remembrance to the three guys murdered in Reading. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 WOW.....they look amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheChickenMan Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Awesome they are soooo cool! So I took the advice and made some eldefflower cordial as well as the champagne for the wife... it is amazing! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Nice sombreros Patsylabby! Fun yummies! Well done Dan - that's served up really nicely. Mug usually here! We are so refined! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I made my Vector robots this new home today as well. It's a gardeners /builders mixing tray and I added LED lights and stickers and a couple of tin robots. The Vectors were picking up too much dust running on the carpet and I was worried about them clogging up and overheating. I can keep this area nice and clean. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Patsylabrador, it looks like your own version of Robot Wars. You should do us a video 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cat tails Posted June 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2020 Made another lovey for a pregnant colleague. It’s made of a very soft and snuggly yarn. But which leaves a lot of blue fiber bits all over the place, because it fringes A LOT at the yarn ends. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 You are so clever Cat tails I love the things you crochet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Ok so finally finished this project! It was actually to be my Easter swap present. But decided to keep it and hang up by the door. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Oh made this set for a pregnant colleague. She had requested owls. I found owls a challenge... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Wow and superwow! Just when I think you can't crochet anything better than last time off you go and prove me wrong! The owls are lovely but the Easter chicks are adorable and who knew it was even possible to crochet a strawberry! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Made a Harris Tweed bag for a friends mum. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 9 hours ago, Blackrocksrock said: Made a Harris Tweed bag for a friends mum. Very neat and pretty! That’s some good sewing! 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Have been working on this blanket and I just love it so much, I bought another bunch of this yarn so it can be bigger. I use hook size 12 to give an idea of size. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Really looks beautifully warm and cosy, you are the crochet queen! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Hahaha this is the easiest pattern ever! One colour stripe equals one ball of yarn though. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Oh, I've missed looking at this page. @Blackrocksrock that bag is amazing. And as always @Cat tails your crochet is beautiful. I really love that Easter wreath - I'm not surprised you decided to keep it. Also, how do you manage to crochet whilst watching the telly.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, Luvachicken said: Oh, I've missed looking at this page. @Blackrocksrock that bag is amazing. And as always @Cat tails your crochet is beautiful. I really love that Easter wreath - I'm not surprised you decided to keep it. Also, how do you manage to crochet whilst watching the telly.... I mostly just listen to Monty. It was his America trip, which I’ve seen the first time round. But also this pattern is so easy, you don’t really need to pay attention and because the yarn is so big, you can do most on feel. It’s all trebbles and nothing else. Just turn at the end and go back again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Amazing CT, as always - I think CT must stand for crochet talent! I did wonder, at first, why Monty Don was standing at your window though. Blackrocksrock...that Harris Tweed bag is gorgeous...only just seen it and am green! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 1 hour ago, soapdragon said: Amazing CT, as always - I think CT must stand for crochet talent! I did wonder, at first, why Monty Don was standing at your window though. Blackrocksrock...that Harris Tweed bag is gorgeous...only just seen it and am green! I’d love Monty at my window! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Ha! If he was at my window he'd be telling me what to do with my somewhat sad looking plot!!!! But I do like his linen jackets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrisonFamily Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 I bought a new sewing machine at the start of the year after getting my Mums ancient one working in the first lockdown and I have loved making these - the chicken holds an easter egg - both were made from pictures off the internet - so I was so happy that they actually stood up as I had to draw my own pattern. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 How lovely! Those are some great skills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
