Handmade Monday #8

Hi and welcome to Handmade Monday. The place to share your craft, make or bake ideas.

I'm so pleased you have joined us at Handmade Monday. We've had a wintery feel to the weather here this last week with a sprinkle of snow so I was very pleased to have finished my 'for me' crochet project. I fell in love with this hat from Whistle and Ivy when I saw the free pattern.

It was made entirely from yarn I already had (yay, a stashbuster!) The black I used was a bit thinner than the red and wine but it didn't seem to make too much difference. I learnt a new skill too as I've never done colour change crochet like this before. It was pretty straightforward but the colour changing does slow things down a bit so it took me a couple of evenings to finish. I also added an extra row my mistake so my hat is just a teeny bit more slouchy than it's supposed to be! 

Here are the features from the last weeks Handmade Monday.

Carolee Crafts shared a whole load of great ideas for getting your craft area and supplies organised and under control, plus a sneak peak at some of the things she's been making including these pretty flowers made from linen ribbon.

CJ Made shared a project from her archives (we like old stuff here too, it doesn't always have to be brand new!) a Jackson Pollock inspired DIY T-shirt. 

It looks like a really fun, but messy idea. I think I'll wait for warmer weather before I consider giving this a try, then I can make all the mess outside!

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