Actually, they are fairly mundane, but still exciting in my humdrum Limousin life!
Yesterday I found this pattern for a crochet hexagon - called African Flower. It's just gorgeous, and very simple to do (except for the sewing-in of the ends)! The pattern is in US terminology - so watch out! There are lots of beautiful pictures on the Group for this hexagon on Flickr, so do check it out!
So far I have tried a few colour combinations...
... the only change I have made from the basic pattern is that I use a 'magic circle' to start, and pull this up afterwards, so there is no hole in the middle. I just find this easier than the initial 5 chain.
I am toying with the idea of adding a yellow bead or french knot in the centre of the flower...MiaInspiration has made some lovely ones that you can see on her Flickr page. I love these bags!
... and some of her lovely things (including these bags) are for sale on ETSY.Now for the second discovery!
A bird has nested on the top of the stack pipe which vents from the fosse. Poor babies! Do birds have a good sense of smell?
I thought it was a blue tit, as I saw one nearby with a grub in its mouth, but the bit of bird sticking out of the nest looks like a pigeon!
If you click on the photo to enlarge it, you can see what looks like a pigeon's head on the right, and that white tail sticking out on the left indicates quite a big bird...Fortunately it is not over the kitchen doorway!
3 comments:
Watch out. Those African Flowers are highly addictive. I'm working on some now. Love how they turned out. Keep us posted on what you are going to make. I'm thinking a new cardigan....icks.
A.F. on-
Kate
I have been making those African flowers on my blog too and if you follow to the link I have put on there the instructions are in English and easier to follow :-)
A x
lol - I have had 4 attempts to make one and failed - it dawned after the 2nd one that I was using American instructions - silly me.
They look so lovely, I am determined to succeed!!!
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