I’ve got a bit of a different FO this week. The date is fast approaching when my friend will move to Germany, and I wanted to give her a leaving present. She loves stags so when I saw a pretty silver stag necklace I bought it without a second thought.
A couple of days ago that second thought came along; my friend doesn’t wear jewellery. Even on her wedding day she had to be talked into wearing some. What a rubbish present.
But I don’t give in that easily! I decided to take the stag off the chain and make it into something else, preferably something useful like a keyring. Just at that moment, I noticed a keyring hanging on one of my old bags, a large ring with a big star and a small star hanging on chains: perfect!
I took off the big star and used the chain to hang the stag from, kept the small star, and added a crochet heart. It’s me; there has to be crochet.
And this is the result.
Please excuse the photo quality – it took me 10 minutes to get it lying nicely in the box, there’s no way I was taking it out again!
I also finished up the ginger bootees this week and gifted them to my friend.
I made her cry, which wasn’t the reaction I expected! She said it’s the first ever present baby has received (I’m honoured!) and she loved the colours so much she could just eat them. If she’s going to keep reacting like that I’ll never stop making baby things 😉
And finally, the biggest news: my Tunisian jumper is finished, TA DA!
It’s still blocking right now so I don’t have any photos of me wearing it yet, but it fits and I’m sooooo pleased with it. I don’t want to make another one right now, but I can see it happening again at some point in the future. I just love that stitch pattern.
And that’s been my productive week. I’m off today to help out with a summer camp for a week, so there will be fewer posts from me and probably no likes or comments at all. I shall do my best to catch up with you all when I get back. Hopefully there will be at least a little bit of crochet so I don’t go completely mad, but we’ll have to see.
Has anyone else got some FOs to share? What do you think of my keyring (be honest)? Let me know in the comments!
Hannah
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Beautiful sweater! It’s just lovely:)
Your friend will love the key ring. She’ll think of you every time she uses it:)
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She ran over and hugged me when she opened it, so I think it went down well!
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You’re such a clever thing 😃 The key ring idea is great…and it itself is lovely! 😍
I love the sweater! I’m looking forward to the ‘look I’m wearing it’ post 😊
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I was in a bit of a panic trying to make the stag work somehow, but I’m so pleased with the result.
I can’t wait to wear it either!
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Wow you have been busy! The keychain was a great idea and the sweater makes me smile:)
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Frantic might be a better word 😉 But I got the keyring sorted on time and my friend loved it so it worked out in the end
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Oh good! No matter what we go through making things, people’s response always seems to make it worth it:)
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The jumper looks beautiful, such a gorgeous rainbow!
Love your friend’s reaction, that’s why gift giving is sometimes better than receiving them 🙂
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Oh I much prefer giving gifts, especially when I just know I’ve got something they’ll love!
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Those booties are cute, can i be cheeky and ask what the pattern is!? AND..CAN…WE..JUST..TAKE..A..MOMENT. – The jumper is done omg omg omg omg, i must be the most excited hehehehe, i love it. It’s so happy ❤
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Sure, they’re crocodile stitch booties from Bonita Patterns on Etsy. Just don’t spend too long in there, you’ll spend aaaaaall your money :p
I’m SUPER EXCITED and I can’t wait to get it on and wear it to death!
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Lol don’t say that i I have an addiction to buying patterns 😭😭😭
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Well she does have deals that mean you can buy several patterns at once for a reduced rate. Just saying!
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Even more annoying when they do that lol!!!
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Oooooh its so close! I cant wait o see the jumper on!
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Sooooooon!
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Oh my goodness your jumper looks amazing!!! and I love the keyring and the baby booties, what cute presents ❤ I think that your friend will definitely love her present, she will be able to put her new keys on it and think of you everyday, how special!
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That’s why I love giving useful things. It’s all well and good giving something beautiful, but if it sits on a shelf where nobody sees it then what’s the point!
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