Shira has really taken to crocheting, so she needs a tool box. Her favorite colors right now are red, black and purple. If I had any Anime fabric, she really would have loved it, but I don’t.
Here is the purple inside.
On FB someone was advertising for a pattern to make this simple box. I looked online, downloaded the pattern, and no, it wasn’t simple. One big mistake I made was use By Annies Soft and stable, I think that if I had just used a very sturdy interfacing it would have been easier. Yes, Shira loves the zipper pocket.
I was supposed to put two tabs, and I broke a needle doing so, ugh.
It is really nice that this opens up to become a flat tray with sides. I then found another tutorial on Missouri Star Quilts – instructions were a little better, but still complicated.
I forgot to take a picture with her hooks and other items in it.
This really does hole a lot of items, I’ll probably make it again, and next time, it will be easier.
There it is! We moved on from basic crochet to the project that stated it all. A Woobly Fox. there is a good tutorial online. Of course it makes all the difference in the world that I actually sat with Shira and taught her the basics of crochet. She still has a ways to go, but definitely made a lot of progress. If this works out, I’ll be happy to download all kinds of Amigarumi patterns.
Then, on to the boys. Last week Cam asked me to teach him to embroider. He had needles and floss but no fabric. Like a good grandma I went and bought fabric, a book, needles, needle threaders. Also, thread on a spool, so he doesn’t have to separated the threads, or have them get tangled. At first West wasn’t interested, until of course he was
Those scissors are a gift from one of my cross stitch friends, Kendra. They really love the mouse fob. If this sticks, I’ll teach them cross stitch, for now, it’s basic embroidery stitches. Both of them are very good with their hands so it went very well.
Yes, we started and stopped with knots. That is how I learned, with time I’ve gotten neater, but start where you start! I didn’t make a case, but I did buy a basket for all of this. The hoops are ones I had and never use, so pass them on. I have some lovely embroidery hoops. these are very nice for them to work with.
Will update progress soon.
Leah