What are you making?

Bradford I love your crumpled paper bird! Couldn’t be anything else but a Wren.

Like your crumpled bird Bradford, also Maybelles wall hanging is very attractive.

Just completed a small wall hanging. 12 inches across, and made using macrame knotwork for the tree, woven backcloth and needle felted leaves. I used an old broken (and repaired) embroidery hoop to work on and to frame it.

What clever crafters you are!
I joined a yarn group a couple of years ago in the hope I would finish some abandoned projects.
I had started baby clothes for DGC now aged 10 or more.....and was then expecting another.
I did quite well with help but while the others never stop knitting/ spinning/ lace making, I only do mine in the class.
I am about to knit socks for a baby.

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I've started another Crumpled Paper bird but my poor eyesight is preventing me doing a good job.
The picture is a Wren in a silver nest. And a bone carving of a canoe prow.

Because I have AMD and Sorsby's fundus dystrophy, plus, to add spice to the mix, cataract , astigmatism and glaucoma - such fun - I'm confined to knitting in winter which I can do with my eyes closed, literally, and very simple things such as making doily angels for Christmas with my grandson.

I used to paint, sculpt, draw and do all manner of crafts, including quilting and count myself lucky that I had 63 years of that before losing my sight.

So many creatives here. It is great to hear what you are all doing

I have started a 'temperature blanket' in crochet. It's where you assign a colour to a temperature range and crochet a line per day in the colour that corresponds to that day's temperature. So I'm not going to be finishing this until next New Year'sEve!!

In the meantime I'm planning a cross stitch sampler for GD's bedroom and a few little knits for her.

I stumbled across some lovely photo's on Pinterest, of Summer dresses where the yolk and sleeves are crochet, but the skirts are cotton. They look easy to make up, so I may give that a go too.

I have knitting, making cards, embroidery, painting, all on the go or needing to be started or finished. I do like doing things for charities, but they would all go bust if they relied on my offerings!

That is a lovely blanket, Travelsafar, but I see what you mean about it not sitting quite right. Have you tried blocking it?

Aggie - I find I am faster at crochet and it grows more quickly than does knitting! Give it a go ... there are some good tutorials on you tube,you can crochet along with them and pause the video when you need to. Much easier to learn from watching someone else actually doing it, than from reading in a book

What a lot of really lovely things! So many of you are so talented.
I have so much (cheap and cheerful!) yarn in many assorted colours left from my Nativity set, I'm wondering whether to perhaps make another, to offer somewhere next year. A raffle,prize perhaps, or given that Gdd will be at a C of E reception class next September, maybe for a classroom?

I'm hesitating, since obviously it's a lot of work and there wouldn't be much point if nobody would particularly want it.
But I do have the urge to knit again! Not to mention using up a lot of that stash.

I'm still working on a stocking stitch jumper which is taking me ages. I thought it would be simple but it involves picking up stitches around armholes in order to make the sleeve! I shall persevere but will look for easier knits next time!!! I also finished a scarf which had a 2 row pattern and can't remember the number of times I had to start again!!!! It did look good when I'd finished it though which was a relief.

I am definitely going to look at all the projects I have started, including tapestry, patchwork and knitting, and make a determined effort to finish some at least. I love knitting, but I do struggle with patterns now, not sure if it's my eyes or the fact that I seem to get mixed up!

I love knitting but would like to do something different so I’m going to have a go at a Fairisle jumper.

Can't wait to see finished quilt.

The year we got married, I bought a huge tablecloth in Greece. My husband is Greek and all the ladies in his family did embroidery, so I thought I would embark on a project too. Well, 36 years later I still haven’t finished it! That’s my New Year’s resolution!

Currently working on a crocheted lap throw. I love sewing too, but have so little time and I can crochet in the evening after supper, picking it up and leaving it as often as necessary. Unfortunately sewing projects are more involved, and take too much time.

I'm going to go through a huge drawer of fabric lengths, most of very good quality, and get sewing again.

I need to finish my cross stitch. I started it when I went on maternity leave before I had my son - he will be 25 in a couple of weeks!

Just returned to read the postings of all the extremely talented people on here - most impressed! Love Rosiebee's comment about lots of swearing - I do lots of that! Is that classed as making something, maybe making a nuisance of myself? I've just made something else - a lot of noise on the piano, not necessarily tunefully .....

I am still working on a 2000 piece hand sewn English patchwork quilt.

I'm on the last of 4 cross stitch pictures depicting the seasons, middle of crocheting a throw and a bit stuck on quilting a patchwork quilt made for the Linus Project [quilts for babies and children in hospital]. Since I retired about 8 years ago, my dormant "making" gene has gone into overdrive. We now have Christmas patchwork cushions in conservatory, to be replaced tomorrow with other seasonal covers, every chair/sofa/bed has a crocheted or quilted throw and I just love designing and making up my Linus quilts - at least I can give them away. They're small enough to try out different ideas and learn new skills. Have recently challenged myself with a complicated crochet throw and a beautiful but tricky shawl pattern. My hobbies may seem a bit sedate but they sometimes involve a LOT of swearing.

grandtante - you might be able to make new arms and legs from papier maché. I have a craft book that I used to make costume dolls long ago - I could root it out and send you relevant bit if interested.

I want to try and get back to my patchwork which I started doing 30 years ago.
It is all blue, and started of as a cot cover, then single bed size now nearly a double. I need to get it in to some sort of shape!
I did 4 picture tapestries which I had framed, sadly cannot manage to do anymore!
I am doing a Calligraphy day course in a February, which I am looking forward to.

I’ve been kept busy this year with various knitting, crochet, dressmaking requests from my 6 little grandchildren and daughter in laws, from hats, scarves, jumpers, cardis, dressing up outfits, sofa throws, dolls clothes etc. Also made myself a couple of cardis with beautiful yarn I brought back from last visit to son in New York.
I brought back some lovely batik fabric from last visit to son in Malaysia and plan to make sun dresses for 4 little granddaughters. That will prompt me to get to grips with my overlocker which is still in its box after 18 months!
Also made a crochet Christmas wreath for our house this year which has been much admired so will be making them for the family this year.

Trying to learn Tunisian crochet as it looks so neat and even but struggling with holding one long needle in one hand, it makes me feel unbalanced.
Not sure I should rest my hands more or keep going through the minor, but increasing, discomfort of osteoarthritis. 55 years of knitting and piano playing is taking its toll!
Anyone else find that they can only work on the most simplest of patterns at knit and natter? Due to the amount of nattering!

I have come to the conclusion that there are many talented people here! Thank you for your comments Tilly, I will have another "go" at crocheting, being left handed may be a handicap but nothing ventured nothing gained!