Yarn Along (loving that kitty)

I have become besotted with 'Hello Kitty'...............a little late in life I know, but hey I'm in a carefree devil-may-care mood and ready to embrace the pinkness and girliness of this sweet little kitty cat.  Joining in with ginny's yarn along over at  small things once again with this (not so easyfor me), crochet Hello Kitty scarf for Jess.........I am determined that this year I will kick my fear of crochet into touch,  and after the success of the  crochet hook holder,  I felt the need for something a bit more challenging................and my goodness,  challenging it has been.  I found the tutorial  here  and just could not resist giving the pattern a go..................it took me four attempts and lots of foot stamping  to get the face squares right, no fault of the tutorial, just me being a complete crochet phobic...............I always seem to make it harder than it is!

There is a kitty face at both ends of the scarf, and it was no easier doing the second one than the first,  but I got there in the end.  The yarns are a mix of cottons and acrylics from my stash and seem to work fine together.  Only a few more squares to be made and I'm joining as I go on the final rounds of each square,  (I hate sewing them together and find this option so much easier)................then just the border to crochet..........................and victory will  be mine!

This past week I've been spending many an idle hour looking at all the lovely colourful kiddies makes in 'Kid's Country' by Susie Lacome, it's a book I've had on my bookshelves for some time, but have yet to  attempt  any of the patterns.

With Easter on the not too distant horizon,  January seemed to race by in a blur,  this cute bunny rucksack with dangly carrots and big patch pockets would make a lovely gift for a small child.......................it's hard to resist gingham, spots and bunnies.

And I can imagine this birdie wallhanging on my summerhouse wall (I'm determined that this summer  my sewing space at the bottom of the garden will be finished, (do you hear me dearest OH ), and I will need pretty bits and pieces to decorate the walls and make it a happy creative place to hide away with a little sewing and knitting............bliss).

Before I pop over to ginny's to take a peek and see  what all you lovely bloggers have been making and reading I have some sad news....................my poor little fujifilm  has taken it's last photo and gone to that great camera resting place in the sky,  (poking it with a mini screwdriver to try and get it going again didn't help too much  methinks),  so this may well be the last post from me for a while................but I will still be dropping by all your lovely blogs for a good read and catchup, and hopefully I'll be back soon when I've sold enough stripey dishcloths  to buy a replacement, lol....................I will surely miss this little bloggy space of mine though.

love to you all, lily xx