Weekend Quickies

If you're reading from the UK, these pictures will probably look familiar.  An awful lot of of places have been covered in snow and it's no different here.  So this weekend has been a lovely lazy one, curled up nice and cozy under blankets.  But of course, snow has to be played in.  If only for the joy of coming in and getting warm with a hot chocolate afterwards, so this weekend we played.

Weekends have been a good time for some quick crochet gratification lately.  I have a bit of a slow project on the go at the moment, which I'll share with you soon, but I've been procrastinating terribly on it, preferring instead to whip up other quick and more instantly satisfying makes.

These headbands for example are just perfect for that 'quickie' urge.

 I found the pattern for these little beautieson Ana's blog Lanas de Ana, do you know it?  I've been following Ana ever since we met through my PCH project last year and she's a  very talented lady from a talented family.  Her site is full of beautiful crocheted makes from herself and her Mother .  Plenty of blankets, shawls, hats and other delights to feast your eyes upon.

I love her ingenious construction for this baby headband, using a hairband to give a bit of extra stretch is really clever and helps you get a really great fit.  I loved it so much, after I made one for my little niece, I sized up her babies pattern to make one for me too.

 Another spur of the moment make was inspired when I saw this cute as a button picture on Pinterest.  The pin I originally found (but can't find now) linked to a Chinese site which I couldn't make head nor tail of, so I set about making my own version.

It was a great little stash buster as I used 4 different yarns held together, 2 aran weight and 2 dk weight.  They were odd balls that had been kicking around for ages so it was nice to finally get them used up out of the way.  Stanley, my pestilential cat and the intended recipient, was keen to be involved in the process.

It only took two days to make, the advantage of that big chunky amount of yarn, and the moment I had finished, naturally, I found the actual pattern.  Always the way, but although mine is not as neat as the original, I thought it would suffice.

 It was a good job too, that I snapped these pics of him on the night that I proudly placed it down as finished and ready for inspection because, despite settling down and spending a happy evening snuggled in his little cubby, he's not dained to come near it since.  Cats!

S x

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