Hello. Welcome to three bees in my bonnet blog. A blog of lots of things from nonsense to AI, PSD and AE tutorials. I also like to get proper hands-on and bake, sew, crochet, paper cut pictures and sometimes, pop-up cards and 3-d paper models.
This is the heart I’ve made to go on its way to Skipton to help raise money for Mind at the Yarndale event. I have to coat the back with a solution of PVA to stiffen it as it will (hopefully) become part of a bunting heart. Here’s the link if you’re interested in sending…
Read MoreToday is a cherry on top kind of day even though the sun has stayed in bed and left the sky looking like a big bruise. I’ve crocheted up a little bunch of cherries with leaves and stalks based on a vintage pattern called Cherries Boutonniere #2249. These squares are still a favourite – you…
Read MoreThe squares below make 6″ squares (using the same hooks and yarn). Butterfly Garden: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/17-butterfly-garden-square I can’t remember what this one was called. Sorry 😦 The Victorian Lattice Square: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/victorian-lattice-square The latest one to catch my eye was this one from Haafner: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/smitten-blanket She calls it her Smitten blanket (she made several squares and joined them…
Read MoreA quick look-up table for UK and US crochet terminology.
Read MoreThis heart didn’t turn out exactly like the one in the pattern I used. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/amigurumi-heart—free-crochet-pattern Somewhere along the way I lost stitches and had fewer rows to decrease than I should have so it’s turned out a bit wonky. Nonetheless, it’s still cute. 🙂 I’ve been crocheted some flowers to embellish another little hat:
Read MoreThis crochet heart has some dried lavender with a few drops of pure lavender oil to give it some sweet smelling scent with calming properties as well. The tiny yellow flower is from Attic24 and is called ‘Teeny Tiny Flower’. The white flower behind it is a variation of the Flax flower pattern that can…
Read MoreI always wanted to make a pair of these bootees having seen them on Ravelry a while back. The wool is from Elann: Pippi Longcolors : ‘crystal spring’. ***Update: This wool has been rebranded to ‘Impromptu Lite’ and is available from Amazon). I love how gently the shades blend into a smooth gradation but have…
Read MoreI found the sweetest little appliqué crochet elephant (E is for elephant) and soon had a small herd on the table.:) Like the single leaf at the front? It’s free from One Green Leaf
Read MoreThe side view gives a better look at the popcorn stitch flower in the middle. I’m starting on a small blanket making Butterfly Garden crochet squares. You can see a couple of butterflies in the close up above. The pattern is free from Chris Simon here: Ravelry.
Read MoreI’m loving the way they look so unmatched yet are perfectly paired. And now am making a matching pixie hat – same wool and with a row of four croc scales at the front. Crocodile rock!
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