BFF SAL 24 - many shades

Dotted around tonight with 5 different colours. A bit of pink, a couple of extra greens as well as the one I ended on last week, and a little bit of brown, so that the main subject in many shades of brown does not end up being a sole bug-bear at the end.

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BFF SAL 24 - beating the flower

Yes! This week I have successfully tamed the flower

And a bit of green too.

We were very quiet and tired this week, family health issues for my BFF and "I've been on leave for nearly 2 weeks and my brain has shut down" for me (so not really a good excuse but hey menopause will do that to a body!)

Liking the way we're still very much the same but different, the things my BFF has outlined, I have innards.

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BFF SAL 24 - the Hokey Cokey!!

In, out, shake it all about.

You put some stitches in. You take them out as they're in the wrong place.. which you pride yourself on realising.

And then you realise there were 2 mistakes.

So after "fixing time" this is how progress looked. The pink parts all depended on each other for position. So out they all came, as I have not the same patience for workarounds as my BFF.

And som re-stitch time

There was some progress at least but a very frustrating week.

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BFF SAL 24 - New Beginnings

Haha this looks so unlike what it's going to be!!

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BFF SAL 23 - two FFOs!

The beauty of a 2 parter.. you get 2 finished objects at the end.

Haha the thread book first... Well thereby hangs a tale.  My BFF and I were having a more important discussion around serious subjects, and oops.. got to the end having sewed my piece to the cover upside down!!  Can I live with it? Nope. Do I want to unpick it? Oh heck nope.  So chopped around it and used the fabric intended for its innards as the outer cover.

My photos are in the wrong order for my head here.. but next to show is the scissor keep... Nope I have more than one already, this is not getting ribbon unless I decide to use it that way. For now it is a decorative piece only.

But what of the inside now??  Well - I have a serious surplus of green felt.  Here's the little one demonstrating the green felt.

Oh.. and the stuffing.. haha some thread ORTs.

And finally the pair together.

Have to admit I have enjoyed these. I would make both patterns again but perhaps try to get the size right next time!!

I'm also easily stressed out by assembly of stitched items. I think I much prefer things to be off to a friendly frame.

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BFF RAL - very random

Having enjoyed the chance to still keep our BFF get-together whilst away with work, I decided it was definitely something we could keep up.

I had planned to stitch an extra of the smaller snowdrops pattern.  But then a chance conversation with my lovely mother in law resulted in a resurgence of my crochet obsession.  I'm working on a large granny square blanket. But of course being a single piece, this is too big for travel.

But little granny squares, I can do those. Maybe even on the train?

Yes I could, and the first couple passed a happy while on my journey.

So next some on our session 

This square looks very random, as it's sharing wools that are self-patterning so is giving off a rather patchwork vibe. I like it anyway somehow!

This one is better, only one wool involved this time.

And finally on the train ride home next evening.

Only one this time as I was too tired to be bothered.

I used just a basic granny square for these so they were easy to create whilst nattering, especially after a long work and travel day.

But I do plan to branch out again with some more creative patterns, and hopefully use up some of my extensive wool stash along the way.

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BFF SAL 23 part 2 complete

A quick fun stitch this week, and ready for completing in a couple of weeks time, as a work trip once more has my attention next week.

Its looking good here against the purple backdrop of my kit bag, a present from my BFF.

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