HistoryGal
source of the picture above: https://www.herrschners.ca/
As some of you might know I am very passionate about anything historical but ever since I was a young girl, I loved and still love to knit, crochet, cross-stitch, do needlepoint and lately tattting and eventually needlace. At the present time I have three projects on the go all at the same time. Why three, you might ask? Well because the three projects I am working on are all rather long so instead of working on only one of them and at the risk of getting bored, I work on one project one day and another one on the next day etc. Please note that all the photos below were taken with my cellphone camera.
The first craft that I want to present is a cross-stich project. Now I have done only a very small portion of it but you can look a the picture that was included in the kit to see what it will look like when it will be done. So here is the first craft:
And now here is the picture from the cross-stitch kit and which this upper partly done section will look like when finished.
Next comes an afghan. It is worked with Phentex yarn and another type of yarn whose name escapes me as I am typing. The reason for this is not so much because I am freezing in the winter, rather the opposite, but eventually as I age I will probably need it so I decided to try this pattern.
The above afghan is done with a crochet hook size 5 while the next filet crochet for my curtains is done with a crochet size 1.5. It is executed with crochet cotton no 10 so it is rather fine.
And now I put this above filet crochet over a contrasting colored curtain just so to give you a better view. But please remember that when I am totally done with the curtains I will have to wash them and press them. Also the contrasting curtain cannot be put flat because of the rod and how it is hung on that rod.
And voilà, that’s it that’s all folks. Thank you for viewing. See you soon. Off crochet I go again on the afghan today. Have a a great day.
I can see that you have a great deal of patience…
Yep Alex I have a lot of patience with my crafts and pet, but sorry to say this this, I have no patience for anything else. Thank you for your very nice comment and up vote…
a gal needs her priorities
These require a lot of patience. My grandmothers and mom used to do it too, but not anymore. Lovely crafts!
My maternel grandmother used to spin her wool with her spinning wheel and then knit socks, mitts and scarves. My mother used to embroider beautiful tablecloths, placemats and pillowcases. I guess it runs in the family. But you are absolutely right by saying it takes patience. I have a lot of patience for crafts but no patience with anything else. Thank you for your visit comment and up vote.
My pleasure! This post revived some old memories from my childhood, a very pleasant ones ?. My grandmothers used to spin wool with their spinning wheels too, it was a lot of fun to watch them do that.
Thank you so much for your compliment/comment/up vote. P.S. Hope you are doing well…
Great work. I also like to knit in the younger years
I started knitting when I was about 10 or 12 years old, then graduated to crochet, then cross-stich and a little bit of embroidery and needlework and now I love to tat and eventually I will learn and work with needlelace. I amver lucky that I do not have any arthritic pain in my hands and fingers. Thank you for your visit, your reading and commenting and up vote.
Impressive skill,like it.
Oh thank you so much Hina for your wonderful comment/compliment and your visit.
These are all wonderful! I don’t know how to knit but I can cross stitch and crochet. I gave up on my hobbies because I need to earn money for my family. During those times, I couldn’t figure out how to earn through these hobbies.
Knitting is just as easy as crochet and depending on your project it can take a shorter or longer time. You should showcase your cross stitch if ever you still have them. You can earn money like that. I personally have never sold any of my crafts because they mostly take too long to do and they would be slightly too expensive to cover for the time it took to make them. Thank you for your compliment and insight, your visit and your up vote.
That happens to me sometimes…..not to worry, in the same boat myself
I see (I hope I am not misled and I do not want to offend) that we are in the same boat. I think this is a reply to my reply to your comment below….
Love the designs a lot. great creativity!
Thank you so much for your compliment (my face is beet red right now) and your up vote. But to set the record straight I am not creative as I just follow patterns. I still have dexterity in those old fingers of mine and I have a lot of patience with crafts but no patience for anything else.
Incredible talent you have and such creativity. I would not have the patience to do what you have done. Great job and how beautiful your creations are.
Thank you so much Carol… Yes I do have a lot of patience for crafts but I am not patient with anything else and anybody else.
You are very welcome. I am inspired by someone with so many talents and patience!
Great work , in our area there are few lady still doing the same work and earning good money
Yes I thought of selling my crafts sometimes but for the amount of time it takes for me to do them, it is not really worth it as I cannot put a high price on them. But still a big thank for visiting, commenting and up voting.
Wonderful work!!
I can imagine how great they will turn out!!
Glad you’re back with your hobbies 🙂
I never left my hobbies. I keep on doing one of several different types each day. Thanks for visiting, contemplating, praising and your up vote.
Wow you are so talented. I’d love to stitch again.
It is never too late to learn or to start again Dawn. I know that your life is very busy but you can do these types of crafts in your spare time… But thanks you for your very sweet compliment and up vote.
I have had a couple of issues with my eyes and stitching is to strenuous for me now. I agree its never too late to learn.
You have golden hands. Of all the above, I have 15 cross-stitch pictures.
No lacho59 I do not have golden hands but rather working hands. I cannot seem to keep them still. Do you still cross-stitch yourself? Thank you for your wonderful compliment and your up vote.
wow, these are amazing. Good work! Share more!!!!
Slow down Doc. These crafty projects are still ongoing and will be finished in maybe only months. I will probably showcase some of my sister’s critters soon enough… Thanks for your very enthusiastic comment and up vote…
Very impressive handiwork, I like all 3 and that is great handiwork
Thank you so much Pamela for your awesome compliment and up vote. I am trying to catch up here on Virily and I think I might just have missed some of your latest posts but I will read and view them and write comments just as eloquent as yours towards me.