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super sleuth!

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Guess what guys???
We have a super sleuth among us…
Three big cheers for VJESTICICA who managed to track down the pattern for these bootees!!!
You can find the pattern in this book here which is available for sale from Annie’s Attic.
Mind you, that’s not where I got the pattern from…
I used this book here:

Some of you Aussie [...]

cutie bootees

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Ooooooh…. it’s a long, long time since I have sat down and made a pair of bootees. And I honestly don’t think that I have EVER crocheted a pair, so this project was quite a novelty!
This is the sole of the foot… can you just imagine the eency weency teeny weeny little footsie wootsie which [...]

project #18b – kozie toezies

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

pattern used -

Kozie Toezies by Lisa Gentry
found in Hooked For 30 Days e-book

hook size -

4.5mm bamboo

yarn used -

recycled acrylic blend, 10 ply/worsted weight

comments -

I added a round of sc as a trim in a contrast colour

also a couple of felted hearts

project #18a – kozie janezies

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

pattern used -

Kozie Janezies by Lisa Gentry
found in Hooked For 30 Days e-book

hook size -

4.5mm bamboo hook

yarn used -

I used two strands of 4ply/sports weight yarn, worked as one
pattern actually calls for a 10ply/worsted weight to be used

comments -

I really wanted to make these in the ruby red, because I am totally in love [...]

project #11 – oasis painted pedis

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

pattern used -

Oasis Painted Pedis by Lisa Gentry
found in Hooked For 30 Days e-book

yarn used -

wonderfully soft recycled cotton, 5ply/sports weight

hook used -

2.5mm steel

thoughts -

this is a nice, clear, easy-to-follow pattern
I had to stop about five rounds before the end… because they were getting too long for my feet
this meant that I don’t have the [...]