Wednesday 13 February 2013

Fancy Pants

I've been 'laid low' for a few days, but feeling much better today, so thought I'd boast tell you about the things I made before the weekend.
I finished the crocheted heart -
I made myself a new peg bag, to replace the very tatty thing I'd made years ago

And, I made the pretty, though faintly ridiculous, underpinnings from the kit that Gina encouraged me to buy on Friday.
I have to say, the pattern looked massive - even in the smallest size - and I obviously didn't go for the smallest size.
I found the instructions a little bit unclear in some places, but just decided to use my initiative and got them finished.  I think I may have stretched the elastic a bit too much, because I had to pin them out for this photo 
because, when left to their own devices, they look like this -
But, believe it or not, they do fit!

I'm really not sure whether I'll ever wear them, but I loved making them and they make me smile.  Go on, get yourself a kit, you know you want to.  If you're not an experienced stitcher, you could always go along to The Creative Sanctuary and make them in a workshop

You can see Gina's HERE - her version looks much less 'crinkled up', but then she IS my teacher, and a professional stitcher, and she probably didn't stretch the elastic as much as I did.  
Or there again, maybe she needed hers to be just that little bit wider than mine?

FANCY PANTS - RONNE WOOD

3 comments:

  1. I'm not sure I should leave you a comment when you have been so rude about the width of my bum... you are obviously feeling better! I had to pin my knickers out for the photo too as they looked all crinkled like yours.

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  2. Sorryto hear you have not been well. The phrase
    does my bum look big in this , springs to mind.Well done on the heart and pants.

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  3. I love the heart. Your knickers look as good as Gina's, but I'm hoping your comment about size will keep me out of trouble at the next Spectrum meeting.

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