A ruffled shawl for Greg finished

 

I have just completed a mint and white shawl with ruffled edge for Greg's future babies. Again 8ply acrylic on a size 3.5mm hook.

Here is a picture of it in its real colours as I promised... the camera showed it up as a very bright green, but it is truly a lovely mint and white

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Glenys

A Candy Crush shawl for Tyler

 

Tyler loves Candy Crush, so I made a shawl for his future children in the typical Candy Crush colours.

It was a fun shawl to make with multi coloured 8ply acrylic yarn.... 3.5mm crochet hook.

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Glenys

A bit of everything!

 

This little matinee jacket was crocheted in shell stitch up to the yoke. I then knitted the yoke and sleeves in stocking stitch.

I added some ribbon between the yoke and bottom. The booties were knitted in blackberry stitch.. It looked better in real life than the photo...

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Glenys

Pretty in lemon

 

Here Emily is wearing my lemon blackberry stitch cardigan. This was the usual Patons 4ply baby yarn.

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Glenys

Shawls for all

 

These four shawls were given to my adult grandchildren for their future babies. 

These were all crocheted using my favourite baby blanket pattern in 8ply acrylic yarn on size 3.5mm hook. 

I have kept them in gender neutral colours but the blue looking one is actually a mint green colour.

I still have some more to do. And I am hoping my hands allow me to keep going so that eventually there will be shawls for all..

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Glenys

A shawl for Dianne

 

This was a shawl I made for Dianne. It was before I found my favourite crochet pattern for shawls.

I used 4 ply baby wool using a 3mm hook. It was photographed over a chair but in reality it sat flat. The middle circular panels were done in double crochet and I shell stitched the rest... it actually looked better than in the photos.. It was about 3foot in diameter.

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Glenys

My heart is full..

 

Yesterday another delivery came of yarn for my future baby cardigans. I can't tell you how happy a full box of yarn makes me.

I already am planning the next project before I finish the one I am doing. I guess you could call me a prolific crafter!

As most people who sew can attest, acquiring new materials for future projects can become an obsession..

I am guilty as charged... and I love it! 

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Glenys

Pretty in pink

 

This pink matinee jacket was made in Patons 3 ply baby wool. I crocheted the body in shell stitch, then knitted a yoke and sleeves to complete it... 

I matched this with some crocheted booties but they aren't showing much in this picture..

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Glenys

A shawl for Tay

 

In this shawl, I knitted the circular panels in blackberry stitch, and crocheted a long lacy border. A thin band of pink ribbon was inserted between the centre panels and border.

I made this in Patons 4 ply white baby yarn using a 3mm hook for the border.. It was a metre in diameter and very full...

Tay still has it in her treasure box...

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Glenys 

Greatgranddaughter in pink

 

Baby's rocking my pink blackberry stitch cardigan. Knitted in 4ply Patons baby wool. Such a delight to see my work on her...

Please forgive me covering her face and her name, but it's not a great world these days..

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Glenys 

To be continued..

 

Occasionally I run out of wool and so I often work on another project while I wait for my yarn to be delivered.

This was the case with my lemon and white cardigan for Jessica. Again, in Patons 4 ply baby wool in my favourite pattern, blackberry stitch. It looks great in two colours as well as solid...

In the picture is a white crochet shawl for her...

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Glenys

What I am working on now

 

Currently I am crocheting a mint green and white shawl for Gregory. It is 38 inches wide and will be 30 inches long when finished. Again, it is in acrylic 8 ply yarn on a size 3.5mm hook.

I will post a picture of it when I have finished...

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Glenys

Tay's comfort blanket

 

This was made with pink minkie material bound with pink satin blanket edging. It was attached to a little teddy bear.

Tay loved it and still has it in her treasure box even though she is now 12. It went everywhere with her.... 

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Glenys 

Jamie's blackberry stitch jacket

This is Jamie at one week wearing Nana's blackberry stitch jacket. Every baby including my own each had a jacket, with booties and beanie...in my favourite stitch....

I used Patons 4 ply baby wool...

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Glenys 

Tay's cable stitch jacket

 

Another favourite stitch that was so easy to do. I used to make each baby a blackberry stitch jacket, booties and beanie set- it was my signature gift to each. I used Patons 4 ply baby wool.

But another one I loved to make was this one... both looked equally lush.. I think it's called Fisherman's Cable (or rib)..

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Glenys 

Mint shawl for Liam

 

This crocheted baby shawl is a gorgeous mint green and white. I added a frilly edge to it, though usually I do just one round of shell stitch...

This was made with 8ply acrylic yarn on size 3.5mm hook.

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys 

Welcome

Welcome to my blog. I am Glenys Robyn Hicks, an Australian wife to Chris and great- grandmother to 17 and over the years I have enjoyed making gifts for my grandchildren.

With fibromyalgia it is important to find something to take my mind off pain, and I find knitting or crocheting does that to some degree. I believe it is healthy and very satisfying to be creative and I have knitted, crocheted or sewn many gifts for family and friends.

I also enjoy blogging and so I thought to create a new one, highlighting a lot of those creations, mainly to remind myself of happy hours making and giving each one.

Currently I am working on making baby shawls and jackets for my grandchildren to use for their own children when the time is right... an heirloom gift or legacy if you will.

With being 71 years of age, I obviously don't know how long I will be able to continue doing this, so I am working on them now, either giving them directly to those old enough to keep them themselves, or to their mothers to keep until the time is right.

I hope you enjoy looking at my creations...

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys