Baby Blanket

This is what i will be making next. A baby blanket for my sister who was coming to the wedding but now cannot of the wonderful news that she is pregnant. It is a free pattern from Lion Brand. They have hundreds of free knitting and crochet patterns and this one is very aptly named Tree of Life. The pattern i was going to do originally was in correctly printed and the pattern is not the same as in the book. I like this one better. Click on the picture to be taken to the lion brand page and see for yourself the lovely patterns they have there.

Bloggers

I have realised that there are a lot of crafters out there who probably read each others blog and congregate to things like The Stitches and Craft Show and not know each other.
I do know i will be going there this year in Melbourne and just on the off chance that i may bump into one of you i will be wearing my blog name I Purr-Furr to Craft on me like a badge or a brooch. Now all i have to do is make one. Anyone with me?

Cat of the Day

Tilli is my Cat of the Day. Fast asleep on the bed.
The Red Queen Dress up finished.

Red Queen Dress Up

For the Mad Hatters Party on Saturday i have decided to go as the Red Queen. First i made a heart template out of cardboard then i cut out heaps and heaps of red hearts to sew on a dress.
This is a long Indian cotton dress, that i have not worn before, it is a silver grey colour, not really what i wanted but will be perfect for this challenge. All the hearts have been pinned on, now all i have to do is applique them onto the dress.I have arranged the hearts in a pleasing pattern down the front and all around the hem of the dress. I will be adding them to the ends of the sleeves too.
This is my crown. It took me just ten minutes to make. Two different sized packs of playing cardsjust the heart numbers used, and bias binding and staples.
First i measured my head using the bias binding. Then i took the cards and mixed them up, stapled them on randomly in a fan shape to get the curve to fan outwards. I them stapeled the tops together to stablize them. It fits perfectly. I will be wearing my hair up inside the crown for this day.

Dodo Finished

To do the Dodos eyes i chose to use buttons. So i tipped all my buttons out and started sorting. I decided to glue two different buttons together to make his eyes.
The Dodo is now finished. I hope you like him. He will not be staying with me, he is a gift for my nephew who is going back to Mauritius on Tuesday, and before that, enter the A.C.D.A. Challenge. on Saturday. On Friday my mum arrives from England for a holiday and for my daughters wedding. Happy Days!
My next project is my outfit for the A.C.D.A. Mad Hatters Tea Party on Saturday.

Doll Continued

The feathers are all cut out and pinned on.
All i have to do is replace the pins with stitches and add the eyes and define the beak a little more.

Cat of the Day

This is Meggy yesterday. enjoying the outside as part of their morning garden play. She is a good girl, not a climber by nature and loves to play chasing butterflies and eating the grass.

Tilli on the other hand IS a climber, She had me in a panic, she got on the roof. She did come down on her own and i am happy to say she did stay within the boundary but she did worry me.