God Save the Queen and all that............

Some little goodies I made for my English friend Viv...

And here it is in her home.

Have a lovely day!

I have been asked several times for the pattern for this Afghan.  It can be found here at Purple Kitty Yarns.  lots of great free patterns! http://www.purplekittyyarns.com/

Enjoy!

Hello!
I have been doing a lot of crochet this past week.  Here is a picture of my finished afghan.  I used Caron Simply Soft.  I ran into a big problem,  Its a bit slippery so the knots would come open in the middle of the squares.  not good I had to repair about 5 so far.  Not good!

Have a great day!

Morning!

How is everyone fairing?  I have been very busy and want to share a few things I have finished up.  This is part 1 of Manka Bloga SAL.

Here it is finished with Part 2.  I used Chameleon cotton threads in Forrest, Anemone, Violets and Peacock.  Finished size is 5"x5".

I went into a little boutique shop here in Dubai that was selling all of this crochet jewelry, clothes and bags ect.  I saw this little bag that was crochet, beaded and cross stitched.  They were selling it for 150-200 Dirhams, translated means about $40 USD.  So I thought "Hey I can make that".  Here is my take on it.

all those little 1 inch tassels were made by hand!

Backside

And last but not least I have been working on my part 1 of Janita's Quaker SAL each part is measured at 6"x3.5"

Although its not so clear by the photo the colors are mauve, olive and tan. It is Madeira #2414 and DMC #153.  With all 12 parts it should measure 14"x18"  looking forward to it!

Have a great weekend! Analisa xx

My beautiful and talented friend Janita has started an epic Quaker sampler SAL.  She has posted part one on her blog.

Please join us!

Analsia

Part 1 of a mini SAL from Monka Blogja found here.  I have used Chameleon stranded cotton in Forrest Green, Violets, Anemone and Peacock.  Second part to follow as soon as I send her the proof of stitch.
Great Day! Analisa 

Hello Everyone!

Been a while since I've posted anything new.  A lot of changes happening in my life some good that feel bad at the moment. I have purchased a few books I want to show you and have made a new shawl.

This shawl is called Eiku and the pattern can be found here on Ravelry.  Very easy to knit and it took me about 4 days.  Here it is hanging on my Jasmine bush.

Made from a lovely Italian yarn Filati Cervinia Tricofine a wool/acrylic blend.

This is a GORGEOUS book!  I want to make everything in it.  Although its written in French you can follow the pictures very easily and the illustrated stitches.  I belong to Cecile's newsletter which  is packed with her wonderful creations, go over and take a look at her blog here.

Imagine my surprise to find this book hidden away in the embroidery section of a little book store in Dubai.  It is a wonderful new and fresh twist on your mothers old embroidery.  Gorgeous designs and cool iron on transfers in the back! Jenny's blog, Sublime Stitching, can be found here.

This Book is a wonderful addition to my collection.  It is a handbook written in 1880 and though it reads like a text book to begin with it is packed with wonderful illustrations and designs from that era.  I bought it directly from the school for almost half the price as Amazon is charging so great deal!  Plus! The Royal School of Needlework sent me its summer class schedule.  sigh....what a lovely dream for me to be able to study there!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! xx Analisa