Separate sites

Just a little update on my make something 365 project.

I'll be creating two new separate blogs for the Santa project and the photography project so that I will not be getting them all confused with each other.

It's mostly because the photography project will have loads of images on a single day and it can then get kinda messy as I might use similar images if the themes match.

I'm just going to keep the Star of David project in my original blog as it is a craft blog and already fine for that idea.

Check back later for the new web addresses that I'll post here.

New Job, New Shop

I have a new shop on etsy.com and I have to admit I love it.  My mum and my great uncle are contributing to it as well so I not only have crochet and craft items, but also knit items, jewellery, digital work and irish blackthorn walking sticks.

It is really good and it gets our items out into the public view.

I have to admit though I just started a new job a few months ago and keeping up with it all is kinda hard, but I have am on top of things at the moment.

You may previously remember me mentioning that I used to work for Creative Ideas, but I have since changed to office work and now am residing in a brilliant little ice cream shop closer to home.  It's called Dolce & Gelato and the owner has a couple of other businesses as well.  It's a great place and the girls and guy (better not forget Jack) or really friendly.  I have only been working there for a couple of weeks, but already I feel like it's been a few years.  There are still a few things I have to get my head around though as this is the first time I have worked in an office, but as I have done most of the work for my own life and also have studied ICT it I can quickly get the hang of it.

They also sell hot food and sandwiches to take away or sit in and there is a lovely courtyard out the back where you can sit under a large umbrella and have of little fun with friends and family.

I'll get an etsy mini on the side of the screen sometime soon so keep an eye out for that and then you can also have a look at the items I have for sale.  In the meantime here is a link to my shop homepage.

http://www.graceycrafts.etsy.com

New Pattern

Hello people sorry it has been so long before I gave you another update to the blog, but I had a lot of stuff to do and it's been very busy for these past six months (wow SIX months).  You will be happy to know that I will start to update this site more frequently even if it's just to say that I don't have anything for you at the mo.  Anywho I am going to put up a really simple knitting pattern that I taught the kids at a good news club I help at.  It was their last night and they have a party, so for the last four or five years at both Christmas and summer I had a craft table for them.  The pattern was for the boys to knit for their dads as Father's Day was coming along in a couple of weeks so here it is.

Mobile Phone Pouch

Supplies

4mm Knitting Needles
Double Knit Yarn in any colour that you want.
Snap Fastener
Sewing Needle
Thread

The Pattern

Cast on 15 stitches
Knit every row until work measures 30cm
Cast off and sew in ends
Fold the cast off edge up to about 7 or 8 cm from the top and sew up the edges.  The extra bit will work as a flap over the top of the pouch. ( You can make the flap shorter or longer depending on the size of the phone)
Finish by sewing a snap fastener under the flap and it's counterpart to the front of the turned up section.

And that's it.  If you are having any trouble with the pattern or the instructions please let me know and I will try to help you as best I can.

This has been tested for a sony erricsson cybershot phone so it should work for most other models as well.

Please don't sell this pattern.  You can sell any items you make but the pattern has been kindly given to you for free so don't spoil it for others.