Last parts of Egyptian Dreams freebie

 Hello and good morning :) 

And a beautiful one it is today ! The sun is shining (until late afternoon when it's supposed to start raining if the forecast is right) and the best is that I have a couple of days off now after finishing my shift last night :) 

I started my day with a nice lay-in and got out of bed later than normal. I would have stayed cocooned and comfy under my quilt for longer , but hey ....you know.... that bladder wouldn't let me any longer :) 

So I just made myself a nice cup of coffee , stuck the first machine of laundry on and write this blogpost before anything else . 

And there are a few bits and bobs to show today before I post those freebie links ! 

I like my quick projects in between those that seem to take forever . Plus trying out and learning new patterns is always a good thing .

This is what is called " Mock English rib"

Fancy trying it? 

It's made by a combination of simple knit and purl stitches to create a fantastic texture. 
It's simply a two row repeat pattern. 

Row 1 : knit 3 , purl one , repeat to end of row

Row 2: knit 1 ,purl 1, knit 3, purl one , repeat knit 3 purl one till the end 

Repeat these two rows 

For this chunky yarn I cast on 20 stitches. 

And from this simple pattern practice I made a soft, chunky scarf , stitched on faux fur pompoms at the ends and voila ,it's done :) 

And I designed some more. I found a hidden folder on my external drive and it contained a couple of designs I started , but never finished. 

Well, they are being finished now ! 

This is the first one -Dream 

Layout made with "Dream" and remembering my beloved Reggie, who passed away today in 2014. It's hard to believe that it's already 7 years ago. 😚

The other new one is another fall kit . My favourite time of year :) 

I'm working on a series of seasonal kits , which will all be designed to mix and match. The last one in a previous post was "Falling into Fall" , which is for the very beginning of the changing season. Going from Summer into Fall. This one is for being right in the middle of the season. 

And I already have the name and idea for the next one ."Fall-ing into Winter"  

New kits will be available soon .....watch this space ! 😀

Okay .... now to the freebie links for you. 

These are the last 3 links 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/tfzwc0bf4l7owzf/sr_egyptiandreams10.zip/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/sk5pnwfm1ixliko/sr_egyptiandreams11.zip/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/l5p59feefdiow1c/sr_egyptiandreams6.zip/file

New freebie next post again. 

So until then :) 

Hugs Snowy 

3 more parts of Egyptian Dreams freebie

 ....and only a day later as planned :) 

Hi everybody ..... I don't know, my brain must be suffering from this humid warm weather in the moment. I actually forgot I agreed to swap my shifts and turned up for the early instead of the late shift. Much to the amusement of my co workers 😂

For some reason these shift changes have knocked me out of my "normal" .I'm tired and still 3 more shifts to do. But I got a lot of designing done . Yup, more new kits to show ! 

A crafty kit :) Only just finished.

Still have to do detailed previews and some quickpages.

An elegant , romantic floral kit.

And the first Winter kit is done as well. 

Doing the detailed previews and quickpages, sorting into folders, naming files and uploading almost  takes as long as designing the kit itself. 

Well not quite , but most people seriously under estimate the time and work that goes into making these kits. 

From the initial idea/theme , then collecting the resource and design materials , bringing what is pictured in your head actually on to the screen.....you get the idea ! 

What you download in minutes takes hours to create. 

Not to mention buying or even creating the materials for the deign idea to start with. I only use commercial licensed digital products. I'm picky that way and stick to the rules. Anyway, let me gives you the links now , and then I have to ready for work. 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/q4rbhs8pem6jfhx/sr_egyptiandreams7.zip/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/u4au27gxfh0pecf/sr_egyptiandreams8.zip/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/l79ggfxr9voe6l0/sr_egyptiandreams9.zip/file

There will be the last 3 parts in 2 weeks time and the kit will be complete then. 

If you have any interest in knitting/crochet patterns, I have added some nice projects to the pattern page. And I'm still gathering more links with new projects to post on that page. 

But for now.... stay healthy and crafty, and until next post 

Hugs Snowy  

 

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Back with more parts and focusing on design

 Hi everybody , 

I'm back with more freebie parts. I decided to post more download parts ,because otherwise it would take months to give you all the parts of this kit. With 14 parts it would take 7 months if I only posted 2 links each month, so you'll get another 3 parts today, and then we-re just over half way through :) 

But I also have something else to show today. 

I've been on a design streak and just finished 2 full scrap kits. Now I only need to create the folders , pack the design in , zip it all up and upload the lot. Plus I still need to make detailed previews.

Wanna see what I did? Here's the first one....

Falling for Fall 

...and some quickpages made with the kit....

Love how it turned out ! 

And here is the second new kit....

Samhain is the Celtic /Pagan word for Halloween , by the way. 

And here also a few quickpages.

Like it? 

Okay, that's the design focus done and revealed , let's get to other things. 

I'm still busy knitting that minty green tea coloured piece. It's quite a slow process because the yarn is so fine. But I'm getting there slowly. 

I have also just printed out some Autumn themed projects from my huge stash of patterns. Most are smaller and quicker projects which will be done in between the large ones . I might even have the first ready for my next post. 

Right , and now that bit you've been waiting for - the download links. 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/uroicuru954wqm8/sr_egyptiandreams4.zip/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/ocli48ccivobfne/sr_egyptiandreams5.zip/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/jdarokkb0i0b74c/egyptian_pins.zip/file

6 parts to go :) 

The next 3 will be on my blog in 2 weeks. 

Enjoy , I will do more plotting and planning for my projects now. 

Stay healthy and crafty 

Hugs Snowy

 

Back with August freebies

 Hello again, 

I'm spot on with timing for this post :)  And there's a good reason for it. I'm currently on leave/vacation time from work , so no stress and plenty of time. It's amazing how much of a difference that makes. I get everything done with plenty of time to spare and indulge in my hobbies. I love my time off work ! However "sigh" , I still have nearly 14 years to work before I can retire (if they don't raise the retirement age again before it's my turn :)  I can honestly say I'm looking forward to retirement :) 

Although it's not just fun and games during my time off. Those doorframes started to look rather yellow , so I decided they need a coat of bright white again. So that's my task for the coming week.....painting door frames , bannister and stairs, before cooler weather sets in . Right now I can have all the windows open and won't get high on paint fumes. 

So what have I been up to ? 

I actually have a number of things to show this time. 

I broke my New Years resolution ....again. I ordered more yarn. When I received the email from Wool Warehouse about new colours from the Stylecraft Highland Heathers range ,I just couldn't resist. I just feel instantly in love with these shades and already knew what I was going to make. 

Don't these colours look gorgeous together? Real autumn vibes ! 

Do you remember the Granny -go -round jumpers I made? One colourful long-sleeved jumper and a sandy coloured cotton one with short sleeves. 

Well, ,this time I made a Granny-go-round cardigan. This will keep me nice and cosy when the temperatures start to go down. 

Pattern by Ironlamb , available on  Love Crafts 

A quick make was this crochet doily .I made a few of these in the past , including matching coasters , but I needed another one. 

And....after a while ....I finally got my watercolours and brushes out again. 

This was a group project from "Zusammen zu Hause " (Together at home) . It's a weekly free live viodeo class on Instagram made by two lovely German Ladies. It was a fun evening painting along with them and lots of others. 

Gone with the flow on this one. Slightly abstract and ideal for warm up :) 

I like exploring different painting styles and abstract is normally not something I do very often.

I'm also working on a new scrap kit , but you'll have to wait for a preview. 

I'm not quite that far yet. I doubt I get it finished this coming week , the doorframes take priority .I need to get them done before I have to be back at work. And you know my motto these days : no stress , live in the moment and hygge :) 

Right, so this brings me to the final part of this post again. The freebie kit download parts....

Here are 3 more random parts 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/r5ws7u1bp5emx7b/sr_egyptiandreams2.zip/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/cd575c45qz2hjrk/sr_egyptiandreams12.zip/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/wf0712tlr21ibip/sr_egyptiandreams3.zip/file

Enjoy , and I will be back with more soon.

Stay healthy and crafty 

Hugs Snowy

We're going Egyptian :)

 Good evening and hello :) 

I thought it's the perfect time to do my blogpost now while England is going football mad. I don't watch the football, but I hope Italy will win . I rather use the time to write and work on my latest project.

Talking of that project....

.....this is what I started last year. The texture of this crochet piece turned out so heavy and dense , I didn't like it at all. So last week I started frogging , rolled up the yarn into balls and started anew. 

This time not crochet , but knitting. 

I added a second strand of cosy  Brushed Alpaca Silk yarn , a very simple pattern and the difference is amazing. It's now light weight and airy despite using the same yarn plus Alpaca. The texture is softer and not as thick as the crochet version, but warmer . 

It's slow going because I am not pushing myself as I used to. Slow and steady reaches the goal as well. Okay, that means I don't have as many pics to share , but my health comes first.  

I'm also making some other changes in my day to day life and attempt to be more environmental friendly.

I'm cutting out as much plastic as possible ! 

Fully biodegradable bin bags...

....biodegradable cosmetic wipes and reusable ,washable pads , and I went back to good old fashioned laundry powder in a cardboard box instead of liquid from plastic bottles. 

Nature is too beautiful and important to drown it in plastic. 

And now we're going Egyptian for the new Freebie kit. 

Egyptian Dreams used to be one of my best selling Store kits and now you can grab it for free. Warning: this kit is huge ! There is a second part and a couple of add-ons as well. 

You'll end up with 14 zip files :) 

 

Here the first 2 downloads in random order:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/gkxf7lsewk7rrkc/sr_egyptiandreams1.zip/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/tcounlw19zh40s7/sr_egyptiandreams13.zip/file

Enjoy , stay healthy , crafty and hugs from 

Snowy 

:) 'till next post