Knitting, crocheting and general craftery

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Velociraptor Feb 2016 10:00am, 21 Feb 2016 33,468 posts	0 Velociraptor Gnome needs to learn to tread the fine line between being knitworthy and being a gimmiepig I've broken out of my usual behaviour and accepted a couple of bright acrylic jumpers my mum knitted. I know how much I appreciate it when family members are willing to wear what I knit and they'll be brilliant if I ever do event support where I need to be instantly recognisable.
fraggle Feb 2016 1:20pm, 21 Feb 2016 684 posts	0 fraggle I thought as I lurk on here a lot, I'd share some of my makes over the last year - I don't think I've put them on this thread before, so apologies if I'm repeating myself firstly a bag I made to keep my clothes, towel, etc in at work
fraggle Feb 2016 1:21pm, 21 Feb 2016 685 posts	0 fraggle This is another version of said bag -this time for the gym
fraggle Feb 2016 1:22pm, 21 Feb 2016 686 posts	0 fraggle A quilt / playmat I made for a colleague at work who had a baby
fraggle Feb 2016 1:23pm, 21 Feb 2016 687 posts	0 fraggle I made this one, my '50 shades of grey' quilt for a dear friend who was undergoing an unpleasant divorce. This was to cheer him up when he moved into his new house
fraggle Feb 2016 1:24pm, 21 Feb 2016 688 posts	0 fraggle I made this nest of bags as a christmas present for the daughter of a friend
fraggle Feb 2016 1:26pm, 21 Feb 2016 689 posts	0 fraggle and finally.... today I've finished making this quilt top, which will be made into a 'keep me warm o the sofa' quilt I'm thinking of quilting in a spiral design, starting in one of his eyes
Velociraptor Feb 2016 1:36pm, 21 Feb 2016 33,470 posts	0 Velociraptor These are lovely, fraggle. You're very talented.
Squares Feb 2016 1:45pm, 21 Feb 2016 2,483 posts	0 Squares Brilliant!
fraggle Feb 2016 1:50pm, 21 Feb 2016 690 posts	0 fraggle Cheers! maybe talented at following a pattern V

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A thread for those of us who like making 'stuff'.

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Fabric shops - bricks or on-line. fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=556

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