Ripple, Ripple, Ripple.........

As promised, and I know it was a while ago, here is the finished ripple cushion! Ta Da!!!

Yes, that is the tail of a fury helper. Basil decided to lend his artistic skills. :)

The multi-coloured front is made from Moda Vera Bamboo/Cotton that I found at Spotlight on sale for $2 a ball. It actually only took one ball of each colour with some leftover. The back is made from purple Patons DK Smoothie and took two balls. I had planned to use the other half of the recycled cotton jumper but decided to save that for another cushion.

Did you miss me?

Oh dear, oh dear, where has the time gone? Unfortunatley Cosmic Creations has had to take a slight break while I organised myself for the begining of the school year. I had to get my teacher-y hat on and plan for the semester head. But enough of THAT! Back to all that is yarny/knitty/crochety and the like.

::I came across these wonderful Japanese books in Kinokuniya over the January holidays. I know, I'm very bad for not sharing sooner. Here is a sneak peak at some...


This one is my favourite. It's full of scarfs, bags, wraps, and hats and the motifs are all join as you go :: no sewing together at the end!! It's a Japanese book but all the patterns are in diafram format and it is really easy to follow.

Here's another Japanese one, but this one has 100 motifs! All different shapes and sizes for the imagination to play with - the possiblities are endless.

And lastly, I can't forget the book of crocheted flowers. This one isn't Japanese, it's American and has some very inspiring ideas!








 

Now that I'm back into the swing of things I'll post some pics of the ripple cushion soon. In the mean time, here's a pic of Alfons the Pin-eyed Bear (so called as his eyes are held on with sewing pins - don't worry they'll get sewn on soon).

Must dash, just remembered the cotton yarn I had dyeing - oops.
Cheers.

Better late than never....

As promised - yes it was a while ago - here is the completed Granny Garden cushion from Attic24.

In the beginning there was a lonely jumper. It sat patiently at a Salvation Army store for someone to find it. Well, someone did ME!!!

This was the jumper before I took to it with a pair of extremely sharp scissors. The front of the jumper and one sleeve were used for this cushion so that means I can use the rest of the jumper for another.

Here is what the jumper turned into...

...the back of the cushion. The crocheted edge you can see runs along what used to be the bottom of the front of the jumper.

After a rummage through the contents of the Button Bandit to find some contrasting buttons, these were stitched to what used to be the sleeve. It all means that the stuffing can be removed for washing.





 



And the finished front I hear you ask, what does that look like? Well...

Here is the finished item at home on the bed.

Yes, it does look rather lonely doesn't it? So that's why I started a ripple cushion to go with it!!!