Kite!

We got kites ages ago and finally got around to painting and flying them! It did keep turning upside down, but that might just be my kite-flying ability. We had a lot of fun in any case, and I could always add a tail if necessary (maybe a salmon?).

The kites were Asobi Ecoflyers, which are made from bamboo and silk, and are very cheap as well as being eco-friendly! I would forget the felt-tips they come with though. I painted mine with thin washes of dilute acylic paint.

A little snowfall

I woke up this morning to find the fields white with snow! We were running a little late and missed the sledging, but I managed to take Eira out for a few photographs. Don't worry - I took her in again before she got too cold!

The hills were beautiful, but then again, they always are.

Grumman F6F Hellcat

I've had a dreadful cold over the past few days, so haven't been able to go out to get yarn to finish my Wren. Instead, I've spent my time crafting in a different way - I made a plane! It's a Grumman F6F Hellcat, which was a US carrier-based fighter during WWII. It's great what you can do with foam, paper and card, and it flies really well. If I'm feeling okay I'll go out on the hill later and test it properly, although it might be a bit windy, and I'll have to watch out for the sheep...

I might make a Mitsubishi Zero one day in the same way, but I really need to get back to crocheting!

Blythe bear hat

My partner has become completely obsessed with Blythe dolls, so I decided to crochet a little bear hat! It's a slightly modified version of this one. Being an amigurumi designer mostly, I'd never done double crochet before, and changed the pattern to use Magic Circles and work in spirals. I've decided that spirals don't work very well for hats, but the rest turned out well! I'm going to make a panda one next.

Sorry that we don't actually have a doll yet to model it!

As for amigurumi, I'm a bit stuck at the moment. I'm having trouble finishing the colour changes for the wren pattern, and although I've bought some yarn for a fox, I'm not sure what sort of look to go for yet. Might have to whip up some prototypes...