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But, as often happens with such a big project, I have become a little bored of the same old same old, and my mind has wandered a bit. And then I had a birthday and my fabulous fella gave me some crochet books, one of which is entirely dedicated to trims. You can find it here: The Finer Edge<\/a><\/p>\n I dug out the beautiful (if rather pricey) yarn I’d just bought and started playing:<\/p>\n I wanted to trim the sleeves and hem of a dress I’d been given for my birthday, but it’s linen and this yarn is not machine washable, so I tried another:<\/p>\n But this was a bit thick and heavy… *Harumph*<\/p>\n However<\/em>… it did give me an idea…<\/p>\n At auction a couple of years ago, I bought a couple of boxes of sewing paraphernalia – the genuine article; in old tobacco tins with sellotaped “Pins”, “Buttons” etc and it contained loads and loads of mother-of-pearl buttons. On the strength of this one, a few friends ordered their own in various colours and with various decorations – these followed swiftly:<\/p>\n These are my own personal two that I am now living in:<\/p>\n Then<\/em>, I found a bag of beads I’ve had for years<\/em>:<\/p>\n But the real story of the past week is that I threw myself into something I’d promised aeons ago. Back in January, a few friends and I on Facebook became involved in a ‘Pay it Forward’ – the idea being that the first five friends to comment would receive something from you over the past year. Could be anything, but most likely, I think, is personal creations. One of these friends had her third beautiful daughter not so very long ago, and I decided to test my skill and knit her a jacket. My number five son – a little feral to say the least – pulled it off its needles once too often and I abandoned it. Then, I decided a granny-square hoodie was the way forward, but could only find a pattern for an adult and lost confidence in my ability to create…<\/p>\n Then<\/em>, I found this pattern on Etsy from monpetitviolon<\/em>: Little Crochet Cardigan<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>But this was a little too fuzzy-looking for my liking, so I attempted it again with cotton:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a> <\/a> <\/a>And another lovely friend stretched me a little further by sending me a picture she’d found on Pinterest and asking if I could do anything like it. I loved it, took up the challenge, and here it is:<\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>And here is a sample from the collection:<\/p>\n<\/a>I don’t think this enthusiasm is going to wear out any time soon \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n