Happy Easter…

Happy Easter to you all! I really hope that you have a lovely long weekend, enjoy the sunshine and see the opportunities for new beginnings. Do you remember a few weeks ago, when I was preparing my Easter crochet project, and I didn’t quite know what to do? Well, inspiration hit: and I ended up combining two of my favourite crafts – crochet and embroidery. I am very new to embroidery; I have dabbled in it a little and been to a couple of classes, but as yet I haven’t really found my way of doing it. I think that this may be about to change. I know myself and know there is little point in aiming for fine embroidery, maybe one day…but not yet. For me it needs to be slightly more instant, that’s way I love crochet – that instant hit. Somehow combining crochet and embroidery, seemed less daunting and more natural, and I can’t tell you how happy I am with the result. I hope you know that very special feeling that you get (occasionally) when you are soooo pleased with what you have made – it actually makes you glow? Glow: without being smug, because you know the amount of projects you are less pleased with greatly out-numbers the ones you love. That is how I feel about my Easter crochet. Are you ready? Ta-dah…

They were inspired by the AMAZING chocolate eggs, which Bettys (the famous Bett’s tea-room in York) has in their window each Easter…

I was also inspired by these which I came across on Ravelry. On each of my crochet egg, I embroidered a different stitch. I wonder if that makes them contemporary embroidery samplers?

There is whipped wheel stitch (sometimes known as spider’s wheel stitch)…