Another finish

Which of course means a new start too!!

But first the finish. The cute wee pink number I showed off last time is all done and wrapped up ready to be gifted. It really didn't take long at all.

It is the third time I have used the Neat Ripple pattern shared by Lucy on her Attic 24 blog. It's a nice easy pattern to follow. You can see another version of it in the photo below, done in a variegated pink yarn. It was pulled out a few nights ago, on a cooler evening, I'm really missing the warmth of that BIG woolly blanket LOL And on the back of the sofa, you can see just a hint of my Great British Granny blanket. So named as I used yarns made from British  heritage sheep breeds.  

Also in this photo you can see my latest project. I started it on Friday morning before work. This is my Cosy Cottage blanket. So called as I am using Lucy's Cosy Stripe pattern and her cottage colour selection. I have to say, after working with pure wool for my last three or four projects it is nice to be working with the lighter weight of the acrylic yarn, but I do miss the warmth of the wool. (Did I mention that already? LOL)  Lucy not only shares her patterns and tutorials and colour choices, she even shares her colour order and I'm following the colour chart she provided here, when she made a Cottage Ripple. The above picture was taken on Sunday when in a change to my usual Sunday morning kitchen routine I opted instead to join Tony in the sitting room. While he and my brother played war games on PlayStation, Belle found a cosy spot for a snooze and I added a few cosy stripes to my blanket.

Of course, less chores on Sunday means more chores on Tuesday and Wednesday, but I still found time yesterday to add more colours and, before I put it down at bed time last night  I had officially reached the quarter done point. My post it note marker has made it to the bottom of the first of four columns of listed colours.

  I have made one stripe in each of the fifteen colours and Grape has been used twice!

Sadly the flash photography does it no justice at all. In real life the colours are much prettier, but it is still early on a very grey and overcast morning so not enough natural light for a good picture. I'll make it my mission to get a much better picture of it some time very soon.

I didn't do all of my chores yesterday, opting to spend some time with my crochet, so today before playing I'll be making chicken pie (or maybe soup, I didn't decide yet.) and a bacon and egg pie, by special request, the menfolk are fishing at the weekend and I'm told, pie is required. I also need to do some laundry, some ironing, and have a general tidy up and make a trip to the post office. 

But all I really want to do is sit right here and crochet. 

Time to move.

Still hooking....

 After my huge finish last week, I wasn't sure what would be happening next. And pulled out three different projects! In the end it was my own big blanket that I settled on. I have finally added a few extra inces to the bottom, straightened out the waves across the bottom only and added a three round border, to only three sides!

And here it is, on our bed again. It isn't that much bigger, but at least now it hangs a little farther off the bottom of the bed and will keep my feet warm.

Then, on Thursday I made a start on this wee pink treasure.

A colleague is going to have a baby girl soon, so I thought I'd make a little blanket to go on a car seat or a buggy as she will be born mid winter. 

That's all my news, now time to go and read what you have been up to.

A Huge Crochet Finish.

I'll have to find something else to keep me warm in the evenings as last night I finished my brothers BIG blanket. After a quick measure over our bed on Sunday, just to ensure it is long enough, I started to add setting triangles into the tops of the zigzags.

I finished those yesterday then set about adding a very simple and narrow border.

 Just before going to bed last night I rolled it up and left it to rest.

I'm in love with it, it is quite heavy and drapes beautifully. I know for a fact that it is very cosy, it even looks warm in those lovely natural tones. I want to keep on going with it.... 

The ladies in the store where I have been buying the wool have asked to see it, so it will get an outing today.

The question I ask myself now is, what next? I didn't finish our own blanket yet. I thought it was finished, and we have been using it on our bed, but I keep saying I need to make it bigger, add a border, do more..... LOL

You can see it way back here!

On the other hand, look what the postie brought yesterday.

A beautiful squishy package of Attic 24 colours.

This is Lucy's Cottage Colours collection. I'm very tempted to start using them today...

She uses these colours in one of her ripple blankets. I think however I'll be using them for a cosy stripe. 

But first, I have to be domestic. I didn't do a thing yesterday, so I had better make up for that today. 

A Month Off

It wasn't a conscious decision, but at some point my mind decided that I wasn't going to make block four of Down in the Garden this month. Instead I have been hooking away on the big blanket.

So not really a month off at all!

I spent all day yesterday curled up under it and plan to make some time for more of the same today.

But first I need to go buy some more yarn. 

An old one...

But I love it.

With ANZAC Day just around the corner, poppy sellers will be out in NZ today.

Time to show off this beauty again. I've always loved poppies and couldn't resist making this one last year. .

Claire and Debbie bought me a kit at a sale they attended. Love those girls.