22 NEW STARS READY AND WAITING...

Managed to finish a pile of 22 star today ready to attach to the star blanket
CK DAISIES....

Also found a bag of Daisies.....oh! boy did they need a wash, I must have sealed them into a zip lock bag before they were dry.....what a pong!

Now they smell sweet again and are drying nicely

No idea what to make with these yet? You can see where the inspiration came from one of my CK mugs

I'M A BIT SAD

My Friend cried off for tomorrow, I'm a bit sad about that, but her daughter had arranged a treat for her 60th tomorrow and didn't know about my treat so family wins

Oh! well the house got a good clean this morning and all the cooking and baking is done for tomorrow too.
I should get a lot of crochet done tomorrow, as Phil has gone to a VW camper show so a day to myself to play hooky

Enjoy your weekend xx

TANGERINE GERBERA ANYONE?

A new flower for the window sill, a supermarket buy yesterday...a very on trend bright tangerine Gerbera

sits beautifully along side the shocking pink roses

So I just had to make a woolly version 

Isn't it a stunning colour?

lots of colours to play with here...

Finished the Stained Glass Cot blanket with a shell edging 

just need a cot to try it in now...

Reaching for the stars next..

Anyone ever done textile wrapping?...thinking of doing a class in a couple of weeks time

Enjoy your weekend everyone x

STAINED GLASS COT BLANKET

Would have been finished but l did the 1st 2 rounds with the wrong hook, one and half hours of work needed ripping.....ooops!

Another 3 rounds and l think it will be completed

3 balls of black used so far and l might need to get another one to finish it.

Going to finish the star blanket next

then all the Star cushions..

before l really get started on the Liquorice Allsorts blanket

Thanks Hillery for re-naming the blanket STAINED GLASS...works for me

Where has this week gone?

Enjoy your day x

Making plans for another friend with a 60th Birthday on Saturday, that will be a family day but she is coming over to spend the day with me on Sunday.....so I can give her a second birthday lol

Cake an all x

CROCHET ANEMONES

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 

Progress with the Kirsty inspired crochet

finish and do the posting today, one parcel to Belgium and one to Australia by close of play 

busy busy busy

enjoy your week xx

KIRSTY ALLSOPP'S NEW BED LINEN...MOLLIE

In the new,  Women and Home Magazine  

I love this magazine they use real people as models and they are of ALL AGES AND SHAPES...
makes a change from all the touched up and false looking models in lots of other magazine don't you think?

Kirsty Allsopp is looking as gorgeous as ever on the front cover dressed in my favourite shade of pink 

She is doing a huge amount for crafters and have a go and make it your selfers

big cheer for Kirsty

Inside is a feature all about her and her new bed linen for 2012 called Mollie in another of my favourite colour combo's pinks and greens with a splash of ochre yellow and lots of white

the motif in the linen is very like a crochet motif so l started to play with a woolly version

A WIP at the moment 

My first effort really needs ripping and starting again or l might just do another one, I had no soft ochre yellow yarn so l left it out in this one. 

But think it needs it and l might need a slightly different shade of green too.....need to see the bed linen up close and personal really for true colours, but l can see a lot of ideas forming from this bed linen, 

so many l might just have to order a set for our bed  

Enjoy your Sunday

ps 

out Tulip Table and 4 Panton 's' chairs are on their way...first mentioned them back in September

hope you remember?

cant wait, Phil decided yo order them yesterday as an early Birthday present for my 60th

can't wait 

IS IT BIG ENOUGH YET?

6 X 7 squares.....30" x 36"....another row on two sides may be?

14 more squares and a 2" Border should do it l think

Bed to deliver this morning catch ya later x

every now and then you come across a UNIQUE CROCHET ARTIST

Dee Dee's vintage retro delights

She is new to crochet and has started with a fabulous style that I hope is never lost

Absolutely adore  your work Dee

one of her first few wonderful pieces of crochet

isn't it wonderful?

and look at this.....

what l would give to have such originality 

LOVE YOUR STYLE DEE...xx

A true natural free form CROCHET ARTIST
IF YOU HAVE A MINUTE.......pop over and show her some support, she could do with a boost and lots of love going her way from the  very supportive crochet community

Have a wonderful day everyone x

hugs x

A CROCHET RECTANGLE TURNS INTO A SQUARE TODAY

Trying to decide on shape and size....

Now it's a square...

 or may be a cushion?

it would have been a bigger rectangle but l made the Liquorice Allsorts pattern, slightly different form this one 

so they didn't match and I was 5 short......tomorrow perhaps

Although a square can be made into so many other things...mmmm!

a choice to make

X

CROCHET PROMISE NO. 2....well on the way to completion

Making this sampler throw Promise no.2, It just needs one more row of 6 squares l think then a border to finish it off...just about the right size for a lap or cot blanket at a guess

see the toe nails still looking in perfect condition....finger nails a bit chipped so took the polish off the day before yesterday

then I can finish the Liquorice Allsorts blanket as the second half of the promise for February

Found a couple of new colourful note books yesterday from

a great store that only opened about a year ago, just heard it is closing, not good

Might make the star blanket on the chair, Promise No. 3 for March.....

Help....Talk of March already!
Our  Sun filled Birthday Holiday will be next on the list


Enjoy your Wednesday x

Crochet Liquorice Allsorts

Another option for the black and blended yarn sampler blanket...

does it remind you of Liquorice Allsorts?

Got quite a lot done in the middle of the night..another bad night's sleep but still feel full of energy this morning so a whirlwind day I hope...do a bit of catching up

I've still got a cough but feel soooooo much better today, all those get well wishes worked I think

thanks again

have a wonderful day x

Little pink daisies or big sea green stars on the mesh scarf?

What to add to the mesh scarf?

or one big bloom?

I need to get a ball of black and join the 36 tonal GS already made
then decide on how the blocks will go together?

Have a great week everyone

xx

CROCHET RAINBOW STRIPES RE-MODELLED

Half done hiding in bags, boxes and cupboards, THE PROMISE A MONTH CONTINUES

As l had a very odd January l didn't finish the 1st PROMISE, 

but it was a biggy so l will keep working on it 

My 2nd PROMISE is ALREADY about 2/3rds complete.....

 SIMPLE RAINBOW SQUARES

I have lots of rainbow stuff half done so it started me off on a sort of vintage 70's feel blanket

This was a small rainbow cushion front half done so I ripped and blended...

each colour with a random dyed sock yarn for the 1st two rounds and the 3rd round was blended with a different colour or lighter yarn

each small ball was enough to do the 3 round GS and a enough to do a small flower in each colour may be?

giving me another set of squares, enough to do a third 9 GS block 

with 4 left over to start the 4th block 

this is the first one l made from something but l can't remember what it was now and l only did it about a week ago...blame it on the head cold shall I?

joined with black for a change and a sort of vintage feel

each set is blended in a different way...

'A reference blanket'

Thanks again for the get wells..they really uplift my spirits right now and make me feel so much better 

hugs to all xx

Thanks for the get well wishes

Thank you all for the get well wishes, thought l was on the mend yesterday but this morning another sore throat yet again...aren't bugs funny these days?

Managing to do a bit of crochet though from my sick bed (sofa really)

Prudence Mapstone Call

Joined in with a a call to do a free form coat hanger for an exhibition in Australia at the beginning of January, 

Prudence Mapstone on Ravelry ask us all to send a free form coat hanger, to be in Aus. for the end of February, I'm little bit behind with being poorly but getting there

It may or may not get into the exhibition but thought it a fun project to have a go at

My Coat hanger Progress

went for a sea life sort of theme

Have a good weekend everyone xx

Yet another apology..

Been laid up for a few days now, but almost back to normal, caught a bug at Alison's (my friends Birthday Party) last Saturday...head cold but made me feel so tired, although that could have been down to all the excitement of the month

Had time to think a lot over the last few days. Funny how life throws curved balls isn't it?

"Are we who we are or who we become...moulded by events may be?"

just a few of the pick and mix squares

Hope this cold weather isn't keeping you in doors to much!

hugs x

Waves stripes and daisies

Fun mix

HELLO...remember me?

Sorry for neglecting you all for the last couple of weeks, especially after l started a new blog with the promise of lots of lovely new ideas

But I am back in blogland and with lots of tit bits to share again 

The reason l went quite for a while is that l was approached by a publisher to write a crochet book...I was just so excited but terrified at the same time

We all had a meeting yesterday just outside Brighton, I met the team I will be working with and it all went really well. We drove down yesterday had the meeting and stayed in one of their flats over night drove back today after having a peek at Brighton

The flat was wonderful and the team were really lovely and made me feel very welcome and at ease,

so it looks like I have a new crochet book to write....

Now l know the brief I can share some of what I have been working on through January

Hope you will all be as pleased as l am, it is a dream come true for me, something l have always said l would do one day...seems like that day has arrived

Wish me luck, I'll need it....a huge challenge for me

For now how about a few stripes..2 rows of sc in a variety of colours

rainbow of wavy stripes 

lots of blue stripes

pastels

greens and reds

 and some tweedy ones too..

Don't you just love stripes?

plus a few triangles

and the mesh stitch scarf it coming along great too and a hat appeared 

to go with the collar both patterns on their way soon

Magic is believing in yourself. If you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Foka Gomez

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND XX