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This is just a quick update for a year of projects, or YOP as I have being referring to it through out my posts. We are actually about half way through this year long project…yes it started in Summer 2014!
A meander through my mind….
Category: a year of projects 2014/15
This Cosy Journey continues
I posted earlier in the week about my big disaster in the Christmas present crochet arena… a calamity which at any other time I would have perceived as a mishap, but at this time of year, has escalated into an undue burden, helped only in that it was as a consequence of a school girl error on my part…in short I only had myself to blame!!
After long evenings of hard pressed hooking I have completed the body of the ‘her’ part of the ‘his and hers’ blanket set…and have commenced the ‘his’ blanket. To relieve the pressure, I have decided to set my goal more realistically and I aim to have both blankets finished to border stage…after all Christmas is all about love and as the intended recipients are my Mom and Dad and they love me very much…I can complete the borders if necessary on Boxing Day.
The Cosy Cottage blanket is just so beautifully girly and I have, despite my error, loved, loved, loved hooking it… I think my Mom will be so pleased with the colours too. I have followed the colour sequence that Lucy from Attic 24, used in her cottage ripple blanket, take a look if you want all the details of Lucy’s exquisite colour placement.
This is how the ‘his’ blanket, which I am naming the Eastern Bluebird Cosy blanket is looking so far…
I love how the essence of the blanket changes and grows with each colour band that is lovingly added.
Guess what I’m off to do now…. yes, this cosy journey continues.
xxx
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16 days to go!
Just a short update this week and here is why…..
It is with great panic that I have to report that I am still hooking the main body of this blanket, which is my Mom’s Christmas present (I have one to start for my Dad, yet, hence the panic!!)
I had almost finished it last week, when I noticed a distinct increase in stitches, meaning the sides were not straight. The reality of this meant that I had to rip out over a weeks worth of hooking and so now I am behind…seriously! My ONLY saving grace might be that I finish work on the 18th so may be able to make some time up then.
My error…simply becoming complacent and not counting every 4th row or so as this is such a simple pattern. Anyway, let’s not dwell, lesson learnt and it is such a lovely pattern that I am still very much in love with it.
Now, I must get back to my hook
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update
A quick update this week.
This week saw my first pattern release on a yarny robin… and it’s free
This is how my list is looking today,
COMPLETED
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headbands for Bowdazzling (charity for young girls undergoing chemotherapy)
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poppies
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hot water bottle cover
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basket weave baby blanket (added to the list Aug 2014)
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fingerless gloves (added to the list Aug 2014)
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x1 yarnbomb in my community
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winter hats for the Lil’ Robins and Mr R
– minion hat for my winter robin by request
– beanies for my Summer Robin and Autumn Robin and for Mr R.
OUTSTANDING
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scrapghan
fabric buttons
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bunting
hook holder
a crochet wall hanging
charity SIBOL blankets (Sunshine International Blankets Of Love) charity for the elderly… have a look at SIBOL
tree house decoration
broomstick crochet photo tutorial
purse
9 more yarnbombs in my community
If you would like to take part in a year of projects it’s never too late to join in with us or if you would like to take a look at some other blogs taking part, take a look here.
I have also set myself the crazy challenge of hooking a ‘his and hers’ blanket for my Mom and Dad for Christmas, hence this quick update… my hands should be hooking!
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Not a lot…but quite a bit!
This is the sum total of my craftiness this week….not a lot. This is my poppy made just for me, being as all the previous poppies I had made for myself were oohed and aahed over and taken by my family and friends…not that I minded in the least, I take great joy from knowing that my hooking is appreciated! I did however run out of the pretty topaz glass beads for the centre, but found these little glossy black beads instead which just makes this one extra special and mine!
I did achieve quite a bit else, this week saw my interview for my Return to Nursing Practice which was on Thursday. After much of the week re teaching myself fractions and how to do long division and multiplication of decimals (yawn, yawn) I took my numeracy and literacy tests and successfully got through the gruelling interview and so start this new and daunting journey on the 13th January 2015! (cue angelic hosts singing Hallelujah!!)
I hope to make progress this coming week on my own pattern and who knows maybe even finish it so that I can share it with you in time for Christmas.
If you have not read all about the Leibster Award, please take a peek just here, I have 10 nominations to make and if you would like me to nominate you to receive the online award, then just let me know by leaving me a comment.
Enjoy your week
xxx
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All the fun of the Circus!
Well as the title suggests, we’ve been to the circus this half term and had sooo much fun…. I’ve got some hookin’ done to show you and some exciting news to tell you also.
The Circus came to town quite literally and up went the big top and the signs and I thought that sounds like quite a lot of fun, so we headed off and that’s exactly what happened… we had lots of fun together and were treated to some outstanding entertainment that in places were quite terrifying to watch. Not a harness or safety net in sight, there were gasps from the audience and the modern day clowns (that were not scary at all!) made us chuckle out loud.
So, if this circus should come to a town near you, then it is well worth a visit. Did you notice my hat… that is one of this weeks finishes… It’s not on my YOP list, but I needed a beanie and it only took an afternoon to make. Here are some clearer pictures of it…
I adore the love notion which really finishes it off a treat, the yarn is delicious and was not only lovely to hook, but it is warm and snuggly too! Project notes can be found here.
I’ve also made lots more poppies, much like these ones as I have been inundated with requests for them, as I have for brainwave beanies so guess what I am currently up to!
So to my exciting news… I have been short listed for interview, this Thursday coming for my Return to Nursing Course at Uni….. as I’ve written that I realise that may not be hugely exciting for you and it might just be for me… so I will also let you know that this week I have started on my first crochet pattern, that will be free to my lovely readers and will be coming very soon.
I have also received a nomination for the above, which is lovely, so will post about that separately in the week! If you would like to be nominated for the award click here and leave me a message!
So with all my news shared, I’ll be off…have a good week and enjoy the fireworks!
xxx
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Year of Projects Progress
This week has come and gone in a flurry it now seems and I am happy to report that some progress has been made on my year of project list.
I had a lovely couple of days at the beginning of the week, catching up with friends sharing latte’s and maybe the odd cake here and there! I have enjoyed several long walks with the dogs through the autumnal leaves that are now carpeting most of the fields and parks nearby.
We also had a Parent’s evening thrown in mid week – which was a pleasure on all 3 counts I am both pleased and proud to say. Even work has come and gone quickly this week and so I find myself as I write this at the start of half term, looking forward to and easing into a long weekend (4 days) to be precise, of fun and family and no alarm clock!!!
I have some finishes to show you, if you are a regular reader you will have already seen a couple of them in the last 2 posts….
If however, you have not read the finished posts, more details on patterns and yarn can be found on these links:
Beanies
Poppies
I did manage another brain wave beanie, this time for Mr. R, who was super thrilled as he is working on a roof this coming week.
Details of how my list is now looking can be found here and if you would like to join in or take a look at other folk’s progress you can check out the group just here
xxx
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Remember Them Poppies
So quick and easy to make, the pattern is by Anne Egan and was in this months edition of Simply Crochet.
The actual poppy takes just over 5 minutes to hook up and I added the beads… which took a bit longer and of course the brooch pin on the back
All in all a really quick make… I have had to make several, as friends and family have visited they have all taken one…of course I’ve told them that they still need to make their donation towards the poppy appeal.
Do you have any highly recommended 30 min or less makes… if so let me know.
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A beanie or 2!
So here are the promised pics of the beanies I hooked up last week. The pattern is called the Brain Waves Beanie by Liz McQueen.
I made both my boys an adult sized hat from the FREE pattern, which has lots of clear instructions and is easy to follow. The only thing I didn’t have was the stated yarn weight so made these ones from my trusted stylecraft DK Special… it took me a couple of attempts to get the guage correct because of this and my first try was disappointingly huge!! So I came down a couple of hook sizes and used a 4.5mm hook and crocheted using the yarn double stranded… which as you can see has made up a dense, snug fitting hat.
Summer Robin made a design tweak and requested the addition of ear flaps… I added one of those cute ele buttons on each hat, expecting a protest… but they loved them and you can’t ask more than that!
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it was at the bottom of a stash bag!
Well this week I am posting and posting on time!
It’s been a while I know… but I think that I must start by thanking some very special people. If you read last weeks post you will know that I had lost my crojo! and I was desperate to find it again. After searching high and low to no avail, these very kind folk all offered their help in hunting for my elusive and misplaced enthusiasm;
Lucy, from aknitandacake despite having no crojo herself mailed me some enthusiasm.
Kim, from auntmaudknits kindly offered to send the great Aunt Maud herself, to come and have a good old rummage around in the search!!!
Ruth, from mysparemoments offered to search despite her leg being in a cast.
Iris, over at thegreenonion offered some of her very own crojo.
Last but by no means least…Sandra, atfarmgirlsam suggested amongst other things a bit of yarny retail therapy.
I am pleased to report that after all that help, I found my crojo at the bottom of an old stash bag… and got x2 items ticked off my year of projects list. A beanie for my Summer Robin and another for my Autumn Robin…I have no pics as they are away this weekend and their beanies have gone with them! I will post in the week about them.
As you can see from the photo I took Sandra’s advice and indulged in some (restrained) yarny retail therapy. Isn’t it delicious…it’s telling me to hook it into some hottie covers for Christmas!
I also had a little dabble around in Etsy and got these cute little elephant buttons.
I have also spent some very precious time with lil robins this weekend as it has just been him and me, as big brother is at scout camp and other big brother and Mr. R are on a cubs, lads and dads weekend. Lil robins’ requested we go bowling and eat pizza
and ice cream
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