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A Yarny Giveaway…

Published on July 31, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin31 Comments

Yes, that’s right I’m having a little yarny giveaway here at the Nest. The purpose for such frivolity I hear you ask?

Well, it is a belated celebration of my 2 year blogging anniversary; which was actually back in June. Whilst I was aware this occasion had come and gone, life was a little too hectic to mark the occasion. So, I parked the celebration temporarily and am now ready with a little yarny give-a-way.

This year has been frantic and I want to thank all of my regular readers for being patient with me along this journey and for all of your cheering on! It has really helped me and if you’re relatively new around here consider it a welcome.

So before I get to the give-a-way, I thought I would just highlight some of my favourite posts from the last 12 months.

100 patch granny

The 100 patch granny blanket…

blog post here

joining tutorial here

A hooky bake off

The world’s smallest library

A yarny little leaf pattern

Robins nest square pattern

I love a little look back, don’t you?

So Give-a-way time…cue the party poppers!!! It’s easy to enter and is open to all. The prize to covet is this…

A gorgeous hank of beautifully soft baby alpaca wool in Lichen by Louisa Harding; which has an added touch of sparkle with a fine gold metallic thread.

glorious alpaca yarn

This yarn is gorgeous, I hooked with it a while ago…remember?

lightweight glamour... — lightweight glamour…

So the entry rules are simple.

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is leave a comment below. If you are reading this on facebook then like the page and leave a comment also. Simples! Closing date for entries is 22nd August 2016.

xxxxx

My PHD!

Published on July 16, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin21 Comments

I thought it about time I returned, I know its been a while and it has been far longer than I had planned. So I return with a familiar confession.

I have come to realise that I am actually not as clever as I like to think and so this post is about my PHD….Projects Half Done! I much prefer this to the acronym WIP (works in progress) as PHD sounds so much more positive and well….lets be frank; what I am about to show you is not in progress. Not even by any stretch of the imagination! Abandoned may be a better description.

So, first out of the box is the baby blanket awaiting the hooking of one final square and then construction. So close to a finish, but I need some more cotton.

Then there is this linen stitch blanket…I abandoned hooking because I felt my design may be a bit to fussy…I’m undecided. Do I continue or rip it back and reclaim the wool?….I’ve done that before.

Then there is my knitting loom project, a sumptuous alpaca cowl…I really must restart this…if I can remember how to that is!

The rainbow V stitch blanket is still on the go, not abandoned at all but most definitely a PHD!

And it is with this in mind I need you all to do me a small favour…if you don’t mind that is. If you ever read my words that might even hint I am going to study again then I would like you to hit me over the head with something very heavy!!!

xxxxx

Saturday…

Published on April 2, 2016April 2, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin4 Comments

The Robins nest squares are blocking…

The artfully simple angled scarf is finished.

And the neighbour just dropped these round…

perfect.

xxxxx

Easter yarn shortage…

Published on March 28, 2016March 28, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin6 Comments

Following some much needed soul restoration on Friday, the theme has lingered here at the nest over the Easter weekend; and I can deleriously report is continuing today too. However, hooking came to a very abrupt halt yesterday!

After a chaotic but funny Easter egg hunt, in which I muddled the clues up somehow; and hearty singing of praises in church. Followed a mixed weather walk just down by the brook,

up over the big field and back home through the daffodils…my favourite flowers in the whole world.

I love carefully picking my way back home through this flowery path…

Back home for some quiet hooking

which was fine until…

I realised I had only this much red cotton left and four robins nest motifs left to square…I told you the hooking came to an abrupt halt! Which was only soothed by this wonderful Easter tray that I received from my lovely brother and Sister in Law (Thank you Kate xx)

Which proved just perfect to hold my coffee whilst I ordered more yarn

xxxxx

Robin’s nest square

Published on March 2, 2016March 23, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin11 Comments

How can x2 part completed quilts just get mislaid???? That is the question I am pondering this week. Several years ago I started on two lovely quilts and I cant find them anywhere. However I did find this…

A square I hooked several years ago… along with my scribbled notes on the pattern. So I hooked up a new one and thought I’d share.

As always I’m using English crochet terminology.

Ch – chain

Slst – slip stitch

dc – double crochet

tr – treble crochet

ch3 – counts as a treble unless otherwise stated.

I’m using drops muskat cotton

and I’m using the colours listed below

red

old pink

white

vanilla yellow

dark orange

sky blue

apple green

and a 4mm crochet hook. This lovely yarny square measures 7″ x 7″ or 18cm x 18cm once blocked. To download a pdf version click here, otherwise full instructions are below.

So here goes…

ch2, join with ss to form a tiny ring

Row 1: ch3,

11tr into ring,

join blue yarn and slst into 3rd ch

(12tr in total).

Row 2: ch3,

1tr in same space, ch1

2tr in next st, ch1

2tr in next st, ch1, repeat * * x10 times,

slst into 3rd ch

(12 clusters of 2tr).

Row 3: join white yarn in any ch space, ch3,

2tr in same sp, ch1

3tr in next ch space, ch1

repeat * * x10 times

join with slst in ch3

(12 clusters of 3tr).

Row 4: join green yarn in any space and ch3,

3tr in same sp, ch1

4tr in next space, ch1,

repeat * * x10 times, join with slst in ch3

(12 clusters of 4tr)

Row 5: join yellow yarn in any space and ch3,

4tr in same sp, ch1

5tr in next space, ch1,

repeat * * x10 times, join with slst in ch3

(12 clusters of 5tr)

Row 6: join pink yarn to any space and ch3,

5tr in same sp, ch1,

6tr in next sp, ch1,

repeat * * x10 times, join with ss in ch3

(12 clusters of 6tr)

Row 7: join red yarn in any space, ch3,

5tr in same space,

ch3,

6tr in same space (corner made),

*6tr in next space, 6tr in next space,

6tr in next space, ch3,

6tr in same space (2nd corner made),*

repeat * x2 times*

6tr in next space, 6tr in next space, join with slst in beginning ch3. Do not fasten off.

Row 8: ch3,

1tr in next 5sts,

*6tr in ch3 sp,

ch2

6tr in same space (corner made),

1tr in next 5sts,

dc in next space (indicated by needle)

1tr in next 5sts,

dc in next space, 1tr in next 5sts,

dc in next space, 1tr in next 5sts*,

repeat * * x2times

6tr in ch3 space, ch2, 6tr in same space (corner made)

1tr in next 5sts, dc in next space,

1tr in next 5 sts, dc in next space,

1tr in next 5 sts,

slst to beginning 3rd ch to finish.

Weave in ends.

Pin out to block… this is really worth the extra effort. I just pinned this square to a clean towel,

then spritz with water and leave to dry.

blocking really makes the the world of difference…

A very versatile yarny square.

Happy hooking

xxxxx

‘Robins nest square’ designed by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin.wordpress.com…….March 2016

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Little Leaf pattern

Published on February 17, 2016September 30, 2023 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin19 Comments

wp_20160217_21_40_10_pro — ‘A yarny little leaf’ designed by Nicola Florence @ayarnyrobin.wordpress.com….February 2016

On a very wet afternoon, just the other day, I began to hook up some little leaves. Simple I thought, no pattern required.

After a couple of tweaks here and there, this is what my trusty hook had produced. I think they are rather sweet, so I thought I would share this little leaf pattern with you.

Little Leaf Pattern.

I used drops cotton dk and a 3.5mm hook. All instructions are using English terminology.

Slst – slip stitch

st – stitch

ch – chain

dc – double crochet

htr – half treble

tr – treble

dtr – double treble

blo – back loop only

Central Vein

Ch8, slst into 2nd ch from hook, then slst into each remaining 6ch and fasten off.

Leaf Body

Join chosen colour thread to 1st st at bottom of leaf vein. Ch1, dc in next st, htr in next st, tr in next st, 2dtr in next st, tr in next st, htr in next st, dc in same st, ch3(you should now be at the top of the vein).

You now need to reverse the pattern down the other side of the leaf. This time working in the back loops only.

So, dc in next st, htr in same st.

tr in next st, 2dtr in next st, tr in next st, htr in next st, dc in next st, slst in next st. Fasten off to finish and weave in ends.

Happy little leaf hooking

xxxxx

‘A yarny little leaf’ designed by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin.wordpress.com….February 2016.

Sweet mandalas

Published on February 3, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin5 Comments

Hooking these sweet mandalas has been so lovely…I actually hooked them last week so can include them in January’s makes.

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The pattern is by the very talented Robin Sanchez over at onceuponapinkmoon

Just had to share these with you.

xxxxx

A lost yarny Angel

Published on December 15, 2015 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin1 Comment

Do you remember these…I think I must have given all mine away last Christmas, because I’ve searched everywhere for my host of angels and can’t find them…I think it will be off to the shops tomorrow for some pipe cleaners and some sparkly yarn.

This divine angel is made by hooking 2 small granny squares and assembling with a few bits and pieces. I made mine in a white yarn with a silver sparkle…the pattern is by the very talented Priscilla Hewitt (search Granny square angel on her site) and is super simple to follow and in no time at all you could have your own host….

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A yarny give-a-way…

Published on June 5, 2015 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin27 Comments

A yarny give-a-way from a yarny robin!

From me to you with love…

to celebrate a year of this blog.

already a firm favourite!

(one of my first posts)

Whilst this blog started as a catalogue of my crafty life and has never been about the number of hits or the number of followers, I have been amazed and humbled over the last 12 months by the huge amount of encouragement and support I have received in terms of folk reading and liking my posts and leaving me such lovely comments…

THANK YOU ALL.

This last 12 months has seen lots of craftiness… here is a little snippet of some of my favourites

happy ripple in progress

(my first tutorial – bobble edge)

these little roses are gorgeous to hook

(roses and posies tea cosy)

yarnpom

(yarnpom)

Hot Love

(my first pattern)

There were also the new arrivals and fabulous family memories made…

Jess

( the arrival of Jess)

(and Percy)

down by the canal

(out on Bella!)

messin' about on the river — messin’ about on the river

(a day on the river)

I wish to show my appreciation by means of a small give-a-way… of yarn…open to all

it could be yours!

Just leave a comment below if you would like me to enter your name to win x3 50g balls of this Chunky yumminess… I will draw a winner on the 13th June, so make sure to leave a comment by the 12th June…

xxx

Blooming Joyful…

Published on May 12, 2015 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin12 Comments

How fun is this?….

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I’m getting so much joy from hooking up this absolutely lovely pattern…that I just had to share it with you all before it’s even finished. You will have guessed that it is another from Attic 24…the linky thing is just here.