Category: friendship
Fibre Friends…
Day 17 of
#yarnlovechallenge
and it’s still not too late join in.
The theme for today is ‘fibre friends’.
And I just want to thank all of my fibery friends all across the world, for your ongoing support and kind encouragement. Your creativity continually inspires me and I hope in turn my creativity inspires others.
xxxxx
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Family
Day 15 of
#yarnlovechallenge
and it’s still not too late join in.
The theme for today is ‘family’.
This about sums us up!
xxxxx
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Community
Day 5 of
#yarnlovechallenge
it’s not too late join in.
Community…
The global square exchange on ravelry is a fabulous group of folk to share love of yarn with. This is the result of international swapping….my blanket ‘around the world in 64 squares’.
xxxxx
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A yarny HUG in 2017
A yarny HUG or Happy Unexpected Gift.
A new project launched here at the nest which will run over the course of 2017. Aiming to distribute love, joy and hope at random through yarny little gifts.
May rose keyrings…. pattern by Attic 24
a yarny HUG
I will post more about this over the coming weeks.
There will be the chance to join me if you wish,
Take it, embrace it and be a part of it!
xxxxx
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A little something…a long time in the making!
Do you remember a little while back, in the summer I was lucky enough to win this gorgeous hank of yarn courtesy of Joey of littleblackdogsa all the way from South Africa…
Well, this yarn is a dream to hook with and let me tell you I have hooked with it!
I have hooked and frogged and hooked and frogged, because I wanted this little hank of yumminess to become something special.
You see this little hank has travelled some miles, all the way from South Africa to the Midlands of England. Then it wasn’t long before it was travelling again, this time back south to Devonshire. Where it was hooked almost everywhere
poolside…
seaside…
and even at the farm. But, I just didn’t feel the pattern I had chosen was special enough for this beautiful yarn.
The yarn as you can see is a 4 ply cotton organic yarn, which slipped over my hook effortlessly. Its twist meant that it did not split once during all of its hooking and frogging and it also maintained its tension throughout. But, the best thing about this yarn from One of a Kind Yarns is the amazing and unique colourway throughout. My heart swelled each time the delicate colour blended into the next gentle tone, non so much as when the lemon hues began to merge with the deep lavender…mmm it is still making me smile now!
Anyway, let me show you what I finally made…
A little something just for me.
Thanks to Joey.
xxxxx
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‘Very V’…a very happy blanket.
This is my latest finish.
I’ve called it the ‘Very V’ blanket, as it uses the very beautiful and very simple ‘v’ stitch throughout.
The yarn is stylecraft special dk and the colourway…
It reminds me very much of the Happy Ripple blanket I hooked a few years ago.
This blanket was a thank you gift for someone that has helped me enormously this year and each stitch, like the Happy Ripple before was hooked with love and prayer.
It makes my heart sing when I am able to gift something like this and know that it is appreciated.
I received a card in the post just this week from the owner of the Happy Ripple telling me of the enormous comfort the blanket has brought to both her and her family in the midst of heartbreak recently…
and that…
well that just blows me away.
xxxxx
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A Yarny Giveaway…
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.
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.
This yarn is gorgeous, I hooked with it a while ago…remember?
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
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Give-a-way…
Yes a Give-a-way…coming soon, just to give you a heads up. A small yarny gesture of celebration will be launched here tomorrow!
Watch this space…
xxxxx
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Sharing a good thing…
How Kind!
Thank you to Eleanor over at Harebells crochet for the nomination.
I love playing a very tiny part in such a BIG community of bloggers and am always amazed and humbled that even one person bothers to read what I type. So to be nominated for such makes me both smile and blush! The award comes with a few guidelines and in the true spirit of
‘Love is something if you give it away’
‘sharing a good thing’
‘pass the blessing on’ etc, etc…
The rules for the Creative Blogger Award are:
Thank the person who nominated you and include a link to their blog….. (tick)
Share five facts about yourself…..(tick)
Nominate other bloggers and add their links…..(tick)
Notify the bloggers you included…..(tick)Keep the rules in your post….(tick)
So, my 5 facts are:
1.
These are my absolute favourite animals…Alpaca’s! The yarn is divine and when my middle little Robin was very, very little he called them ‘naccapaccas’. We still use that word for them now.
2.
I am addicted to coffee, I just love to have a cup close at all points of the morning.
3.
I rely on hope, at all times and in all circumstances it is hope that drives my soul.
4.
I love a lazy afternoon, I don’t get many, but they are perhaps my most favourite thing… a lovely cosy blanket, snuggled up with my family, a cup of coffee, a hook and some yarn…bliss!
5.
According to the internet, my bakery name is ‘Sweet Brownie Patisserie’
Nominations
So time to share this good thing… My nominations for ‘creative blogger’ are:
Stefanie over at Wooly cakes and wooden spoons
(because I love her attitude and more recently her awesome podcasts)
Lundy Girl over at Could do worse
(because I love her posts about her allotment and wordless Wednesday’s also)
and Anna over at Boys and Chickens
(because I love the honesty of her writing about the everyday)
These are really great reads.
xxxxx
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