I am fascinated by colour, that is why I absolutely love yarns and fabrics and dishes of buttons and boxes of ribbon and rik rak and scrapbooking papers and… ahem…Sorry, I just drifted off into a wonderful colour bubble of lovliness….aahhh!
I love colour and am influenced with my colour choices from all around… here is a little of my inspiration…
vintage coffee pot
retro
old mapmy pillowcase
Vintage
ecclectic fabric
Abstract
Autumn leavescherry blossomalpine meadow
woodland walk
Nature and the seasons can provide an unlimited source of inspiration
summer skyromanceEaster Pastels
Quaint / romantic
monochrome / grey scale
Incidentally, black, white, creams, neutrals and the grey scale are not found on the colour wheel, but can be used to good effect
Shades of One colour can be calming and relaxing
Frequently, however I find myself overwhelmed by colour at the start of a project, whether it’s crochet or patchwork. Finished blocks and projects can look so completley different when made in different colour schemes… dont you think? So often, I have completley decided on my next project, only to procrastinate and dilly dally about which colour scheme to use, because usually I have at least 3 in mind… how to choose!!
colour wheel
There is always the colour wheel to help, choosing colours next to each other work well together, or for adding an accent colour choose colours that are opposite on the wheel!
I almost envy those who have set colour schemes that they seem to always work with, as generally their work is always awesome and once you’ve found a colour scheme that rocks, everything you produce from then on, well it’s gonna rock, right? Me, however I just cant resist colours, they seduce me and thats why I get overwhelmed.
Colour has powerful links with mood and emotion too, it is so much more than pink for a girl and blue for a boy! In the animal kingdom colour is used as a way of communication and in Victorian times flower colour communicated a variety of meanings, talking of which have you read The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, it’s an awesome fiction read!
This will be my first year, of setting myself some crafty goals, infact my first year of blogging, so I’m hoping I will figure this all out as I go along!
The idea is a weekly update of my progress or possible lack of it, depending on how I go…. please feel free to leave me comments to encourage me or send me a friendly push along if need be!
I’m thinking this list may well grow, but I am trying to keep it small and achievable as I’m a virgin blogger.
So here is my list…
ripple afghan
scrapghan (technically already started…but I would like to work alot more on this and maybe even finish it!)
tea cosy or 2
summer scarf
hook holder
a crochet wall hanging
charity SIBOL blankets (Sunshine International Blankets Of Love) charity for the elderly… have a look at SIBOL
headbands for Bowdazzling (charity for young girls undergoing chemotherapy)
x10 yarnbombs in my local community
crochet in the park
This was my very first yarn bomb!
poppies
purse
hot water bottle cover
fabric buttons
bunting
tree house decoration
tree house rules… “there aint no rules, there never was none, there aint never gonna be none”!!
(Its looking good but I think it could be pimped a little!)
broomstick crochet photo tutorial
Broomstick Crochet
this is one of the first blankets I ever made… and I’d love to do a
tutorial… (but I feel a little daunted by the process!)
So there it is… what do you think? A little short? It is I think … but I have a feeling that this list may well grow, and I like that it has growing room, because I’m pretty sure that this list will be as long as the yardage in my stash before too long. xx
This is what I woke up to this morning, at no earlier than 10am…. yes 10am! Not only was 10am such a lovely pleasure, but to be woken by Mr. R with breakfast in bed and some exciting mail has just had me smiling all day.
It was particularly welcome as my week has consisted of juggling work with a poorly little one and with Mr R working really long days also, which makes his gesture this morning quite sweet actually. I am returning the favour as I type though, as he is having a late afternoon snooze, before we head out into the garden this evening for a glass or two beside the chimenea.
Saturday morning bliss
So, I had a lovely parcel from Sheery, all the way from California, with 2 lovely crochet squares for my second Global Square Exchange blanket and my monthly crochet magazine. After a further whole hour to myself, I thought I ought to raise my body from my bed and resume being Mom again.
I joined a group on Ravelry back in August 2013 called the Global Square Exchange. It is a fab group of ladies from all around the world who swap squares both crochet and knitted… the beauty of this group is that there is no pressure or time deadlines and you can just dip in and out as life lets you… which gives the whole group a really relaxed feeling, which is definatley what I like about it the most.
So off I went about swapping squares from all around the world. Some from very far away…..
some from a bit closer to home!
Squares from all arond the Globe, India, Australia, USA, Germany and Finland as well as the UK.
My only request was any colours, any design! Which was a big thing for me as I love to plan out colours and designs and keep lists and make lists and generally be in CONTROL!!
I cant describe the lovely excitement that rises in you when the postman drops that little parcel through your door, or how a carefully placed parcel on the kitchen table enthuses your energy after a long day at work. It is joyful!
To see what has been created lovingly especially for you, each square stitched and parcelled up, sometimes with extra goodies such as tea/ coffee, postcards or a little letter, stitch markers, ribbon, buttons, recipies, bookmarks, patterns, pens, stickers for the boys and sometimes even yarn itself, caused me to feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
I think too, I should mention how oozingly happy it is to make someone a parcel also. To send it off and then to wait to hear that it arrived and that its owner is as delighted as you are. So all round happiness. Everyone could use some more of that!
Slowly my squares were accumlating in number and I stored them in an allocated basket, wandering honestly if I would ever put them together, or if I would ever have enough to make a blanket. I decided I wished to make a camping blanket as if I’m honest, I thought that the randomness of the squares, although individually beautiful, would not coordinate into a handsome blanket, so a tent may be the perfect place for such an object, where usefulness succeeds prettiness. HOW WRONG WAS I!!!
friends around the globe x
I honestly dont think I ever imagined that random squares could make such a beautiful blanket, not only is it beautiful, it is quirky, bespoke, and totally gorgous!…. I am definatley taking it camping, and then definatley keeping it on show and snuggling in it!
This blanket has become very special to me…. perhaps because it has connected me with people around the world whom I shall never meet, but who have become special to me through this project. And I have learned that planning and order have their place…. but actually to surround myself with the things that I love, whether they match or not makes my life richer x
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