Day 23 of
#yarnlovechallenge
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The theme for today is ‘throwback’.
Throwback…
Tag: gift
Library…
Day 21 of
#yarnlovechallenge
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The theme for today is ‘library!’.
This isn’t my library… but probably the world’s smallest library ever, in a phone box!
You can read all about my visit here.
I made these cute little flower bookmarks and left them as a present.
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Progress…
Day 12 of
#yarnlovechallenge
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The theme for today is ‘progress’. So here’s mine, progress that is!
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I’ve Caught the Virus
The Virus Shawl bug, that is.
The yarn is Scheepjes Invicta Colour – 972, a 4 ply fingering weight yarn that is 75% wool and 25% polyamide. The colour way is just gorgeous and the yarn was easy to hook with. Occasionally the length of yarn withered thin, but remained usable nonetheless.
I adored the long colour repeats from turquoise blue into chocolate brown and sage green and couldn’t help get excited each time the colour change slipped over my hook…I don’t think I will ever get bored with the delight a colour changing yarn gives.
The eyelets that form in sequenced linear fashion amazed me. I couldn’t quite believe that a few trebles could create such a beautiful drape and fabric. They reminded me so much of a peacocks tail feather that I had to name this virus shawl The Chocolate Peacock!
All in all a beautiful hook up made all the more simple by following a youtube tutorial of which there are several, I really liked this one though
This pattern is all over the internet, I used this one on Ravelry as a free download.
As for the yarn would I use it again…
yes, to make another virus shawl of course, but this time in beautiful sunset shades (colourway 959).
I may possibly have developed a shawl addiction.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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And the yarny winner is…
I love this bit…announcing the winner of my yarny competition. Last year Mr R drew names from a wooly hat in traditional old skool style.
This year however, I have allocated all entrants a random number and then got all high tech and used Random.org to select a winner. A massive thank you to all of you who entered, I wish I could let you all win, but alas that is not possible.
So with out any further ado the winner of this hank of gorgeous baby alpaca yarn…
is Denise over at Nerdish Delights. Huge yarny congratulations to you Denise, I will email you now to arrange delivery of this yumminess.
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24 hours left
Well, it’s about 25 hours and 45 minutes actually!! Still time to enter my yarny give-a-way; details can be found just here. Closing at midnight 22nd August 2016 (British time). Open to all…good luck!
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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?
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