August bank holiday weekend and look what I have been wearing...
Yes, that's right - my crochet hat. Along with a pair of flowery wellie-boots: only now you can't see the flowers because they are sooo covered in mud. I have been a-festivaling, so no time for new crochet.
I am going to spent a delightful afternoon working on my blanket (let's face it, it is the prefect weather for blanket making) - so should be more crochet very soon.
Happy crocheting!
I thought that I would share with you one of my very favourite crochet books...
As the photo tells the book is 100 Flowers to Knit and Crochet by the very talented Lesley Stanfield. This is one of my most well used crochet books as the damage to the spine will testify for.
The book is (as the title suggests) dedicated to both knitting and crocheting: it is split into the two sections, with equal time spent on each craft. This can be a rarity - as crochet so often made to feel like knitting's poor relation. Not in this book.
I can't really comment on the knitting sections (I can knit - just choose not to, in favour of the flexibility and freedom of crochet), but the crochet section is FANTASTIC. It is even themed into basic, intermediate and advance patterns, so there is truly something for all. The patterns are charted, for those of us who prefer not to read: as crochet patterns can be scarily wordy in places. The results are always, as the worked-up photographs show. Perfect!
This book should take pride of place on the bookshelves of all knitters and crocheters.
For some reason (not entirely sure what) I haven't spent much time with my hook, over the last few days.
Perhaps it was the lure of new season apples and all that they bring: like apple and cinnamon cake...
Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Especially with cold vanilla ice-cream!!!!!!!!!
May-be I will get round to some crocheting today. May-be I will just eat cake..!
Remember the blanket which I started making? I thought I'd share my progress with you.
I think that it is going rather well, and so far I haven't lost my motivation for the project.
I should explain that sometimes my motivation for crocheting large things (never for crochet itself) does waiver, with the delights of a new project.
But so far so good!
I think I need to make 32 of the white and green hexagons, just 10 of the purple, white and green hexagons and 22 green and a colour yet to be decided upon hexagons.
Will keep you up-dated...
Can someone just remind me: it is August? It is still summer? So why is it sooooooooo wet and horrid outside?
Here's something to make your heart sing, and remind you of those long hazy days that we should be having right-about now!
I love the colour combinations that nature gives us. So very vibrant. Perfect inspriation for choosing the colours of yarn to crochet with.
Back to crocheting my blanket. Looks like I might be needing it sooner than I was anticipating!
The other day I paid a visit to the Breezy Knees Garden.
The garden is amazing: well worth a visit. It is full of different areas to explore and lots in inspiration for creating crochet flowers and colour combinations.
A beautiful rose...
The long borders...
What every gardener should have in their garden...
The photographs don't do the garden justice.
Go along and visit the garden, before the rain spoils all the lovely flowers...
What better thing to do during one of the hottest weeks of the year: than start making a blanket...
The pattern is taken from Melody Griffiths book Crocheted Throws and Wraps.
The way I think is by the time I have made all the individual parts of the blanket it will be winter. So making it up in winter will keep me warm.
See there is logic in there some where!?!
Crochet or not crochet..? That is the question...
Your thoughts please...
My friend has the most beautiful daughter, who last week celebrated her very first birthday.
Naturally I crocheted her a birthday present.
Do you remember the tiny elephant I made a while ago? Designed by the very talented Irene Strange ?
Well I thought I would make her a slightly larger one...
Hope she likes it..?
Do you rember the crochet Rapunzel Scarf which I stared making during the Wimbledon finals? Ta-dah...
The pattern was in Inside Crochet Issue 16, by Helda Panagary. I worked mine using King Cole Riot yarn - and I think that it has worked rather well.
I will be perfect for when those chilly Autumnal winds start to blow the leaves from the trees. For now, here's to the sun-shine of July!
Happy crocheting!
I love to create beautiful things out of yarn. I love textile crafts, especailly crochet.
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