Oh the excitement of working on the last block! Joining comes next, so surely it will soon be finished?
And then …
Oops! I’ve forgotten a whole colour sequence!
😟
Five Colour Friday
It’s been a while since the last Five Colour Friday. This wasn’t intentional, but travels made it a little difficult to post. Make sure you read on if you like a bargain.
Sometimes a gentle and quiet colour-scheme is all that’s needed.
Five colours for Five Colour Friday!
Stylecraft Special DK in Cloud Blue, Sage, Sherbet, Wisteria and Candyfloss
Make a cushion – a blanket – even a Poncho!
The more Grannies you make, the better the effect.
Slowly does it
I know that the sight of this will upset some of you. The ‘dreaded ends’. However, I find this quite inspiring, and those ends suggest a new blanket to me. Weaving in those ends is a very important part of the creative process to me, and I look forward to it.
Slowly each block is revealed. I find the process meditative and soothing. I prefer to do it in silence, but in this home ……. 🤣
How long will it take? Who cares? Little by little….
Enjoy your day.
The end of September
Cruising and more during the last part of September meant that the Temperature Blanket took a back seat for a while. It didn’t take long to finish that month, however, in fact, I did it while we travelled north to Scotland. We had three drivers, so a backseat was comfortable place to crochet.
The October catchup won’t take place in the car, it will be an evening’s work in front of the TV, once I’ve finished the outstanding washing, that is. I’ll also be working on the Spirit of September which is started….. but has a long way to go.
It’s good to be home. Although it’s lovely to travel and also to see family, there are so many things I miss about home. One of them is the garden – and this morning we discovered another rosebud to welcome us home
I also have another project on the hook, which will be the subject of another post. Here’s a little glimpse.
Now I have to order some more yarn. I’m completely out of several colours. It’s an ideal time to order…. Deramores has a 30% discount until the weekend……!
In – and – Out!
So, here we are home. Well, sort of! It’s been such a busy three weeks, and they aren’t over yet. Three weeks ago I was packing for twelve days in Madeira, last Saturday was a quick turnaround fo Scotland, and now (after less than 12 hours at home) we are preparing for grandchildren sitting overnight. We are tired, but looking forward to seeing them.
Our Scotland trip was a memory trip for my DH. Our daughter came too and shared the driving. Almost 500 miles there, and the same back yesterday.
We stayed just a couple of minutes from the sea in North Berwick, an old fishing village. It’s advertised as the Biarritz of the North, but whomever called it that has obviously never actually visited Biarritz. It is, however a gem in Scotland and deserves its own title rather than the one above. The people are friendly and the town conveniently placed for train or bus trips into the centre of Edinburgh.
I spent a fair bit of time in the back of the car, minding my own business while our daughter and her Dad chatted. I get to see her more than he does so it was good for them to catch up. I took my crochet, but it had to be mindless so I continued with a couple of projects.
This is so nearly finished, but I could only work on it on one evening. I did, however, almost finish this:
More information to come about both once we are on our own again.
The only disappointment about Scotland was the coffee! We had real difficulty finding anything that was drinkable until we visited Paul’s Yard. He recommended Cake who serve this coffee.
As you can see- I brought some back with me.
And now … Grandchildren 😆
Here today … gone …..
Well, I’ve just returned from being whisked away into the sunset
I’ve had a wonderful rest, and even managed to fit in a little crochet.
It isn’t finished, but it’s looking good. You’ll hear more in the days ahead, but I wanted you to know that I’m still in the land of the living 😉
You never can tell…
It’s been a funny old month so far. I won’t go into details, but it didn’t start the way we expected. Never mind! Things can only improve.
Crochet has taken a back seat. I decided to make the Spirit of September blanket wait until next month, but the colours called to me as I continued with the Temperature Blanket. Consequently I hooked a few squares, but this collage won’t give much away at all
Making them has helped me decide on the sequence and layout, so that was a good thing. I will also need to order more yarn! I’m holding out for a while, though, as I have enough to finish my main current work in progress and may not be around to take delivery. (There’s currently 30% off with code YARN30 – so worth investigating if you are in need of some)
If you have been following along on Instagram you will o doubt have seen the odd Square or two
And maybe even this progress shot
It’s still progressing! I want it finished by mid October at the latest. More updates will follow.
