Three good things

A quick and simple crochet project...

Pretty pink roses in my living room...

A sweet little hanging decoration made for me by my Miss M at school this week. I think it's actually a Christmas decoration (very early though!) but it's too pretty to put away until then. I just love it...

What has been making you smile this week?

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October

A day late with my little round up of October but here it is....

....autumn walks...seasonal flowers...tea...baking....and lots and lots of crochet!

Hope October was a good month for you too?

I'm now looking forward to what November might bring...

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Happy Halloween!

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Wrist warmers

I finished the wrist warmers I was making which is a good thing as I think I will be needing them really soon!

These were a quick little make...I think I was ready for a couple of small projects after finishing my big blanket. These are based on a pattern by Lucy of Attic24. I'm sorry I can't provide a link as I have started blogging from my phone and I just can't seem to work out how to add a link! I used to use blogsy to write my blog posts but it started taking an absolute age to publish a post and sometimes would refuse to publish it at all! Has anyone else found this with blogsy?  Anyway, so I gave up and have found using blogger from my phone quick and simple! Just the link thing I can't work out but hopefully G might be able to help me as I really am useless with these sort of things! Sorry about that, but if you google attic24 wrist warmers, Lucy's post should come up. 

So a few details...the grey yarn is James C Brett Aria in silver. It's a really pretty yarn with some lovely sequins running through it. I did find it tricky to crochet with, it really wasn't the easiest yarn to work with at all. However, I'm glad I persevered because I do like how my wrist warmers have turned out. The pink yarn is Stylecraft Special 4ply in pale rose and I used a 4mm hook. 

Today I am exhausted after 3 very long days at work, so I'm now going to put my feet up and have a cuppa and a little catch up of all my favourite blogs!

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Reasons to be cheerful...

So, this week the weather has been very grey, wet and generally miserable. Miss M returned to school on Wednesday after the October break and I have been mostly staying home since then, keeping busy and myself cheerful with happy and colourful things...

 

I finished a little blanket that I had been making for my cousin's baby. It's really quite a wee blanket and only measures 62cm by 70cm...really just large enough for a crib or car seat. But, I'm pleased with it, it only took a week or so to crochet and I enjoyed every minute of making it....

I have been enjoying these pretty and bright flowers on my kitchen table...

I have started 2 new crochet projects. A pair of wrist warmers for myself and a cushion cover in pretty shell stitch to match my granny squares blanket for our bed. I am enjoying both although the yarn for the wrist warmers is a bit of a pain to work with. Hopefully it will be worth it on the end...

I have just finished making some white chocolate rocky road for G to take into work tommorrow. He and his workmates enjoy a sweet treat on Fridays...

Thank you all so much for the lovely, lovely comments about my blanket on my last post!  I really do appreciate them so much and I also appreciate that you still come and visit me here even though I haven't been posting as frequently lately....thank you. 

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Colourful granny squares blanket

I finished my blanket last night!  I'm so happy with how it has turned out...

I really enjoyed making this blanket, the colours please me a lot and I love how the white makes the colours look really fresh.  The only part I didn't enjoy was sewing in the ends...there were literally hundreds of them!  But in the end, I think it was worth all the time I spent sewing them in. 

So a few details...

I made 144 granny squares, each one had 3 rounds and round 3 in each was always white. I joined the squares together using a dc seam and then did 7 rounds of trebles, finishing off with a shell edging. The yarn used was all double knitting and was mainly Stylecraft Special and Sirdar Snuggly.  I used a 4mm hook.  It fits perfectly on our double bed.

So another big blanket finished...and I already have plans to make another!

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Autumn days

It feels like autumn is really here now. There is a definite nip in the air and it's dark by 7pm here! But I don't mind because there are lots of things I like about this season....

Walks with G and Miss M...

Tasty soups ... and puddings with lots of custard...

Cosy nights in with the wood burner on...

New chunky yarn for cosy projects. I am currently making a hot water bottle cosy which I am enjoying so much. The pattern is from the lovely Cocorose Diaries...

Happy days!

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