Bobbles all round here – yesterday I posted about an amazing gift I received from Finland here and today I can report that my colourful baby bobble blanket – courtesy of the lovely website Moogly is growing by the day, ready to go to my cousin who is having a baby in the New Year.
Category: Moogly
Autumn Comes Round Again – time for crochet?
Autumn is definitely my season, not only because I love the colours of orange, yellow, green and brown but I love the early, dew-filled mornings, the smell of this season is particularly earthy and grounding and I love to walk outside when the sun is shining – all year, of course, but particularly in Autumn.
The last week or so here in Norfolk has been superb weather – as has much of the UK, but there is something really special about a big Norfolk sky – people complain that Norfolk is flat but they need to look up to appreciate it properly in my opinion – (sorry, feeling a bit opinionated today!)
Moogly Afghan CAL so far ……
Having just completed my 8th block in the Moogly Afghan CAL I thought it would be a nice idea to show you where I am with it so far – courtesy of a PicMonkey collage.
Lazy Lovely Saturday
Spring Flowers and Country Fresh Blanket
First Block in the Moogly Crochet-Along completed (Yayyyy)
I sat down yesterday afternoon to start my first 12″ square in the Moogly Crochet Along (CAL) and have to say I am very pleased with the outcome – although it wasn’t for the feint hearted – I’m not sure a beginner would be able to follow the pattern!
So here is a sneak peak. If you want to know a bit more then check out my Moogly Afghan CAL Page – click on the link on the right of my blog (under Pages) to access it and get all the latest info and pics.
Delicious Anticipation
You know that feeling when you have finished a project – happy that it has turned out well and sad in some ways because you’ve finished it – but then there’s this moment when lots of ideas start to crowd into your head – what will the next project be, what colours, what type of yarn – ooohhh the possibilities are endless!
It’s that moment of delicious anticipation that I could experience all day long! In some ways for me it’s about the hunting out of the pattern, seeing if it is exactly what you want, or whether you can alter it in some way to suit your purpose, choosing the yarn, the stitches you are going to use and all those bits before you even get close to your foundation chain!
My next project, I’ve decided, will be a type of shawl that I can use in the winter to wrap round me while I am watching the telly or hooking away in our draughty living room! I’ve chosen some yummy colours and the yarn choice is Katia Merino. I have purchased two 50g balls each in the following colours – 3, 4, 10, 12, 13, 22, 29, 31 and 57 (they obviously can’t be bothered to give them names – shame as you could have such fun naming them!) but the yarn is supersoft 100% Extra Fine Merino Wool from Spain – here’s a pic (with 7 of the colours) so you get the idea
Time to sort out the Stash!
My yarns have been building up and up in bags in the kitchen until you could barely get past the table, so the time has come to sort it all out and find a home for projects not ‘currently’ on the go!
This is not helped by my overwhelming desire to add to my stash at every opportunity – well, I can’t resist a bargain, and I also have another couple of projects in mind to start (like I need more to start!!!)
Trawling the net last week I saw this beautiful 100% Merino on sale at Deramores (although I now see it’s back to full price – so I got even more of a bargain)and I couldn’t resist!