Wednesday 5 December 2012

Scarves Galore


I have finally made time to indulge in some much needed crochet. I mentioned in my previous post that I had an idea for some handmade Christmas presents for some special ladies. I decided on scarves as quite frankly you can have enough scarves and I wanted to give something similar to each but choosing individual colours each one has become unique. I am thrilled with the results and can’t wait to see what they think come Christmas morning : )




 
 






I used Patons Smoothie DK, it comes in some fantastic colours however it is quite splitty and tricky to work with at first, once I got in the swing of things it was a doddle and super dopper soft. To make these lovely cosy scarves I used a 4mm hook and 3 x 50g balls per scarf with a little left over, each scarf took 2 evenings to complete, I think I worked so quickly due to the sheer excitment to get started on the next one and see how the colours worked up together.

These are the colours I used...

Red Mix (2018), Cream (1019), Slate (1088), Lilac Mix (2019), White (1020), Pale Blue (2001), Pink Mix (2002), Lime (1010), Blue Mix (2012) and Finally Blue (1085).


All wrapped up in some pretty craft boxes with festive ribbon from East of India that I brough online. They are ready for the tree : )












Tuesday 23 October 2012

Autumn Break


Well... what a chaotic couple of months! A week off with the two Mr. T's is just what the doctor ordered. Fantastic weather and a special Birthday for Mr. T all wrapped up in Autumny splender has left me refreshed and ready for the run up to Christmas.

During our time off we got up to all sorts... a great deal of walking, took in a show and visited loved ones... as always Twm came with us almost everywhere. We did quite a lot of hopping around England and Wales which was exciting as we dont tend to venture over the bridge : )

Our first excursion was Tan Y Coed, a beautiful woodland walk, fairly local to where we are now but the scenary and autumn colours were sooo lovely that I thought I would share them... what make this walk even better is that the footpath through the tall Fir's was built by my soon to be Step Father!
 
 




  

For Mr T's Birthday we decided to go for a lovely long walk up Pen Y Fan which is part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. A fairly easy walk I thought as we had ventured up Pen Y Fan quite a few times before... little did I know that Mr T had discovered a different route up to the summit which left me and poor Twm feeling rather achy after, Mr T was thrilled and had a great day which along with the beautiful weather left us all tired but smiling.


 The next stop on our autumn adventure took us to Stamford to visit my Dad, Lesley and Daisy. A short and sweet visit but making time to take Twm and Daisy for a stroll around Fine shade Woodland Park. The dogs had a great time running around and sniffing, whilst we humans ambled about taking in the autumny splender. We also payed a visit to my Grandmother in Basingstoke which was lovely... chatting, catching up and putting the world right : )



 
Our final destination was completely out of the ordinary for Mr T and I as we rarely go out for the evening. I had won tickets in work to see Cirque Du Soleil - Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour at the O2. We had an amazing evening... the show was phenomenal, I would highly recommend a visit to anyone who likes Michael Jackson’s music… but even if you don’t the show itself is a marvel.
 
Time off always flys by so quickly and I'll be back in work in no time... but all is not lost as I have had some great ideas for hooky christmas presents for family.



Monday 1 October 2012

The BIG move...

Well the last few months have been an eventful few to say the least Mr T. and I have decided to up sticks and move West. So with our little house on the market we have moved into a cosy granny annex on the top floor of my Mum's house in Ceredigion. So here is a quick run down of my last few hectic months...

July - The move West and I have started a NEW job in Banking in Aberyswyth, which has been a whirlwind of excitement and at times a challenge. Especially with my degree still underway.






                       August - Izzy my little niece arrived bringing a little more joy to the world.



September - House hunting... as lovely as it is to be home with Mum and the family, Mr T and I are in much need of our own space. Twm the spaniel is thoroughly enjoying all the attention and a big house to roam around in, he has made himself quite at home.



 
Sadly crochet has taken a backburner with all the hecticness of moving and starting a new job... but I daresay that I shall dive into my yarn stash whip out a hook and crochet away to my hearts content shortly : )

Sunday 6 May 2012

Has Summer finally arrived?

What a lovely Sunday today has been. Glorious sunshine in my little corner of South Wales, which has been long overdue!! Lunch and degree coursework in the garden followed by Granny Bunting : )



 Garden is in need of a bit of rejuvenation : s

Thank you to Alice of Crochet with Raymond for this wonderful and simple pattern. I used the same yarn for this mini project that I used to make the lemon and white baby blanket in my previous post. The bunting will look adorable hung on the wall or on the nursery furniture!!



Sunday 29 April 2012

Lemon and White Baby Blanket

How exciting my first post... well here are a few snaps of a baby blanket I recently finished for my sister who is expecting. As you can probably tell we do not know the sex of the baby hence the choice of lemon and white coloured yarn. Im very pleased how it has turned out, I shall post a picture of the blanket in action around mid July when the little one arrives : )


The blanket is made using a basic granny square pattern, Purl Bee provides a fantastic tutorial on how to get started http://www.purlbee.com/granny-square-project/. I used 4 rows of each colour and a frilled edge which was made by... Chaining 3, followed by 4 dc in the chain space slst and then slst through the back of the next chain space... continue all the way around and slst to finish. I threaded a slim white ribbon through the chain spaces and tied it off in a basic bow.