Books and Shades

 

 

Hello to you...

I've  had some truly lovely comments on my last post, thank you so much for stopping by taking the time to comment.

This week I've been mostly indoors due to the rainy weather.

Perfect time to snuggle up with a book my friend and neighbour kindly gave me to have a look at.

It's called "Crochet Workshop" by Erika Knight.

It's well worth a peruse.

I found the section showing different crochet stiches very interesting, being fairly new to crochet I didn't realise that there are so many!

There are some lovely projects too the Asymmetrical cardigan has to me my favourite, I think I will need wore practice before I attempt that.

 

 

 

I've been sitting in the window crocheting a basic cushion. I ran out of yarn shortly after the photo so will have to  wait to finish it. I'm using woolcraft new fashion 885 walnut such a bargain at £1.25 a ball.

This here is one of my favourite things. It belonged to my Great Grandmother (big Nana) It's battered and faded but I love it.

Sometimes it's the history as well as the item.

 

Lastly...

My Mum knowing my love of flamingos bought me a present this week.

Some super pink and glittery shades!

I think there amazingly kitsch.

 

Hope everyone is having a lovely week so far.

I'm very excited, we are visiting the zoo tomorrow (I think I'm more excited that my daughter)

xx

 

 



Blossom On The Tree....

 

 

 Hello to you
Yesterday my friend and neighbour had a trip to one of North Wales's largest craft and hobby shop,
Abakhan   It also has a pretty good website perfect for a browse.
It was like a sweetie shop in the wool section....

They had a huge range of fabrics

So many pretty prints.

Roll upon roll of bold and bright colours.

How on earth I didn't go wild and spend a fortune, I don't know. I came back with 3 balls of wool and a metre of fabric....I think I was a very good girl.

Hello cherry tree don't you look pretty!

Blossom on the tree.. you know how I feel!

Really pleased with my spring blubs they have really worked this year.....now I just need to remember what I did to make them work!

Sunshine flowers.

Just started hooking another blanket. 

Here come the granny squares again!

There's something lovely about these little circles....

 

Hope everyone has a lovely long weekend.

Fingers crossed for a sunny one.

xx



The Great British Sewing Bee and a Sneeky Peek...

Hello just a quick one today.

Went on the weekly shop this morning it never fails to make me irritated spending so much money on food and essentials but hey it's got to be done.

So imagine my joy when I got to the book aisle and spied the Great British Sewing Bee book!

I've been an avid viewer of the programme on at 8pm on a Tuesday on bbc 2 and was so disappointed that  it's going to be the last one next week it's gone so quick! Wish they could have squeezed some more episodes.

Not being one to spend frivolously....I had to make an exception and buy it.

It did help that it was half the cover price and my partner insisted and kindly treated me to it.

 So I think there will be some sewing projects on the cards very soon. It's packed full of ideas and tutorials although it only comes with one pattern I'll forgive it! very excited about delving into it properly later when I have some quiet time after my daughter has gone to bed.

The sneaky peek is the crochet blanket I have started at the top of the photo. I wanted to do something colourful and not very complicated so I've started single crocheting a row at a time.

A nice a project that doesn't take too much concentration and can be picked up and put down.

xx

 

 



Vintage Shopping and Finished Alpaca Scarf

 With my partner being roped into working another Saturday, my daughter and I headed off to see my parents for the day. I love going to my parents house it's always like going home, they still live in my childhood home. It's so nice that my daughter can see all the things that I used to when I was a child, the frog spawn in the pond, the tree my swing hung from, my favourite climbing tree and the best places to find snails!

My mum also keeps chickens my daughter really enjoys collecting the eggs and petting them. I wasn't keen on chickens but I've warmed to them slightly I wouldn't want to pick them up though!



Unlike my daughter who is much braver than me!

Another thing I like to do when I'm at my parents house is to pop over to a near by antiques shop with my Dad that sells everything from true antiques to modern day so there's a lot in between. I'm afraid I got a little snap here being full of great things to photograph.....

 One of my favourite things are vintage cases great for storing fabrics and yarns.

Beautiful old till with intricate engraved pattern so pretty a lot more attractive than modern ones.

I really want this but I cant afford it so I had to do with a picture instead! *sigh*

 Pretty parasol

 Beautifully displayed unit full of treasures

 They sell vintage books too I managed to resist this time.

retro sewing machine

Collection of knitting needles all reasonably priced.

I was very restrained and only bought one thing that I just couldn't leave behind. Sometimes you just know you'll regret it if you don't get it....so I did.

 Here it is you'll have to trust me it looks better in real life

 The idea was to photograph it on the washing line......but it's raining :(

It's a vintage shawl, but I'm thinking I might use it on my bed as long as everyone promises not to sit on it! (I'm guessing this wont happen)

The antique shop I visited

 

So on to the scarf I don't know if you remember, but I posted a photo of some new wool I'd bought on my visit to the wool shop well its been used.

It's wonderful quality yarn and very soft.

Making a start, shortly after I had added the second ball of wool/yarn I'm not sure what happened but I managed to increase the stiches to my scarf sort of ballooned out! opps!

So I had to undo a fair bit and start again which is always a bit disheartening when things like that happen but I persevered.

 Just finishing off the trim and tying off

 Here we go all finished.

I put a trim on just to neaten the edges and to add a little detail and colour.

Trying to show you what it looks like on!

Well it's certainly still cold enough for a scarf here so looks like I might get to wear it a few times before its packed away for winter.

xx