We have had some gorgeous weather and spent loads of time outdoors, on the slide, our pink car, pushing teddy in a pram, digging a flower bed for nasturtiums and lupins, and generally running like mad and shrieking!
More birthday presents…
My friend had a little girl recently and so I experimented with some layers and gifts I was given. The page is from a broken Bible with the genealogy of Jesus - a load of births!
I liked the layers so much I did one for Mira:
And here is her cake!
I had been secretly dreaming about a summer coat, in a bright and brezzy shade…lime green or a strong lilac or candy pink….sky blue even. And last Thursday at work, a lovely lovely friend put an M&S giftcard in my pigeonhole saying ‘God told me to give you this, buy something for yourself’!!
So I dashed out and tried on every summer coat they had, and funnily enough the one I liked best was…
ORANGE!!!!
It looks quite red here but here is the link for the M&S page: http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/product/B001RJDUKK/sr=1-32/qid=1236887730/ref=sr_1_32/279-5217025-4381853?ie=UTF8&node=&m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&keywords=&mnSBrand=core&size=60&rh=n%3A43109030&page=1
It makes me think a crochet flower scarf might be good with it, slightly like this one from last summer:
Anyway, I am very excited and happy and even a bit giddy!
I have been trying out various methods of joining my Babette squares, and the simple overcast stitch is my favourite for smooth, non-ridgy secure joins.
This is the centre panel with a new 12-round square.
I agree with the user comments on the web that suggest crocheting the 2-round squares witha smaller hook, otherwise they don’t fit! You can see where mine are supposed to go in the botton right corner…
But other than that I am so happy with the colourful sunshineyness!
I have been Mummying, Working, Crocheting, Invest-ing, Rock-ing, dreaming… Helen came to help out this morning and we went to Jurassic Jungle!
Have to go out to homework class now…
On Saturday I met Rachel John at one of the stands and she had the most amazing textiles made out of yarn combined from ten or more strands of yarn, knitted on HUGE needles. What surprised me most was that she used yarn I previously disdained for being too fuzzy or eyelashy or glittery and made it look amazing! And the texture - so thick and soft and squishy! So I looked out all the yarn I couldn’t work out how to use before and made my own ten strand ball of eyelash, mohair, wool and cotton…
And cast on 14 stitches with my 20mm needles…
I think this is a great way of reducing waste too - I bunged in all kinds of end scraps, some from Cyndi, attempted some colour variation, but I’m still not keen on the eyelash. Sorry eyelash yarns - never bought you, never will.
Will probably be a cushion for driving support.
…the beautiful New Lanark marled wool, could have bought every shade, plus Debbie Bliss soho, £6 the lot and free 20mm needles!
Mira thinks the needles are a good teething aid. They must have worked as I got a great sleep last night!
Thinking of maybe this? Can’t find the link any more - but I have the PDF.
More tomorrow!
So I am now feeling energetic enough to crochet and have already broken my no more stash vow rather badly… I thought about all the things I was going to give up this year in the way of trips and conferences, as travelling and fees would be demanding, so I bought yarn for when I’m too big to go anywhere and to comfort me and bring colour therapy… and to add to my blanket!
Th colours are a bit washed out but I have learned a lot this month: 1. I don’t like centre joins - I’m now doing them in the corners. 2. How to block - thanks Attic 24! 3. What colours work - I’m really not happy with the central 12 round and may pull it back to ten and then use it later, or crochet the last two rounds in the ivory. I also joined ravelry and got given some exciting knitting needles… more tomorrow!
Here is the original pattern:
I’m hoping to learn to be as bold and fearless with colour but I’m still a bit colour panicky…
1. I can’t stand raw tomato. Cooked is fine!
2. I would love to study mixed media/textiles at Art School.
3. I also have two webbed toes on each foot.
4. I love hearing peoples dreams and trying to interpret them.
5. I have two zillion creative projects I’d like to do.
6. I have the best friends a girl could wish for.
7. My favourite holidays were to Venice and the Grand Canyon.
8. I am obsessed with blogland.
9. I am obsessed with yarn and fabric.
10. I am obsessed with beads and buttons.
11. I once ate a worm because my dad told me to.
12. He also told me walnuts could climb walls. I didn’t know about blutak then!
13. I have the sweetest husband in the world.
14. I like cake decorating.
15. My favourite food right now is Japanese, six months till I can eat sushi again!
16. My favourtie writers are the 19th century female variety.
17. My favourite film is Baz Luhrman’s Romeo and Juliet.
18. Normally I prefer happy endings. I like happy things.
19. My favourite illustrators are Eric Carle, Lauren Child and Quentin Blake.
20. I wish I could go sledging today, but it’s probably not wise in my condition.
21. I have boys names picked out but struggling a bit to agree on girl’s names with Ben.
22. Mira has the best hair of any toddler I know! (I’m biased!)
23. I really wish she would not scream when we wash her though!
24. My favourite colour is blue - turquoises at the moment.
25. Being a Christian is the most amazing adventure I have ever been on!
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