19.10.13

Bobble galore

Crocheting a cowl, while being all snuggled up in blankets.
Another in between project... I have so many wips... As per usual!
And no, I haven't finished my Giant Granny Square yet, but almost, yes.

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And again colours you're not really used of me...

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I have a bit of a crush on bobble stitches recently.
Can you tell...?

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I never really liked variegated yarn, until recently.
(Usually I don't make a sample either - I just start something new.)
It's funny how the same pattern looks quite different with other yarn.
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Anyway, I frogged this sample last week.

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How do you feel about variegated yarn? Love or hate,
or maybe just neutral...?

♦♦ Thanks for dropping by & have a nice day! ♦♦

9.10.13

Working on the giant granny square

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The giant granny square works up very quickly.
Row after row. Still struggling a bit with the colours.
It's not that I don't like them, but there's just so much contrast... ;-)
I think I will make another giant granny in my 'own' colours.
However, first have to finish this one!

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Have a nice day!
♦♦
PS. My hands are not as gigantic as might seem from the picture, lol.
it's only the throw that's giant. ;-)

7.10.13

♦♦♦Poncho♦♦♦

Hello & bonjour!

Here's a project that I haven't shown here before.
I made it for a friend. 
The pattern is from a Japanese crochet book.
(I'll post a photo of the book cover here later, in case you're interested to know which one.) I used an acrylic variegated yarn, I can't remember which hook size I used.


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There's something else, so completely different from the above... My heart bleeds for Madelief (from the beautiful blog) and her girls, who suffered such a tremendous loss yesterday. Please send them your love and virtual hugs.

Thank you, as always, for dropping by here.
All the best...
♦♦ 

1.10.13

Flabbergasted! (And some unusual wips)

A warm welcome new & old readers,

Flabbergasted, yes, that sort of describes my reaction this morning when I saw the visitor statistics of this little blog had exploded over the last day. The cause: an amazing - amazingly sweet - blog post of one of my crochet & blog heros, the very talented Vanessa from Coco Rose Dairies. So much kindness, it leaves me speechless... (And to think I'm such a complete amateur compared to her gorgeous work and beautifully written blog.) So from the bottom of my heart:
♦♦ Thank you Vanessa! ♦♦

It also made me realise it really is time for a new post...
However, it has been very busy around here. I don't get much crocheting done. (And I'm seriously behind visiting all your lovely blogs out there, but I will pop around to say hello soon!)
Although work-work takes up most of my time, I did manage over the last weeks to start (but not finish, nope) some new projects. Which have one thing in common: an unusual (as in: unusual for me) colour combination.

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This is supposed to become a giant granny square throw with a vintage vibe... I'm struggling a bit with the colours because there so different from my usual palette. Mmm, we'll see how & if that works out. At least a big granny square is a guarantee for relaxing crocheting, perfect after a long & tiring day at work.

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Then there's also this winter project (scarf, hat and mittens). Even more unusual colours, but I fell for the very soft yarn. (Which only came in these colours, haha.)

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And the last wip: this potholder sample. It should become the first of a new range of potholders... (And okay, this is made with colours that are more customary for me.)

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Sorry, the pics are not the best (made in a bit of a rush) - I'm slightly worried you will be disappointed about the quality after reading Coco Rose's sweet words. ;-)

♦♦ Thanks for dropping by & have a lovely day. ♦♦