Yet More Purchases

Here is one of my purchases from the Bakewell Wool Gathering last weekend. For beginner to intermediate crochet skills - I think the lady was too kind - I can't imagine that I am anywhere near intermediate, but we'll see.
So far I have resisted the temptation to start them as I am going to practice first.The picture is a bit small but it is Owl Bunting - quite cute. The plan is to hang them underneath my map of 100 Aker Wood - yes really.
It seems ages ago since I finished a project so I'll keep this post short so that I can continue with a project - the other purchase from last week which I did not resist from starting.

Crochet Progress

Ok so I got a little bored just going backwards and forwards with double and treble crochet so I decided to tackle a Granny Square - after all there seems to be so many things to do with them. 

A few weeks ago when I was down in my home town I just happened to wander into the wool shop, as you do, and decided to buy some bright coloured wool - and here it is. Just 3 balls  - the photograph does not do the brightness justice but it has been dull most of the weekend and I left it a little late to get the camera out.

So here are the 3 squares I have managed to complete so far  in order starting top left, then right and bottom. I thought the first attempt was ok - following the book, then second, well not too good - maybe I should have followed the book more although it is simple once you get going but I think I have mis-counted and just been too lazy to go back and correct it hence the wonky shape And finally the third one which I think is reasonable and probably makes the first one look a little poor.

This weekend I have been to the Bakewell Wool Gathering with a friend and made a couple of purchases -one to do more crochet - more of that another day.

Hardly a new Skill!

Well some time ago I decided I would like to learn to crochet, which is a brave decision considered my mother described my previous attempts as hopeless :-(
Also a friend bought me the beautiful "Knitting and Crochet Bible" along with wool and crochet hook to make a lovely rabbit, so if ever there was inspiration that is it!
So here is my latest attempt to learn this new skill - it might be unrecognisable but the above consists of double and I think treble crochet - I have certainly done some trebles but can't tell whether this photo includes the trebles - that's how bad I am. On the positive side, it looks like I have mastered the art of shaping although this might not be a plus when I was just trying to a straight piece for practice.
I have got a little bored just going backwards and forwards so I have moved onto to something else but more of that another time.
Today I have been cleaning out the physical "corner-by-the-sofa" - not sure it looks a great deal better but at least it has been vacuumed and the projects I am not currently working on - yes there are some, honest! - have been moved to a room upstairs - probably the are now trying to create their own projects corner-by-the-bed!

New Toys

Many months ago a dear friend gave me a gift voucher for my birthday to spend at Hobbycraft and since then I have been eyeing up various items for some time. Occasionally they appeared on offer, but never all at the same time - until recently.

So a few weeks ago I went and purchased all the above goodies plus a guillotine paper cutter for my card making.

The above includes a felting kit which I must say looks really good value. I expected purple fleece but there is purple, two shades of pink, green and cream so it looks as if might be able to make more than one.

The fat quarter is to make something from the Patchwork Bags book but \I am not sure there is enough to make any complete bag just so I may have to buy more fabric in a main colour. Well what else is a girl supposed to do???

Hmm I really ought to think about completing something to post on here - it must be about time. Talking of time, as Zebedee said - It's time for bed!