Oops, I’ve fallen out of blogland again. I think I might just have to accept that just happens sometimes! I’ve been so busy on the old making front recently I’ve forgotten to make any posts about any of it.
Some of you may have seen these pics on instagram, but for the rest of you, I thought I’d share!
Recently I’ve been working on some designs for The Knitter and Simply Knitting, which I can’t post about, but in my spare time, and to change the motion my wrists are doing, I’ve been doing a lot of crochet. 3 blankets have been started.
Blanket #1:
I actually began this blanket over a year ago I think, the yarn is from a crazy stash of tiny single skeins I was given (you can see it in all it’s entirety here, scroll down to the bottom.) I dipped back into it a couple of months ago, and just seeing all the squares sitting together is enough inspiration to carry on.
However, I then got distracted by this,
Blanket #2
I’d had the urge to do a ripple stitch blanket for ages, and I love the monotony of it, and the fact I don’t need to think about colours, just keep going blindly whilst watching a good show. Like House of Cards, which I’m a bit stuck on at the moment!
The yarn is something I brought back from Zakopane in Poland, I found an old lady selling a lot of huge skeins (you can see in the top photo) of this scratchy handspun stuff for next to nothing – I think it cost me the equivalent of £18 for 3 kilos. I made my friend Matt carry it back in his suitcase, as it wouldn’t fit in mine, and I’ve had it sitting around for the best part of 6 years.
Blanket #3
We had a small problem with moths recently and it led me to having a proper look through my stash. I had so much Erika Knight Vintage Wool, but not enough to make anything big for me in a colourway I wanted to use. I like the purple, but I don’t need any more purple clothing right now.
It feels so soft and luxurious I decided to cast on (is it called casting on in crochet?) a third blanket. First I made this square, which worked up quickly and provided instant gratification.
Then obviously I just had to make more! One square can be made in just a couple of hours, so this blanket won’t take too long at all. It’s going to go on our bed, I can visualise it there already, which spurs me to keep going at it. I love all these colours together and can’t wait until it’s finished.
And lastly, I upcycled this ring on Sunday! I had the button lying around for ages, it’s from a bracelet made up of a few of them, but my skinny wrists meant I had to take one off. I had one of those “ta da!” moments and decided to sew it onto a ring. Love it!
