cosying up for winter

today ive dug out all the crochet cushions i have made-to put back on the settee for winter -also have a stack of crochet blankets dug out ready to wash and dry to have on the settee too-the boys and i just love to being all snuggly on the settee in the winter-will have to take a picture once the blanket are on too

crazy crochet

well yesterday i tried to master granny stripes-rather than granny square- hard work is not the word-i got the stitches right but then the foundation chain looked too tight-i loosened the foundation chain and the stitches started looking to big- i will try again another day

as for today's crocheting- i have crocheted on an open top bus-in a park-on a normal bus-at the bus station and at home-with some gorgeous multi coloured wool-not sure what the project will be yet-as the wool is £1.27 for a 50g ball-so i bought 4- and am already on my 2nd ball

hand quilting

i dug my patchwork quilting out earlier-and added a few more squares-it is very rustic-no pattern as such-and most of the squares arent even "square"-i have been working on it for years-and now remember why i leave it so long inbetween sessions-it is so labour intensive-it does look very pretty-all flowery prints-one day i will finish it

i also have a child themed one i start making for the boys at the same time-this is a decnt ish size-sort of lap quilt size-just needs backing and padding

he did it

reuben has learnt how to ride his bike without his stabilisers-he rode quite a distance last night-ok we stopped and started a million times but he did it-im sooo proud of him

riding well

reuben has almost mastered the art of riding his bike without stabilisers-which for someone who sometimes struggles with his co-ordination is fab-he is so pleased with himself-so we shall be off out again later for him to have another go

crocheting -mostly pinks

ive been working on a lovely granny square blanket for a couple from church who are having their first baby-they know it is a girl-so it is in fab baby pink-and just bought some multi colour pastel wool just to break it up a bit-will post a pic soon

what an awful day

the weather here today looks yuck

it has clearly rained overnight-garden is soaking-so the children will have to play indoors today

so i think i will be doing a lot of tv watching/crocheting today

long time no blog

i havent blogged in nearly a year-shocking

i have been working fulltime for the last year as a teaching assistant-but am still crocheting-a lot recently in fact

the photography however has been put on the backburner

i must rectify this