Boos Mummy

 As usual time has flown by here in Yorkshire. One minute we're gearing up for Christmas and before I know it Easter half term has arrived and the kids are at home. Since January I've been busy with different crafting projects. One thing I wanted to make myself was a book cover for a notebook that I could use for all my craft projects and ideas.  My husband bought me the Charles Dickens kit from Bothy Threads for Christmas so I couldn't resist starting that on New Years. It didn't take me long to do at all in the long winter evenings.  I had so much fun stitching this even if I had to use the aida that came in the kit as none of my favourite fabrics were the right size (I couldn't be bothered to wait for some to arrive as I wanted to start it straight away!) I also took part in an online workshop with Ellie Hipkin who is an amazing textile mixed media artist. After spending a lot of time walking up and down our local fields I wanted to capture some of it on fabric. ...

 I recently bought a mystery box from The Knitting Network , inside were lots of new wools that I'd never tried before. As some were only 50g balls I decided to knit something small to see how they knitted up.  What's better than a tea cosy for using those odd bits and as we're coming into the cooler weather it'll keep my teapot lovely and warm. Here are the photos of the tea cosies that I've already made... My favourite is the one in the centre. The wool is Hayfield Baby Blossom Chunky and is so soft and squishy, it knits up so well I'm going to make our daughter a winter bobble hat and fingerless gloves with it.

As the schools are still closed here in the UK and I finished my Moorland Stripe blanket from Attic 24 I figured I'd do another one.  I only did 2 colours on the border this time as I didn't feel it needed anymore. Took a bit more counting to get into the rhythm of this pattern but once I got into it the blanket grew fast. Eldest son very happy he now has his own blanket for his bed.  I used the  Moorland colour pack from Wool Warehouse to make the Woodland blanket from Lucy at Attic 24 . Look at those delicious colours! It's an easy repeating pattern if you fancy making yourself one. I would recommend using some crochet stitch counters if you're new to crocheting. Again Lucy's instructions are well written and have illustrations so don't be put off.

The kids finished school and the country is in lockdown so I thought it's a good time to crochet another blanket ready for winter. I've used the Dune colour pack from Wool Warehouse  (it's Stylecraft Special DK) and the Moorland Stripe blanket pattern from Lucy at Attic 24 . One blanket all completed, when you're stuck in the house for weeks it's great to see something good come out of it. Once you get into the rhythm of the waves it's a very relaxing pattern to sit and work. The colours together in this blanket look amazing all finished. Must admit it's one of my favourite colour packs so far as I'm a fan of pastel shades. If you've never tried one of Lucy's patterns from Attic 24 I highly recommend them. They're well written and have photo illustrations for the beginner or nervous crocheter.

Whoo hoo, my first finish of 2020 😃  My Sweet Pea blanket is all done and being used as well.  It's been a joy to crochet this blanket during the cold and wet weather we've had.  It's the first Attic24 blanket I've done but will definitely not be the last. All done and in use by DH who's recovering from an operation Parts 1-6, just the border to do now Parts 1-5 Loving the feel of the wool and my new crochet hook Parts 1-4 Look at those colours, so cheerful in this dull and wet winter Parts 1-3 Parts 1 & 2 Part 1 - colours don't look as vibrant as in real life Just starting - couldn't find my stitch markers so safety pins from the first aid box had to do All my Sweet Pea blanket wools in a lovely bag from the Wool Warehouse