If you’re on Twitter (which I hardly ever am) you’d know all about my frustration with the blog yesterday…it was broken…I couldn’t post…I couldn’t even see the damn blog.

Anyway, in my steam-coming-out-of-ears haste to get the post up yesterday before the whole blog blew up in my face I left off a few(!!) rather significant (& helpful) details…geez Kirst…I think you’ve kind of lost sight of what this space was/is really all about.

Giving each other a hand…having a crack…trying new stuff…& maybe…sometimes…inspiring others to look at things a little differently.

OK…so the vintagey, picnicky bit of deliciousness from yesterday was hooked from a pattern found in 7 day afghans (mine is the 2004 version). The pattern is called perfect plaid. Here’s a link to the book from Delightful Books & Crafts. These guys deserve the sale in my opinion…purely for the name of their store!

I didn’t actually follow the pattern though. It seems that they may have confused the two colours in the writing up of the pattern. I just did what my eyes told me by looking at the finished blanket in the picture.

Yarn Details
I used Ella Rae Classic Superwash. The ladies at The Wool Shop advised it is about a 10ply. I purchased 6 balls of the pale grey, 4 balls of the dark grey & 2 balls of the green.  I’ve got plenty left over BUT I’m cool with that – I’m going to make a few pom poms for pip. My finished blanket measures about 1 metre square.  I’m happy with the width but should have used up a bit more yarn on the length because the stage 2 of the construction pulls everything in quite a lot!

I chose the yarn for a number of reasons…

• colour range
• size of ball – 100gm & 200metres (anything to avoid end weaving)
• price

Hook Details
I used a 6.5mm hook for the mesh & then a 9.00mm hook for the chaining.

Hope this helps you out!  Thanks for appreciating the blanket & for keeping me true to what it’s all about & reminding me this is a space I love & am proud of. x

with high level “squish factor”.

I totally chose to make this blanket because I had never seen anything like it & 7 Day Afghans promised it was quickest of quick.

It did take me more than 7 days…you could make it in 7 days though (if all you did was sit & hook 24/7). Best design feature is of course, the fringing. Only 1/2 as many ends to weave in!

The blanket is very weighty but still has a most excellent drape. I’m absolutely thrilled with this little number & think it will become a regular gifting project. I already have a request from The Big Girl for one of her very own.

Of course I like the reverse side better than the intended front. I’m really liking the vintage picnic vibe it’s got going on.

So it’s been more than seven days but I’ve loved every minute.

I’m nearly there…I just have to add the fromnothingtosomething bits (& yes Tarn – weave in the ends).

I’m hoping to finish it up over the weekend.

Nothing surprising here folks…I’ve been at it with the teeny hook again.

Usually I don’t find the small scale too much of a challenge but this effort did nearly blind me.

See that Timex face? It’s just the same as the one I got for my 9th birthday! I was super excited when I saw it in the op shop/thrift store. The original band was canvas (& very scratchy) so I hooked myself up this little pop of red.

I riffled through the button stash & found a cute little buckle that was just the right size.

It all came together pretty well & I think I like the red crochet band even more than the faux croc skin one on my original Timex.

PS: You’ll notice my artful use of blur here…that’s because my sister told me that she’s alarmed at how old my hands are looking…easy fixed. x

been tricking around with wordpress
drinking coffee
doing stuff with the kids
hooking up the 7 day afghan
& had a kid turn 12

It’s been miserable school holiday weather so we’ve been sticking close to home which has meant a little time for hookery (which is slower going that I thought) & a lot of coffee…hooray for coffee & crochet I say.

I’ll be sitting in the lounge at the cinema while The Big Girl attends the midnight screening of HP7 tomorrow night…still more crochet time (& I’ll probably need a couple of coffees to stay awake too).