I'm still here

Well today it's rainy and windy and very very chilly! Today is a proper winter day and I'm trying to think whether I like it or not...

It's been a long log time since my last post, Christmas holidays are over and I really didn't have the time nor the mood to crochet.

But still, I have finished a couple of projects, even though pinterest was a source for some very appealing projects, that took a great amount of self-restraint not to start crocheting.

I feel that I have to stick on my original plan not to start a new project up until I finish most of my WIPs. But still I have been crocheting a shawl for a dear friend that I want to be finished until the end of this week.

She asked me very nicely if I could do this, and we went together to my favourite yarn store for the yarn. She picked an incredible shade of red that makes you feel happy while working with it. As I have already mentioned I prefer acrylic yarn. It's not that I don't have strong feelings for woolly yarn but I'm practical and I do not like spending much time for blocking. I prefer walking, crocheting, reading....


Today it's the perfect weather for crocheting! No distractions that a sunny day kindly provides. No mood for long walks or biking!

Yesss it is a perfect day for a hot chocolate or a hot tea or even both... back to back!

Bye bye!

V.

Last quarter of the year

Hello again!

The idea behind this blog was to post at least once a week if I have something to say.

And then I thought why not have a project on a program? I big project like a blanket. Something overwhelming that I haven't tried before. So, I search through my stash and found several balls of yarn in a nice gray shade. 

Bought them, but somewhere in the way stored them away. Now, it is time to use them.

I don't have actually an exact blanket - project in mind, the only thing I know is that I'm going to use all I have. For sure I'm going to use a join-as-you-go method because stitching is BORING!

I have started crocheting October 1st  and today I have 7 basic granny squares.

It is the basic granny square and I use this pattern from a really wonderful lady. I don't know yet how many granny squares I can get out of a ball so I do not know the exact size of the "future" blanket!  I am crocheting in a 4 mm hook and the yarn is 100% premium acrylic, 100 gr., 300m. each. I like crocheting with acrylic yarns because there is no shrinking when washing the projects in the washing machine!

This last quarter of the year also got me thinking of all those unfinished project that all crafters have... and I have many! SO I started finishing some and I will be posting soon the progress.

I have been making and attaching tassels to shawl that was stored away for almost one and a half year. 

bye bye for now!

V.