BANK HOLIDAY

What lovely weather for the Bank Holiday. Spent Saturday crocheting in the garden. I looked up from my crochet and noticed out of the corner of my eye a lovely frog hopping across the lawn. He stayed still for many minutes to pose for this photo then hopped back into the pond. He knew exactly where he was going, obviously a regular to our garden.

This year the yellow flags in the pond have been amazing. The pond itself needs a bit of tidying up but we are aiming for the wild look. We have many young fish in there this year. A few less after a recent visit from a kingfisher! This is the second time we have had a kingfisher in the garden. The first was around xmas a few years ago and it came back every day for about a month. This time it only popped by one day that we noticed.

This year I have tidied up the clematis at the front of our house. I spent a bit of time encouraging it to grow up the trellis and it has kindly obliged. There are at least 10 flowers this year and it is looking really healthy. The photo does not do it justice I am afraid. Next year I am hoping it will be even better.

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Woolly Hugs Blankets for Chernobyl

Ladies at my crochet groups have been busy over the last few months making blankets for the children of Chernobyl. Each year many children from Chernobyl visit this country for a break and each child goes home with a blanket thanks to the lovely team at Woolly Hugs and all their supporters. We have made 2 blankets at our groups, but unfortunately due to the coronavirus these have yet to be sent off to Woolly Hugs. I am keeping them safe until that time. Thank you to everyone that has helped.

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Neat Ripple Baby Blanket

A new project begins. I have made 2 blankets previously in this pattern and it is very addictive. I have been asked to make a baby blanket and couldn't wait to do this pattern once again. It is the Neat Ripple Pattern by Attic24. I love this pattern with the repetitive ripples and I also love the way Lucy writes her patterns. They are very clear and packed with many photos and so are suitabe for absolute beginners. The yarn I am using is Stylecraft special double knitting. It is a lovely acrylic yarn which comes in a vast range of colours. The colours I have chosen are white, mustard, grey and charcoal. Grey seems to be a popular colour at the moment and I felt it went well with mustard, a colour I have  not used in any blankets previously.This is the start but as it is a small blanket it hopefully wont take long.

Well it didn’t take long! The blanket is finished. It measures 88cm wide by 80 cm high.  It will be for sale on my Facebook page for £40. It will make a lovely blanket for a new baby.

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