Yarn Along: Spring is here!

... well, maybe that's a bit optimistic. It's still very cold here although there's just a hint of sunset on my way home from work.

Here's a blanket I'm working on.

I'm using the 'join as you go' method for these mini crochet-squares - it's fun to learn a new technique and thankfully I don't have to stitch them all together!

Joining in with Ginny.

Yarn Along: Keep Warm

Knitting: Finished some baby blankets and mini matching hats.

Reading: Property lettings!

Joining in with Ginny.

Yarn Along: Feet

The past couple of days I've been crocheting a pair of socks, although it's a surprise who they're for. I can make them up quite quickly now, and the yarn I'm using is a really nice shade of purple. Fittingly, the book I've currently got my nose in is The Girl With Glass Feet, by Ali Shaw. I'm not very far through it yet but so far it's very interesting - it gets the balance of fairytale and realism just right, and I love Shaw's use of description. You can't see it here, but each page is gilt-edged with silver to match that lovely cover design.

I've also almost finished my eleventh Embodiment book. I have a day off tomorrow, so hopefully I can finish the socks and the journal!

(Joining in with Ginny's Yarn Along.)

Yarn Along: I must be crazy

Joining in with Ginny (a little late, I'm afraid!).

Now I know nothing about your Avengoids or your Marvel or your Batdude or Cat Lady or any other superfolks*, but this weekend I decided to do something Captain America themed for my nephew as he arrived wearing his onesie. If this project turns out to be a blanket (current plan), I've got plenty of time to finish it for Christmas. However, I'd hate to have to find a replacement yarn for that dark blue if the store sold out of it - I'm completely in love with it.

The pattern to crochet the star can be found here (YouTube). Thanks, Crochet Hooks You!

And here's the cover I finished last week. All I need now is a small bottom panel to help keep the cushion in, which shouldn't take me too long. While I really like how it turned out, I didn't expect it to be ... so loud! Haha.

The 'springtime' and row of bottom buttons was an improvisation as I realised the basket was too off-centre for my liking.

The basket was made up from my head, but you can find the (knitted) flower pattern here at Little Cotton Rabbits. For the bottom three flowers, I did a row of single-crochet in the dark pink yarn around the outside of the petals before sewing them up together.

Overall, a nice productive week on the needles.

(P.S. To those who have commented in previous posts thank you so much for stopping by! <3 p="">

* - Once, Smaz and I were watching the BYBA (marching band) finals. One was a superhero themed show, and one guy - the drum major, I think - was in this entirely blue outfit. I was convinced he was meant to be Bananaman for most of the show until Smaz pointed out he was actually meant to be Captain America. Whoops.

Yarn Along: Spring is here!

Joining in with Ginny today.

I didn't realise until this morning that the book I have with me matches the yarn! It's my Tune-a-Day book for the violin. I used to own the older version of this book back when I played the violin as a kid. Now I've picked the instrument back up, I'm trying to familiarise myself with reading music and how to play certain notes again. 

I've decided to take a break from my main project (the blanket I talked about last week - still trying to find a space big enough to photograph the entire thing) and work on something else with different colours. I had some yellow yarn left, a ball of cream double-knitting I bought by accident, and this lovely leaf green I picked up a few months ago. All of them together really seem to evoke the feeling of 'spring' along with the bright mornings we've been lucky enough to have recently.

This 'something else' eventually became plans for a cushion cover when I realised I may not have enough of the yellow for another blanket. So far, so good. I can't wait to see how it turns out.

Yarn Along

I need to get back into reading, and thanks to my friend Florrie I have finally started on The Hunger Games trilogy. I'm about two-thirds of the way through the first book and so far, so good - the story is gripping and the characters are really quite likeable, especially Katniss.

Crochet-wise, I'm still working on a single-bed blanket out of multiple granny squares. It's getting to the point where I could do these in my sleep, but they're enjoyable regardless.

I also had a birthday on Monday, and a graduation ceremony on the same day! I will be sure to upload some pictures when I see them, I had a wonderful time (and looked pretty good in a robe and mortarboard).

(Click here to find out more about the Yarn Along on Ginny's website. I'm really getting into reading homesteading blogs, and picked up on this really nice little feature - as I always have something on a needle, I figured I'd give it a shot!)