Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

mrs-moneypenny

im on two of the festive threads that run all year on here so i didnt even notice you'd mentioned the word as i see it so often.

roamin_in_the_gloamin

Loads of cuddles to you all
x

mioliere

Hi everyone. A cold almost frosty start this morning but the sun is out now and it is warming up by the minute. I have just seen our first swallow of the seaon; that's the earliest we have seen them since we moved here five years ago. Hopefully, they will have another successful year breeding in our barn. I love to see them.

Jean - thanks for that link to the ribbon yarn necklaces. I do have some of that yarn, so I will have a go.

Elaine - thanks for the link to the crochet bobble wool pattern. I have three 50g balls of two tone blue. I can tell it won't be enough for a blanket but I can try a scarf.

Mrs Moneypenny - I think about Chrisstmas all year round!


I am really pleased with the stripey blanket I am making. I have used ten different colours so far, and am doing four rows of HDCs alternating with one row of a treble filet (1 tr, miss a stitch) and it's coming along really well. I am using oddments so I just crochet with each colour until I have run out of wool.

Have a great day, everyone.

KathyXX

mrs-moneypenny

love the pompom wool crochet

hope all are well

had the sewing machine out earlier and used some alomst 30 year old fabric to make a dress

this is the wool that i bought after you all started talking lace knitting and made me want to try it out

the red was knitted and the grey crocheted, really enjoyed doing it and want some more now

the grey one is for DD2s birthday

mioliere

They're both lovely, Mrs Moneypenny. I am going to dig out my pom-pom wool and the ladder ribbon out tomorrow and have a go with both of them. I was going to do it today but ended up spending all day making treats: a batch of Chalky's Ikea biscuits, a Weetabix cake, a tea loaf, and a chocolate pudding. It took me hours to clean up afterwards but it was well worth it!

KathyXX

mrs-moneypenny

sounds like you had a really busy day kathy and the things you made sound delicious. expect visitors to threaten descent soon

roamin_in_the_gloamin

Love those scarves Mrs moneypenny - not sure I would have the patience to do them tho'
Mioliere - if I hurry will there be any left for me with a cuppa?
I have spent the whole day in the greenhouse - took everything out sorted arranged, scrubbed the inside with that jeyes fluid stuff - smells terrible but I won't have any pests,. Mended the staging which was home made about 10 years ago and I keep saying we should buy some - NOPE saving the dosh for better things.
I have the outside to wash tomorrow and all the plant pots before I can put them back in safely, then it will be full speed ahead. I even filled the heater up in readiness of the cold snap due next week I believe. Of for a quiet sit down in a comfy chair with a little bit of crafty ness.

mrs-moneypenny

roamin the grey crocheted one was so easy and only took about 30 mins! the red one was done wile watching a dvd with DH so both were an evenings work.
you put 5 of the 'loops on your hook bring the first four over the last one so you are left with one, then put four more on and do the same again till you get to the end of the ball. Then i just pulled the end through and put a couple of stitches in to hold it neat.
the red knitted one was pick up four loops then knit into them so you are basically just knitting a four stitch row each time.

mioliere

Jean, sounds like you've worked hard enough today to have earned a piece of each cake and some biscuits!

Yes, Mrs Moneypenny - looks like Jean is on the way!

KathyXX

f1widow

evening all

psso sending you a warming get well soon hug xxxx get rid of that lurgy and get yourself to that hospital and make you properly better xxx

mrs m - love the scarves they are lovely xxx

mioliere - sound like you are busy - I don't think Ive every tried ladder yarn show us a pic when you have done xxx

roamin - hope you had the chance for a soothing soak and put your feet up xxx

ginny - thinking of you xxx

chalky - hope DDs friend is better and that you had a lovely time with DD and her new fella xxx

To those MIAs sending you lots of hugs and hoping you are well xxx

WELLL I don't know everything I touch lately has gone to pot in a very big way - the blanket I started for SIBOL knitted in strips has been just left as strips as I ran out of yarn and then realised it wasn't big enough .... doh (still will go to good use as will send to LHs to be made into a blanket) - then last night ......
I tried a pair of those socks on the loom that roamin put the linkie up for well I had loops everywhere when I was doing the heel - lovely pattern just not made for IDIOTS like me
Previous to this was the baby blankie made out of neglected yarn - really what am I like !!!

I have my craft room on my mind so am thinking I really need to get in here and get on and then maybe I can concentrate a bit better on the knitting and will in future just stick to "la la" friendly patterns

Anyway a cup of tea and a gentle few rows of second attempt baby blanket is calling - just been told tombola to raise funds for the little lad is end of month and as I only manage a few rows a night as its getting heavy I better get a shift on

Hugs and thinking of you all J xxxx