more crocheted blocks

Ive been making a few more blocks using the book I mentioned earlier by Jan Eaton. They aren't all coming out exactly the same size and I thought it was down to my tension (which is usually good) but reading a group disscussion on Ravelry it seems everyone else has the same outcome. I'll just have to tidy them up and make them the same size once I am ready to join - but that wont be for a while!!!

my next project

Since finishing the blanket I have been working on a bag using a pattern from Lucy at attic24 (a blog that is fab) Lucy's is worked in an aran weight yarn and it beautiful stripes of lots of colours I used some double knitting cotton as I had some in my stash and did a few more rows on the base and sides - I am really pleased with how it turned out and have had a few compliments already!

So here it is.....

the charity blanket finished

I finished my charity blanket and handed it onto the lady who sends them off to the charity. I was pleased with how it looked and had a hard time giving it away - I'll just have to make myself one now

another charity blanket

I have crocheted lots of squares for another (bigger) charity blanket using mainly yarn Ive had free in magazines with a few oddments thrown in - the squares piled up ready for sorting into order ...

The squares bagged up ready for crocheting together...

The pins and the yarn ready for putting the blanket together...

To follow - the completed blanket - not sure how long it will take to finish it but pics to follow soon!!! (I'm about half way through already!)

My granny blanket....at last

The Granny Blanket I have been working on for a few years is finally finished - I am so pleased with how it turned out so here is the 225 squares all joined together and edged!!!!

I have some squares left over so have joined them ready for making another blanket... just need a few more squares to make it large enough to call a blanket!

Charity blankets

Last year I spent a lot of time during the summer knitting squares for charity blanket and then my mum has crocheting around them and joined them into blankets for charity via Inner Wheel (the club of Northampton). The 2 she has made up so far are pictured below..

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my yarn creations

Lately I have been knitting and trying to crochet. I say trying to crochet - I am a dab hand at granny squares but have never mastered doing anything other than the granny square but now I am trying to follow patterns and creat other patterns - ok still square shapes but what other shapes are there for sample swatches??? I am have decided to gradually work my way through the book 200 crochet blocks for blankets, throws and afghans by Jan eaton. I am starting with the easiest squares donated with 1 crochet hook and working my way up to the more difficult

Square 2 - tiny textures



Circles in a square - a free download from Raverly

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