Another month has flown past and that’s still my excuse for the delayed post. Which is additionally embarrassing as it’s such a short one. ? I had hoped to complete all the squares for my flower blanket but due to classes, impromptu furniture painting and a lost crochet hook I’m about a week behind where I should be.
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I’ve done it!
After a year of procrastinating despite the constant support (and sometimes nagging of my friend Alison) I have finally listed some items in the shop area of this blog.
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May 2019
Cannot get over how this year is galloping along.
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WYS Florist Collection
The “worst” bit of doing classes at The Wool Haven is seeing all the new yarn coming into the shop. The levels of self-control I have to muster to control my purchases is incredible. One range that appeared around Christmas was the West Yorkshire Spinners Florist Collection. I was doing well at resisting temptation until I was shown The Perfect Bouquet pattern book that went with it.
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Dragon scale wristwarmers
Also known as Crocodile stitch, Dragon scale is very distinctive and I’ve been planning to try from the moment I saw it. I’ve had the yarn for it in my stash for months.
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Caron Cake Triangular Scarf
I was very aware that I hadn’t got round to working with a cake yarn despite admiring many other people’s projects so I picked a ball up in February with one of my yarn orders for the pompom rug.
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Tunisian Reverse Stitch
This is very similar to Tunisian Simple Stitch, the main difference is that you work through the rear posts of the work rather than the front.
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Tunisian Crochet – Introduction
Tunisian crochet, also called Afghan crochet, can be described as a cross between crocheting and knitting.
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King Cole Dish Cloth & Craft Cotton
I came home from the Wool Haven’s crochet class with two balls of King Cole Dish Cloth & Craft Cotton to try; one in cream (2311), the other in fuchsia (2313)
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Granny Squares
This page is where I store my favourite granny squares
