WIP - Crochet Squircle Blanket

In our new house I have grand plans for a pale pink guest room - I need to get my pink kicks somewhere in this house seeing as I am out numbered by boys 3 to 1.

 

This blanket, when I finally finish it will sit on the bed

 

13 Things For 2013

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As a busy self employed new Mum of a baby boy and small dog, a grand goal of 100 Things I'd Like To Do could be both a bit too ambitious and end up being a bit depressing. In attempt to avoid this, I'm proposing a rather more sensible and hopefully more achievable 13 in 2013.

2012 has been amazing, mainly due to the long awaited arrival of our beautiful baby E in May. I'm excited for what 2013 holds.

1) Move House

2) Buy A New Car

3) Set Up New Business

4) Visit Whitstable

5) Make Something For Baby E's First Birthday

6) Bake Macrons

7) Visit Ardingly Antiques Fair

8) Replace Our Record Player

9) Paint A Picture For Our New House

10) Be Brave And Go To A Baby Group

11) Crochet / Quilt A Blanket For The New House

12) Make At least 1 Christmas Present

13) Help Alex Make The Perfect Study

E's Nursery Tour



This is a bit of a cheat, as baby E still sleeps in a travel cot in our room, but all of his things live here in his nursery. Most of the items in there are thrifted from Carboot sales and Charity shops. The cowboy pictures are from some original 1950s wallpaper I rescued from a drawer lining of a chest of drawers being thrown away! Just because he's a little boy it doesn't mean every item he owns has to be blue :-)

 

 

Attic24 Ripple Blanket Pattern

Red Eames Style Rocking Chair - Ebay

Painted House Shelves - Carboot Sale

 

 

 

Lusy Blom Rug

Vintage Disney Jungle Book Curtains - Carboot Sale

Turning a pile of knots into crochet

I'm a creative person, and I love learning new crafts. I can turn my hand to pretty much anything and love to try new crafty methods whenever I can. There was one thing, my nemesis, that I just couldn't seem to crack and that was crochet. I lost count of the number of failed attempts, the number of balls of wool thrown across the room in a huff...the piles of knots that looked just like a pile of knots. I just could not get my head around it.

Finally, I found a series of videos on Instructables by russm313 and it all just fell into place. During my pregnancy I made a whole pile of blankets, toys, cardigans and booties for baby E. In fact, now if I don't have a little project on the go I feel quite lost.

One of the first things I made was a ripple blanket - it was really enjoyable. The free pattern is from Attic 24 and can be found here. Be warned though - it's a wool eater. I dread to think how much it cost in wool and trips to Hobbycraft

 

(E and Beasley love blankets and snoozing)