Oooops nearly forgot to post - this week has flown by. I've been busy with work and it's back to the gym for my PT sessions. I need to build up my muscle strength as I'd torn a tendon in my ankle and haven't been able to do any kind of exercise for over 8 months so slowly does it.
I've been plodding on with this lovely tweed blanket which should have been a jumper for me but I ended up not liking it so I undid all the knitting and am currently crocheting it into a blanket. I'm only doing a basic double crochet (US term). I don't think it needed anything too complicated.
Hello and welcome to week 2 of What's on Your Hook Thursday (WoYHT).
This week is my first week back at the day job. It's been a long week already and seems even longer as I've had nearly 3 weeks off over the holidays.
So this week there hasn't been much crochet time but I did finish the granny square crochet/fabric baby dress that I showed you in last weeks post. I've had so many compliments about it. I'm thinking I might make one in cream and a lovely lace over satin for the skirt.
Yay I finished the dress.
This week I've been having a play with some cotton/acrylic yarn which I bought in a sale last year - that sounds like 2018 was ages ago doesn't it? I tried out the same granny square design as for the dress but it didn't look quite right. I think it's because the yarn has a fuzzy feel to it and not smooth like the one in the dress. Anyway I undid it and used it to make a Crabapple Square by Rachele Carmona - you can follow her pattern here on YouTube they're fairly easy to follow if you're confident in making the different stitches and don't expect guidance at every stage. Good thing about videos is you can pause and rewind at your own leisure.
Hello my lovelies it's been a while since I posted life took me on a bit of a up down hilly road and somethings had to be dropped so I could get back on track. You can only direct your life as much as the universe will let you.............the rest is a learning journey.
So what is "What's On Your Hook Thursday" (WoYHH)? Well it's all about crocheting.....yup crocheting. This last year has been a bit of trial my dad passed away in March and then I ended up with a torn tendon in my foot which meant that I couldn't walk or stand for very long in fact I ended up using the stair lift. I had a whole month of not being able to do anything at all.
Crochet has been a life saver of sorts. It's helped me stay calm during my dad's passing. It was what kept me sane and gave me focus. I wasn't able to do much but just making one or two squares a day helped. Then when I had to have a month off work due to the foot injury crochet came to my rescue again. I learnt new stitches, how to make hats, how to read a crochet pattern. So my journey with crochet may have started with the humble granny square but it has taught me that life goes on and you can learn new things even if you didn't mean to. I started the squares as a means to using up the excess yarn that I had accumulated but I ended up learning and loving a new skill and along with that I have met some amazingly talented women.
Here are some pics of where it all started -
This is where it all started
My first granny blanket - very wonky
Got a little adventurous
Hats
Yay and more hats
The big one - well a little cardigan - my first
and a bag
So what is on my hook this Thursday you ask? I'm attempting to make a Granny square crochet/fabric baby dress. I promised myself I wouldn't start this till the new year. My fingers have been itching to start this. The pattern is by Mon Petit Violon Designs it's a free pattern on Ravelry. The yarn is Cotton On by James C Brett Shade CO5 (50% cotton 50% acrylic it's a lovely dusky pink colour. I'm undecided whether to make it all in yarn or add a fabric skirt. I'd like to use fabric if I can find a nice cotton blend. Isn't it a lovely pattern?
I would love it if you could join me on a weekly hook journey. Please leave a comment and a link to your blog post so I can visit to see what's on your hook.
I promise that the next blog posts won't be as long as this one.
