Weeks 31 & 32 Crochet ME time!

Do you remember that I blogged about the Key Ring Book by Emma Varman last time?

(click on photo for the link)

Well I finally got round to making one of the wonderful key rings in there!

This is obviously a tortoise, but I made her with Chunky yarn rather than DK so she's a little bit large for a key ring - however I do have a very large sack type handbag, so she might get attached to a ring after all!

I added a flower to her shell as I had one "just there"

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Now for my "FIND OF THE YEAR"

My lovely friends at String Theory Crochet have started to make & sell these wonderful Yarn Candy Tubes

I asked for a "Rainbow" combinations of colours

But there are lots of options to choose from

These little balls of 8g (approx) each are just perfect for projects like my "Flowers" blanket in the photos above

Or for my Triangle a day project

Isn't this just so much FUN

And each triangle takes about 3g of yarn, so I have plenty of each colour to make 2 triangles

 Do go to the String Theory Crochet shop 

and 

have a look at all the fantastic colour options available - you WILL be like a kid in a sweet shop!! 

OK - yes, you can blame me.

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Another blast from the past blog is Ms Clarice

You can find the pattern in Inside Crochet Magazine,

In the meantime Ms Clarice can be found in Pimperne, North Dorset

Or on the farm by the coast!!

Isn't she a cutey?

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I have had a little "me" time this week as I have been good by working a little over the last weekend and getting all my commission work finished and posted out.

So, with "me" time I thought "CROCHET" and went to have a look at my yarn stash.

This did take some time as I have accumulated a lot of it, so I had a little sort out at the same time.  

During this thoroughly harrowing (not) experience, I came across a ball of 4ply by A Stash Addict called Mermaids Hair.

"Perfect for Socks" it said - it was thinking exactly what I was thinking 

CROCHET SOCKS

I went to my list of "patterns to make" and quickly opted for a pattern in Inside Crochet Issue 51 by Bianca Boonstra called Simmerdei Socks

Here's the Ravelry Link

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/simmerdei-socks

So I got my hook out

And got hooking

I am loving the way these socks work up so quickly

I have nearly finished the first one!

Ahhh and now I have finished them both!

And finally, my lovely Mother in Law bought me this beautiful Crochet Ring

It's made by Diva and Me

So head over there if you fancy one for yourself!