Day #36 Granny A Day and Blocking Crochet

 This is Granny A Day 36.  I did say that I was going to use up scraps and here is the proof!  I started off in Green and got all of Row 1 done and 2 corners of Row 2, but then I had to change to White as Green ran out!!

It does look a bit lob sided but hey, by the time all 366 squares are joined together, no one will notice!!

Now, here is another Motif for the

 

top.

Here it is starting off

And here it is finished - but look at the shape it's in!!

All you can do is to block it

This is what I do - I get my cheap cork board and some pins and by eye, I pin it out, being careful not to catch the thread when the pin is inserted.

I then spray it with starch and leave the board on top of a radiator in the winter, or in the sun in the summer time to "bake"

And here's what you get......

A big difference eh?

I have put all my motifs into plastic folders as they come off the board.  I have probably done 3 or 4 of each one now.

Day #33 GAD & Project Finished!!

Do you remember this top I had started the other day?

It's from the Cotton Crochet (SIRDAR) Pattern Book

Well I have finished mine!!

I love it!!

I made a few more rows than the pattern advised as I wanted it to be more of a Beach Top / Cover Up than a T-Shirt and I have to face facts - if I had a body like the model in the picture I would have made it shorter !! 

LOL

I think I mentioned that I made this from Rowan Cotton Tape and not the recommended SIRDAR Luxury Soft Cotton DK - however there are more patterns in the book, so I might head to the wool shop tomorrow and get some in, so I can make another one this weekend!

What else did I do today?

Well I made sure that my Crochet Class Page is up to date

& I added this picture to the page and also to my 

Crochet Class Website

www.gethookedoncrochet.co.uk

And of course I made GAD No.33 in plain white.  I was writing out a new pamphlet for my Crochet Classes on Making A Plain Granny & I wanted to check and double check the pattern, so I followed than and out came No. 33

And here are all 33 Squares together.

Pinch Punch 1st Day of the Month = Day 32 GAD + More!

Yes it's the 1st of February and I am lucky to have been tucked up in the warmth  of my house most of the day today, as it was -2 out there, apart from a quick trip out to tend to a little gardening job that I do.  Still that only took an hour and although I froze I was soon back indoors and Crocheting away!

GAD - Day 32 is 

I also managed to complete some more of the Beach Cover Up Top too!

That will be continued and is looking good so far!

I hope you like the new Blog Makeover too!