A Bit of This and a Bit of That! The weekend of days 208 & 209

Do you want to take a sneaky peaky look at my book?

Now that you've seen the Movie - Why not buy the book?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1484875117

Can you tell that I am having fun today on Vine....

Now it's time to add to your stash!

If you haven't seen this BARGAIN from Yarn and Craft Shop then you are missing out!

You get a choice of all these FAB colours +

it's only £4.49 per 100g ball

That's only £2.25 per 50g!

WOW

Go & get yourself a bargain now - stock up for those Christmas gifts before she sells out!

I have spent most of the day with my foot up & typing out Crochet Patterns for a couple of magazines.  It takes me longer to add photo's to the typed up pattern than it does to make up the piece itself!!  I like to get it all "right" and in line etc. so it does take time for a girl of limited technology talents like myself.

I want to work some more on my Jumper (my very own WIP) and now that my order from Deramores has arrived, I can do so on Sunday.

 However I decided to "frog" back to the neckline as I wasn't happy with the fit under the arms

So I undid 18 rows of work

 And I am htr - ing again to get it back to where it was when I picked it up this morning

Do you remember my guest post on www.slugsontherefrigerator.com?

Well WOW - it's had over 1,000 pins on Pintrest already!!

Just click on the above image to see for yourself!!

I have also been commissioned to make one of these bags for someone today - wow I am a busy bee!!

I have also been looking at my Stylecraft colour chart so that I can order some more Chunky for my September Workshops & Classes

Plus not only did I sell a pattern last night from my Ravelry Store 

http://www.ravelry.com/stores/marie-ali-campbell-designs

I also sold an eLearning Course with a Starter Kit too, so that will be in 1st class post to the lady tomorrow!

And finally

Here's the Twitter blanket growing in front of your very eyes!!

Day 206 - Guest Post by me on Slugs on the Refrigerator!

Today is OP day and I had my damaged nerve cut away (for the 2nd time) & what remains....

Buried into my muscle 

I am so glad not to be in plaster!

The first time I had this op in 2007 my damaged nerve was buried into my bone, but it started to want to come out, hence the 2nd op.  And how did this all happen you may be thinking?? Well I was on Honeymoon in Phuket when the 2004 Tsunami decided to join in the fun.  Something hit my ankle area under the water and the rest is history!

So I am now home recovering & I will make & post the square for today, tomorrow.

In other news!

Do pop over to the fantastic Crochet Camp

over on 

Slugs on the Refrigerator 

Where you will find my Guest Post & a pattern to this bag (by me) !! 

Day 205 - Are you still following Crochet Camp?

Today is all about Granny Squares & How to change colour neatly....

http://slugsontherefrigerator.com/category/crochet-camp/

Why not pop over & take a look?

The camp is full of great information!

Well folks, today is my last day with both feet intact - tomorrow is my Foot Op so don't be surprised if you don't get a blog post from me tomorrow.

I will catch up on Friday when I will be sitting there in my Pink Plaster Cast & lots of crochet time on my hands

So I leave you today with this rather Regal Square for Day 205

To commemorate the naming of the Royal Baby

George Alexander Louis

This Crochet Square is for you.

Day 191 - Are you joining Crochet Camp?

 

Have you joined the Crochet Camp yet?

I am very proud to announce that I have been asked to do a Guest Post for this camp & I have been working hard to prepare for it.

In other news - I have a challenge!!

  I have been asked by a friend, to crochet him a beanie hat.

Now you are thinking "where's the challenge in that?" are you not?  Beanie hats, as I know already are easy peasy lemon squeezy

However

This

Is 

No 

Ordinary

Beanie

Hat

This is a 2 colour Beanie, but the 2 colours are not in horizontal rows, they are in verticals, so one half is to be in RED and the other in BLACK

Now that's a challenge!

As you can see, it starts off ok

(please note that I am making this up as I go along as I can't find a pattern on the internet & I have looked and looked)

But as the hat gets bigger the stripe starts to go off course as it's working on a bias

So not for the first time, I have frogged it and started from about half way up yet again!

Possibly for the 5th time!

 However I think I've cracked it.

I used a secret formula to hide the disarray that might be lurking underneath!

Now for some Classic Crochet

My student ML sent me this lovely photo today

 

Just look at the beautiful workmanship on this little sampler

 ML has done a fantastic job & has made me so proud.

Finally 191 square just about made it today