Day #25 Granny A Day, Poncho Update & Baby Blanket Gifted

Granny A Day No. 25

Hello fellow Crocheter's - well I presume you are if you are reading this blog!!??!!

Anyway I do hope you are all well?  

I must say that I am really excited whenever I take a look at my blog at the Feedjit Section and see the Country Flags that are clocking up - Recently there has been Egypt (I was only there a month ago) and Malta (that's where I am from) Greece (I was in Crete in September) Ireland - I love the Irish and have a lot of great Irish Friends.  Brazil has popped up recently - I would love to visit there one day as I would Israel!

If you don't have a Feedjit Widget on your blog then just pop there and get one for FREE!  I love it.

Next, I would like to say "HI" to my followers on Twitter - I love to tweet when I can and I especially like to follow fellow Crochet minded Twitters who are currently sending in their Top Tips for Crochet for my new page, which I do hope that you will all enjoy!

Talking of Blog Pages - my Patterns For Sale  page is doing ever so well - I think that the Filofax Pattern is still on top but the Hearts Pattern is doing so well that it will be my best seller soon.

Now for my Poncho

I am loving it - I still want to add a few more rows

& I really like the colours that I have added in - thanks to Tweets suggesting that some random colour rows would look good and they do!

I also decided to do some DC in light cream and then in the deep green around the neckline to pick that area up too.

And remember it's made of 100% Merino Aran so it's a lovely weight and feels every so soft and scrummy!

I will probably finish this tonight - so watch this space.

If YOU want to make this ADULT sized poncho then you'll just have to pop back soon as I did write down how I started it somewhere and it was a combo of several days of searching the web. 

 I know that there are LOADS of Poncho Patterns out there, but to get one that you REALLY love you have to do it your way - make it personal and unique!

My husband said "Oh it is nice, but I can't see you wearing it."  

He's going to get a big surprise once the weather warms up a little

I am even planning a "Summer" one made from Cotton Tape! 

Finally I gave the proud parents to be the Baby Blanket that I made for them.  Baby is due next week and the mother to be (for the 4th time by the way) was telling me how she had misplaced the "family" baby blanket and can't find it for looking so their new Baby Blanket is ideal!

Once Baby is here I will get a photo of Baby in Blanket.

Day 24 - Granny A Day, Baby Blanket, Hat & a Crochet Class!

I made myself a hat!

I wanted one that I could pull down over my ears on a cold and windy dog walk, but I also wanted a "Beret" styled hat, so I followed the pattern I used before for the Purple Beret that I made for my friend (Click Here)

part of the way, but then I did my own thing! (that happens quite a lot)

I made the brim double the width that you can see in the photo below, so when the temperature goes down and the wind starts to cut through my bones, I can pull the brim down and snuggle under with my ears nice and cosy like!

I wore it out today and I love it, especially the detail in the top which gives it that "squidgy" look

Now for Granny A Day No. 24 - nothing exciting, but the next photo is.....

....Yes, all 24 squares - don't they look FANTASTIC together?

I can't wait to see all 366 together - wow what a blanket that will be - but of course I will have to wait until the 31st December 2012 when all 366 squares will be complete.

Now for class news - "L" came to me today - her 2nd class.

She's already picked up the basic stitches of Double Crochet, Treble Crochet and today Half Treble Crochet's very quickly.

Today I asked her what she would like to make with her Crochet and her response was a Granny Square Blanket - YAY - a fellow Granny Square lover, so we got to work on making her first Granny Square.

She wrote a few notes to help her once she got home and I also showed where to find my FreeGranny Square Tutorial - she was impressed by the photo step by step presentation and said that she would take a look when she got stuck!

And here she is in the picture above - crocheting away

In the picture below you can see what brilliant work she has made of her first Granny Square!

Now for Baby Blanket News

It's finished

YAY

As per yesterday's post, I decided to edge the edge that I had already made, however I was worried that I would run out of wool....

....But guess what - it wasn't the case!  I didn't run out of wool and I had enough to finish the Scalloped Edging

Tah Dah!

New Pattern Available + Granny a Day 23, Class news & more!

AVAILABLE NOW!

Yes, it's my next pattern, a Love Heart
&
 with Valentines Day approaching,
you have plenty of time to get your Wool & Hook out and get making
LOVE
hearts!

CLICK HERE to be taken to the patterns page


"When you give a gift that you have made with love,
It turns into something priceless"
M.A.Campbell (that's me!)

Granny A Day - Day 23 - Chinese New Year, so in honour of Chinese New Year, I made a RED square as in China they consider Red a colour that brings good luck

Baby Blanket News!

I have decided that the blanket is now big enough, so I have made an edging of trebles to finish it off.  However me being me, I wasn't totally happy with that, so I have now made a further edging

An Edging for Edging !!

Yes, as you can see I have added a scalloped edge to the original edge by making a SC, then 2 tr's then another SC and repeated this.

I am really REALLY pleased with how this is looking now - I only hope that I have enough white 4ply to finish of the 2nd edging - otherwise it will mean a trip to the WOOL SHOP - oh no - poor me - the torture one has to endure! 

LOL

Finally I took a Crochet Class today and my pupil has now decided to start making a little Teddy Bear.  I am so pleased that she's so keen and that she's picking Crochet up so effortlessly.  The only downside to this of course is that she'll soon have learnt enough to be getting on with and won't come along for more lessons so often!

Oh well - that's life.

At least I have passed on a dying art, which she can then pass on to the next generation one day!

Day #22 Granny A Day + Poncho Update

 After creating the Granny A Day "end of week 3" photo collage, which you can see on the Granny A Day Page of this blog (see tab above) I made my Number 22 Granny Square in shades of Purple which I think has  turned out very well.

After 2 to 3 hours digging at my allotment (see my other Allotment Blog) I returned home to my Poncho.

My initial thoughts on making this, was to stick to the Deep Green, but then I began to think that it looked too plain, so I put out a few "feelers" on Twitter and a few Crochet or Knitting pals replied.

The overall consensus was to add a random mix of rows and colours, so that's what I did!

As you can see I have added a few rows of light brown, light cream and a biege

It's still not finished as it's not as long as I would like it yet, so I will continue in random rows and colours, until it is the length I would like it to be.

By the way it feels simply divine as I am using 100% Merino for this project. Lucky me!!

Then there is just the neckline to finish off and I will have my Poncho!

Granny A Day # 21 + Grab A Button!

Before I get started on the Crochet bits and bobs, I would just like to let you know about a new page that I have created, especially for all of you Crochet Loving Bloggers!

Just Click Here

Or click on the 

Grab A Crochet Button For Free Page Tab above

Hope you like them & if you have any suggestions or requests just let me know!

I also combed Twitter and Blogger for Granny A Day photo's and added them to the Granny A Day 2012 page - which I will go back to later today and again tomorrow and create a Collage to "celebrate" the end of Week 3 as Week 4 starts tomorrow!!

Now for Granny A Day 21 - I used my Glass Crochet Hook made by the 

Knit Glass Guy (see yesterday's post)

to make Granny No. 21

And here it is - the middle is a multi colour wool - the one that I used for my Draught Excluder Cosy

Then I used a Lime Green left over from my Filofax cover

& some Purple - I am not sure where that came from or was used for!!

I then decided to dedicate a new Crochet Covered pot to my lovely glass crochet hooks

I know it's a big pot for just 2 hooks but they deserve it

In fact I went as far as to line the pot - bottom and sides with some special wrap

so that they don't clunk and chip when I pull them out or when I put them back in

Back to my Granny Squares

At the moment they are big enough to drape on the back of my chair in my room 

This is the room from where I Crochet, Blog and Create

I call it my "Hobbies" room

Did you notice the Amigurumi mobile hanging from my door handle......

.....and the Rainbow Draught Excluder at the back of the picture?

Granny A Day #20 & A Surprise Arrival!

This is my No. 20 for Granny A Day

I am thrilled with the amount of pictures that I am getting sent to me still from Blogger, Twitter and via Ravelry too - everyone is doing such a great job of making a Granny Square a Day.

For more pictures then go and click on the Granny A Day page 

Now this is my Surprise Arrival.........

Yes there was a package in my porch and what was in it?

My Glass Crochet Hooks!

Yes GLASS

Custom made to your hook specification and colour on the handle

For my Size "G" which is a 4mm I chose this lovely Red

And for my "J" Size 6mm I chose a clear glass handle

I love them both and I can't wait to use them tomorrow

If you want to order yours

Go and visit 

The Knitting Glass Guy 

He even sent me a little New Year Wish Card

which I have added to my collection of thank you cards sent to me by people who have commissioned crochet work.

That has made my day & I love them, they are so totally unique and the are MINE!!

Thank You Knitting Glass Guy 

xxxxx

Day #19 Granny A Day plus WIP update

 Granny A Day 19 has a vibrant red heart and a blue - navy blue frame

It reminds me that I must make a Red, White & Blue one to celebrate the Queens Jubilee this year

Here are all 19 squares joined together using the Join as you Go method (see Free Tutorials)

Now for my WIP

This is the baby blanket so far.

I have other 2 rows of:

Pink, Green, Yellow & Blue to go and it should be big enough to edge it

Another WIP is my Valentines hearts

I have been working on them for about a month now - writing up a pattern that works and that's easy to follow.

The pattern is being tested by a Twitter Friend at the moment

& as soon as it's ready I will make it available to you all

if there is enough interest.

Here are some Fuchsia ones 

And some small plain ones