We had another kindling fire this morning though it didn't stay lit for very long...
So we brought some firelighters and had another kindling fire this afternoon.
The first attempt at making a fire was not so good as the fire would not get up to temperature and kept making smoke in the chamber. It sat at around 100 degrees for a long time.
We phoned the shop who gave us some advice, start the fire with more kindling and add the logs when the fire is roaring. It soon went up in temperature - approx 400 degree's and was in "best burn" territory.
Here is Fred roaring away!
Don't know if you can tell but I painted the fireproof boadring around the fire this afternoon - it took three coats of cream emulsion and both Fred and the slate were wrapped up in dust sheets so they didn't get paint on them. It does look much brighter as it was a grey colour before.
Don't know if you can tell but I painted the fireproof boadring around the fire this afternoon - it took three coats of cream emulsion and both Fred and the slate were wrapped up in dust sheets so they didn't get paint on them. It does look much brighter as it was a grey colour before.
CROCHET GRANNY SQUARE BLANKET
10 granny squares done today
64 granny squares done in total.
I suppose you could say I cheated as although I didn't do any granny squares yesterday I did crochet 9 of the cream centre's while the guys had the drills out and were doing the dusty work. I locked myself away in the conservatory and only came out when they started doing the pretty jobs!
So, 64 squares = an 8 x 8 blanket. I was planning on doing a 8 x 9 blanket. I will lay them all out tomorrow and see what the size is like. I need to make sure that I have enough wool left to sew or crochet them altogether.
10 granny squares done today
64 granny squares done in total.
I suppose you could say I cheated as although I didn't do any granny squares yesterday I did crochet 9 of the cream centre's while the guys had the drills out and were doing the dusty work. I locked myself away in the conservatory and only came out when they started doing the pretty jobs!
So, 64 squares = an 8 x 8 blanket. I was planning on doing a 8 x 9 blanket. I will lay them all out tomorrow and see what the size is like. I need to make sure that I have enough wool left to sew or crochet them altogether.
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