today's thoughts of the day.......
First day back at school/work for everyone today. I had an appointment this morning and had a look in the charity shop while I was out. There was a basket with yarn in I went to look at, lady behind counter said it came in Saturday afternoon, they priced it at 50p per ball and put it out this morning, she expected it to go fast as it was all 100% cotton!
This is why I love looking in charity shops for yarn as 1, its really cheap and 2, you never know what you will find! Very naughty of me as I don't really *need* anymore as I wanted to use up everything I've got first but for 50p per ball and it all being 100% cotton I couldn't really leave it there, so I had £10 worth which was almost all the balls they had. It will all get used for something and I justified it by thinking its there when I do need it!
Must admit I do like working with 100% cotton, I can feel the difference on the crochet hook, it is so smooth and glides off the hook.
I had (going clockwise)...............
* x1 white South Maid
* x2 mint Coats
* x2 pink Sirdar soft
* x7 cream Wendy Supreme
* x1 cream Patons
* x2 white Jaeger Siena
* x1 lilac (no label)
* x2 yellow Coats
* x2 pink (no label)
This is why I love looking in charity shops for yarn as 1, its really cheap and 2, you never know what you will find! Very naughty of me as I don't really *need* anymore as I wanted to use up everything I've got first but for 50p per ball and it all being 100% cotton I couldn't really leave it there, so I had £10 worth which was almost all the balls they had. It will all get used for something and I justified it by thinking its there when I do need it!
Must admit I do like working with 100% cotton, I can feel the difference on the crochet hook, it is so smooth and glides off the hook.
I had (going clockwise)...............
* x1 white South Maid
* x2 mint Coats
* x2 pink Sirdar soft
* x7 cream Wendy Supreme
* x1 cream Patons
* x2 white Jaeger Siena
* x1 lilac (no label)
* x2 yellow Coats
* x2 pink (no label)
I'm thinking beaded doilies and table runner's........I'm thinking of spring and using the yellow, pink and mint, they look lovely together, like liquorice allsorts!
I also got a cushion pad...........
Remember the crochet cushion cover I started to crochet before we went on holiday......
It was one round too small as you can see here This afternoon I crocheted one more round to make it fit.
It was one round too small as you can see here This afternoon I crocheted one more round to make it fit.
I also crocheted this much of the other side tonight.
I am running out of wool, eeeeek! I have tried to do a "pattern" on this side but to use up equal amounts of the white and grey wool as I don't have much grey left.
Project to be completed tomorrow........
I am running out of wool, eeeeek! I have tried to do a "pattern" on this side but to use up equal amounts of the white and grey wool as I don't have much grey left.
Project to be completed tomorrow........
We started decorating our Christmas tags earlier, last night we left them with one side covered in card ready to write a sentiment on and beaded and strung......
The plain wooden part of the domino we left blank........
The plain wooden part of the domino we left blank........
............so Mark could get his pyrography set out and start writing people's name's on them. We have done these so far................
...........Mark was practising on the kindling wood!
(Click here to see our Christmas 2012 gift tags)
(Click here to see our Christmas 2012 gift tags)
We also sorted out all the other wooden things we have got to pyrography.
Rainbow over our house today.
Very pleased today as well as going out, shopping, crocheting I also did ALL of the ironing from last week, it is now all done and put away. I am up to date!
Very pleased today as well as going out, shopping, crocheting I also did ALL of the ironing from last week, it is now all done and put away. I am up to date!
Fred went on early today so the house was warm for when Anais came home from netball practise approx 4.30pm.
For some reason even though it was cold, raining and going dark outside I knew she would come home in her PE kit, shorts and t-shirt instead of getting changed.
House was lovely and warm for her to come back to :-)
(P.S. still haven't transferred the holiday flowers to a vase, they are still in the pop bottle!)
For some reason even though it was cold, raining and going dark outside I knew she would come home in her PE kit, shorts and t-shirt instead of getting changed.
House was lovely and warm for her to come back to :-)
(P.S. still haven't transferred the holiday flowers to a vase, they are still in the pop bottle!)
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