Remember that batch of new yarn that I was trying so hard to resist dipping into? Well, I didn’t last long before casting on a bunny in that lovely creamy Shilasdair (I have a will of butter when it comes to yarn). And the Quince and Co organic linen was just crying out to be turned into a little lace-edged dress…

I’m going to have quite a hard time letting this particular bunny go. I’ve called her Amorette (meaning little love) and, if I can bring myself to do it, she (and some of her friends) will be up for sale sometime next week. In the meantime I’ve included her in my new blog header above to help me remember her. It’s about time I had a change because the last banner has been up since 2007!

Off now to sew on some tails, write some descriptions and do a spot of bunny cuddling while I still can. See you soon.

I hadn’t planned to make another crochet blanket, although recently I have been missing the pleasures of a little evening crochet time, but when I came across Minna’s fabulous fleamarket find I fell in love.

I adore the colour scheme of her blanket so I’m trying to replicate the smoky, misty feel of it and I have spent the last 2 weeks trawling the yarn shops looking for heathered aran yarns. I’ve settled on using mostly Cascade 220 yarn as their colour range is vast and it is a very good price (I bought most of mine from Get Knitted).

Despite the big range Cascade didn’t have all of the colours that I had in mind and so I’m also mixing in some yarn from my stash – some vintage Magpie Aran by Rowan, some ‘Willow’ by texere and some mystery pink yarn (I think it’s Rowan) in exactly the shade I wanted. Luckily I find that crochet is very forgiving when you use yarns of slightly different weights and thicknesses. I’ve posted full details to my Ravelry project page.

Now I have made a start, I’m happily settling down into a gentle rythm of working on this after the children are in bed at night. That last hour of the day is perfect for a little sleepy and undemanding crochet time and I’m really enjoying working on this. Hopefully it will turn out as beautifully as Minna’s blanket and in honour of her beautiful styling and photography I’m going to call this the ‘misty morning in autumn afghan’. Hopefully I’ll have it finished by the time those first misty mornings arrive!

I have finished the old mossy wall shawl.

Although those lovely ripples make a beautiful pattern and I do love the mossy, woodland tones of the yarns, I don’t feel quite right in it. Maybe I’m not a shawl wearing kind of girl after all. I think I’ll be wrapping this one around and wearing it like a scarf and that will probably be the end of my shawl knitting days.

Still, now it’s finished I’m free to take up my crochet hook again for a spot of evening time ‘one a day’ grannying because after saying that I was all blanketed out, something has caught my eye. In fact it’s been a bit of an obsession over the last two weeks and I’ve been trawling the yarn shops looking for the right yarns. Now I have my cast of yarns gathered and I’m ready to start but I will tell you all about it next time!

………………………………………………………………………….

PS: I didn’t use both the tones of Koigu as I had originally planned. I felt the dark green one didn’t work, so I substituted some Madeline Tosh sock yarn that I had left over from some gloves. Details are on ravelry if you’re interested x