One a Day Project - Tuesday's Tallies

Don't Tuesday's come around so quickly? This week I am delighted to have a Ta-Dah! I've finished my snowflake garland! I'm very pleased with it, it looks rather lovely if I do say so myself. Would you like to see?

You can check out all the details on my Ravelry project page, where I have listed all the patterns I have used.

I'm not sure what to do this week, perhaps I should concentrate on my baby granny squares cushion? I have 53 squares left to do, which is a little more than a week's work I think. Yes, I think I will spend the week on my baby grannies. I'm having urges to start something new, but I've decided that I should finish some other things first and perhaps the something new should wait until the New Year?

I really want to do something special with this yarn but I just can't decide? I'm thinking of either a giant granny square or perhaps little granny squares joined as you go? Any thoughts?

Time for the fun bit! If you would like to participate in 'Tuesday's Tallies' please add your details below, remembering to use your the link for your post rather than your blog. You don't have to leave a comment (although it's very lovely when you do!) and it would be great if you could visit some of the links too. If you are participating please could you link back to this post :)

Stormy Weather and a Long Lost Visitor

What moody weather we are having here today. It's wild and windy out there. It's most definitely a night for staying home, snuggled in front of the fire with a good film on the TV and possibly some hooky happenings too. Some time today, I don't remember when the sky to the north turned very, very dark but the sun was still shining. The light on the trees was amazing. I didn't have my 'big' camera to hand but quickly snapped this photo with my phone.

Do you remember a few months ago now, I told you about Molly and how she had gone missing, only to turn up and disappear again? Well, the times between us seeing her get longer and longer and every time a few weeks goes past without us seeing her I think she's gone for good. Someone else is looking after her, feeding her and keeping her safe but she'll always be my cat, and every so often she comes home for a couple of hours. Today was one of those days. She curled herself up on the dining room table and slept for a few hours before disappearing off again when she woke. I hope who ever is looking after her enjoys her as much as we do and I wonder if they realise she does have another family who love her very much?

One a Day Project - Tuesday's Tallies

Last week ended up being one of the worst week's I've ever had as a parent. Illness took over the whole week and it's a wonder I got anything done at all! Last week we had a rather special delivery here. Thanks to a scheme at work I a nw the very proud owner of an iPad and and iMac - how lucky am I! This is my first time posting on the iMac so I am hoping it goes without a hitch!

So, snowflakes! Remember last week, my aim was to make a snowflake garland? I'm not quite at the garland stage just yet! I've been experimenting with yarns and really thought I had cracked it with some pretty white yarn with an iridescent thread running through it but it doesn't block so well. I've made a couple with some fine cotton yarn and will try blocking those with spray starch and PVA glue to see which works the best. It's a very, very grey day here again today so please excuse the grainy photo.....

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Repairs

Yesterday was a whirlwind of a day and ended with George, the eldest of my four, coming down with a sickness bug. I don't feel so well myself this morning either, so today has turned into a home day and we shall be lounging around getting better I think. I feel particularly bad about not being able to go back to work but I really can't go with a stomach bug. Hopefully tomorrow we will all be well again.

During yesterday's whirlwind, I did manage to do something I've been meaning to do for a few weeks now. I have two crochet cushions, so far! Both of them were crocheted over the pads and both were looking a little grubby, so I decided the best thing to do was to undo the seams, wash them and re- crochet them over the pads and then put them upstairs out of the reach of the little people who take great delight in dragging the cushions around on the floor. I'm hoping I might get chance to at least start repairing them today but we will see how things go. They do look pretty, if a little out of focus, while they are waiting to become cushions again!

One a Day Project - Tuesday's Tallies

I will be back to update this post with photos of my progress and my plans for my One a Day Project - it's going Christmassy, so do call back later! Katherine (my three year old) is poorly with yet another urine infection so things are a little chaotic here this morning, but for now........

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Phew, it's turned into 'One of those Days' here. Katherine is reasonably well in herself, aslong as she is given Calpol on a regular basis! She's on antibiotics and we are due to visit the hospital next month for further investigations. Thank you for all the well wishes for her x

Firstly, I'll apologise for the photographs, I quickly took them while Pippa is having a nap and I'm having a break inbetween de-cluttering upstairs. I've now completed 48 squares. the finally 16 need joining together to match the other two and once I've done that I am going to pack them away for a little rest while I concentrate on some festive hooky. I still haven't decided how big to make this blanket, maybe four blocks, maybe six, possibly nine! We will see!
So, moving on, my new One a Day project is to make a snowflake garland for our fireplace. I'm using the snowflake tutorial from Attic24 and some very pretty yarn which has a glittery thread running through. It doesn't photograph so well, which is a shame. You can see a blocking template in the picture aswell which I found thanks to the lovely Victoria at Yarn Round Hook. The snowflakes take much less time than my Sunny Spread Squares so I may sneak more than one a day in, but I also want to finish my lovely baby granny cushion, which has had no love this week at all :(
I'm sorry if I sound a little rushed, time is ticking away and in a few moments I will have to go and collect the bigger people from school and then I need to go an collect three sets of bedding from the laundrette. I'm not sure why I thought it was a good idea to strip ALL of the children's beds in one day! Finally at lunchtime I realised there was no way I would be able to get them all washed and dry to go back on the beds, so I made my first ever visit to a laundrette and the lovely lady there is dealing with them for me instead.

I am very much looking forward to later on this evening and catching up on your progress and please feel free to join in with the festive hooky too xXx

My Desk Again!

There we go! All tidy again. I did enjoy tidying my little desk up. Reminding myself of all the lovely books I have and my little collection of Cath Kidston Stationary.
The observant folks will notice I am a little behind with my One a Day project, but I'm hoping to have the remaining squares all joined together ready for Tuesday :)
I even made a new jar jacket cover to hold my Clover Hooks, which is deliciously bright and garish!
And you can now see my lovely sheep ornaments :) I used to collect sheep in various forms and there are still various little sheep dotted around the house here and there, but these two are my favourites.

We are having a quiet day here today. There is a ham simmering away in the crockpot for tea. I hope it tastes as good as it smells, it's cooking in cola, mustard, honey and some chilli. I plan to spend the afternoon hooking away on my One a Day project and tonight I will be sitting down to enjoy the Strictly results. Anyone else out there enjoying Strictly? Isn't Russell just hilarious? And am I the only one who would be glad to see Jason go????

And finally from me today..............

My Desk!

I have two desks, one in the office at the back of the house which is home to my PC and another desk in the lounge. The desk in the lounge is quite a new addition to our home, it's a 60's bureau with a fold down desk and I love it! The trouble is over the last few weeks it has got rather messy, well actually alot messy and so this weekend I will be tackling the MESS. Do you want to see the mess? Really? Are you sure? It's not pretty! Okay, here you go and I'll talk you through some of what you see...................

See, I told you it wasn't pretty! Starting at the top right you can see my stash bag, which currently has some 4ply yarns in there that are supposed to be crochet hexipuffs. Progress on that little project is very slow! Below you can see the hessian Sainsbury's bag, that is home to my King Cole Bamboo Cotton yarn that I am using for my One a Day project. In front of the hessian bag is another Sainsbury's bag - the bright yellow and orange one - and in there is some new yarn that is destined to become a blanket from Cute and Easy Crochet. Next to that is a wicker basket and in there is alot of acrylic yarn that I chose for Lucy and Heather's Ripple a-long. I've done quite a few rows but I don't think I'll be doing anymore, I just don't love rippling! Resting on top are a few balls of the King Cole that are waiting to be turned into Sunny Spread Squares and my ball winder. Returning to the top of the bureau is a wooden bowl, which currently has some random balls of yarn and a hat I started yesterday. Finally in the middle of the top shelf is a little selection of ornaments, my Cath Kidston button box and containers holding hooks and needles. That's rather alot of stuff for such a small piece of furniture! Behind all of that stuff, there are more exciting things, like books and in the cupboard below you will find more yarn.

So that's this weekend's job, to clear my desk and return it to it's usual pretty state. I will be sure to share some after photographs with you.

Have you got more exciting plans for your weekend than me? I hope you enjoy your weekend and it's not too cold where you are xXx

One a Day Project - Tuesday's Tallies

Tuesday mornings are a very exciting day here. I get up and do the usual morning stuff, of getting at least three out of the four children dressed, supervising teethbrushing, organising school bags, making packed lunches, brushing hair and finally loading up the pushchair with Pippa and the bags and heading out the door. On the way home I start to think about my Tuesday's Tallies post, where I am going to take my photograph, just how much progress I've made and wondering whether you are all very bored of seeing my colourful circles yet! Once we get home, I quickly snap my photo, make a cup of tea and settle down to write my post.

This week, I haven't as much done as I had hoped. I had a few days last week where no crochet was done at all which knocks me off for the rest of the week. Yesterday, I had planned to catch up so I could share seven squares with you but I decided I simply had to make Pippa a warm hat and so the knitting needles came out and I made her a cute beret. So my progress for this week, four more squares for my Sunny Spread and 23 little squares added to my cushion cover, which is my most favourite project. Working on it makes me giddy with delight. I love the little squares, the colours and the yarn is just so lovely. I simply cannot wait to finish this so I can snuggly up with my baby grannies.
Oh my, Pippa has just walked past and doesn't smell so good so I think it's time to go! I also have some shopping planned for today, I feel the need for a yarny fix!

So time for the fun bit! If you would like to participate in 'Tuesday's Tallies' please add your details below, remembering to use your the link for your post rather than your blog. You don't have to leave a comment (although it's very lovely when you do!) and it would be great if you could visit some of the links too. If you are participating please could you link back to this post :)

October

November started without me really noticing so this month's mosaic was a little rushed! I'm so pleased to finally see a finished ripple photograph there I can tell you! And as always there is lovely new yarn to enjoy. We've had bumps, bruises and illnesses in October and those of you that visited yesterday will also know we've had some unwelcome visitors too!

November sees us starting to get ready for Christmas and a birthday celebration at the end of the month when Imogen turns eight. I'm looking forward to more baking this month and the return of soup, stews and casseroles to our dinner table. As for hooky things, work continues (and will do for quite some time) on the Sunny Spread, I'm excited about my little granny square cushion and I've also got a new project ready to start with some pretty new yarn.

Well, time to do some housework and to squeeze in so time to visit all the peeps who joined in the One a Day link party yesterday. Do have look if you haven't already, there's always lots to see :)

One a Day Project - Tuesday's Tallies

Phew, it's now almost 2pm and it's my first chance to sit down properly and do my Tuesday's Tallies. Most of the morning has been taken up dealing with an infestation of the headlice variety. Eventually I admitted defeat - wet combing just wasn't going to get rid of them all, there was lots and lots - and went to the chemist to get some treatment for the little blighters. Order has almost been restored to the house I am pleased to say!

So, here's my updates for this week. I now have 41 completed squares on my Sunny Spread. 32 of those are joined and the remaining nine will be joined when I have 16 completed squares.

My little granny squares cushion cover now has 20 little squares completed and will require 100 in total. They are super quick to make and I'm really loving how these are working up. I even have a cushion ready to sew the panel on to :)

So, that's it from me today. Thank you for all the kind comments on my last post. I'm pleased to say there's been a little less in the way of bad behaviour over the last few days and it's back to school tomorrow which always helps!

It's one of those days here! I'll be back to update this post properly with my photos for this week and my square count but for those of you way more organised than me.......

So time for the fun bit! If you would like to participate in 'Tuesday's Tallies' please add your details below, remembering to use your the link for your post rather than your blog. You don't have to leave a comment (although it's very lovely when you do!) and it would be great if you could visit some of the links too. If you are participating please could you link back to this post :)