Granny stripes

Inspired by Attic24, I made my first granny stripe blanket over the summer and was surprised how quick it was to make, despite being double bed size. I was also surprised at how soft it was. I usually use pure wool, but I have to say I am a convert to this Stylecraft Special DK yarn. This is how it turned out.....

I just loved the colours - they made me feel really happy.

I finished it with a simple picot edge.....

I love this blanket....unfortunately so did my sister, who promptly nabbed it! I started to make another one for myself and that was taken by Niece from South Africa. A third one is going to mum and a fourth to young Niece.....I hope I get to keep one for myself one day!!!!

Overseas visitors

Two close members of my family live in the fabulous South Africa; Dad and niece. They live about 5 hours drive from one another in SA and they both decided to visit Blighty at the same time (without conferring!). Dad arrived and took Boy and I to the Beamish outdoor museum in my native County Durham. A fabulous day, and great to see Dad again. The highlight of the visit to Beamish (according to boy) was a visit to its sweetshop with a demonstration of how to make cough sweets - with free samples of course!

The tram was very popular with the males! Amazing how steep those steps are though...

And I just loved this sign...

And the steam Merry-go-round was gorgeous...

Well here I go

Hello! I started this blog to share some of my passions - crochet in particular. I live and work in West Yorkshire and am lucky enough to inhabit a 200 year old cottage in a small village. I have a young son and so my world is invariably liberally sprinkled with bits of Lego.

The Boy has just recently suffered a really bad eczema attack and so I am in the process of detoxing the house - chucking out all the chemical cleaners and replacing them with the sort of things my great granny would have used....and I'm really enjoying it!

As a starter, something I finished earlier in the year. It's a blanket made from pure wool (so expensive!), but the colours make me feel really happy. I'm mad about crocheting blankets.  After years of being a knitter, I have discovered the joys of  the hook and there is no stopping me!