A Make-a-Month 2024: July

 And in my spare time...

And in my spare time...

It must seem, my lovelies, like all we've done recently is slog away in the garden.  It's true that we do seem to be spending hour-upon-hour out there at the moment, but I have been making an effort to do other stuff as well.....namely crochet, of course!  What, don't tell me that you thought for a minute there that I'd turned myself into a Housework Goddess?  Nope, I'm still the "housework slut" that you all know and love 😁

Nothing to do with this post, really, but I kept forgetting to show you the fab Frida Kahlo mug Sam and Beverly got me (along with a matching trinket dish that I forgot to photograph) for my birthday.  When I came across the photo yet again, I thought I'd best shove it into this post whilst I remembered 😉 

Anyhoo, back to the crochet!  I made some more very simple dishcloths last month.  This one is rows of half-trebles (US half double crochet).

Corner-to-corner, with a scalloped edge that I must have come across somewhere but can't recall where at the moment.  I find that the cotton yarn seems to pull out of shape more than the acrylic, but as these are only dishcloths for my own use I don't bother blocking them.

A simple granny square, with an equally simple edging.

I do like to have a good supply of dishcloths ~ bet you would never have guessed that, eh 😏

I wonder if you even remember this project.....from early 2022 😳

I really didn't get any further than the planning stage back then, but when I knew I was going to be spending a few weeks with my Dad earlier this year I decided to dig the yarn out and take it with me to work on.  I took this photo last month when the pile of squares had increased to 56.  I've been working away each evening whilst watching TV and the pile is now up to 129!  I'm fast approaching my goal of 144, so will report back once I get there 😊 

A Make-a-Month 2024: April

 Bonus blanket #2

Bonus blanket #2

image from Clipart Library

More confessions: the humungous amount of yarn yarn I ordered for Olive's blanket not only made a bonus blanket to be gifted in due course, there was also enough to make a third gift blanket 😮

Beverly decided to "help" my excess yarn dilemma by suggesting that I might like to make yet another blanket for her to add to her ever-growing collection 😄 Being the devoted mother that I am (!) I duly obliged.

I used Lucy's (Attic 24) Cosy Stripe Blanket tutorial, although I did change it up a little.  Lucy's blanket has each set of two rows in different colours, which looks lovely.  However, I thought these shades might be a little too "zingy" for Beverly's tastes, so I did all the granny rows in different colours with the plain treble (US double crochet) rows in the same colour all the way through.  As luck would have it, I had a rather large amount of Stylecraft Special DK in Mocha in my stash ~ no idea what I had intended to use it for 😕 ~ and it helped to damp down the zinginess somewhat, especially those almost fluorescent orange and green shades!

 I also didn't use the edging that she made for her blanket.  Instead I used three rounds of half-trebles (US half double crochet), finished with a scallop edging.  I'm pretty sure this was from Lucy's Linen Stitch Tutorial edging but I can't swear to it to be honest!  I really must get into the habit of using my record books.

Even after making Beverly's blanket, I still have all this yarn left😲  I've put it to one side for now.  I already have the yarn to make another gift blanket, so I was thinking that once that one is done I might combine all the leftovers to make either something for myself or as another gift.  I thought that I might crochet something like a "flower garden" design, perhaps.  I have different shades of green that could be the leaves, and plenty of other shades (especially once that other gift blanket has been made) for the petals and flower centres ~ plus, of course, there is still LOTS of yarn in my stash (including oddments) that I could perhaps incorporate.  I'll have to see what suitable pattern/s I can find in due course 😊

I also still have over 400g of the Mocha left, too.

Also back in April I made myself some more dishcloths.  Some of the old ones are starting to look a little tatty and stained, so they have been relegated to the bucket under the sink to be used as cleaning cloths.

This time I made simple granny squares, with different edgings.  I know that they are "just" dishcloths, but it's still nice to have pretty ones 😊