There are some lovely crochet patterns for hearts out there on t'internet, something for hookers of all abilities, and very apt for today :-)
This pattern, over at The Royal Sisters
and this one from Sarah London
They're all lovely, cue for a group photo!
* Happy Valentine's Day! *
The first snowdrops of this year....... it was lovely to find these in the garden today.
Slowly but surely, spring is making its presence felt. So much to look forward to.........
I worked on Saturday and Sunday, quite normal for professional musicians to do so, as that's when everyone else likes to go out! I took photos as the weekend unfolded
Saturday ; Always start with a good breakfast to get through a tiring day; porridge with blueberries and yoghurt, yum!
And a row or 2 of crochet before I leave
Eating lunch sitting under the lovely stained glass
The view from my chair
Sitting at the traffic lights on the way home
Sunday; concert in church with amazing ceiling cornice
and ornate clock
Waiting for the audience to arrive
A little sustenance before the concert
I'm all Beethovened out; time to head home with a last look at the concert venue, beautifully lit for the evening.
Quite a few lovely books have come my way recently, 2 lovely crochet pattern books and 2 books to sit and enjoy reading.
I thought this would be useful, a collection of edgings and trims which I hope to be able to put to good use in all my crochet creations this year. It's a Harmony guide; I have several of these and find them invaluable, in fact they probably helped me learn to crochet more than any other reference book I used.
I haven't made any garments other than mittens and scarves as yet, but there are a few things in this book which I'd like to try
although probably not the socks on the right of the cover! I fancy this jumper though
Crochet Me is a great site for any crocheters with patterns, links to blogs, forums and tips and advice. Well worth a look if you're into a bit of hooking.
After my last read (for book group) turned out to be a big disappointment and hard going, I needed the next book I read to be witty, charming and a little different; my choice was Howard's End is on the Landing by Susan Hill and is proving to have all of those wished for qualities. It tells of the author's endeavours to only read books already in her home, read and unread. As well as discussing the books, there are memories of family and home, thoughts about authors and well loved classic books along with anecdotes from Ms Hill's life as an author and publisher. Very enjoyable so far!
I picked up this anthology, Modern Delight in Waterstones this weekend. It's a collection of essays by writers, TV and radio personalities, actors and musicians of what makes them happy, what brings delight to their lives. Very happy to see amongst those writing are William Boyd, Jo Brand and the cellist Steven Isserlis. A varied and humourous miscellany which looks like it will prove entertaining, and half the proceeds go to the Dyslexia Trust too.
When the sky looks like this
and the leaves have an icy coating like this
You know what's coming!
It does look magical, but I think I'm done with the snow now.
I can't say I'm as tidy as I'd like to be when it comes to my wool stash. Things were getting out of hand recently; too many random bags of mixed wool were taking up residence in the corner of the room. Apart from the fact it looked messy, it's not a good system when looking for the right colour or make of wool. I got these boxes in IKEA, they are perfect for wool storage.
Photographing the contents of the boxes made me realise that just shoving the balls of wool in haphazardly wasn't going to cut it.
Not very pleasing to the eye.
A bit of neatening and matching had to happen for aesthetic purposes!
Now I can see exactly what I've got.
That's better!
The first half of January seems to have been dominated by the snowy, icy weather which was lovely to look at........sometimes! And the results of staying in the house have been much yarny goings-on. Then there was my birthday and my trip to Liverpool. So all in all, a pretty good month to reflect on.
More about that in a couple of days.
A reveal today, I finished my round cushion cover. I used a palette of white, red, green and light browns which compliment each other well. Here it is, looking lovely!
I made the other side with a slightly different arrangement of the colours
Instead of sewing it up all the way round as the pattern suggested, I decided to make it removeable, and fastened it with some pretty buttons
The wool was from my stash, nearly every colour is Rowan Pure Wool DK, apart from the bright red and white which are Patons Diploma Gold and Cygnet Superwash respectively. It will probably live on the chair above but it also goes well on the sofa with the cushion covers I made last year
It's lovely to have all these bright colours when it's a bit grey and damp outside. Typical Scottish weather for January........ and February......and March.......etc, etc!
I am Marie, a musician who likes to take photographs and write about what I'm making, reading and enjoying.
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