Big Heart Blanket #2

Hello everyone! 

It feels like ages since I've shown what I've been crocheting, probably because I've been working on a big blanket for a lovely customer and it felts like I'd bore you showing the same work all the time. :)

Anyway, I have finally finished this Big Heart blanket and it is happily living in it's new home! 

I thought I'd show you some photos of the process along the way and how it turned out. ( Sorry if you've seen most of these on Instagram!) 

I am really happy with this finished blanket, it is bright and colourful and very hearty! I still love tapestry crochet so much, making these blankets is fun! 

....I made 12 heart strips to make this blanket......

.......sewing up the strips......

.... still sewing up the strips........

....it is a nice wide blanket to go across the end of a queen size bed......

....colour overload!! The clash of patterns! ......

So that is the end of another big project, it's time to think about what to make next!

So many possibilities!  I think I might work on a few small quick things for a while, big projects can take over your life!! 

Have great day you guys! 

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Washer week....

Hello there!  

I hope you all had a lovely weekend, it was freezing here, typical Melbourne winter really!  

The light has been very dull for taking photos, and without photos I don't really have anything to blog about!  

But I thought I'd show you what I've been up to recently anyway, bad light and all. 

I have been trying a new way of organising myself to make things for the market season that starts in a couple of months.  I always think I'll make heaps of stock in the off season and have lovely full stalls for the market, but what usually happens is that I don't do much for most of the time and then am frantic in the last 3 weeks!  So this year I am trying to make something different each week until the market season begins, last week was washcloth week, and this week is beanie week, so I'll see how many beanies I can make in 7 days.  

These photos are of the washcloths that I have made so far, they still need edges, but at least it is a start!  There are so many lovely colour combinations to do, I am going to schedule another washer week in a month or so. 

I have also been busy in the shop, I've had lots of lovely new yarns coming in, well four new ones anyway!  Who would have thought you could spend so much time phaffing around with wool! :)

So lots of photos to take and uploading to do, I'm hoping for a brighter day tomorrow!  

Oh and I have Clover hooks for sale now too, and pompom makers!! Yay! 

 So a big day of updating my shop tomorrow! 

So that's a bit of what I've been doing, what have you been up to recently? 

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Hearts and dahlias

Hello! How was your weekend, good I hope.

We had a good one, I managed to make some good progress on my new blanket that I am calling my Big Hearted Blankie.  I am hoping to have this finished next week at some stage.  The plan is to write up a pattern for this one and get it out on Ravelry as soon as I can. 

I thought my stripes of hearts looked very colourful all rolled up, I love looking at colour sandwiches like this!

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We went to the Victorian State Dahlia Show the other day, I really love dahlias and want to get more colours in garden next year. There were so many gorgeous showy blooms it was a sight to behold.  I had a good chat with the dahlia people, it always amazes me how people with a passion are so good to talk to about their interest, so generous with their knowledge, I always find their enthusiasm rubbing off on me and I want to experience their level of interest, no wonder I have so many hobbies! Anyway, I bought a few new colours for my garden and am going to go down to a huge dahlia farm  outside Geelong in a few weeks where you can see masses of varieties in bloom and order them for the next season.  I am feeling a bit inspired by my garden at the moment, have to keep chipping away at my jungle while the motivation lasts! :) 

.....a room full of colour.....

....love these spidery ones at the front.......

........I love this peachy coral coloured one, I will be looking to get a few in these shades I think......

,.......these are the  humble offering from my garden this week, I love the red and white one, I must remember to divide this one in a few months! 

So, what have you been up to lately? 

Have you got a heap of hobbies vying for your time like me?

Bye for now! 

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