one a day...more squares

Hello! 

One  a Day update - I actually made 9 squares this week but I can't remember which ones are the new ones to show you individually, oh well, they are all looking pretty similar now any way.  

I think they look good all stacked up, there are 29 all together now, so my blanket is starting to grow!

.......and have a look at a behind the scenes shot, I haven't done any weaving-in-of-ends yet!! Must start that soon. 

(Pattern Weekend in Stockholm  by Debbie Stoller)

Have a great day! 

Linking up with the other girls doing the one a day thing at Gingerbread Girl.

One a day update....grannying on

Hello. 

It's Tuesday again, they come around quickly at the moment, so it's time for the One a Day update.

These are the 6 squares I got finished this week, one short, I know, but there are only so many hours in a day!

I am planning to do a few extra this week to catch up and give me some breathing space.

I did get to add some purple this week, it stands out a bit at the moment, but when I get a few more done I think it will look good.  I also added a darker, bluer, green and an apple green to the mix, as I though it was getting a bit wishy washy.  I'm happier now.

So here are all the squares so far, 20 in total.

...... and because I am such a fashionista, I thought I'd show you the stylish footwear I was wearing today - socks and sandals are always in fashion, right??  hahaha.... only around the house though, my family already know I am a lost cause, but I think I still have my friends bluffed! ( Or not, I really just wear whatever I want, or whatever is cleanest, my laundry system is out of control!  But that is a whole other story.)

Linking up with the other girls over at Gingerbread Girl, have a look how their One a Day projects are progressing if you have a few minutes.

Have a great day!

more grannying

It's Tuesday here, so it's time for the One a Day project update.

Here are this weeks squares with last weeks ones, so there are 14 in total. 

 Starting to make some progress!

I'm thinking of introducing some purple to the party, I'll do a few test squares and see how they fit with these guys, I hope they all play nice!

I'm joining in with Carole over at Gingerbread Girl for this blanket, have a look how the other peeps are getting along with their one a day things if you feel like it!

In other happenings it is my biggest boys 16th birthday day, we are very proud of him and the awesome person he is growing into, so happy, happy day to you Jesse! 

Talk soon ( I am still slogging my way through writing a pattern for a couple of things to share with you all, sorry it is taking me sooooo long!)

Have a great day!

One a day project, and other stuff.

hello. how is your day going?

Our summer holidays are nearly finished with the boys back to school late next week, and we have been lucky with a spate of lovely warm weather to end the break on, so have been enjoying the sun and heat swimming and relaxing, and just generally veging out.  It will be a shock to the system getting up early again next week, so we are making the most of our last days of slothfulness.  I have to say this is mostly on the kids part, I have actually been getting up and going to the gym in the morning and getting back before they surface!! 

I have been doing a bit of hooky stuff too, it's all about the granny at the mo........

 ..........these are my first weeks worth of granny goodness for the 'one a day' project  over at Gingerbread Girl.  I have been very good and have actually got a head of myself and made a few extra this week, but I am only going to show 7 a week, in case I miss a day here or there, I have a bit of breathing room.......

 I am enjoying this pattern and these colours, I think I want to make a bed spread size blanket for winter, so will need quite a lot of these squares, maybe 150 or so.  That makes this about a 6 month project, so I'll see if I get bored with it or not.

I am also toying with adding another round of dcs to thicken the last colour of each square, might try it on a few and see what it looks like.

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I was up quite early (for me in holiday mode!) and the sun was bathing the vegie patch in this lovely light so I had to try and photograph it, doesn't do it justice though, but you get the idea.........

..........the sunflowers were kind of glowing with colour, brilliant!

One of my new dahlias has opened, and I was so excited to see what colour it would be, and it hasn't dissappointed!  A lovely peachy pinky colour fading out to the edges, very happy.

.......And these are some hollyhocks that have also turned out to be a great colour, and I love how the sun changes the colour shining through the petals.

Anyhoo, that's all for now, we are off for a swim at the beach, it's getting hot!! 

See you!