Sunday 25 March 2018

Gladsmuir Cushion

  
The last month or so I've been working on a new cushion cover to add to my collection.  Most of the patterns I've managed to find so far have been knitted so I was quite excited to find a crochet pattern that wasn't just made of granny squares.




Can you see how the squares fit together?  It sort of messes with your head, doesn't it?


Once I worked out how to make the first set of squares that make the corner of a square they were really easy to make, in fact I made a bunch of them on the train to Manchester and back when I went up there for a conference recently.



The Janie Crow kit was a Christmas present from my Mum and contained the instructions and 13 balls of Jamieson's of Shetland Spindrift wool.  I'm not sure I'd want to make a jumper out of it - a bit itchy, but its perfect for a cushion.
It makes a splendid addition to my cushion collection.  I wonder how many more I need to fill up the bay window seat?

Saturday 3 March 2018

A yarn bowl


I recently met a friend for lunch, who I hadn't seen for ages, which meant we exchanged late birthday presents.  I was pretty chuffed with what I received - a yarn bowl!


Its so pretty and simple.  You could quite happily display it without any yarn.


And it even has my name on it, so maybe Milo will get the idea that its my wool, not his!  But I wouldn't bet on it. 
Such a lovely gift.  I look forward to using it in the near future.