Boodles Super Dooper Chunky T-Shirt Yarn

I've started multiple projects in the time I've been away but the most exciting one is the Pouf Project with Boodles (liked Hooked) yarn. I got it at Hobbycraft for 3 for 2.

I couldn't really find a decent pattern for a pouf so I'm making up my own! This is my work in progress:

It's quite loud but my house is so plain it could with a shock of colour or two.

We've been busy gardening at the moment so it's really impeding my crochet time. I will upload some pictures of that soon, but at the moment it's too embarrassingly bad!

A different yarn - Sirdar Recycled Aran

I will finish that other blanket in my last post, but I have been slightly distracted by some new yarn I received: Sirdar Recycled Aran. It's a cotton and I find it really splitty, but I do think the colours and textures are lovely!

I am most certainly ready to experiment with other cotton yarns, but I obviously need to use up my stash first! Otherwise I really will be in trouble with Mr Bee. :)

The pattern is another adapted one. The flower is a cross between Rosehip's (designed for DK and a different much smaller square) and a triple petal flower I have in one my crochet books. The plain square is another adaptation - between two different books. Really, I am starting to wonder whether any crochet patterns are truly original.

I have a lot to do for work so won't be crocheting much in the next few weeks. Although, my holiday is booked and I can't wait. It will mean lots of preparatory shopping of course. I am hoping they will let me bring my crochet hooks on the ship...

Crochet granny squares inspired by Rosehip

Okay, so I've yet again started another style of granny square without finishing my last project. Whoops!

However, I seem to have become quite addicted to these ones and have adapted a design I've seen in a few books to work with the Rosehip flower crochet granny square.

I've only seen Rosehip make cushions from her crochet squares and she just just  uses the flower squares, which do work (I love them) but I thought they could be a bit much by themselves for a blanket (not to mention time-consuming).

I'm quite proud of the plain squares as I had to get the same amount of stitches around the edge as the flower squares for joining. It was a little trial and error as maths has never been my forte but I got there in the end!

I timed myself and I can do a plain square in under 20 minutes. I think I am painfully slow as I can't hold the yarn right but it seems to work for me. :)

Here's what I've done so far. I plan to join them together with double crochet just as Rosehip has.

More granny circles! So pretty

Crochet colour wheel

My crochet colour wheel in my sublime yarn. I'm having real difficulty in matching colours! It's so hard to get just the right mix. Not too washed out and not to loud! I'm not sure this has helped but it looks pretty. :)

I've had a little fun with the grannies I've already done.

Granny squares - the beginning

These are my first granny squares with my new yarn. They take me absolutely ages and not too sure about colour combinations. I want them to clash but go. I might end up making two blankets at this rate. :)

Yarn envy

Because I've had an awful week, I decided to treat myself to some yarns. I'd been looking at other blogs and getting yarn envy. I've done a few granny squares in cheaper stuff and feel I've mastered it to make something special.

Here they are, they look good enough to eat. Some people buy chocolate - I buy yarn. Mr Bee helped me pick the colours. :)

All Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino Silk DK. Yum.

It's super soft but a little pricey. The local sewing shop where I bought them, Stitchery Do, sell them for £5.00 a ball which is not bad even compared to internet prices.

There wasn't really many options available for quality crochet with zingy colours and I'd seen this stuff before and was overcome with its softness and quality.

I came home and bought some more colours online. Can't wait for them to arrive.

My only other problem is where to store them!