Well here in the UK we are about 12 hours away from the new year but i would think that it is even closer for many of you.
So i will take this opportunity to wish you all a happy new year. May it bring you peace and happiness, love and joy and most of all lots of new crocheting projects.
Happy 2019
Roz xx
Monday 31 December 2018
Saturday 22 December 2018
Happy Christmas Everyone!!
I am going to make this the last post before christmas as the next couple of days are busy with baking, christmas caroling and visits to the cinema (a christmas eve afternoon tradition for us).
I have finally finished my havana cal after about 12 weeks work. Yippee and boy does it feel snuggly.
I have finally finished my havana cal after about 12 weeks work. Yippee and boy does it feel snuggly.
The colours on the photo don't really do it justice as they are much deeper in real life. A very moroccan feel to it.
I originally made it narrower than that indicated in the cal, deciding a lap blanket would be preferable but i hadn't realised how many rows there would be before the border and how wide the border would be soo... not really a lap blanket, more of a sleep under on the sofa blanket lol
I've now started another blanket doing a sonic wave theme in autumal gold colours for my dad.. upon request from my mum. Keeping it simple to try and finish it as soon as possible so he can use it for most of the winter.
So i'm going to finish this post of with a very happy christmas and if I don't get back on here I wish you all a very happy and hopefully peaceful new year.
Ps.. for anyone in the UK...Madness are rocking in the new year on BBC1 yeeeesssss!!!! whoo hoo. For a die hard Madness fan for 37 years .. its the best way to bring in 2019 and hopefully a good omen for all of us
Take care, drink sensibly and eat well
See you in 2019
Roz xx
Sunday 16 December 2018
Nearly there!
Hello
Hope you are all starting to feel festive and beginning to wind down coming up to a christmas break. I still have 5 full on days til I hit rest time. Its always busy in therapy world leading up to the big event as people want to feel well and no aches or pains while they are enjoying festive times with their families and friends. Although busy its a lovely week to work with everyone looking forward to their family time.
I have made it reasonably stress free with presents all wrapped at the start of the month and the tree decorated last weekend.
Picked Thing 2 up from uni in Birmingham yesterday. Wow was that a cold day. Really cold wind brrrr. But at least we got home before the bad weather hit.
Thing 1 came back today, with his dad, so everything feels good having them both at home with me. Christmas can start now.
So we are nearly there .... 9 sleeps to go before the big man makes his yearly appearance. Hope you are all on the nice list!!
And as another nearly there.... i am 4 rows off the back border on the havana blanket before i finish.. just not sure if i have enough wool to do it though.. and when i will have time to get more ... but its nearly there and thats the main thing
I have to make a blanket for my dad so that will be my next project i guess.
I'll let you go.. hope you are all enjoying christmas parties and having fun
Take care
R x
Hope you are all starting to feel festive and beginning to wind down coming up to a christmas break. I still have 5 full on days til I hit rest time. Its always busy in therapy world leading up to the big event as people want to feel well and no aches or pains while they are enjoying festive times with their families and friends. Although busy its a lovely week to work with everyone looking forward to their family time.
I have made it reasonably stress free with presents all wrapped at the start of the month and the tree decorated last weekend.
Picked Thing 2 up from uni in Birmingham yesterday. Wow was that a cold day. Really cold wind brrrr. But at least we got home before the bad weather hit.
Thing 1 came back today, with his dad, so everything feels good having them both at home with me. Christmas can start now.
So we are nearly there .... 9 sleeps to go before the big man makes his yearly appearance. Hope you are all on the nice list!!
And as another nearly there.... i am 4 rows off the back border on the havana blanket before i finish.. just not sure if i have enough wool to do it though.. and when i will have time to get more ... but its nearly there and thats the main thing
I have to make a blanket for my dad so that will be my next project i guess.
I'll let you go.. hope you are all enjoying christmas parties and having fun
Take care
R x
Monday 3 December 2018
Three weeks today!
And it will be Christmas Eve... and the boys and I will have made our homemade christmas shaped chocolates, been to the cinema and will be sitting down to 'our' version of a three course meal. Basically all the things we really like. Prawn cocktail, Rack of smoky bbq ribs and an stone baked american cheesecake. The best thing is it takes very little to prepare so we get to spend really good quality time together all day... i am so looking forward to that.
Saturday I went to a Christmas Fayre at the Cathedral, which was located in the cloisters. They are like a walkway round a grass quadrangle... thing is every side looks the same and i couldnt find my way out. I thought i was going to be stuck in the cloisters for ever...
Managed to get the last couple bits i needed from the city and yesterday I finished wrapping everything up. Looks lovely all in red white striped paper and bags. Will look nice under the tree which Im going to do in our red and white theme.
Hope you all have managed to do some of your christmas shopping. Ive had to walk away from the havana cal as the constant same stitch working made my arm ache. Im doing little bits at a time this week but I have to admit its much more complicated than the actual blanket.. hopefully if i persevere it will be worth it but i cant see it being finished this year lol. EEEk just thought.. there are only 4 weeks to the end of 2018. So much has happened in this last year.
I spent some of my 50th birthday money couple weeks ago and bought a food mixer, only a basic one... i think a kitchen aid or a smeg would have been my dream.. but this one will hopefully do what I need it to do.
Today i made a Mary Berry victoria sponge cake. Think i over did it a little but its still very nice.
Before Christmas I'm going to make some coconut ice for client gifts, some chocolate brownies to take carol singing at Felbrigg Hall and gingerbread men (decorated) for christmas morning.
So not much to report on the crochet side of things but still lots going on at this crazy time of year. Remember the important thing is to spend quality time with our family and friend, the amount of money spent on presents doesnt matter. Do things that make you happy and try to stay stress free.
Enjoy your week Roz x
Saturday I went to a Christmas Fayre at the Cathedral, which was located in the cloisters. They are like a walkway round a grass quadrangle... thing is every side looks the same and i couldnt find my way out. I thought i was going to be stuck in the cloisters for ever...
Managed to get the last couple bits i needed from the city and yesterday I finished wrapping everything up. Looks lovely all in red white striped paper and bags. Will look nice under the tree which Im going to do in our red and white theme.
Hope you all have managed to do some of your christmas shopping. Ive had to walk away from the havana cal as the constant same stitch working made my arm ache. Im doing little bits at a time this week but I have to admit its much more complicated than the actual blanket.. hopefully if i persevere it will be worth it but i cant see it being finished this year lol. EEEk just thought.. there are only 4 weeks to the end of 2018. So much has happened in this last year.
I spent some of my 50th birthday money couple weeks ago and bought a food mixer, only a basic one... i think a kitchen aid or a smeg would have been my dream.. but this one will hopefully do what I need it to do.
Today i made a Mary Berry victoria sponge cake. Think i over did it a little but its still very nice.
Before Christmas I'm going to make some coconut ice for client gifts, some chocolate brownies to take carol singing at Felbrigg Hall and gingerbread men (decorated) for christmas morning.
So not much to report on the crochet side of things but still lots going on at this crazy time of year. Remember the important thing is to spend quality time with our family and friend, the amount of money spent on presents doesnt matter. Do things that make you happy and try to stay stress free.
Enjoy your week Roz x
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