things i didn't do...

on sunday night after doing a bit of a blog reader catch up i was suddenly in a crafty mood, and inspired enough to scamper up to the craft room and pull out the bootsy quilt, whilst looking for everything i needed (lost machine foot anyone?) i found this lovely bag of treats hiding in the cupboard....

packed with quilting and knitting projects, books and magazines, i took it when we went to the lakes a few weeks ago, but i never got round to more than a few rows of knitting (which is a bit of game knitting btw - very fun) so the bag came home again and sat waiting to be rediscovered (possibly more on that later)...

so with all those things for me to do, why did i not ... you know, do them?  two reasons....

or really, the influence of two people....

Anne at the Knit Studio in Newcastle, who is responsible for me finally learning to crochet, she kitted me out with cotton, a hook, the indispensable book crochet unraveled and lots of hints and tips, and literally less than 24 hours after leaving her wonderful shop in the loft of blackfriars i was making my first granny square...

...and...

Adrienne at Williams Wools in Kendal (the most snug and cosy shop stuffed full of gorgeous yarns), who is so friendly and knowledgeable, we chatted and played with the wool until i had a pleasing colour combination....

 

007 cyprus 026 hyacinth 013 enamel 009 ultra-marine 002 shale 010 indigo 003 anthracite 006 pier

the yarn is rowan pure wool dk, most of which i did buy in the lakes, but i also got a few balls when i got home, (after a few calculations and mind changes), from English Yarns, which has a fantastic selection of rowan and are super quick and friendly.

so.....i spent most of my free time on holiday making up little squares.... not knitting, not reading, not working on either of my quilting projects (even though i'd taken my sewing machine too).... nope, making little squares, little granny squares...

of course in my usual fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants way i have no idea how to attach the squares to each other, but that's just a problem i'll work out when i get to it... for now i'm just happy happy happy that i've finally learnt how to crochet :o)

whimsycate, x x x