Oh what a beauty of a stitch.  K2, K into the back of the next stitch, P1 and repeat.  Simples!!!!  I think I could have used bigger needles, but I’m rather liking the neatness of the finish, so wait for the tah-dah moment.

There, did you notice?  Notice another one of those moments sneeking in?  They get everywhere!

But now for today’s tah-dah time.  A bit of sewing.  A bit of binding.  A bit of knitting.  Ready?

Sewing.  This not so little cross stitch, is courtesy of Mum.  Mum loved to cross stitch and when she died I gathered all of her threads, card mounts, and Aida and put them safely away.  After two and a half years they have surfaced and tah-dah…..

Three Narcissi in a jam jar!  A birthday card to go with the present of a bangle…..

And lastly some satisfying hooking!

So easy and great stash busting.  200 chain.  One row of double crochet as the foundation row.  Then row after row of trebles.  Leave about 20 to 30 cms of yarn at the start and finish of each row for the tassles.

Can you see I have braided each one with some extra yarn.  Makes them quite spikey!  And yes there are some buttons lurking in the back ground.  The scarf swung over the shoulder quite nicely but it was a bit short to come around again and knot.  So four little buttons on one end let me snuggle it down for  a cowl.

Round and round and fasten….

So yes lots of moments.  Lots of minutes.  And oodles of love spent  in the time!

There just had to be some purple….

and a bangle….

or two..

or three….

So there you go – buttons,  bangles and beads!

I did take some other shots but they are just rubbish!!  You can see the glass beads better in the ear rings I made to match.

My friend really likes the bracelet with it’s 6 embellished beads and put it on to go out in. A bit of girl time.  So important don’t you agree?!   Thumbs up!!

Right, now for the next tah-dah.  Another circle scarf.  Pinks and browns.

Oh yes with a little bit of white.  I did use white as one of the main colours but it just shouted “not me this time”.  Colours are good at telling you whether they are right or not!

First the cross over and then the up and under…

It looks great in the sunshine.  Really vibrant.  So that’s it for today.  Will be back soon.  Suuunnnnnnshine!!

and from above….

Lots to see and do, but first it is the children’s books by Jane Brocket that have caught my attention.  Colour and Texture.

Don’t you just love them?  Having been an infant teacher in the past, I have never been adverse to a little light reading.  You know the big text or should I say font!! Short simple sentences.  Bold, bold, bold!   And these two books just jumped out to me.  The pictures are beautiful, crisp, clear and full of scrummy things exactly like Jane’s blog

Lots of inspiration.  This colour with that colour.  Tones and hues.  Yes, yes, yes I just love it.  My circle scarf has gone down a treat hear, there, and everywhere.  Not only the pattern but the colours.  Slightly off beat.  Slightly quirky.  But colours that work so well together.  I feel another scarf waiting in the wings.  Hovering there in the background.  Gently gathering up the colours to use.  Another bit of inspiration needed.  Another wriggle amongst the cushions.  I see browns.  Pinks. Reds. Whites.  All slowly emerging.  Clashing a little.  Highlighting each other. Hmmmmmm.. I must away to gather them all together.

But I’m not finished with colour yet.  I see it working well into these pages.  So perhaps one colour a week.  Perhaps differing hues.  Yes I know it has been done before, but these will be my inspiring colours.  Ones that awake me, prodding and pushing.  And yes, I will share and we can work together.  Hooks at the ready!  Or will it be fabric for you?!

They are made with a very smooth cotton which lends itself  very nicely to my hook, embellished with buttons and beads, and suspended on some ribbon.

But I did miss my colours and as I’m stash busting, out came the Stylecraft Special.  The colours are quite vibrant which perhaps doesn’t show in the photographs below.

Lots of little circles.  Round and round and round…..

then over….

and under to nestle snuggly down.

Voila, one scarf for that snow they have just promised on the weather forecast!  It was very therapeutic working these little rounds, and I had great fun trying out the different permutations!!!  Boy that was a big word!

I have made one more thing, but as it is a present the ta-dah moment will not be until next week.  So these will be the first things to appear in my etsy shop.  Help – er – which I need a little bit of assistance in setting up being a bit of a technophobe, and my Son won’t be home for another couple of weeks.  Sorry!!!!  I’m sure it is easy and if I work it out we’ll have the grand ribbon cutting soon.  Happy hooking everyone.  Hope you’ve got your wellies ready!