Wrapping it up

Christmas wrapping is like a competitive sport in my family.. and it's possibly the only competitive sport I enjoy.

I spent a happy afternoon wrapping up our presents to send home - this year I went for a recycled brown paper theme (we have 130 brown paper wrapped boxes in the shed), with crochet accessories and a few pompoms for added oomph.

I suspect it's the added oomph that has carried my parcel over the threshold from acceptable postage costs to the kind of prices that make your jaw drop open and the post office staff look at you sympathetically. Sympathetically but at the same time thinking what an idiot you are...

Next year's wrapping - tissue paper with feathers.

Rag Rug

I'm crocheting a rag rug for the boys' bedroom floor and it's really addictive - makes your arms ache after a while though... Planning a charity shop prowl tomorrow for more fabric..

2012 - it's going to be a good one!

Happy New Year people!

We got home today after a week by the sea.....

We had Christmas day at my sister's lovely house then we went to stay in our cosy caravan in North Devon...

There were crabs...

Shell collecting...

Murky beaches...

Surfboard injuries..

Lots of chips...

And a very tired dog!

2012 - bring it on!

Crochet projects!

I'm beginning to think learning to crochet was a bad idea - it's far too addictive- not much else is getting done round here!

I just finished a curly scarf for my mum's birthday - made from lovely Araucania wool...

And - I've figured out how to do stripes - I'm making myself some wrist warmers - and then I'm thinking a big stripey blanket may be next!


Oooh, stripes....

Making and baking

I enjoyed my summer photography challenge- though I didn't find it too challenging to take a photo a day - some days the challenge was choosing which photo to use.

Autumn is going to be about crochet and cooking I think.

In that order.

I've finished a couple of scarves, now I'm attempting a hat - I've undone it several times to figure out how to make it hat-shaped! However it turns out, there should be a head in the family it fits (hopefully)..

Day 39

Gorgeous crochet..

Look at these lovely colours - and many more beautiful things for sale by The Sunroom here.

Feeling inspired now but I've run out of wool!