Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts

Sunday, 23 August 2015

Blocking Blooms...


On our day off last week, we were lucky with the weather, so after the chores were done we were back on our bikes. We cycled to Woking town centre, and stopped to look for our first Geocache around the WWF building. We made our way back, and found 3 more, but they were harder to find so we saved the others for another time, and cycled the rest of the route back...


I have continued working on my orange blooms this week


As I have so much blocking to do, and a towel really wasn't ideal, I sourced a set of foam mats, although technically play mats, they seem to be a popular, affordable option.


They have worked so well. The pins pop in so easily and stay in too!


The flowers are coming together. All the orange petals are made so i'm just adding the red edging and joining as I go and then blocking each flower


I'm thinking about writing out a pattern for this one, but as I haven't written a pattern for someone else to understand, I think I may need to do a bit of research first!


The weather has been quite erratic this week. From bright blue skies to deep, dark heavy rain clouds, but whichever we've had it's been very humid


Our flat is pretty hot, so when it gets too much, we have a lovely lake we can visit. just down the road


I never tire of this view, and a lap of the lake is a perfect stroll in the sun


We did have a sneak treat this time !!










Sunday, 5 July 2015

Hot Hot Hot...

This week in the U.K it has been hot, damn hot!
I love summer, and warm sunny days, but this has been too much! Maybe i'm being a woosy Brit or maybe this country isn't set up for these conditions, as we get them so rarely. But it's been hard to move, function or sleep! 


Needless to say that not much crochet has taken place!
Its only the last couple of days, that the temperature has dipped slightly to allow me to pick up my hook


I'm still working on my Sweet Williams, rustic lace flowers
First a little colourful pile of centre circles


And then the second round shaping


And of course a touch of hookin in front of the tennis at Wimbledon


Although I don't complete a flower daily, I'm still continuing with my floral mood blanket, completing a batch at a time. Sadly i'm getting a bit slack with the ends though!


With the hot weather and Wimbledon what better excuse was there to have some strawberries and ice cream.....