Hexagon update

It's day 7 of the hexagon a day crochet along,am still being naughty and so far have 10 hexagons done. Have been joining them as I go but at my craft group last night we were discussing the fact that this method means carrying the whole thing with me,it's not a problem now but things will get heavy in a few months time!!! That being said am loving how it's turning out,joining method included,the little bit of colour that spikes into the next hexagon is really pretty.

  I love joining as I go,I think I will continue in this vein and it can become a home project when it gets too cumbersome to take to craft groups. I really need another project so that I don't do too much too soon on this blanket.i have picked up my pastel granny squares which are probably destined to be cushion covers,not sure yet. Am just enjoying the colours.

Crochet a long

The craft group I belong to is running a square/hexagon(or whatever shape you want really) a day 2014 blanket project on Facebook,I have decided to do Attic24s hexagon pattern(for the moment,I may mix it up later) 

Attic24 hexagons

Love this website,if you haven't checked it out yet,you should,lovely inspiring colours and projects and image heavy walkthroughs of patterns.

Have been naughty and started making hexagons already,in my defence am at my sons for Christmas and got wool as a present so am road testing both the wool and pattern,I bought spool knitting with me but there's only so much you can do before your arm wears out!!!

So here are my first attempts

Not perfect but not too bad,don't think they are all the same size and not sure how to sort that as they're all the same wool.hoping my tension will become more even the more I make. Haven't decided on a colour scheme yet for my actual blanket,tempted to go totally random,in which case these hexagons can be part of it,but how to avoid getting garish colour clashes?! Decisions decisions!!!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone,am busy making lots of spool knitted lengths for my next project....this spool knitter by prym is much faster than the usual knitting Nancy's in that it has a rotating handle and hooks that go up and down,catching and releasing the wool and basically doing the work for you,very addictive!!!

Luminous lengths of spool knitting,what will they become I wonder?......

 

Christmas crafting!!!

More hats

More hats! Have been experimenting with different colour ways,love mixing different yarns together,the result is always a surprise!! bottom hat is waaaay brighter in real life,I didn't finish it til silly o'clock and took a picture in poor lighting. First hat with a flower on it,yay!!!