It has been so nice this week, to be feeling better and to finally get my beloved crochet hooks out again! I was suffering withdrawal symptoms and now realise that my crochet addiction is pretty serious. So as a treat I went on a bit of a wool buying frenzy. I found this gorgeous yarn on Saturday and I just had to have it! I've been looking for a multi-coloured yarn for ages but could never quite find a colour combo that I really loved. This is it. Wintery goodness, with all my fave cosy tones - red, orange, brown, green and even purple. It looks beautiful from every side.
And I knew exactly what I was going to make with it. I've had this Queen Anne's lace pattern tucked away on Ravelry for absolutely ages because I thought it looked too tricky. I was wrong - it's a pretty easy, repetitive pattern that works up very quickly. I made a start last night and it grew much faster than I expected. That's the thing I love about crochet, the results are fast! 
Aren't these colours just so toasty and warm looking? As soon as I finish this post I'm going to sit down and do a bit more of it in the hope I can finish it today while the small folk are at school and kindy. It's the last week of term before a two week holiday so it's my last chance to enjoy the peace and quiet for a while!! The housework will just have to wait .... 
I love, love, love it so far.
I also bought a whole lot of pure wool to make more beanies. Miss 4 has quite a collection of hats that I've made and lots of friends have been asking if I can make them for their children. Up until now I've been making them and giving them away but now I am starting to sell them which is fantastic. The money will be reinvested back into my wool addiction!! I can feel a bit less guilty about that ever growing stash that is currently hidden behind the door in my spare room!!I hope you're all having a fab week so far. It's cold here this morning, only 7.5 degrees Celsius when I took the children to school - so perfect timing to finish off my scarf and be toasty warm.
Leah
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glad you're feeling better, and that yarn and the scarf look amazing!!
ReplyDeletenice work selling your beanies as well!!
Your scarf looks stunning! So pleased you are a feeling a little better x
ReplyDeleteOh, those colors are beautiful! The scarf looks beautiful. Isn't that pattern great! I love making it, too. I'm thinking I want to try it in a lightweight yarn, see how that would look. Fun to be able to sell what you're making, too, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteFor real. . .Beautiful!! You're right, the addiction can be very serious. LOL
ReplyDeleteHave a great evening!
Your QA's Lace is gorgeous! That yarn looks exactly like Noro yarn. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteOH Leah what gorgeous gorgeous wool, i am utterly jealous, they are the very colours that i adore and i agree with you it is very hard to find a multi tone wool like this, you are sooooo lucky, and what a wonderful scarf, it does actually look like a really hard pattern to follow i am very impressed.
ReplyDeleteAnd i hope 'mollie makes' turns up for you soon, goodness when you do eventually get it you will have three or maybe four to enjoy all in one go, that will definatly require a few hours of peace and quiet and a large bar of chocolate to catch up on all that reading.
Love Pixie x
The colors in that scarf are so beautiful, I did a queen Anne recently in Noro wool, my daughters reckon it looks like seaweed, must post it some time & get "other" opinions:).
ReplyDeleteYours is a stunner though
Karen x
Oooh Leah, the scarf is lovely - I've been looking at that pattern on ravelry too - now I must do it once we get back to wintertime!
ReplyDeletejane x
Hi Leah.thankyou for popping on over to my blog,hi!
ReplyDeleteI love that multi coloured yarn,beautiful autumny colours,the Queen Anne lace your making is fabulous.take care juliexx
Oh, so gorgeous! I tried that scarf too, and got quickly and completely confused. Well done, you! It looks perfect in those wintery, cozy colors. :)
ReplyDeleteThat Queen Anne's lace pattern looks amazing, I may have to give that a try when I've finished the WIPs I have on the go!! I love the colour choices of the yarns you bought for the beanies too, very pretty x
ReplyDeleteHi again Leah just passed on an award to you as one of my fav blogs
ReplyDeleteKaren x
Wow, we must be on the same wavelength. My next project is the queen anne's lace scarf. And at first I thought you had the same yarn I had chosen - noro.It's very similar -will definetley look out for this.Thanks for all you kind words on my blog(couldn't reply because of your no-reply).Look forward to getting more of your posts.
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