MORE CK STRIPES AND A DOUBLE CENTRE FLOWER

Quick post this morning off to a Wedding this afternoon and stopping over night....

Thanks Kate for reminding me of the choices on Picasa3

Have a great weekend all.....do you think l can pack a bit of yarn and a hook?

Just in case l wake early you understand!!

NEW DESIGN FLOWER FOR THE GAZEBO CUSHIONS

Loving the new colours that have arrived.....really me all the pastel shades

Have 4 sides complete of the 4 CK Gazebo cushions so far..

all a bit wobbly really need blocking 

will do paler other halves l think so l can ring the changes

had fun with the flowers this morning too and so loving all the new yarns colours...

Mail me if you want any.......colours on the side bar------->
tried a new set of photographs for colours using the chart....hope you like it
But using most of the colours in my crochet now just a few of the old yarns to use up
Hugs all x

BACK..THAT WAS YUMMY

Phil is such a good cook xx

Now where was l?......aaaah yes the Phil Creation

couple of days back while sitting in the new Gazebo l pondered on the space between the pillars and asked if a pot shelf or two could be made....hey presto they appeared hehehe

Found a beautiful Circular hanging Garland 

in one of the boxes from the attic not seen this box for over 5yrs!!!.....

lots of flowers and decorative things in it!!

Looks great hung from the centre of the gazebo roof for now until l can find the birdcage l want

What do you think?....

and the Lavender and Lilies smell lovely as you sit in the gazebo....mmmmm another perfect moment coming on l think hehehe!

Sorry no more crochet done...YET! 

Still another couple of hours to go before lights out!!

May get another few inches done tonight WATCH THIS SPACE!! lol

Thanks again for all the comments on the colours and the crochet.....having an awesome time with this project in the corner of our new garden

YET AGAIN....

 l'm often asked about how fast l work!!....doesn't seem fast to me so you

 make me feel soooo good everyone.....l'm not much of a mover....a home bird really but my little fingers work as fast as they can most days hahaha

and sometimes

  l feel guilty about not working any more so thank you for making me feel like l'm doing something with my life while having a lot of fun!

Big Hugs to all my blogging Pals such a wonderful group of gals you all are 

xx

SHEPHERDS PIE ON THE TABLE...BEING CALLED

Quick share.....Phil's project with the left over £1 bed.....still need to paint the pots but looks fab don't ya think?

l''l be back in half an hour to add some more..Getting shouted at after he slaved over a hot stove!!! hehe

What a real treasure l have!
 xxx

REPRODUCTION OF CK STRIPED NAPKINS/FABRIC

Starting to come together.....

loved the striped napkins l've ordered so reproduced the stripe in crochet for another of the cushions all the look a likes go really well in the scheme

REMEMBER THE £1 BED?....

this one if you can't lol

Well all the bits we haven't used Phil is being creative with for the Gazebo area!! 

The excitement mounts hahaha

STRIPED NAPKINS AND CROCHET CUSHION 

half way through it at the moment but had to share loving all this CK Style

All coming together slowly....going to make a floral reproduction of the CK mug flower as another cushion later today so pop back for the Phil oak creation and the floral cushion 

 Promise tomorrow l'll post all the new Acrylic yarn colours 

and

Glad you all liked the cream addition to the colours hey go so well in other rooms of the house too because of the cream stripe add

Hugs All xx

12 MORE YARN COLOURS ARRIVED TODAY!!

They came!!....fabulous wonderful gorgeous colours!! 

12 more yummy yarns to play with 

photos to come soon..probably Friday a day on my own to play with photographs 

but tried a couple out because they were closer to CK's colours and l did one of the bright granny squares with cream in between each coloured row......might be a bit more me|?

WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK?

Including cream rows......

OR no cream.....?????

like both but think the lighter one just has the edge and the colours are closer too.....

started another one picking the colours from the floral fabric.........

and we had a visitor too....landed just in front of me while l played hooky!! lol

No flags up or sewing done well l just had to play with the yarns didn't l? lol

and it was a bit showery still very warm but a bit damp round the edges

Thanks for all the great comments on last post

huge hugs all xx

FIRST SIDE OF 4 CUSHIONS IN CK COLOURS FOR THE GAZEBO

The colours are as close as l could get with what l have hoping today the new colours will be closer still so the next 3 will be in made in the new yarn..slightly softer too some colours l'm still using the old yarn for because they just don't make the colours and colour is the most important to me...wish l was in a position to order exact shades/colours of 'MY' colours...one day maybe!!

SEWING.....GARDEN CHAIR PADS!

Will try to do some sewing today and get at least one seat cushion/pad made for the garden chairs but  l would really prefer to play hooky  right now but it's got to be done sometime!

To you all for the lovely comments

thanks everyone hugs xx

THE 9.40 FLASHER!!

 ANOTHER PERFECT MOMENT

We sat all evening Phil on his laptop and me playing hooky waiting for the solar lights to start flashing

9.40...they started to twinkle...aaahhhh!! lol

Found a couple of pieces of my Mum's old glass surprising what's lying around!!

and l started a granny square cushion in the CK Mug colours......

Sorry the twinkly lights pic isn't better needs to be darker and l need my bed now..such an exciting day l've had! hehehehe

Sweet Dreams all

xx

ps l want one of these to hang from the centre on the gazebo....

nite nite xx

NO GLASSES YET BUT A FUN DAY ALL THE SAME!

We couldn't decide what to do and where to go so many options but l rang and got the correct address on Cath Kidston's site sorted and then we went to the local shops instead of travelling any distance and bought a gazebo in the sale!!...a real bargain and some solar fairy lights so pics in the dark to come hehehe!

CK MUGS??? no it can't be?

As we were about to leave l spotted what l 

though were Cath Kidston Mugs!!!...oooohhhh excitement

I WAS RIGHT...and @ £3.49 a small saving

So l bought 6 

found a tray that went really well with them at home genuine CK mugs l was was real chuffed

l knew something was stopping me placing that order this morning!!

2 HEADS BETTER THAN ONE...

Still liked the heads on the pillar this morning too..l have been known to sleep on an idea and change my mind!! lol

INTO TOWN NEXT... 

Shrewsbury has a lovely shop l know sells some CK bed linen etc..a sale on there too but l resisted 

don't need bedlinen well not today l don't hehehe

NO GLASSES though!......bit sad but l can order them on line now

BUT....

as l was waiting for Phil to pick me up l was standing outside Simon Boyd's fabric shop and thought l could see CK fabrics!!...oooh excitement mounts again

waving frantically...he drove straight past me!...so in l pop and it wasn't CK but it was 100% cotton and by CLARKE AND CLARKE!! 

never heard of them but it was soooo like CK l bought a metre of two of them

what do you think?.....

as near as dam it hey?

 and only £7.40 per metre!! another bargain

going to make new seat covers cushion for the garden chairs 

it goes well with the CK mugs don't you think?

MIDNIGHT MEET!! lol....
well maybe a bit before the witching hour l'll never say awake that long hehehe
Can't wait to see the Gazebo in the dark hehehe will be a late night for us tonight got to get some piccies to show you
but here is what it looks like right now..will be decorating with plants candles and lanterns oh and the flags l made for Noo Noo too.....until l can make the CK imitation up and see what's left for flags!

It's a shady spot of the house where the garden furniture is but if it rains now l can stay outside as it's been so hot lately even when it's raining hehehe

fun fun fun!!

Nightime piccies to come..pop back later and l'll be back!!!!!!!! hehe

hugs all x

HEADS UP AND I WANT NO I NEED!!...and something is making it very difficult to get them!

hahahahaha.....bought a few plants yesterday still in pots and Lilies again.....l do love lilies so much and we hung up the heads too then l started to look at the out door dining room l want to create

I really need not just want new wine glasses so decided on the Cath Kidston coloured ones

so went to the site and started to place an order ended up with a 41 item order...ooops!!

THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF CATH'S KITCHEN!...

Very modern compared to the shops she has don't you think?

More me though than the very vintage look of the shops...and l want those glasses and plates..

NO I NEED THOSE GLASSES AND PLATES lol.....

So then l proceeded to the check out with my order and it has my old address on it and 

NO OPTION TO CHANGE IT...bum!

so couldn't place the order 

Then decided l'd find a shop nothing close at all..2nd bum!!

Except for the shop inside Selfridges in Manchesters Dome shopping centre..

THEY DON'T OPEN UNTIL 10..want to be on our way and almost there by then...3rd bum!!

DO YOU THINK SOMETHING IS TELLING ME NOT TO PLACE THIS ORDER??????

ISN'T LIFE WONDERFUL?

Sorry to those not in quite such a wonderful place as l am at the moment but l'm having a perfect moment sitting in the garden having been up since 6 and l've edged the lawn now it's been well watered and moved and weeded all the pots and the borders and was finished at 11.30 so now l'm sitting just outside the French doors with the laptop admiring my handy work hehe the clouds are small fluffy white puffs the sky so blue the sun is shining and the lawn is really looking wonderful how perfect is that?

 MY VIEW AS I POST ......

The lawn has been treated by 'GREEN THUMB' a company that come every so often and sort your lawn out can't believe how good it looks so fast l'd recommend them for sure

Wanted to edge it weeks ago but it was so hard and dry it was impossible but this morning perfect after the rain so now we have a lovely green lawn with a trimmed edge...

BEFORE AND AFTER

Weeded and moved all the pots need to do some planting but they look better in groups around the garden

this is where they have all been from the day we moved in!!!

now they are grouped around the garden...some along the raised bed...

My Lily pots all dead now l'm afraid under the kitchen window and the herb pot...

will find something to go in the big pots this next week...

you can see the dining area just outside the French doors...going to something special with this area not sure exactly what yet but watch this space!

lined the zinc pots and the strawberry pots up at the end of the garden....again need planting

ANY SUGGESTIONS WELCOMED!!...

Have a couple of patches where the boys have been using as a toilet!!....naughty boys so dug out the soil and popped a pot or two in the space to stop them using it again....was just getting rid of the old soil turned round and Mr T was squatting in the hole!!..ggggggrrrrrrrrrrr

looks a bit odd but will fill with fresh soil and sprinkle with lawn seed tomorrow

got 2 head pots l want hanging tomorrow too...a little job for Phil

Had these many year and they have gone to each house in turn.....

on this wall or may be on the wall posts over the raised bed!!...not sure yet lol

or the middle two pillars....may be better?

any way fun to come 

Now you've seen the 4 corners of my small garden as it looks now...changes to come though l have plans!!! hehehehe

Huge thanks for popping by

HUGS ALL XX

WOW THAT WAS HARD WORK!!

Knowing how important the shade and tone of a colour can be l've tried my very best to get colour matches but not easy to do!!

The colour match in photographs and on screen of the yarns l have so far has been really hard to do!

The collage is all of the photos l took so you can see how they change in different lights!!

There are 12 colours in stock right now another 12 to follow next week
BUT THERE IS A CHOICE OF 56 ALL TOGETHER THAT I CAN GET ALL TOGETHER
Let me know if you are after one in particular

None of the photographs really gave the exact shades so played around with each colour on line!! 

Still not perfect but as close as l can get

small sample will be the only way of absolute perfect colour matches

top row:    warm beige...spring green...bright pink...blue

2nd row:    lime green...magenta.....olive green....lilac

3rd row:   turquoise...lemon yellow.....aqua....warm yellow

 so l'll send small samples out if you feel the need for an absolute perfect match

the turquoise is probably a little darker than the photo the others are pretty close

ONE MORE TRY WITH THE TURQUOISE

 as near as l can get it..lol

Hope that helps
CLICK ON ANY OF THE 3 PICTURES AND THEY WILL COME UP A LOT BIGGER


 chris, milatos Can't leave a comment or mail you.....your settings won't allow it
but yes l can post to Greece will let you know how much it will cost next week

COLOURS OF ACRYLIC YARN FOR SALE....

ACRYLIC YARN COLOURS

I have about 12 colours in stock right now

 about 12 to arrive next Wednesday 

but probably another 20 colours on the chart...

l just bought the colours l use myself until l know the demand!

PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE MORNING....

when the light will be good  l'll also find out about the p&p prices too

Hope that helps?

Met a fellow blogger this morning for a cuppa...Wispo..and she agreed with me that it was lovely 

soft acrylic yarn and a great price 

Thanks for a fab morning Annie...must do it again soon

Hugs Suz x

MORNING....BIT GRIM HER TODAY BUT LOTS OF COLOUR INDOORS!

Right....
 l picked up my Mum's very old 'Encyclopaedia of Needlework' the other day and looked at the crochet section...such a treasured book l think Mum said she had it as a 21st Birthday present..

hugs miss ya lots xx

Anyway back to the 'USE ONE STITCH'....

Using SC that's the American version.....hook though the st pull yarn though and then hook again and make the sc st.....
lots of variations to try and different stitches too but for now l thought l'd share this with you.....

First square is SC done as you would normally through the whole stitch

 pictures 2&3 are worked from the back so you area bit blind doing it 

but hooked ONLY into the back half of the ST...giving a lovely knobbly texture

perfect for the centre of flowers or just a lovely chunky texture to a cushion or blanket even!

This next picture is still SC again done into the back half of the stitch only but done from left to right  oops thanks for pointing that one out CRAFTY PAM......right to left it should have read hehehe....only so it has a back and a front....both of which are lovely looking stitches

the top one being the closes to the normal st.

the bottom photo gives more of a slanting stripe almost like an embroidery st.
2ND OPTION..... if you work it continuously but still into the back of the st. only
you get a ribbed almost pleated look to the piece....fascinating really chunky ribbed sort of feel and look...

making every other row dominate and the other rows half hidden....

isn't it great and all from just the simplest of the crochet stitches?

LOVE THIS SORT OF EXPERIMENT

Hope you do too?

Still more options with SC st but l might try 

DOUBLE CROCHET STITCH today!

CUBBY STASH UPDATE...

Took 11 packs back and swapped them for same colours in the second yarn l ordered hehehe 

The 7packs l had to wait a couple of days for were so much softer and well worth the extra few pence

So l was allowed to change any packs l hadn't opened for the softer better quality yarn...wasn't that good......thanks Steve...l'll be back!

RAINBOW OF ACRYLICS FOR SALE....

 Anyone wants any just let me know the colours are fabulous and it really is very soft and great quality and makes up beautifully

Buying in bulk it comes out @ £1.50 per 100grm ball plus P&P

Pity they don't do an Orange though..theirs is too bright even for me!! hehehe

BLOCKING TOOL UPDATE...

First appointment with the plastic company...no good far too expensive so more research needed

wood has been suggested but that would go moldy and warp mixed with steam oR water so it has got to be plastic if it's going to have any life span!!

watch this space and cross everything for me...pleeeeease.will track another plastics compant down sooner or later that can do the job for a good price

PROMISE hehehe