KITCHEN UPDATE, Then off to Poppy's Holfirth for a relaxing 3 day Crochet Retreat

Starting to see an end to the dust and piles of furniture and boxes every where...plastering should be completed today second fix for the lights etc and the en suite put back to gather on Friday, while I am enjoying a fab crochet retreat at

Poppy's Holfirth

....cya soon cant wait.

en suite floor up... 

rotten joist....to be removed 

room with a view! lol 

new joists in... 

 first plaster boards going up yesterday after the Electrician sorted the wiring and solved the the fault...more wires left floating in the sockets just cut off and left touching the metal box and causing another fault...who ever wired this house needs shooting 

 ceiling all plaster boarded...just the steel beam to cover with special fireproof plasterboard this morning 

most of the bonding and feathering in of miss matched walls done from the old part of the house to the other side of the wall that was removed a step in it about 2cm!

 new wall where the chrome radiator/ towel rail will go

 wall for the TV and side board will go

new cooker position...although Phil's not happy with drilling a hole for the extractor right under the extractor canopy..so we might be having a new one that doesn't need a hole he tells me this morning!..some carbon thing that eats smells? no idea about that one lol

Hi Gloss or Shaker Style?
Still can't decide between ultra modern White, hi gloss units with clean sleek lines or 
White Shaker style? White work tops for definite and the island will be charcoal grey like the wall in the lounge with a wooden top. 

Teal sofa so the colours for the room will be teal, blue and aqua, with some lime green maybe.....but shades of blue need to use the sofa we have.

Made a folder of pictures for inspiration....
My Pinterest folder on 
NEW KITCHEN MAKEOVER 2017

FILLING TIME WITH A FAT BOTTOM

1st 8 rows folded in half

Open and flat straight strip in the centre with increase of 2 stitches every row

Making a felted bag for my friend's birthday but l've run out of wool delivery should be today

But l felt in need of a bit of hooky stuff this morning so having a go at a grey mix

CHUNKY FAT BOTTOM BAG

I chained 19 with a 10mm hook and 3 strands of yarn a chunky and 2 DK's and used a double crochet stitch

It seems to be a simple pattern with a straight strip in the middle of the bag of 5 stitches

(This makes the bottom of the bag)

The 1st row has 5DC each side of the increase and the 5dc at the centre the sides of the bag grow by 2 st in each row and curve the shape

START WITH 19CHAIN
The CH you skip at the beginning of the row, is your first DC, then you work 4 more DC (giving you 5 DC) now you work 2DCs into the next CH, (You now have 7 DCs) work DCs into the next 5CH, (you now have 12 DCs, work 2 DCs into the next CH, (you now have 14 DCs), work DCs into the last 5CH, (you now have 19 DCs).
CH2, which always stands as the first DC, work DCs into the next 5 STS, (6 DCs) work 2 DCs into next ST, (8 DCs) DCs into next 5 STS, (13 DC) 2 DCs into next ST, (15 DCs)DCs into the next 6 STS. (21DCs)
mark the increases AND ALWAYS HAVE 5DC IN THE CENTRE BETWEEN THE INCREASE STITCHES
If you make sure you have 2 extra stitches on each row EACH SIDE OF THE CENTRE 5DC you should be OK.

Not sure how many increases l will do yet but l'll let you know

Worked from side to side and then gathered onto another band that is stitched over a wooden or plastic covered handle

makes up fast just the sort of project l like and l'll add a 3D Exotic or two to finish it off

OOOH IT'S A GREY DAY AND I FEEL SOOOOO HAPPY

Please please please warm up....the sun is gloriously bright this morning but it's still cold crisp and frosty here at the moment and the roads are like ice rinks buuuuuuuuuuut.............

I've just discovered the Colinette mill shop is only the other side of Shrewsbury and about 49miles from me!!....ooooh l just can't wait to take a trip to see this fabulous mill.....l need more pale grey and definitely more Colinette yarns in my life

A day of sorting today..well that's the top of the TO-DO list.....but l'll just have a little play with the only grey yarn l have at the moment 1st...hehehe now how much sorting do you think l will get done today!!!......odds aren't good me thinks!!

Cya later crafters...ooooooh l do feel in a good mood today lol