Hope all you Mum's out there had a great day Sunday?

 Thanks James a favourite colour combo and such a pretty card..Love you Lots x

 hugs to all Mums x

Eric's Seat Cover needs more squares...

All 40 put together but only big enough to cover a dinning chair, so at least

another 60 needed...I guess

Turned a bit grim when I got home today after a lovely sunny morning so the pictures aren't the best

Pity I wasn't making a dining chair cover, it would have been finished now.

Yes to those that asked it's a version of 'V' stitch to put them all together.

I like the way the v stitch makes the solid granny square look like a square flower.

I FOUND A BOX OF GRANNY SQUARES....

......from a project a couple of years back. Stored in a box, I couldn't decide on how to join them together, now i knew exacly how to join them together....with black, V stitch

made with all the colours of my Stylecraft Special colours and a sock yarn,

 mixed and worked together as one yarn to give a little texture and a 5mm hook.

 

 I had put a couple of the squares together when Phil arrived home last night, he took one look at it and suggested it would make a great blanket/throw for Eric,

his new Classic VW Variant that he bought the other day and is now ready for an MOT and a touch of crochet for the back seat

 It needs to be 4' or 1.22m wide and about 10 squares long so....

  I will need to make a few more to cover the complete seat but for now I have 40,

20 already together and I love it...it would have made a great wrap too...

 

but Eric won.

 

 

 

Happy First Day Of Spring....

 

The tulips are now open and have gone an even paler shade of pink

 

I don't have a view from my kitchen sink but it is still full of colour....

 

Washing all the cat bowls this morning made me smile..

Ikea colour by the bucket full

and my plastic picnic/garden plates have been washed ready for days in the garden to come......I hope.

All the cat blanket and the crochet chair covers washed.

 

The warmth of the last few days...has made me feel Spring had arrived but are we in for a cold snap and snow even?

 

There's a warm glow of colour inside anyway.

 

Happy First Day of Spring

 

ALPACAS....sooooo cute

And the yarn is yummy too...

I bought some gorgeous cream Alpaca from a lovley lady who spun it herself

and I managed to cochet up a large Rhombus in motifs, almost 100g last night.

sory cant show you the motif....might go in the the new book

BUT LOOK AT THESE CUTIES...

 Two Breeds of Alpaca.....Huacaya and Suris

 

 Short and fluffy and Long and silky lol

 But aren't they adorable?.....how can something so cute not be cuddly?

They aren't great on cuddles I'm afraid, they really prefer you to keep a respectful distance, although I did see one or two children very close to their pals in the show ring.

 

And one or two were more interested in the camera than others.

Sorry the pictures aren't the best, but it was quite dark in the show ring area and I didn't want to upset any of these gorgeous beasts with a stupid flash.

 

Thanks Leslie for a fabulous day out...did you manage to have a little go with the Alpaca yarn last night too?

Phil was presented with a present of Alpaca sock too...he loved them in a purple/plum colour.

We will both be taking a trip to

Mulberry Alpaca Farm soon..one of our local Aplaca farms

Thanks for all the info, very interesting

 

 

THE TWO BREEDS OF ALPACA

Huacaya (pronounced as wuh-kai-ya) have fluffy fiber. Huacayas are the most common and popular type of alpaca. Their popularity is largely due to their cuddly, teddy-bear look. They achieve this look because their fiber stands upright, perpendicular to their skin. Huacaya fiber is popular among spinners because it is easy to spin. It is also easier to weave, making beginning weavers more productive. A dense Huacaya may shear up to 10 pounds of fiber per year.

Suris are rare, unique, and more elegant alpacas. They are also more expensive than Huacayas. This is largely due to their rareness. Suris have long, shiny, locks of fleece which are both soft and wavy. Suri fiber is also more valuable than huacaya fiber. Many beginning spinners mix Suri fiber with cotton, wool, or silk because suri fiber is much more slippery to spin. However, experienced spinners prefer Suri fiber because of the extreme luster. Suri fiber is quite long and has an almost string-like appearance. High-quality Suris have tightly twisted locks with very high luster.