Colour combinations

Loving the Caron Simply Soft thanks Black Sheep for the box of yummy yarns

playtime with some favourite colour combinations

Inspirational Colours

I have an Ikea tray in my Kitchen behind the sink it sits....

The new yarn I am working with, Caron Simpy Soft, Aran weight and super soft and not as stretchy as some acrylics this one is more cotton like, has all the colour almost exactly so i will be making a stripy blanket with these shades

What stitch to use?..... 

Poppy's Retreat

Poppy's retreat was a fab experience we had a wonderful time and laughed all weekend the food was plentiful and fabulous, the group wonderful and so much fun

Thanks for asking me Helen and Peter and Poppy of course to be your crochet designer for the 3 day event

Chris a friend and student for the weekend,  modelling my Camper coat at the retreat at....

Poppy's Holmfirth 

a fab crochet retreat we had a blast

a riot of colour hey?

As was the weekend we filled the crochet lounge with every colour going 

 Louise and one of the fabulous bowls made by the hubby of one of the group Janet

Made for Poppy's Holmfirth

 some part made motifs 

 Kathryn Middleton..affectionately know as the Duchess  lol

Update: I'm just adding this a fabulous Poppy's motif being made into a blanket by Lorelle, love it

Long Haul Kitchen make over

Never is quick is it? 

Hope to decide on the kitchen today...this one is a top contender so far B&Q

with a grey Island and wood work tops 
also like....

IKEA 
and Wren Kitchens In Chester 

One thing i was sure about was a free standing Larder/pantry unit in Oak for the side of the kitchen we have the oak sideboard

so this has been ordered 

can't wait for it to arrive...

Cotswold Oak larder

right now we still look in a bit of a mess
the hole in the floor grew to 4 times the original size because of cut tiles around the wall but tiler here today to level floor so hopefully the messy bits will soon be completed 

But the en suite is looking great now with the new p shape shower bath 

and new floor and safe joists

need for this to be finished soon 

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