Sunday, July 23, 2017

Year of Projects Week 4




This week I had two finishes and two starts..

The first was a couple of sets of baby sandals that had been ordered, they have been sent and received. They'll be presents in a baby shower this coming week. Always nice to have repeat customers!

The second was a ripple blanket that started off as a lunch time project and it moved along quite quickly. So quickly that it soon became a bit big to stuff into my bag for travel.

It doesn't look like much a a ripple here but the are slight waves. Once I decided on the pattern and repeats it ended up being kid size, not baby, which is what I had in mind originally, but I'm happy with the results. I wanted a simple border so it wouldn't distract from the pattern and I ended up doing a single row around and then a crab stitch, also know as a crab stitch in the light denim blue, which is also the ending colors. I think the result was better than I had expected. I need to get some pictures taken and it will be available soon in my Etsy Shop.

My first start was not a crochet project but a sewing project. I have a couple of sewing machines but I haven't sewn in forever. I haven't got any sewing done this week but I did get the pieces cut out  and ready for some stitching. 

It is crochet related,being that it should end up as a project bag, and I can't wait to start using it. I have to move a couple of things around so I can move my machine back into the craftroom and find an orange zipper, then I'll be wrapping this project up.

I had a couple of free minutes so I checked out the top 20 Patterns on Ravelry the other day and saw this, the Nya Mosaic Blanket.  No crazy stitches to make this awesome blanket so I jumped right on board and bought the pattern. I've picked a few colors and added a few repeats to make it just a bit bigger, I hope to have a bit of the pattern done to show next week.
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I decided on a jeweled theme, I'm using shades of blue, teal, rust, mustard and a pale yellow. As it progresses it could totally change, But I had all of those available in my stash and I'm seriously trying to make some reductions to it.

We did add another Chicken to our flock this week. If only all our chickens were this well behaved and this productive we'd all be happy!
This is the normal state of affairs around here, refusing to go up at night and giving me the stinkeye when I suggest they would be happier in the coop after dark!


So on to my starting count for cold sheep 2017-2008. Since this is my first entry for the year I'm including  yarn for a few projects that have recently been completed, following entries will be just for the week. 

Yarn in - Zero in for the last couple of months so far so good.
Yarn out - 1506 yards 

If you'd like to join us in the Year of Projects head over to Ravelry and check it out!


11 comments:

  1. You've made some good progress this week. I like you have a variety of projects going.

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    1. Yay for progress of any sort around here! A variety of projects means I always have something that will interest what ever time I have available or the mood I'm in. Summer is not the time for blanket making but that seems to be what is in process for some strange reason..lol Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. The ripple blanket is great. I really like the pop of yellow in it. I also like the project bag lining. I am looking forward to seeing your new blanket as it progresses.

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    1. Thanks for your kind words! I was working on the set up and I kept thinking it need something, I first thought it would be green but it was a common consensus that it should be the yellow/mustard color. I'm happy how it turned out, hopefully someone else will be too.

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  3. Your ripple blanket is lovely, I really love the splash of mustard in it and that mosaic blanket is gorgeous! Even I'm tempted to haul out the hooks again for that one and I can't wait to see your colours for it. Ruth

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    1. Thanks Ruth! Those ripples worked up really quick once I figured out the sequence that I wanted to work with.
      I saw that mosaic and I've been in love with those detailed patterns coming out lately. Once I saw that it was sc and doubles only I jumped on it! Hoping to have progress for next week. The pattern is free on her blog or you can buy a pdf for less than 2.00. It's a great find.

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  4. Beautiful ripple blanket - the touch of gold gives it a bit of pizzazz. Hope to see your project bag when its done - those colours go so well together. Have a good week. xox

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    1. Thanks Dorothy, I knew it need something and I was concerned about the color but it seems to be a big hit. I ran across the fabric and loved it but wasn't sure what to make of it. And a project bag was on my radar too, can't wait to get it all together and be able to use it.

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  5. Your ripple blanket is just beautiful. And that Nya Mosaic Blanket looks really awesome. I look forward to seeing yours grow. I like seeing your cold-sheeping progress. In my mind I'm (fairly) committed to using up stash, but I'm afraid to actually "put it out there" in numbers/yardage - probably because my commitment is only "fair". ;^) I hope you inspired me!

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  6. Wow your cold sheeping efforts are amazing in such a short time. You are a machine. How many hours do you craft a day? I love that mosaic blanket - hmmmmm - may be added to my queue.

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  7. Hi Allison :) Your blanket is very pretty, I do love those ripples. :) The chicken is cute!

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