Friday 12 June 2009

Summer Tweed...

So, 8 skeins of Rowan's Summer Tweed have been bought.






Ready to make a round, textured cushion to go with my Katie Jump Rope quilt on my other garden sunbed. Same only different to my Urban Garden quilt and cushion!




It has been wound into balls - that really makes your arm ache!





I love just looking at them all snuggled in my basket ready to be used!




This yarn is lovely and slubby - it's made of silk and cotton, so has a real matte texture to it but still feels nice and summery.




My latest crochet book is this one by Erika Knight. It has some great patterns in and I love the hexagon blanket on the front. I'm dying to get started on a crochet blanket of some kind but can't decide on whether it should be a ripple, a Babette or a hex... Oh well, I'll peruse these options while going round and round...


11 comments:

  1. ooh gorgeous colours, and I love the babette - what's the definition of a babette, is it random squares?

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  2. Lovely, subtle colours - it's goimng to be utterly delicious.

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  3. The colours are gorgeous. Have fun working with it!

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  4. The colors are beautiful and will be perfect with the quilt! And I love that blanket on the book cover too. Now if I could just figure out how to crochet... K x

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  5. Lovely tweed and your crotchet is a delight. Hex would receive my vote! :-)

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  6. Beautiful yarns and your work is making good use of them!

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  7. Very nice, I really like the colors, it makes me smile and I feel like I could reach out and touch them, looks soft.
    Vicki

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  8. Lovely combination of colours! Can't wait to see the finished item .. xx

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  9. fantabulous colours!

    it's going to look great.

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  10. Rolling balls from skeins is something that I am completely useless at. I will have to admire your work from afar.

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  11. I love all those gorgeous colors. how do you like that crochet hook? I have been thinking of purchasing them.

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