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I talked all about the first two projects here, how happy I was to finish each one, and how there’s now a lot more space in my stash….and then the internet ate my post. I’m in my third of a 4-month pledge to not purchase any yarn, but as scary as it is, I’ve decided to keep it going until more projects are completed. Also, these can’t just be crochet projects- I need to finish the orange sweater vest (posted about in the Summer) that I’ve been working on for close to a year. The last project, is a simple beanie that a friend requested- it has been my train-travelling project.
The baby blanket was for a friend due at the end of October and while weaving in the ends was boring, I’m very happy with the mixture of textures in the final product! I found the pattern here.
I’m going to add the photos before this post gets mysteriously munched again!
Things I’ve celebrated recently:
1. Halloween – made this necklace for a total of £1.57. Purchased a bag of clasps and the glass beads, the hematite stars were free. Had there been silver clasps available anywhere, I would’ve splurged on them, but I’m really happy with it. I wore it the day before and on Halloween, surprising myself every few times I looked in the mirror as the stars caught and reflected light. To me, it looks like they’re just sparkling with magic! I’m also thinking about wearing them for bonfire night, to mimic the fireworks.
2. I left my job at the shop, and now have free Saturdays, and Wednesdays can also be devoted to my thesis-writing-activities.
3. My four colleagues who received scarves as “thank-you”s (for allowing me into their organisation and carrying out my fieldwork), all seem to really like their gifts. It was very satisfying watching each person unwrap and then try on their scarf, listening to the various expressions of delight and knowing that my time was well-spent! It was the best way I could think of returning some of the warmth and comfort they’ve offered me over the past year and a half as I learned from them.
Now, I’m focusing all my crochet efforts on finishing a star-ghan baby blanket from this site. A friend is due at the end of October, and I’ve been slow in finishing it. At first, I decided I would make it squared, with edging much like the bobble scarf above, but since I was using a yarn that had recently been discontinued, I had no way of purchasing more (though I’m still on that yarn restriction anyway!) , and realised after two starts that I would never have enough. So I switched to the star-ghan and am so happy with its progress, the lack of yarn for the previous project must’ve been meant to be!
