The Comic Relief project I’m hatching for 2015 has taken over my waking and rather a lot of my sleeping hours too. It’s eaten my blogging time entirely. I’ve been dreaming about it for three or four months. It’s quite big and ambitious but everything is in place for it to build on the thrilling success of the Red Nose Day Dolls.You can have a sneak preview of it if you click here and I’ll be back soon to tell all.
Meanwhile I’ve been writing about crafting as an antidote to winter’s grey skies over at Standard Issue Magazine. You may remember the Making Winter project hosted by Mrs Thriftyhousehold and I three years ago. In this new series of articles I’ll be encouraging those who don’t necessarily turn to their knitting needles for solace to give it a go. Here’s this month’s Making Winter.
If you like it it would be ace if you could click the ‘recommend’ button at the bottom of the article. As Standard Issue is rather new it will really help to show whether our content is being enjoyed.
Next month I’ll be sharing a crochet wristwarmer pattern. As a woman who fairly recently could only make a tragic birds’ nest out of hook and wool this is quite a turn up.
Note: the blanket in the top picture is a granny square of Misti Alpaca handpaint chunky that I decided to keep adding to. It’s my current winter go-to comfort project, although the price of the Misti alpaca means that it’s sheer indulgence and I ration myself to two skeins every couple of months. This colour way is called ‘sky grey’ and reminds me of a Norfolk beach. The blanket is one large baby rabbit-soft granny square. Nestling underneath it whilst I add stitches is a joy.
I love your granny square blanket Emma, must feel so cosy to sit under it and make it. I have been sewing the winter blues away, it does help doesn't it. Lots of luck with your comic relief project, looks intriguing! Safxxx
Ears now twitching for more news of the Comic Relief project…
Dare I learn yet another new needlecraft?
Your granny square blanket looks beautiful Emma. Good luck on your comic relief project. A good cause!
Madelief
Love your blanket – the colours are beautiful – and good luck with your Comic Relief project too. It sounds intriguing!
Is there any comfort derived from the object just over your right shoulder?
Your new project sounds fab, I think there must be a guinea pig involved…my favourite small creature…I used to breed them when I was young. I think the glass of wine is essential to your thought processes…LOL x
Guinea pigs are my favourites too, can't wait to see what you come up with. CJ xx
Has it really been three years since it started? How time flies.
Love the colours of your blanket, beautiful! Good luck with the comic relief project, I cant wait to hear more about it.
I've just posted about a litle trip away to Seaham to look for seaglass. I was totally inspired to go after reading about it here a while ago. xx
Lovely photo Emma, great crochet and I love your curly hair – us curly girlies have got to stick together.
Twiggy x
Lovely photo Emma, great crochet and I love your curly hair – us curly girlies have got to stick together.
Twiggy x
What a fantastic photo Emma! A very good advert for the joys of crafting!! Xx
Hello! beautiful yarn, tempting indeed, would make lovely hat. x