Friday Chat Day

Hello friends

It's Friday Chat (waffle waffle) Day! 

Lots of thanks for the comments last week

and for your understanding when it comes to the 

oddities of social media.

Jackie - hugely impressed that you've been running your 

craft club for 17 years! 

In answer to the questions regarding my crochet/knitting

projects I've decided to add a new tab at the top of my blog 

headed rather unimaginatively ...

Yarn! 

I'm going to add my projects there with links to the patterns where possible, 

what yarn I used, easy/difficult etc.

I've uploaded the Big and Mustard Throw project

but keep an eye as adding more.

Hope that helps and it should prove useful for me too.

And talking of projects - she's not too happy!

My first two attempts at crocheting a dog jumper both turned out

too small, this is version two, part way through and still a snug fit.

Back to the drawing board on this one, I think Bella's face says

"Don't bother Mum!"

But what do we have here?

A much happier Bella, well maybe a surprised Bella.

I rustled up a little cowl for her which is a tiny version of 

The Infinity Scarf - a YouTube video by Bella Coco Crochet.

Not a lot of measuring for this so achieved in an hour.

I hope to get back to human projects over the weekend.

Last weekend a trip to theatreland to see Mary Poppins.

My humble review: very good, well worth a visit but ...

 a couple of scenes deviated from the 

original film and they were honestly very weird.

A toy box that came to life and a huge Punch and Judy,

I was more scared than the eight year old in front of me! 

It was still foot tapping and who can resist singing along to

Step in Time and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?

This week's purchases.

Apologies in advance, I have entered Christmas mode!

For the first time in years I've decided on a change of colour theme 

for my decorations this year.

Much to the boys' disgust I'm going for rose gold/blush pink/

bronze/pale silver.  Our cat Lilly isn't wholly convinced either.

This was a little haul from a trip to Home Bargains, Asda 

and Amazon.  Very reasonable prices too - approx £2.50 a box.

I then realised that I will need to make a new garland.

You may remember that I have a red garland that started out as a piece

 of corded rope/string and I add items to it each year.

Well, a new crafty project is soon to be underway, I'll be sure to keep

you posted.

This week's viewing - I started His Dark Materials on BBC1.

Very excited about this as enjoyed the film many years ago.

If you've read the books and/or seen the film you'll know about the Dæmons.

(If not....they are the external physical manifestation of a person's 

'inner-self' that takes the form of an animal).

I cannot be the only person contemplating what my Dæmon would be?

How disappointing if I ended up with a hamster when others are 

waltzing around with impressive wild cats/eagles! 

It stars James McAvoy and Ruth Wilson who were both suitably moody and marvellous in the first episode.

Well I think that wraps up my week.

I've got a quiet weekend ahead so that will give me a chance to 

add more details to that Yarn! tab.

As per usual please look out for the website offers,

the stock is depleting nicely. 

I've received some amazing cards with kind words from customers,

you are all such lovely people - thank you.

Have a super weekend or should that be... 

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?

It's an ear worm! 

Take care friends, same place for a chat next week.