...Of course the advantage of finishing the ridiculous monster afghan is that almost any other knit/crochet project now seems quick and easy. I'm currently dabbling in floral hippos. But more on that very soon. Meanwhile, despite the omission of any kind of meaningful winter (the flooding doesn't count), spring has most definitely sprung in rural Oxfordshire. I just thought you might like some more blossom. This is blackthorn:- And so is this:- Beautiful? Oh, and there were Continue Reading
Archives for March 2014
Um, it’s done.
whispers The rainbow stained glass window afghan is finally finished... whispers more quietly ...Apart from weaving in most of the ends. But what are four thousand flippy-floppy slippery unravelly cottony ends between friends? And won't someone think of the children! Unpicking this beast could keep the toddler twinnage cheerfully occupied for hours. You want to see a picture? (Please don't say no. I'd have to cry, and that might embarrass us both.) A couple of caveats, though, before the Continue Reading
Spring has sprung, the grass is ris… so the poor ol’ Stoic Spouse had to get the lawnmower out
Yes yes yes, kind followers, the ridiculous afghan is nearly done. But I'm at the stage where a single round of stitches takes well over a 50g ball of yarn. That's a lot of stitches, and I've got three more rounds to go. Anyway, the blighter might've been finished already if I hadn't also been doing sneaky preparation for a couple of other projects alongside the magnum opus. Projects of much colour and fluffy fairisle loveliness, I hope. Also the yarn-bomby-housey-thing. And a little (or big) Continue Reading
Feeling Blue
The dark blue is done! (Are you new to this marathon-length saga of crochet? I'm referring to this.) The end of the rainbow is nigh. I nearly have a giant rainbow stained glass window afghan with which to cover my scruffy old sofa, or possibly a wall, or possibly both because it's so damn big, and I am more than a little cheery about this little fact. There is only some sewing-in, then some black, then some purple, then some more black, left to go. Most of the afghan has been worked in one Continue Reading
Outclassed by stylish penguins
I'm knitting and crocheting super-fast, I promise. Finished objects to be provided for your delectation/scorn (delete as appropriate) very soon. I'm on to the penultimate colour of the giant rainbow stained glass window afghan. Nearly, so nearly... But in the meantime, I have to share something with you. If you (a) knit, and (b) have Facebook, then I guarantee that roughly eleventy thousand of your closest friends will have posted links to knitted penguin jumpers on your timeline in the last Continue Reading
I do love a grumpy statue, so I do.
You probably don't need me to say this yet again, but I will: the monster stained glass window crochet afghan is still in progress. But it's nearly done. An over-excited ta-da post is coming soon. Much has been neglected in the pursuit of crocheted completeness. So. Meanwhile. And. Well as it happens, the twinnage and I have been out and about again, pottering around the countryside seeking quirkiness, as we do. Let's talk about that whilst I busily brandish my crochet hook. I've Continue Reading
The MADS awards 2014
I owe somebody a big thank you. I don't know who you are, so I'll have to just say this publically. Some kind soul has nominated TheTwistedYarn for the 'Best Newcomer' category of the MADS awards (bloggy prizes for people with sprogs). I'm very very touched. Thank you. Here's some love:- Yes, it's another rainbow-hued bit of loveliness - I'm definitely having a moment. I don't expect to win. The finalists are selected, apparently, according to how many times their blog has been nominated for Continue Reading