Back to school

I'm home and normal service will now resume!

Wow what a fantastic holiday we had in Kefalonia

but it was 

HOT HOT HOT !!!

yes the sea really was turquoise no edit here!

the people were so friendly and we saw many beautiful things

but just to show you I wasn't idle

I hooked up 2 new scarves for myself

 using the pattern in this months Simply Crochet issue 22

this lovely pink scarf is made in Drops Fabel with a 4mm hook

using 3 x 50g balls and making it larger than the pattern for a bigger wrap

so now its back to school next week . . .

have you smelt it on the air?

there's definitely a nip and the nights are drawing in

I love the changing seasons

and it fills me with excitement

fairy lights candles socks and blankets

yes blankets

my favourite hooky pleasure is blanket making

and so my hooky thoughts are turning to snuggling under blankets

 and making more cosy comforts for my home

I will be back with new blanket makes soon

Heather

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Starburst flower baby blanket

Last week

 I showed you the making of a gorgeous set of starburst flowers.

If you missed the rainbow colours do have a read 

HERE

as promised here is the finished baby blanket

which is now waiting in its new home for the birth

of a lucky little girl!

I am often asked about the pattern for this blanket

do please read the previous post for pattern details!

Heather

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Afternoon tea

This week has been a week of celebration

 as we marked my step fathers 85th and mothers 80th birthdays

the week begin with a family meal at a local restaurant

where they both enjoyed all the families coming together

then on my Mum's birthday I treated her to a vintage afternoon tea

here at Patchwork House

using my newly collected mismatched vintage china

Oh what a delight it was setting the table

 with such beautiful cups and saucers

and using the hand embroidered table cloths

 that my Mum had made in her youth

at last it was time to give her the blanket I had specially made

Emily's Garden

 has been featured in a previous blog post and you can read about it

 HERE

Mum is still crocheting every day at the age of 80!

She is a gardener too and so I had created this blanket especially for her

 in her favourite colours.

She was very pleased with the gift

and I was very happy to give it to such a good home

 where I know it will be appreciated!

Heather

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Hello August

Goodbye July and Hello August!

Pheww its been hot ... too hot for me,

 but at least we feel that we've had some summer now!

August has arrived with excitement

 as we celebrate the 80th and 85th birthdays of my parents.

This weekend they hosted a birthday meal to celebrate

 and 26 of us joined together in a very special afternoon.

 Mum and I decorated the restaurant with flowers from her garden

 which we love far more than any shop flowers.

I will be giving Mum the special blanket I have made

 on her actual birthday this week

 so do watch next weekend for the big reveal!

Socialising is not really my cup of tea

 and after 2 social events in 2 days today I was exhausted!

 So I took great delight in a much needed

 afternoon of total indulgence and relaxation

 here at Patchwork House.

 I know I'm tired when even crochet is beyond me!

This week I've been busy

 and as well as working on an Elmer blanket and a V stitch blanket

 I've whipped up another set of starburst flowers for a baby blanket.

 This is going to be a beauty joined in cream.

Feast your eyes on these beauties made in my favourite 

Stylecraft Special DK

in fondant pomegranate shrimp bright pink plum magenta

 lavender turquoise aspen spring green and citron.

This pattern is called starburst or sunburst

there are plenty available on the Internet and there is one

 HERE

 by Priscilla Hewitt that you can use

This week I will be surrounding these beauties with cream

 and will of course show you the finishes baby blanket next weekend!

I will leave you know with a view of my July

I hope that August brings holidays and relaxation

Happy Hookin!

Heather

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