Tuesday 31 May 2011

A New Project .........


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I have been knitting away on my Clapotis, the end result is wonderful but boy it can be rather hard going making it ! To break the boredom I decided I needed a new hooky project to do along side it.
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So I have indulged myself by buying some Vanna's Choice from Banyan Tree Yarn's online shop.
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The colours are ( left to right )
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Top row :
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Berrylicious #139
Rose #142
Dusty Blue #108
Dusty Purple #146
Eggplant #145
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Bottom row :
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Navy #110
Silver Blue #105
Kelly Green #172
Magenta #144
Sweet Pea # 169
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The pattern I am using is the Sunburst Granny Square ( free on Ravelry ). I have decided not to include the navy as it was rather overbearing, and I am using the Silver blue to finish each square.
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I am loving how it is taking shape & as it is chunky yarn shouldn't be too long in the making !!
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I have now done 12 squares, they seem to be flying off my hook ! I will post more photo's tomorrow if the little men give me 5 minutes to myself.
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Bye for now xx

Saturday 28 May 2011

Chelsea Flower Show ( Part II ) .........
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Joe Swift interviewing one of the garden designers.
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I love old fashioned roses and David Austen's display was breathtaking. The perfume from all these roses was incredible.
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The Peony display was another favorite of mine, just beautiful !
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The Gorgeous Rachel de Thame.
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Sam & I trying out an arbour. Perfect for sitting and enjoying a Pimms, or striking a pose !!
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These are just some of the photos that I took, I hope you enjoy looking at them. I am also going to The Hampton Court Flower show in July for even more inspiration, can't wait !!!

Thursday 26 May 2011

Chelsea Flower Show ( Part I) ........
I think those golden skies where a very good omen. A couple of days after my last post my dear friend Sam rang me saying 'she had an offer that I couldn't refuse' ....... an invite to go to Chelsea Flower Show on members day !!!! Of course I didn't refuse, I nearly did myself serious damage while jumping around the room with excitement !
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I have always wanted to go and the invite couldn't have come at a better time, as I have been feeling rather low and fed up recently for reasons I wont bore you with.
My dear friend lives in Wiltshire so we arranged to meet at Waterloo at 9.30am. We had a quick coffee and chat then we jumped on a bus bound for Chelsea.
Below are some of the gardens, to say they are amazing is an understatement ! My photo's don't do them justice, I came away completely inspired with new ideas.

The yummy Mr Dermot Gavin !
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The Artisan Gardens ::
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The walls in this garden are made with sheets of white paper.



This Garden was one of my favorites and is designed by a lady called Bunny Guinness .
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We where very lucky to have such a lovely warm, sunny day and where very tempted to dive into this !