Japanese Flower Shawl .......

Hello my lovelies !!!!!!

I really must apologise for my absence but my laptop had a major meltdown & died on me a couple of weeks ago & I have also been up to my eyes with school events. Summer term seems to always be a whirlwind of activities & social gatherings !!

I have been ohhhing & arhhhhing over the beautiful Japanese Flower Shawls on Lucy's ATTIC24 blog & on Ravelry for some time now but I wanted to finish a few WIP first ( I will be sharing these with you very soon. ) My budget wouldn't stretch to the gorgeous ANDES yarn so I down marketed some what & decided on King Cole's Merino Blend DK that comes in wonderful bright colours

It is a very portable project, perfect to take with me on our summer outings to the park and, weather permitting, the seaside !!

Hearts ........

I have nearly finished my secret project, all I need to do is buy some spray starch. I will post some photo's very soon. In the mean time I have a little taster to share with you.




Hope you all have a lovely weekend, whatever the weather !

Bye for now xx

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Progress on Sunburst Granny .........

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Just a very quick post today to show you my progress on my Sunburst Granny blanket !

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I have managed to make 13 squares out of 1 ball of the Silver Blue, so I now need to work out how many more balls I will need to order. I am loving how it is turning out, I think I may do a nice wide boarder using all the colours, what do you think ?

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Hear is a sneaky peek at a little project I am also working on, I can't give too much away as it is a present !!!!

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Bye for now xx

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

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 !!!

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 !