A Lovely Venue...To relax and crochet...

I thought I would share some pictures of my new Venue...

Here my dears can sit, relax and take in all the Granny Goodness

they can...

All in a bright and airy room...

With lots of crocheting to inspire them...

and a combustion wood fire to keep them cozy...

My night class is fully booked and another night class will soon be organized...

There are still a few places left for the day beginners class

so if you are local and want to learn how to crochet 

please e-mail me and I can let you know the details...

I have a small supply of yarns and hooks etc

and will be stocking more products in the next week...

for anyone who runs short...

And it's also a great place to take pictures too...

Wishing it was Spring...

For us here in the southern hemisphere

it is still the middle of Winter...

I am "over" the cold...

I am "over" staying inside...

and I am "over" layers of clothes...

I just wish it was Spring...

So with the first ray of sunshine in days...
I set about adding some
Spring
to my morning...



This blanket
was made by my Mum...
Who is now on a roll...
Crocheting so fast it just amazes me...
Chevroning till her hearts content using Bendigo "Classic" wool...



This yarn is so gorgeous...
It has a crepe look to it...
which is very mid season
compared to the more tradition wool looks...

The colours are so bright...
and there are so many to choose from...
I think it will be hard to decide what colours to do next...

So for all of my dear friends who are sitting by the heater
to keep warm...
I hope these images add some brightness and warmth into your morning...

Have you been Nana-er-ing too

I know that Kabeltrui has...

I loved how her "Elmer" cushion turned out...

Fabulous colours!!!

and the back of the cushion is just as pretty...

Thank you so much Trui

for adding these to the Grandma Tutorial flickr group...

If you haven't joined the flickr group yet please pop over and join in...

I love seeing everyone's gorgeous creations and pictures...

I will be hopefully posting my finished socks...soon...

(I am saving that now so it makes me do the second one)...

I can see why there is a term called "second sock syndrome"...

How true...

I was sure that I would be so amazed to finish the first that I would just whip out the hook again

and start straight away...

But no...

I pondered...

I got sidetracked...

I said to myself that I had more urgent commitments...

Like classes starting back this week...

When really I was just plain stuffed...

It drained me...

Do you get that too?

The pattern was major I will say

so I think that didn't help...

But having said that

I do really want to see a matching pair...

So... head down... yarn at the ready...

Second sock here I come...

One down...One to go...

Complicated...

Yes...

One sock down...and one more to go..

If I have enough patience that is...

I used this yarn...

From Bendigo Woollen mill...

In carnation...

I has just the right amount of stretch for socks

and is very soft...

I ordered the 8 ply which is very thick

I think it would work really well on a thick knitted sock as well..

Just don't know if I can get my shoes on with these thou...

Getting Organized...

This week it is all about getting organized...

And also about turning another year older...

(thought I would sneak that in)...

My crochet classes will start back next week...

With a new venue...

and lots of new ladies starting...

I am very excited about this...and can't wait to see how it all works out...

There are lovely baskets full of yarn- yes acrylic...

but I will be adding some wool and cotton as well..

Plenty of hooks and bits and bobs too..

Above is a gorgeous Granny Chevron Blanket

that my Mum finished this week...

Made from 100% pure wool...

Oh My! it is so lovely...

and my copy of the Japanese crochet book arrived and I have been very busy

trying out the patterns in it...

This time I tried using a new Chunky acrylic that I bought at Big W

by "Sean Sheep" brand...It was a large ball of 200 grams...

It did crochet up very nicely

but I had to change both of these patterns to accommodate the size of the ply...

The head scarf pattern is amazing and I have made several to put in the shop...

and a few for myself...

I did use Magnum "super soft" 8 ply acrylic for them and they were very easy and fast to make...

Thank you all so much for your comments on my last post...

What a great response!!!

I loved reading everyone's thoughts on the subject...

and will now hold my head up high

and say "yes it is acrylic"...

and not be shy about it...

A very big thank you goes out to:

Pearly Queen

Who sent me a lovely parcel last week full of gorgeous cottons...

I can't wait to find a project for them...

and if you are after some yarn..

Pop over to this etsy shop too:

Crochetgal

I have purchased a lot of lovely yarn from this seller and she has

a large amount of good quality yarns and fantastic customer service...

Till next post...

when I am a year older...

Keep up the Granny Goodness...