Another Granny Blanket Ta-daah!

*WARNING* lots of photos

I completely forgot to post the pics of my latest Granny Blanket.  I kind of lost interest half way through as it took f.o.r.e.v.e.r. to work up since I used 4 ply wool and a 3.5 hook.  I was then waiting to find out the sex of it's recipient, and then dithered about which type of edging to use.  At one point I used the wrong shade of cream and had to frog about 5 hours worth of work - gah!

Anyway, here it is...

Up close the colours are lovely and are the same batch of yarns used for this blanket...

but somehow I think the mix of the turquoise, orange and lime green dominate and look brown at a distance.  Better colour planning next time.  Nevertheless, it is soft and snuggly and should be the right size for a cot or just for building a den!  The edging is very simply, UK Tr's in cream and UK dc's in blue and green, a couple of rows of UK sc's, with a little picot to finish it off.    

Come to think of it, I don't think the other blanket had a ta-daah so here are a few pics quickly...

If I remember correctly, I added cream shells all the way around.

I've also managed a few more scarves and cowls, all very simple UK Tr's for a long/wide as you require.  Obviously we won't be needing them here for a while....!

I think my mirror needs a clean...

End of Hols

We've made it! 

Smallest Boy went back to Pre-School today and the others all go back to school tomorrow,  for all of 2 days.  Ah well, better than nothing!  Everyone who needed one has had a haircut, bags are ready and rolls are rising, ready to go in the oven,  for packed lunches in the morning.   I may need a packed lunch myself as it looks like I might be going on a wee journey, half way to Sydney, out of love and devotion for No 2 Boy who will have his 11th birthday on Friday.  Needless to say, the one thing he wanted is not available in his size in either of our local Rebel Sports stores, so off I will trot to track them down. 

For the sake of Grandma, and any one else who might be interested, I thought I'd add a few more pics of our holidays.

Boys in trees...

Boys creating...

(For those of you that don't know, these are "Angry Birds" from the game of the same name.  I foolishly downloaded this onto my phone to amuse them and now have to fight to get it back!)

Boys photo-bombing...

Boys out having special one-to-one time with Mum...

Getting soaked at the beach...

And, last but not least, some more woolly creations for the winter!

So, I'd better get these rolls in the oven, grab a quick cuppa and squeeze in a wee bit more hooky before bed-time.  I'm hoping to have a bit of a Tah-Dah soon...

Thanks for popping by!