Such a hooker ....

A few weeks ago I went on a craft retreat with a few lovely friends. Whilst I was away the lovely CrazyCrafterNZ taught me how to crochet. I'm finding it so fun and quick but as of yet I'm unable to read a pattern. But I can do granny squares :)

So with my new found skill I've decided to make some blankets for my girls.

This one is for miss 5 and will just be one big continous granny square - atm it's at about 12 balls and I think it will need another 12 to make it the size I want

And for my wee rainbow loving 3yo I wanted to do her one too, but unfortunately all the wool in bright colours wasn't available :(  so i am doing one in acrylic for her dolly pram.

I'm 2 squares down. I think it will be 3x3 squares

I also found a basic pattern for a hat from Laughing Purple Goldfish that I worked up from Miss 3 from yarn that was gifted to me by PurdyPeas,

And the flower is from this youtube vid Crochet flower

Injury Inspired knitting.....

Ok yes I'm an egg, I tell the children everyday not to run in the house so I SHOULD know better....but I don't listen to my own advice and ran to the kitchen buzzer and on the way smacked my toe on my newly rearranged dressing table....result. A well broken toe.

So to keep my swollen and bandaged toe warm (it really wasn't the time of year to get a foot injury as it's too cold in the morning not to be able to wear a shoe), I made this quick sock. using This ninja sock pattern minus the toe cap.

Turns out it wasn't needed for long as I saw specialist today and had my toe straightened as it was sitting on top of my little toe still and so now I'm in the most fashionable of accessories.....A moonboot

For some reason this photo makes me want to sing.....I will fly you to the moonboot and back, if you'll be, if you'll be my baby ;)



Oh and apologies for the hairy and very very white wintery pastey knee, that is just not acceptable ;)

So I think my enforced rest during study time is telling me something....That I have no excuses not to study since I can't go anywhere or do anything.