Addicted...

My name is Alex and I am addicted to colour....


How dull would it be if colour did not exist..?
My dad is colour blind and I remember as a youngster sitting and asking him questions about what colours he could see... I think he found it a bit annoying but I was so intrigued... I would hold something up and say what colours this? and he'd say "browny red".. for the umpteenth time....
if I remember rightly he can see yellow and blue everything else is ... Browny red!
Kinda scuppered his idea of being an electrician... lol

Granny a day update
I have managed 2 more granny squares from my 200 blocks book well actually I have done 3 but one was a granny stripe and it was not a square I followed the instructions but it did not come out as shown ... this one is called Willow... a little tricky when your friend has popped around for a creative evening and a natter and you keep loosing track of what you are doing but I got there in the end! ;D

The one below is much simpler and really quite quick to do... this one is called lacy cross...

Now onto possibly my next addiction.... Yarn
but this little lot is Mr P's fault... if he hadn't found an online wool shop called Kemps I would not have been tempted to buy all this....

This is New Wool Anchor Style Bamboolo they only had a few colours left so I had 2 lemon, 3 teal, 3 mint and 4 sage these were 69p...

I bought some wool from eBay about 4 months ago that had no label so I couldn't track it down again... I crocheted a scarf (in the picture below) for myself and I love the feel and the gradual colour change and I think I have managed to get some more... it looks very similar so I hope it will work up the same...
its New Wool, Hug, at 99p

I do like Rowan wool but it far too pricey for me to make anything large with...
they had some Rowan Luxury Cotton D.K. for 99p a ball...
I order the lilac and a pinky colour but they didn't have it in stock (already sold it and hadn't taken it off the net shop) so they phoned and asked if I would take white instead... and with my niece expecting her first baby I am sure I make use of the white..

I also bought some rowan bamboo soft for 89p a ball

and I went a little colour crazy with the Paton's - Anchor style Magicline at 59p a ball...

Whats a girl suppose to do when its that kinda price?

well shop of course! lol

Very foolishly I signed up for a newsletter from them... oh dear!
before this delivery arrived I popped back and bought some Rowan bamboo tape... I have no idea how it will crochet up but the colours were beautiful...

see its colour again...

I am addicted to pleasing my senses... I love beautiful colours, I love beautiful music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck, I love all sorts of aromas... and every now and again (when I am not cooking) I taste something amazingly fantastic too! the sense of touch is a little more tricky to feed... I love the cuddles I get from my beautiful baby boy... and when Mr P isn't too wrapped up in work and life I love it when he holds my hand or gives me an impromptu cuddle... Jamie I would love to cuddle but she's at that "get off..fffff..f.ff" age where physical contact is for babies! but one day my little girl will be less hormonal... ;D

well I have absolutely no idea what I set out to write... and as normal I have drifted somewhere I had not intended to go.. but I am pretty sure that's life

Well I had better go Mr P has returned and he and Jamie are off to play squash at 6pm so I will have an evening of crochet and planning...

Tomorrow morning I am off to pick up my Bureau, a plate rack, a Lloyd loom chair, 3 framed pictures (including 2 by Honor C Appleton) , coat hook shelf, 1968 deans new leisure book for children and a light green Spode gravy boat.... but that's another story for another day! lol

take care
have a fab weekend
Alex
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