Knit, Crochet and Natter 3: Is it really still January?!

[lazylinguist]

All welcome! Previous thread here

@MutteringDarkly - well, no worries there. There are plenty of people on here to advise if you get stuck!

I'm just settling down to some more CAL blanket. It's beautifully sunny here and I'm feeling a bit sleepy after a long walk, a bit of yoga and a lovely bubble bath. Looking forward to roast beef made by dh for dinner!

@lazylinguist that sounds perfect. If I pm you my address then your dh can drop me some roast beef?

I agree with @CrochetBug about your CAL @lazylinguist definitely classy! so simple yet stunning!
I haven't had a chance to do any crochet, I've made the most of the lovely weather and been gardening all weekend! I'm now having a bubble bath and hoping I'll be able to get some done tonight whilst DP watches the football!

Sunday night stash busting making hexagons with leftover scrappy bits of yarn. Not sure what I'll do with them yet, but neater to store than lots of little remains of yarn

I'm sure dh would be delighted to, @CrochetBug - he likes an appreciative audience for his cooking skills.

Thank you @sophs29 - I shall definitely call my colour choices classy rather than boring then!

Sorry @CrochetBug but I think you’re the only one to complete the CAL so far. When you did the second round of the border, did your corners become more rounded, opposed to a nice straight corner? I have got to my first corner, I’m treating the corner space as the two htr v in the stitch, so the stitch before has htr v, ch2, htr v. The corner space is htr v, ch 2, htr v in htr v one, then htr v, ch2, htr in the second htr v of the corner space. Then the stitch after that corner space is also htr v, ch2, htr v. Then I go back to htr v, ch 1, htr v.

The corner space is the chain 2 from the previous round.

So you should do htr v in the last htr v from round 1,
then htr, chain 2 htr in the chain 2 space, (round 2 doesn't have v stitches in the corners)
then htr v in the next htr v from round 1.

Mine were definitely rounding off by then

Thanks crochetbug, I could not work it out.

I've just done my first magic knot but I'm too chicken to cut the ends in case it unravels 🤣

No worries @InTheNightWeWillWish. I assume my instructions made sense

Oooo be brave @lucysmam and report back!

@CrochetBug yes it does but I did a htr v in the stitches when I wasn’t meant to. Fortunately I knew it wasn’t right and so I only did about 3 stitches after the corner

I cut them & finished my row - so far so good!

@lazylinguist how about some cushion covers? 😂 I know you said you've already got a blanket from the CAL.

These have got some really nice patterns...

www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/p/cushion-covers-in-hayfield-bonus-aran-tweed-9804-downloadable-pdf

Or are you thinking something clothes orientated?

I looked at knitting some blankets for NICU babies too... might do that as a personal project though.

I could be tempted to learn to knit for an easy cushion cover pattern....

Oooh I really like those cushion covers, @PlinkPlink! A couple of those would look lovely on my bed with my grey and white CAL blanket. Dh is very anti decorative cushions on the bed. He thinks they are utterly pointless and stupid, but what does he know!

And actually... I have an unbelievably dull dark grey armchair downstairs which would definitely be improved by a lovely knitted cushion...

I love decorative cushions! Is there any more satisfying feeling than making up a bed with matching sheets, blanket and cushions?

... I need to get out more.

Lovely! I'm well up for these! I'll buy the pattern tomorrow and double check I've got everything required. Maybe buy some more wool

Everyone's cals are looking great.

I've nearly finished my hat. I've ordered and received my wool for my next project. I am doing this neon jumper pattern, but going with Mc petrol. Ordered extra to try and make both my boys a jumper each and some sock cotton to try some socks too.

Ok, anyone else up for the cushion covers as a KAL? I might even have wool in my stash to make one!

@CrochetBug, fancy a go at a cushion cover as your first knitting project?! I still really want to make that cowl that @FlaviaAlbiaWantsLangClegBack posted at some point though!

I'm up for anything as a KAL. the cushions are lovely!

FINISHED!!! yes I am shouting as I am just thrilled! Thanks so much for having me along, the CAL and this thread have really kept me going through lockdown boredom these past few weeks!! Have posted pics with and without flash!

Next up for me are the mermaid tails :) i am planning to make 3 I'm total just need to pick the pattern and the yarn! Thinking of some of the awesome looking caron cakes!

Ooo I love those cushion covers! I have knitted before. Well I say knitted, I made a small square but couldn’t get further than that... I’m tempted to go on Amazon and buy some knitting needles to join in but I really can’t afford it this month!

I was really liking my house yesterday as I’ve created a craft cupboard - - under the stairs cupboard, hence the ironing board and not pictured the hoover - -. Everything on the white shelves is yarn though. In an ideal world, I’d probably arrange everything by colour and take an instant worthy picture but it’s a dusty house so things are safer in boxes and organza bags. However, today my house decided to let me down. We’re having some news doors put in and the bottom of the old is rotten so we’ve got a massive hole now and have had several panicked phone calls today.

Im up for the cushion cover

@givemebooks well done. It looks great. Really lovely colours.