Experimental Squares by Kimbles

I would like to share with you today, my two experimental squares which I have prepared for the Sunshine blanket.  I had  one particular design running round in my head but wasn't sure if it would work.  The idea came to me whilst browsing through this book by Renate Kirkpatrick

which has some really different ideas with crochet, so this is how I started

a sunshine spiral using two zingy colours! Then I had the problem of how to turn it into a square hmmmmm!

After several disasterous attempts - this materialised

 Now of course, you may feel it is another disasterous attempt!  but I quite like it and it certainly has the sunshine factor and it is very different.  Incidentally spiral crochet is absorbing - I feel a cushion coming on in this technique!

For my second experimental square I played about overlaying a chain pattern to make a kind of a decorative centre to my square - and actually I am rather pleased with this one too - I think it would be quite effective in a blanket with different coloured chain flowerish centres

So when I get a moment these will be winging there way to Sue to be added to the Sunshine blanket.

Speak soon xx

Some Good News (I hope).

Hi Everyone!

Just a bit of news for you.   I don't know whether anyone has signed up for Rachel's Crochet Spot Newsletter.  If you haven't I would recommend you do so.  She has a Crocheting web site where she has lots of fantastic information about Crocheting.  She has information on Charities, Crocheting Patterns, tutorials etc.,  It's fantastic.

Now yesterday when I received the Newsletter, she was asking if anyone would like to be a 'Guest Writer'. Well I thought what an opportunity for me to write something about 'SIBOL'.   I submitted an article to her, and it seems as though she is going to use it in a few weeks time. Her Newsletter goes out to loads of people and I feel this might be a really good way of 'spreading the word'.  I'm hoping we  will get a really good  response for our 'Sunshine Blankets' through her.

Please go and check it out, and sign up.  Then hopefully when she sends the Newsletter out you will have the article about 'SIBOL'. Good idea do you think? I hope so.