‘Pass it on’ ......

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I have a little 'top-tip' to share today.

Nothing earth shattering or mind blowingly amazing, just a very nifty little idea that has been of lots of help to me since I began my love affair with crochet a couple of years ago.

Now, you'll have to bear with me with the first few photo's, they are a tad on the 'not really very interesting' side but stay with me on this as all will become clear !

As all good crocheters know it is imperative to have at least 3 crochet projects on the go at any one time and I just thought I would show you that this is indeed the case 'chez-moi'.

Currently you'll find one bag next to the sideboard in the lounge...

... another 2 here in the lounge...

...1 in the TV room...

... 1 rather bizarrely in my wardrobe...

 

.... and yes, that's even one in my office at work, 

up there on the shelf along with the emergency Calpol supplies, 

compliment slips and thermometer ear guards.

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And all of these projects are still in existence despite a very severe self-induced crochet culling.

But I'm pretty sure that I'm not alone in this

.... am I right ?

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Now, there is absolutely nothing wrong at all with this, infact it is quite impossible to avoid crochet overload once those creative juices start flowing ... but have you ever gone back to a WIP and had that moment of panic when you realise that you have used the crochet hook for something else since, the spare wool has disappeared and there remains just one sad looking specimen at the bottom of the bag ?

Well .... here is my solution..

LUGGAGE TAGS !

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I love a good luggage tag, soooo useful, and quite definitely up there with a woman's ultimate DIY kit of string and sellotape.

 

They are the PERFECT thing to attach to all of those little projects with a hastily scribbled note of hook size, wool used and any other notes that may take your fancy.

They don't get in the way, 

they don't get lost, 

they patiently stay where they were put

and happily remind you where you were when you left off.

PERFECT.

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Without them I would not have got from the start of the biggest blanket in the world..

...to here...

to happy, warm students.

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The multitude of daisy squares, worked on over several months would not have grown from this....

... to this....

...to the ultimate caravan snuggle blanket.

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The smallest blanket in the world would not have gone from this...

to this...

to being the cuddliest puppy bed...

 

 And my bunting for Nursery, kept at work for those stressful moments when only 5 minutes of crochet will solve the problem,will run and run forever now that I shall never forget what I was doing.

 

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But I think the best use of my beloved tags so far has been for my Perpetual Blanket.

I started this way, way back in June last year.

I realised straight away that this was not going to be a quick project,

and indeed it took me from those glorious days of last summer, 

 

right through the Autumn,

 to many cosy Winter evenings in front of the fire.

                                           

Several times it was packed away in a bag and tucked away behind the sofa whilst all sorts of other essential crochet works took place.

But each time it was rediscovered there were my trusty tags to point me in the right direction...

so needed with this blanket of many colours and many, many stitches.

 

I am quite certain that without them I just might have given up, 

but onwards and upwards they gently encouraged...

...and now that it is finished and all tags have been carefully removed and stored away

 the blanket of Perpetuity completes the trio of caravan cosiness.
 

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And what of this little scrummy array of wool...

the start of my next WIP of course !

Whats it going to be ?

Perpetual Blanket Number 2 !!

I so enjoyed working on the last one, picking it up and putting it down as time allowed, 

doing other things in between but always returning to complete

 a few more rows and watch the pattern evolve.

The wool is chosen and numbered,

the stitch labels are ready and waiting to be filled in...

 

... let it begin ...

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