Home and away ..

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Its been a very normal kind of Sunday to end this week with

nothing of any great importance taking place ...

  a sunny dog walk in the fields,

discovering a little patch of my favourite flowers buried in the

overgrown hedgerows,

which now shine out happily from my kitchen table,

a little bit of ironing this afternoon,

followed by a bit of washing and tidying and generally getting sorted

for the week ahead.

Having taken this last week off work for a short break away

 they were all good tasks for getting my head back into work mode.

We didn't go far, just to Dorset in our caravan for a few days.

It was lovely.

The sun shone,

  

we went to the beach,

 

 

 I sat, 

 

he fished,

 

and a hot dog enjoyed special iced doggy treats.

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There was time for a bit of caravan love,

a bit of lazing about in the sun,

afternoon snoozes

and lots and lots of lovely crochet time.

Nothing complicated, simple calming rows of double crochets

to make Immi's blanket grow.

We were only away for two nights and three days but it was just what the doctor ordered.

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When we got home a lovely parcel of the squidgy variety was waiting for me ...

... time to start a little something that has been on my 'to do' list for a while,

two Little Woollie cushion covers for the seats in my outdoor shady crochet corner.

The pattern was featured in Simply Crochet magazine, Issue 18, a couple of months ago and once

 I'd seen it it was only a matter of time before they had to be made.

The wool that I have used is Sublime Egyptian Cotton, and it is working up beautifully. 
It is a gorgeously soft yarn that almost seems to have a bit of a sheen to it ,
and best of all it was hugely reduced at Deramores.

I have made a blanket similar to this pattern before and I remember then that it 
was such fun to do because it's so addictive.
 As each row is a different stitch you keep thinking I'll just try the next row to see 
what it looks like and before you know it it's finished !

 The cushion cover seemed to take no time at all 

and I am so pleased with how it's turned out.

 I'm just working on the back at the moment which I decided to do as one 

plain colour as I had some Stylecraft DK in a neutral shade that needed finishing off.

 

 So far I have worked two back sections that will slightly overlap to make

 an envelope style cover.

The next step is to add a burgundy edging to match the front and then I think

 I shall be pretty much be there.

Exciting stuff huh ?

Obviously more pictures will be taken and this little story will be continued .....

Have a great week everyone.

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