Tuesday 2 October 2012

One a Day Project - Tuesday's Tallies - Week 5 - Not Just Another Granny Square Blanket

It has been a bit of a topsy turvy week of potential change, but also there has been some knotting time. I almost don't want to "show and tell" yet as my Cath Kidston-y granny is so very very very very nearly finished.

So here is a teaser...I am on the last round of the border and will finish tonight whilst watching The Great British Bake Off or GBBO, the best programme on TV by a mile.
Cath Kidston style granny square blanket
I got home with the smallest one after quite a long day of driving and hanging around, to two parcels on my doorstep. Happy dance.

Please forgive me because I have done something very very naughty and ordered Garnstudio Drops Merino Extra Fine,100% squishy double knitting merino yarn which is extra soft and super-washable and hopefully hypo-allergenic! I have been very happy working with acrylic but I really really wanted to try a posh yarn, and it may be a very long time before a sale comes round again. Now I have what I desire, I will share the fabulous prices and even more fabulous service from The Wool Shed all the way up in Aberdeenshire.

I phoned on Sunday afternoon and Irene was very very helpful and found more colours than were showing online. I emailed my order through on Sunday night, they phoned Monday morning for card details and confirmed that it was fine to split my order into 2 parcels so the total post was £5. I paid just £2.35 per 50g ball, the yarn is on a 25% Drops sale at present, even at full price it is a very reasonable £3.10. The very next day my order arrives from the other end of the country, all present and correct and packed with love by Barbara and/or Anne. Enough yarn for a throw still adds up to a lot, but this is my present for that occasion  at the end of December...too early to mention the "C" word!! it will be for our bed and all I have decided upon are the colours. Now I have to plot and plan the design and muse whilst finishing the "Not Just Another Granny Square Granny Blanket" and the Blackberry stitch cushion (I have said nothing about that yet), and the planned One A Day throw in more Stylecraft for my mum and dad for that event in December we do not talk about until November ;) I seem to have broken my rule of not more than one project at a time.
Any guesses as to the colour scheme?

Inspiration from other wonderful One a Day projects are on Carole's blog.

18 comments:

  1. Oooooh, I resisted to order the Drops Merino so far. Really curious about the colours you ordered. Not the faintest idea about your colours though....

    Can't wait to see the Cath Kidston Style Blanket finished. It looks soooooo yummy!

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    1. Do not resist, it is a great price and feels wonderful.... now I have the pleasure of admiring the yarn before finally deciding on a pattern!

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  2. What a tease! Show us! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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  3. Loving your crochet! Such beautiful colours!!
    Victoria xx

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    1. Thank you, my daughter chose them, not me!

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  4. Love your blanket colours and yes what a tease lol SHOW US!!
    I have way too many projects on the go and not.... ☺☺☺

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  5. Ooh! You're such a tease!! SHOW ME THE YARN!!!!!
    Karen xx

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    1. Patience is a virtue ya know...none of us seem to have that virtue!!!

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  6. Man-oh-man!!! I was getting more and more excited as I read through your post. I can't believe you left us all hanging!!!!!!!!!!!! Naughty Fiona.

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  7. I'm looking forward to seeing your blanket finished, gorgeous colours. When you going to show us your new yarn, thought I'd get to end of post and you'd reveal, lol.
    Thanks for your advice on my bobble blanket, trouble is I'm not well off, I love it though, such a hard decision. Deb x

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  8. Hope you were able to finish last night? I love to watch TV in the evenings with my crochet on my lap. On top of that...it keeps me warm. We are trying to hold on with putting our heating on.

    Oh how fun to get that kind of package! I ordered a box full of Drops Paris in the summer sale which has been put away until January 1st. I am going to make a ripple blanket starting on the first day of the New Year but wanted to get it in the sale too. I can't wait to see the colors you ordered!

    Hugs from Holland ~
    Heidi

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  9. Oh the anticipation! What on Earth is in those bags? I love the moment the posty delivers a yarn shipment. I literally bounce in my seat :)The courner of the blanket looks just beautiful. Looking forward to seeing the big reveal

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  10. Ooh, I love GBBO, I don't miss it for anything!!! I have done a few things in Drops yarn and it's lovely to work with, what a lovely present for you. I can't wait to see what you make with it :)

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  11. What a fun post! I love 'presents' to self, wrapped up (sometimes with bows and glitter:)) and knowing something real nice is waiting for you!
    The 'not just another granny'is superb... simply great!

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  12. I hope you can finish next time and we can see your yarn ;-) All the best! Greetings from Germany. Sabine.

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  13. Ooh my favourite sort of package to receive in the post! Looking forward to seeing the colours, Judy x

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