Blue Elephants and Green Apples

Next week we will be on the move again up to Darwin however I will let you know all about it later. Because we are moving all of my craft stuff has been packed up and all I have managed to keep out as 'essential-goods-that-can't-be-packed' is my crochet project.

I was inspired by this project by my friend Sophie when we were moving last time when I didn't think ahead to save anything from the packing boxes. Sophie and I became friends working at a Berry Restaurant over a summer many moons ago, it was one of the best summers ever!!!

Anyway Sophie did Lucy from Attic24's ripple blanket tutorial Ripple Blanket with fantastic results.

A knitting magazine I had brought came with a few plastic crochet hooks and after 'mastering' (use that terms very loosely) knitting I thought how hard can it be?? Well it was harder than I thought, crochet patterns and knitting patterns don't look the same (honest surprise), how do you make a blanket with only one needle/crochet hook (scratches head), and couldn't get past making a chain (really even building a chain had me stumped). Turns out I did not like crocheting at all!!!!! No amount of Googling seemed to help, finally I asked Sophie (I should have done this in the first place) and she pointed me in the direction of Craftyminx.

Dana (Craftyminx) has put together the most amazing crochet tutorials and I would be lost without them
/Crochet School I can not recommend this strongly enough to anyone.(If I hadn't found Craftyminx I would have probably burnt those crochet hooks)

I will have photos of my hopefully soon to be completed ripple blanket soon (Our cross state road trip should provide plenty of crochet time)

The yarn I have used is Double Knit from Lincraft, these colours make me happy.





Bruce got scared during a movie so decided to come lie on top of me as I crocheted. I can't get mad when he gets this concerned wee face going.