It’s been three weeks since my first Wednesday WIP post, and it’s been a productive three weeks. I finished the shawl I was working on, I made a quilt, I’ve been making hexipuffs in spare moments (current tally is 160), and I’ve started a new crochet project.
I didn’t intend to start anything new, it’s all Sally’s fault. I was having a read of her blog (I’m playing catch up with all the blogs I follow, and it’s a losing battle so far!) and saw her first crochet project. It’s so pretty, and I love the way her version looks like stars because the tips of her petals have gone a little pointy. I had a peek in my stash and found the Noro I bought at Stitch & Craft in February, and thought that might look nice made up into the Cassia so I made a start… and then realised that there was no way I had enough yarn in that colourway to finish it. To compound my frustration my flowers have come out around 2 inches wide, and the pattern says they should be 3.5inches across. Hmmm. So I’ve already had to make the first row longer so that it’ll actually fit around my neck.
The colours are lovely, but of course I’ve had to order some more of that yarn (three balls…) so I can finish the cowl. Most expensive spur-of-the-moment project ever?
Maybe, but it’s pretty
Ha! Well as it turns out the supplier I ordered the 3 balls of yarn from had to cancel my order because they were all out of stock, so I had to find another supplier – and as that one was even more expensive I had to reduce my order to two balls. Hopefully that’ll be enough to finish it!
[...] Last Wednesday I ‘fessed up to having started a new crochet project, and although it was an expensive spur-of-the-moment project it was also, mercifully, a quick one. The pattern is straightforward, and it was a pleasure to do something which came together so quickly (near-instant gratification is not to be sniffed at). [...]