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Travelling Crochet Throw 1

Travelling Crochet Throw 1

 

Travelling Crochet Throw 2

Travelling Crochet Throw 2

 

Travelling Crochet Throw 3

Travelling Crochet Throw 3

 

I think it may be taking up semi-permanent residence on my favourite easy chair :)

Noro Blossom is not a beginners yarn to crochet with. If you feel the need to be able to see clear stitches then please pass this yarn by. However, if you like texture and interesting toning colour changes then give yarn a try.

This yarnboi bought Noro Blossom for three main reasons.

1 – It’s Noro!

2 – I fell in love with the colours

3 – It was on sale!

Methinks it was 6 skeins that I bought that day.

Unless there’s a skein of this hiding somewhere in my stash (which is quite the possibility given the surprising depths of my stash) there’s only a quarter of a skein left.

I finished up when I could take the repetitive treble stitch crochet no longer, which coincided with not having enough yarn for another round.

Even with 20 years experience as a knitter, I can’t imagine that knitting with this yarn would be anything other than challenging. The yarn itself provides most of the interest in the final piece which is great, but it also drastically reduces the variety of stitches suitable for using with it. The most suitable are also the most repetitive and dare I say……boooorrring!

If contemplating using this yarn for a garment then I suggest choosing a pattern with the minimum of shaping as this yarn is a mother to frog.

 
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Posted by on June 14, 2010 in Crochet, Finished, yarn

 

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Travelling Crochet

Progress between Thursday…..
Noro Blossom Col. No. 19 Lot No. A

Noro Blossom Col. No. 19 Lot No. A

Before my bus trip to Dublin on Saturday…….
Spring Colours - The Mother of all Granny Squares

Spring Colours - The Mother of all Granny Squares

And after my bus trip back home on Sunday.

Crocheted throw in context

Crocheted throw in context

 Just a little bit of a difference.

:)

 
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Posted by on June 13, 2010 in Crochet, Works-in-progress

 

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I splurged

I was so good the other day about deferring my exam reward (books by Laurell K. Hamilton) until after all the exams have actually been done. So good……I walked away from the page turning goodness that are the Anita Blake novels so that my compulsive tendencies regarding their speedy reading wouldn’t eat into my study time.

Today I sat my first exam (& most likely passed! Woohoo!!) and after a feed of French toast at the Wild Onion my study buddy innocently suggested a stroll to a yarn store.

Lena’s has sale yarn……….

5 skeins of gorgeousness

5 skeins of gorgeousness

 

Less than the 5 skeins that I have welcomed into my yarn stash

Noro Blossom Colour No. 19 Lot No. A

Noro Blossom Colour No. 19 Lot No. A

It’s Noro!

I mean really, how could I pass it by.

Plus, it’s so purdy.

Now……..what to make with it…….

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2010 in Uncategorized

 

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