07 Jan

Crochet Mood Blanket 2014 (2)

Good morning!

How are you? I am still very excited about the Crochet Mood blanket project and I’m very happy that many of you joined me πŸ™‚ Welcome! We will surely have fun πŸ˜‰

This is the first week of January …

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A week full of good and bad moods πŸ™

January1: Light purple: Sleepy

January2: Yellow: Full of energy

January3: blue: Feeling blue and dreaming about the blue sea and vacations

January 4 and 5: Red and grey-beige: Angry and very sad about my country

January6: Green: Trying to stay positive and think about spring and green grass (drink plenty of green tea too ;))

January7: Purple: Feeling lonely and alone (the children are back to school) and trying to remain positive πŸ™‚

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So that was my weekly moods so far… Please no more bombs and blood so this blanket will become a happy pieceΒ  πŸ™‚

We, sometimes, make our best to stay happy, calm and feeling good but it is not always possible πŸ™‚

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Some of you asked about the pattern of these simple squares. It is a chain of 12. Followed by 5 rows of 12dc each. And a last round all around the square of 1sc-3ch-1sc (and in the 4 corners too). This last round is for joining the squares together (like in the pic above)

Very simple…but I love it πŸ™‚ It reminds me of patchwork quilts and there is something about them I cherish πŸ™‚

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I’m still working on my poncho and I’ve made some real progress I will show you next time!

Until then please stay warm and safe, pray for peace, and remember to be thankful for the little thingsΒ in life!

Love

Sucrette

 

 

 

03 Jan

Crochet mood blanket 2014 (1)

Good morning my friend!

A new start of the year with a new project…

You can nerver guess how much I am excited by this project!!

Let me tell you all about it so maybe you join me…

AΒ Β lovely Instagram friend (Mummy_Stacey) is behind this project. She suggested to make 1 square per day or 1 square per week during 2014 depending on your mood…

If you make 1 square per day you’ll have end2014 a blanket with a total of 365 squares.

If you make 1 square per week (and here you can crochet a bigger square) you’ll end up with a blanket of 52 squares.

You choose each day (or week) a color to crochet your square with and this color must reflect the mood you are in…

You can have more details and info on Mummy-Stacey instagram here.

There is a facebookΒ group too for all the members. And a ravelry group.

I decided to join the fun and make a square/day. I chose carefully the design of my square. It is a very simple one. 5 rows of 12 treble each and a last round of 1sc-3ch-1sc around the square to join it to the others as I go…

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January 1 : light purple: Feeling very sleepy all day long

Here are my squares joined -as-I-go so far:

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January 2: Yellow: The energy is back and I felt in a very happy and full of energy mood πŸ™‚

January3: Turquoise: I was thinking about vacations and was feeling a little blue…

Did you noticed how I joined my squares?

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I joined them after a 90deg rotation of each one… I love the idea of having a patchwork of crochet in the end πŸ˜‰

I prepared a sheet and decided to make a blanket of 360 squares like you can see on this paper:

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I will crochet 30 squares each month. When the month is 31 days I’ll have a free day πŸ˜‰

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I’ve already crocheted january 1, 2 and 3…

I’ll keep this sheet in my everyday filofax πŸ™‚

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I’ll use yarn from my stash – mostly leftovers πŸ™‚ and pick up the color each evening depending on how was my day …

I hope that this blanket end 2014 will be full of bright and happy colors πŸ˜‰

So, my friends, did you like this wonderful idea? Would you like to join the fun?

Come on! grap your hook and crochet a square…(It can be any square you want…a granny…african flower…a square you love in particular)

Each square took me 7 minutes with the joining part…7 little minutes per day for crochet all over the year…It is easy to do… and the result will be a cherished blanket with a full year of memories behind each small part of it πŸ˜€

So? Are you still thinking? We are already more than 1000 crocheters around the world…

A beautiful worldwide crochet-along πŸ™‚

And we are waiting for you to join πŸ˜‰

Happy day to all!

Kisses

Sucrette

01 Jul

V stitch blanket chart

Hello lovelies,

How are you? Woooow we are July1 already…time flies… 2014 is half gone and I am half done with my Crochet Mood Blanket 2014.

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Here it is from January1 (up-left light purple) till June30 (down-right blue turquoise) πŸ˜€ Wooow! I am really happy to be up to date with it πŸ™‚ It makes me proud, happy and makes my heart sing with joy.

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See? Not so many dark and grey days! Hope that the second half will be as happy as this first πŸ™‚

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I am pleased with it even though it will be BIG very BIG . The first half is 120 x 145 cm. So the final blanket will be 145 x 240 cm πŸ˜€

And I started also something new…

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 Well, I am unravelling an wip and crocheting a new one… Remember my Vintage Stripy Blanket? Well, I decided to unravel it because I was not pleased with its sides …they were not straight and it was bothering me … A LOT… So, I decided to unravel it and with every row unravelled crochet a row in a new Vintage-V-blanket πŸ™‚

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I love the colors. That’s why I am keeping them as they are…unravelling from here…crocheting there πŸ™‚

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And I am falling madly deeply in love with this V-stitch blanket πŸ™‚ It is addictive…and once you start you can not leave your hook anymore πŸ˜‰

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I drew a small chart to show you how I am working on it. You can find online if you google: Crochet V stitch many patterns, charts and videos too…but here is my own “version” with less “holes” πŸ™‚ and I am really pleased with it.

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I am working this blanket with a 4.5mm hook and a yarn similar to the Stylecraft special DK but a little thicker. It is called Nako Vizon. A 100% acrylic yarn πŸ™‚

If you have time and are wondering what to crochet, I really advise you to try the V-stitch. It is totally addictive easy and fast to crochet πŸ™‚ You’ll be totally hooked πŸ™‚

Have a super day!

Sucrette

23 Jun

Vintage stripes blanket chart

I feel like I’m neglecting a little bit this blog of mine and I apologize for that….

I feel like I’m running out of time and with the children at home for their summer holidays it is quite impossible to concentrate on something for more than 5 minutes πŸ™‚ I think you understand what I’m talking about πŸ˜‰

And there is INSTAGRAM. It is so easy and so quick to post a picture with a few words and share it that …well… you end up neglecting your blog and your posts… and it is annoying me I must confess… I love this little blog of mine…I feel like it is my own home, my secret place where I can hide from all the daily “routine” stuff… A kind of escape πŸ™‚

Well… I know I talk too much πŸ˜€ I want to show you today some pics of my past week and my actual wips … Most of these pics I’ve posted them already on Instagram (Sorry my IG friends πŸ˜‰ )

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* My Vintage stripy blanket: This blanket is my stress-away wip. It is very soothing to work on and I am in love with how the colors melt together…

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* That’s why I’m sharing here its chart. Many of you asked me about this pattern. It is a little bit tricky to begin and end each row…so before beginning your blanket try the pattern on a small scale to make sure it works with you πŸ˜‰ Very easy once you’ve made your first rows…

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I started it with 150ch. Working it with a 4.5mm hook. I think the more chunky the yarn is the more beautiful is the effect πŸ˜‰ That’s my opinion πŸ˜‰

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* This is the second wip I’m working on. A winter bedspread for our room. I’ve already made some squares and I love how they’re looking πŸ™‚

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Traditional granny squares are my favorite. You know that eh? and the more I crochet them the more I have projects in my head with them… I think that my brain is full of granny squares ideas… they are everywhere in my home and I just can’t have enough of them…

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They are beautiful…don’t you think? Little sweets for the soul πŸ™‚

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*Some pics of my planner. I am in love with this little filofax of mine. Its color, its shape, everything inside it makes my heart sing with joy… And I feel that I am more organised now that I am using it. Everythink is planned, my week is decorated and I feel calm just looking at it πŸ™‚ Nurdy lady πŸ˜‰

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*and this last wip of mine. My crochet mood blanket 2014. I am up to date with it and find again a lot of joy crocheting each morning a square depending on my mood of the moment πŸ™‚ There is not a lot of grey and dark colors… don’t you think? πŸ˜‰

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* My new comfy birkenstock. I love their color and painted my nails to match them πŸ™‚

* And finally: My reason to live…My love… My life… My time consumers… My sun… My rainbow… My everything… My children…

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I’ll leave you today with their picture. I just LOVE them so much and I am thankful every day and blessed for having them in my life…

Have a wonderful day my friends!

Kisses!

Sucrette