Let's dance!

I'm feeling pretty good right now. Since I had to be up at the crack of Sparrow Fart this morning to get my son to the coach for his Isle of Wight trip, I decided to get some extra crochet time in. And hey, hey, hey - Check it out!!



That there is a pile of sixteen octagonal panels. All finished. I'm really pleased about this because the octagons make up the bulk of the blanket. From here on in, progress will speed up dramatically, and I'm pretty sure I'll actually finish it in time for the wedding (next week!!). Course, I still have all those ends to sew in, for both blankets, but I don't mind doing that in the hotel room the night before, if it comes to it.

My plan is to finish this blanket before Saturday, when I can hopefully start adjusting my son's tie for the wedding. He's going to be a page boy, but the tie to match all the Groomsmen was only available in adult size, so I need to resize it. That's going to be fun - I've never adjusted a tie before!!

TH blanket club delivery!

So, my fifth instalment of the Truly Hooked blanket club has arrived, and this pack is yellow!



As always I am loving how squishy the yarn is, and the colours are so vibrant! I can't wait to get to work on it - I have itchy fingers!

Unfortunately, I haven't even started on pack four yet (the orange) as I am still working on Persian Tiles. The wedding is two weeks today, and I've had a pretty lax crochet week due to having other commitments. As it stands I have finished 10 octagons, and have two more almost completed. I am hoping to finish the two today, and if I can finish the final four pretty quickly then the rest of the blanket should work up pretty fast, but I am starting to panic now!

Progress! Ha!

The Persian Tiles blanket is proving to be quite the annoyance! The tiny little crochet hook is hurting my fingers (I would love a whole collection of Harty Hooks, but they cost too much for my unemployed bank account right now), and the small stitches mean that it takes twice as long to do the edges. That said, I finished the first blanket four days ago and it looks amazing! Totally worth it.





I haven't woven any of the ends in yet - I wanted to make an immediate start on the second blanket. I figured that as long as I got the crocheting out of the way, then I could weave in ends in the hotel room the night before - If it really comes to it. As it stands, I started the second blanket four days ago and so far I have finished the first four of the large octagons, and started the next four. If I can keep a sort of assembly line going then I should be ok.

I am starting to worry about time though. I have three weeks....