I did it!
Guess who got a job, go on, guess….
ME!
I am now officially Project coordinator for the Rural Vale for Age Concern. It is my project to set up and do with as I wish, so long as I work with local community groups, businesses and individuals to help combat isolationism in older people! I am so excited, it has my name ALL over it! I have no idea what I’m going to do, but I can’t wait to do it!!!
Big appologies for aall the excalimation marks, I found out on Thursday and I’m still not sleeping due to excitment. I had convinced myself I’d messed the interviews up and had spent the previous 2 days crying.
Did I say I HAVE A JOB!!!!!
Crocheted Shawls
For the past few months I have been madly looking for a job, the boys are older now and don’t need me as much (which really, really hurts), we need the money and I need to do something. I have another interview this Tuesday and I’m really excited about it. I went really overboard with the application form this time, I have been accused of not selling myself enough previously, so this time I swallowed a management speak dictionary and let forth with the verbal diarrhoea. We will see.
I thought I should have a sort of talisman and doing what I do, I thought I’d make a scarf to go with my smart coat. I bought a reel of grey yarn from a charity shop ages ago, loads of it for 50p. Its a lovely silvery grey colour and quite fine, laceweight I’d guess, Idon’t know what it is, but its soft and fairly firm. I tryed a couple of different patterns, I knew I wanted it lacy and not straight. Nothing really looked right, so I frogged it several times and just sort of made it up as I went along, got to a point I liked and repeated it several times, then just increased stitch size on the edges, and added a picot to make the triangles.
I’m pleased with it, I used a 4mm hook and blocked it to show the pattern off.
While browsing ravelry to find a nice scarf pattern, I found this, from lionbrand and really liked it. With Rich working away now I tend to go to bed earlier, the telly is full of dross, It’s so cold too. But I’d just finished my last book, then I remembered we had a spare radio now Tom is in the spare room, so I got a signal in our room and I listen to 4 extra now, its great! But my hands were itching…and that pattern was calling me, perfect for a bit of late night crocheting, simple, chunky, warm…
I had 4 and a bit balls of King Cole Aero in my stash – a week later and hey presto
I had to alter the edging a bit as I knew I didn’t have enough yarn to finish it as written, also I had added an extra repeat of the pattern as I wanted it nice and big, but I think its turned out great! It is so warm with a nice weight to it and with my new scarf pin (whittled this weekend at the woods by my eldest!) it sits perfect.I love how it sits up like a collar, elegant and warm too.
crochet gift bag
Halfterm over and I am nearly through all the muddy clothing (camping in the Brecons, lots of rain, even more mud but a brilliant time with friends) some have even needed second washes…
I have been crocheting, lots actually! 3/4 way through ‘Zany’ for my mum, I am thinking of turning those crocheted and knitted squares into a blanket and have done some bigger ones, I need opinions though so will photograph and will be asking you soon, also it was a good friends 60th last week. If it wasn’t for this lady me and my other half wouldn’t get any nights out at all really and the boys adore her and strangely she adores the boys! She loves bright colours and chunky jewellery so I bought her a gorgeous silver and turquoise bracelet and was going to make a box to put it in, but it was a funny size, so, resort to what you know!
I’m not sure what the thread is, just a mercerised cotton I think in ecru, I used a number 2 hook. To make the pulls for fastening I was going to do that twisty thing with a pencil and a door handle to make a cord, but I wanted neat ends that joined up, so I googled how to crochet a double crochet base which gave a lovely cord. Before I sewed the ends together I threaded on a crocheted curtain ring so you could pull them to fasten it.
I will be back soon asking for advice re blanket!
