tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89996925847517872122024-03-13T08:23:40.649-07:00StockiMy crochet and life....(and sometimes a bit of knitting...)Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-57333019363144338062013-04-22T11:57:00.000-07:002013-04-22T11:57:59.631-07:00Business and pleasure...
First the business....A quick heads up that my online yarn shop is selling Stylecraft Special DK in a flash sale at almost 50% off...just £1.20 per ball... whilst stocks last.
Pop over to www.stocktoncrafts.co.uk to grab a bargain.
Now the pleasure.... A couple of days ago I received this lovely
email from Janice who won the BBB2013.
It is to everyone who Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-10627659589522483032013-04-01T05:14:00.000-07:002013-04-01T05:14:26.034-07:00And the winner is.........
The Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2013 is finished
and it is time for the draw to find our winner.
First some photos of the completed blanket....
Not as large as last year..
it is as long as a double bed and as wide
as the top of a single bed.
TA-DAH!!
This is almost the whole blanket... standing on the wobbly bed isn't helping!
Some Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-77155426637537968432013-03-24T09:49:00.000-07:002013-03-24T09:49:12.520-07:00New date for the Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2013 draw
Phew this post has been a long time coming... I'm sorry for the delay... you must have all thought I had taken your squares and run off with them!
I will be drawing the name of the winner of the GORGEOUS
Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2013 on Sunday 31st March
- Easter Sunday to some.
During this next week I will be tantalising you by
posting photos Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-28251597131502158212013-03-01T10:23:00.003-08:002013-03-01T10:23:59.998-08:00Sorry
Sorry all.... no draw or posts today... my Dad had another T.I.A this morning. I will be back over the weekend x
Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-69948985671233697232013-02-28T14:25:00.000-08:002013-02-28T14:25:01.545-08:00Not 2 more contributors...THREE!
I can count - really! I just miscounted the contributors squares which I have still to post... I did the same thing last year as far as I remember!
In this post are squares that will take your breath away... from Faith, Paula Castro and Elisabeth Andree.
First up - Faith of Faith. Having just moved house and taking part in a sock knitting KAL, I thought Faith wouldn't Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-48845695992514198442013-02-28T09:58:00.000-08:002013-02-28T09:58:00.124-08:005 more contributors squares to go... here are 1, 2 and 3...
I'm getting there, honestly I am...
I am sewing as fast as my little fingers will let me...
I am pinning and positioning, placing and pondering...
It is all falling into place...
The Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2013 is emerging in front of my eyes...
And soon it will be in front of YOUR eyes!
I have squares from 5 more lovely bloggers to show Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-59144305646985551902013-02-28T03:39:00.002-08:002013-02-28T03:42:10.404-08:00PHEW... new job, a weekend away and the Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2013!
PHEW! Sorry for my absence... it has been all go here for the last 10 days or so. I have a new job as a Teaching Assistant in a local school - in fact in the school where I was a pupil from the age of 5 until 11 - so when I walked in for a look round I hadn't been there for over 40 years! Much is the same, some huge differences... none of my little friends are there :(
Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com4Oxford, UK51.751724 -1.25528499999995851.5944415 -1.578008499999958 51.909006500000004 -0.93256149999995808tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-46081975241313319712013-02-16T04:40:00.002-08:002013-02-16T04:40:42.044-08:00
Saturday! It's sunny and bright in Oxford, UK,
but probably not as warm as it is in Australia!
Alison from Queensland in Australia sent us 2 amazing squares for the Beautiful Blogger Blanket of 2013... The patterns for both squares come from the book, "200 Crochet Blocks", by Jan Eaton.
The first square is made using pattern # 189 (P. 106), called 'Willow'.  Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-6390834883909275182013-02-15T00:08:00.000-08:002013-02-15T00:10:24.148-08:00Funny Friday 15th February 2013
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
Jill x
Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com3Oxford, UK51.751724 -1.25528499999995851.5944415 -1.578008499999958 51.909006500000004 -0.93256149999995808tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-19592042395125397312013-02-14T04:08:00.000-08:002013-02-14T05:22:09.335-08:00Happy Valentine's Day... and squares from Spain!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Thank goodness I joined in with the
Love Hearts Swap over at Shelley's blog - All4meggymoo!
Valentine's day never gets an awful lot of attention in our house, but this year the flu bug has struck and hubby is not going anywhere to get anything romantic! So when my parcel from Lizzy of Handmade Homemade Lizzy arrived on Monday, I kept it safe until Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com5Oxfordshire, UK51.7508394806285 -1.246948242187551.5935569806285 -1.5696717421875 51.9081219806285 -0.92422474218750006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-51756674507029023062013-02-11T10:03:00.000-08:002013-02-11T10:03:55.876-08:00Owls and flowers from Windsor for the BBB2013
Julia writes her blog Foam of Days from Windsor in the UK where she sews, knits and has recently re-found crochet, but her squares for the Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2013 make me think that she is quite skilled really!
Look at this little chap! A sweet little owl on a crochet granny base!
Julia used Textere's own Pure Soft Cotton DK yarn as she details here. It Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com6Oxford, UK51.751724 -1.25528499999995851.5944335 -1.578008499999958 51.909014500000005 -0.93256149999995808tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-29542532698940817282013-02-09T09:15:00.000-08:002013-02-09T09:15:05.394-08:00Squares from the winner of The Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2012!
Last year lucky Barbina of Little Things Made With Love in Germany was the winner of the Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2012... This year Barbina has sent us five amazing squares for the BBB2013.. and she doesn't want her name entered in the draw......how lovely of her! Thank you so much Barbina.
Barbina's squares are beautifully made, all in Rico Essentials Cotton DK
Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com15Oxford, UK51.751724 -1.25528499999995851.594433 -1.578008499999958 51.909015000000004 -0.93256149999995808tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-57880790685809747422013-02-08T02:40:00.000-08:002013-02-08T08:34:13.622-08:00A new tradition on Stocki... FUNNY FRIDAY!
I went onto my Faceboook this morning and lots of people have posted funny quotes, jokes, cartoons...one lovely lady always has cake day on a Friday... you can find her on Facebook as Little Floating Craft Company or on Facebook Etsy shop here. She makes me smile every Friday!
This is my first FUNNY FRIDAY POST! This one has been posted a lot, but it makes me laugh every timeStockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-35772403698667357752013-02-07T04:27:00.002-08:002013-02-07T10:41:44.877-08:00Did you know that the Dutch used to teach crochet in schools?
My family get used to me going on about
'Jilly's world'...my ideal world...of course it
mostly only exists in my head, but sometimes
my world overlaps with the real world.
Today for instance, I was reading a blog which
I had never visited before, called De Haaakerij
where Estelle blogs about her creations.
Estelle Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-3963172890254356392013-02-04T06:20:00.002-08:002013-02-04T10:32:40.944-08:00'Greetings from K- town'!
I'm sure everyone will know of Barbara,
whose brilliant blog is Made-in-k-town.
I have long been a follower of 'k-town'
and am always amazed by Barbara's work
... neat and colourful, but never gaudy.
In her blog, Barbara has given us patterns
and tutorials for (amongst others)....
The Bavarian Popcorn Flower
&Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-70108373802861279912013-01-31T02:52:00.000-08:002013-01-31T02:52:03.107-08:00South African squares for the BBB2013!
Last year we had squares from South Africa
from Laura of My House in Africa
This year Christelle of Haak-en-Sikie
has sent us 2 gorgeous little squares to
keep South Africa in the running!
Apparently Christelle was on holiday
in Austria when she sent her squares..
Do you think she was organised enough
to make them in SA and take Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-63825025948765307132013-01-29T16:04:00.000-08:002013-01-29T16:12:09.192-08:00Linda sent 4 gorgeous squares!
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!
As I wasn't able to post for the last few weeks
I have decided to delay the end date for the
BEAUTIFUL BLOGGER BLANKET of 2013.
Squares now to reach me by Valentine's Day
- 14th February 2013... so if you haven't sent
your squares, get them in the post soon!
Can you work as fast as this lady?
Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-47458921775116853662013-01-28T10:43:00.001-08:002013-01-28T10:51:01.733-08:00Phew! I'm here again...
I have a lot of catching up to do...
Your squares have been happily plopping through
my postbox and yesterday there was finally enough
sun to take some photos... I am going to post one
persons squares every day now until they are all up.
Who shall we start with?
Cheryl of Creating Chezabee !
These squares arrived just before Christmas...
CherylStockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-59034540606033717022012-12-04T08:21:00.000-08:002012-12-04T08:21:38.358-08:00We're off! Patricia gets her squares in first!
I was pleased as punch when I noticed the little
Airmail sticker on a brown envelope... the first
squares for the Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2013
have arrived!
Shall we take a sneaky peak inside?
Four squares for four entries from Trish and
a lovely little card giving me all the details.
Here they are....
PatternStockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-61613470004845927432012-11-14T14:36:00.000-08:002012-11-14T14:36:04.506-08:00Picmonkey and Stylecraft ....
I love Picmonkey... it is so easy to use...
I did a quick collage in seconds of some
Stylecraft Special DK which arrived today....
Stylecraft Special DK collage
making a quick collage is a great way of putting
colours together to see if they work...or to
plan a granny blanket for example...
Just load all your pics in and jiggle them
about...you could Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com24Oxford, UK51.751724 -1.25528551.6730845 -1.4132135 51.830363500000004 -1.0973565tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-33631080997823762052012-11-13T06:11:00.000-08:002012-11-13T06:14:33.399-08:00Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2013... Let’s get going!
If
you read my blog last year, or read about
the Beautiful Blogger Blanket competition 2012,
you will know that the prize is....
the Beautiful Blogger Blanket
2013 itself!
The Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2012
The Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2012
As last year, our Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2013
does not
mind who you are,
it Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com38Oxford, UK51.751724 -1.25528551.6730845 -1.4132135 51.830363500000004 -1.0973565tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-80421404422908461862012-10-30T11:06:00.001-07:002012-10-30T11:06:15.004-07:00Shall we have another go?
Life is on the up here in Stocki Land....
My parents are regaining their independence
little by little every day and I am about to
reopen my little online yarn shop
Stockton Crafts
I am also going to start selling some
of the things I have been making this
summer on Folksy... or Etsy...
.....not sure which yet!
How best to launch this Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-46567220912528151892012-09-19T11:47:00.000-07:002012-09-19T11:47:51.565-07:00Hello...remember me?
Italy - September 2008
Hello! Remember me? Blimey it's been a while since I last posted....late May I think it was... I had just been inspired by the lovely Sarah at Annaboo's House to plunge into another crochet project... my enthusiasm was fired and I was off...
Pride DOES come before falls you know... Sadly it wasn't my fall.. but my parents failing health thatStockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-52087809954261996072012-05-22T04:22:00.000-07:002012-05-22T04:22:44.017-07:00Thank you Annaboo! I'm addicted!
I lost it again you know... you may have noticed a rather long gap in bloggy posts...
I just lost my bloggy / crochet mojo...
I spent hours on Pinterest looking for it... but it was nowhere to be found. Then one day I happened upon Sarah's CAL over at Annaboo's House... and that was it...
I'M OFF AGAIN! MEET MOJO!
Mojo's first smile
It was one of those Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-41948716865408783422012-04-24T09:34:00.000-07:002012-04-24T09:34:55.904-07:00My first baby blanket...For some reason I have never made a baby blanket.
None for my own children, none for gifts... nada!
I don't know why... I must have made most things in
my crochet career.
So when I saw this one on Pinterest I just couldn't resist... and along came a new nephew for my future Son-In-Law...so off I went....
The pattern comes from a lovelyStockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com49