Blenheim Palace and The Beautiful Blogger Blanket now has squares from Kashi's Corner in Iowa, USA!

It snowed here at the end of last week... just in time for me to pick my hubby up from Luton on Thursday...I cursed it then, but on Saturday all was forgiven when we went for a walk in Blenheim Palace estates.  It was one of those rare days when the sun shone, the sky was icy blue and it wasn't too cold at all.... idyllic!

Blenheim Palace is just outside Oxford, Oxfordshire.  The main entrance is in the town of Woodstock. I spent a lot of time there when I was a teenager, because my family lived in Woodstock, and for a few years my bedroom window looked out over the park..ah bliss... 

This bridge is near the town of Bladon where Sir Winston Churchill is buried (he was born in the palace when his Mum was visiting)...

 Why don't the swans freeze in that water? It was ICY!

Lots of people were sledging down the hill on the other side of the river... the teenagers made the most noise... screams echoing around the park as they almost ended their runs in the river.. throwing themselves off of the sledge sideways to avoid a dunking...

Fred would like to live there.. (so would I )! 

This is Combe - a small village on the edge of the park... in the Cotswolds...

We had a beautiful day...

Kashi of Kashi's Corner sent us some amazing squares for the Beautiful 

Blogger Blanket, and they got to me safely all the way from Iowa, USA! 

Four lovely squares.. can you see the little tiny one.. I am needing 

some of that size to fill in gaps!

          Each square was beautifully labelled with the pattern used....

 This one is the biggest and most intricate.. Absolutely beautiful blues, teals and greens...Kashi made this pattern  up herself!

 Kashi says this second square, which she has made in pale teal green, deep pink. dark green, pale green and white, was inspired by a square in Jan Eaton's book - '200 Crochet Squares'.  

The third square was also inspired by the same book.. and made in dark green, pale green, purple and pink...

Finally the little one..in pale green and deep pink... aww very sweet! 

Thanks so much Kashi... Beautiful contributions to the Beautiful Blogger Blanket 0f 2012. You now have 4 chances to win the whole blanket....

GOOD LUCK!

Beautiful Blogger Blanket of 2012 - It begins!

I have already seen 3 lovely bloggy posts about squares people are making for the Beautiful Blogger Blanket of 2012..and a few of you have emailed me for my postal address... 

First from Carole at Gingerbread Girl pop over there for a glimpse of the squares she is making for the BBB 2012.....Just a glimpse, but looking so good.

Second from Kashi at Kashi's Corner have a look to see what lovely squares she made...


Thirdly from a very new blog to me called My House in Africa.  Laura has already made 3 squares for the BBB 2012! Nip over there and have a look...it is a lovely blog too - with a gorgeous ripply blanket in progress.

(If you have blogged about squares you have made or are making, please do drop me a comment and I will link to them as soon as possible)

I have actually got my eager little fingers on 6 squares from 

Shelley of All4meggymoo... oh my goodness Shelley they are gorgeous! 

Here they are: 

Shelley's squares arrived in a beautiful little package! 

BBB SQUARE 1

BY - Shelley from All4meggymoo -

PATTERN - Adapted from the 'Crochet To Go' book by Ellen Gormley - Page 34.

YARN - Kool Kotton in blue & cream

BBB SQUARE 2

BY - Shelley from All4meggymoo

PATTERN -  Granny Square

YARN - Kool Kotton in pink & cream 

BBB SQUARE 3

BY -  Shelley at All4meggymoo

PATTERN - From 'Crochet Today', Page 54 - 55

YARN - Kool Kotton in blue

BBB SQUARES 4 & 5

BY -  Shelley at All4meggymoo

PATTERN - From 'Crochet Today', Page 54 - 55

YARN - Kool Kotton in pink.

BBB SQUARE 6

BY -  Shelley at All4meggymoo

PATTERN - From 'Inside Crochet', Issue 3, Page 84 - Page 86

YARN - Kool Kotton in pink.

So the first 6 squares are already here... have you done yours yet? It will only take a few minutes... you have until 31st January 2012.

If you need a reminder of the rules for the Beautiful Blogger Blanket of 2012, take a look at the original posts here and here ...it is easy, it is free, (apart  from your time and cotton yarn), and the more squares you make and send, the more entries you get to win the blanket itself...but if you just want to send one square that is blooming marvelous too.... 


THANK YOU for all your lovely comments and for visiting my blog in 2011.  I hope you enjoy your celebrations this evening...be they a wild night out or a quiet family night in.....

May you all be safe, healthy and happy throughout the coming year.. .. big happy hugs, Jill xxx