One-a-day Tuesday Tallies and The beautiful Blogger Blanket gets squares from South Africa!

It is Tuesday...TUESDAY and I am doing my Tuesday Tallies!  

This has often been done in a late rush on a Wednesday 

so you can imagine my delight at being on time this week.. 

Here are the FOUR squares I made this week.. 

hence falling even more behind, when I have 

promised all and sundry that I will catch up 

by 31st January... 

Still 4 is better than none.. 

Pop over to Carole's blog Gingerbread Girl, 

to see how everyone else is getting on with 

their Tuesday Tallies...  

You can also check them all out at the Ravelry 

One-a-Day group page...

On Saturday morning the postman caused quite a stir 

when he brought me this.....

An envelope all the way from South Africa! 

Laura from My House in Africa had sent her 

squares for the Beautiful Blogger Blanket of 2012.. 

and look... 9 of them!  How generous! 

 It didn't matter how much I tried, I couldn't 

get the camera to pick up what a lovely colour 

these squares are..

                                                       

                                                Sorry Laura! 

A small plain dark Teal-green square measuring 10cm x 10cm

 This one is the same size, the same colour, 

but has a beautiful pale teal flower with 

a blue centre ...WOW!

 A larger (15cm x 15cm) granny squared circle

 in the same 3 colours...

Another smaller square - this time with the base 

ground in the paler teal green with a darker 

flower centre.. WOW again!

 Another smaller square (10cm x 10cm) 

in the paler teal-green....

One gorgeous larger lacy square (16cm x 16cm),

which has a star motif in the centre, 

surrounded by bands of trebles (UK term) 

and single crochet (UK term)...

This one is bigger again (22cm x 22cm) and 

is 3 bands of the previously used colours in 

single crochet.  

There is a pretty little centre too....

 The same size (22cm x 22cm), same colours, 

a centre that reminds me of the sun, with 

groups of trebles in bands and then a 

band of single crochet... lovely! 

 Finally, a 20cm x 20cm square in the same 

3 colours, rows of trebles and single 

crochet (UK terms)...

Some close ups...

 Well done Laura... I can't believe you sent 9 squares... 

thank you very much! You now have 9 entries 

to win the...Beautiful Blogger Blanket of 2012... 

Good luck! 

As well as all this, Laura sent  me a gift 

all the way from South Africa.. a beautiful 

traditional African beaded bowl or jug cover.. 

I put it over a wine glass to 

show you all the lovely beading dangling down.. 

 Thank you so much Laura! 

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

Let's hope today isn't groundhog day!

Only a very quick update for Gingerbread Girl' s Tuesday's Tallies today, 

with a photo that looks like it was taken on a Box Brownie! 

86 squares...

Sorry- it's dark outside already and this day has been one of those you prefer not to repeat - 

I didn't get a job I wanted, and my little poodle, Molly, has gone into the vets for big surgery ...

Crochet therapy is much needed... and that is all I plan to do this evening... 

so on with the slippers, the tea is in the pot, and I am off to hooky-land... 

I'll be back with better photos I promise....

One-a-day Tuesday Tallies - Week 11?

I'm getting confused...I think this is Tuesday Tallies Week 11 on the One-a-day project... time is flying far too fast! I am usually late for the tally, but this week I am determined to be on time....My current tally is 81 squares for my Sunny Spread... I should have 76, so obviously I am still a bit too keen....now I have sewn up a big square, a middle-sized square and a baby square...

it sounds like a Goldilocks episode.  

I think I am going to aim for 4 of the big squares sewn together to achieve anywhere near the size my daughter would like... I know I'll have to stop somewhere... so I will aim for a total of 256 squares, minus the 81 I have already...oh my goodness that is another 175 to make.... if I continue making one a day I would finish on 21st May 2012!  Oh wait... the border..  I think the 'Ta-Dah' will be sometime in June 2012.  Phew... 

I have been busy looking for presents to go in the Advent Swap over at Lynda's blog: Hookinwithlaalaa... I have been paired up with Madison from Madison Makes.   I think I have 20 gifts ready to go... of course I can't show you any of them as it will spoil the surprise.. I'll give you a little peak at the one I was working on yesterday...

The idea is that I send Madison little 24 presents - one to be opened each day of Advent... and she sends me the same... It's a lovely idea isn't it.. a little bit of 'something for me' in amongst the Christmas preparations... I'm getting excited!  It is harder than I thought though...choosing presents for someone you have ever met... 


Last Saturday Hubby & I went to Blackthorpe Barn in Rougham, which is near Bury St. Edmunds.  There is a huge barn full of craft stalls.. including jewellery, china, prints, wood carving, metal work, textile art.. oh and my absolute favourite of the day.. Herbert.  Okay, this is Herbert...

Isn't he gorgeous! He was made by a lovely lady sculptor called Sally Dunham.  You should see the antics Herbert gets up to... rock climbing, shelf sitting, reading and of course...cuddling! My little Herbert has angel wings for Christmas... and the reason I find him so funny is that he reminds me of my hubby... Hmmm... must be that bald head!

Happy Tuesday everyone.. 

Don't forget to check out everyone else's progress in the One-a-Day group at Carole's blog:  Gingerbreadgirl