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Moogly Cal 2024
Jan. 13th, 2025 06:41 pmBehold the 2024 blanket. I am still crocheting my way through the stash of yarn - but the stash now fits into a basket which is progress. In 2026 I may be able to revert to a colour scheme.
Moogly Cal 2023
Feb. 14th, 2024 11:17 am
I don't seem to have posted a photo of the 2022 crochet blanket. That year I didn't pick a colour theme but instead resolved to use up leftover yarn. This effort still left a lot of yarn in the house so last year I did something similar, only I did purchase new yarn in three neutralish colours in the hopes of adding some unity to the effect. I'm pleased with the outcome, though wish I'd selected three brown colours rather than two browns and a bluish grey. There is still a lot of leftover yarn, mind you. This year I've picked one pale neutral colour to go into every square and will focus on "stash-busting" for the rest.
It was late January before I finished this blanket mind - which means I'm already two squares behind on the 2024 effort!! For those interested, details of the annual Moogly Cal can be found here.
2021 Blanket
Jan. 24th, 2022 08:52 pmI fell behind on the annual crochet blanket this year, as I fell behind on so many things, and even as we tucked ourselves onto the sofa under previous blankets in our boiler-free house for five weeks. However I finally have it done!
I went for purple as a theme. This year its going to be stash-busting because the yarn pile has got too large.
I went for purple as a theme. This year its going to be stash-busting because the yarn pile has got too large.
This Year's Blanket
Dec. 21st, 2020 09:01 pm
This year was "summer" colours, which means I now have Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer blankets. Assuming the crochet-along happens again next year, I'll have to choose some other way to pick colours like, I don't know, "purples" or something.
Crocheting
May. 18th, 2020 06:10 pmI have been crocheting quite a bit:
I don't know what I actually plan to do with a crocheted hood, but I liked the pattern and it used up some of the yarn collection.
Ewok!
I don't know what I actually plan to do with a crocheted hood, but I liked the pattern and it used up some of the yarn collection.
Ewok!
2019 Blanket
Dec. 30th, 2019 12:10 pm
The colour scheme was mostly chosen by G. though I requested a "Spring" theme
Glaurung, Father of Dragons
Dec. 23rd, 2019 10:05 am
When I started making this I thought we would use it as a Christmas decoration and it is only in the past couple of days I've wondered why I've decided dragons are Christmassy. I think it must be Smaug's fault. Smaug continues to completely inadequately guard a hoard of chocolate coins.
Moogly Cal 2018
Jan. 14th, 2019 07:40 pm
2018 was the third year I participated in the Moogly Crochet-a-long (it releases the pattern for a crochet square every 2 weeks) and above is the finished result. It won't be staying on the bed because it hasn't yet been cold enough this winter to necessitate a blanket (or possibly fixing the broken window pane in the bedroom has made all the difference).
Moogly CAL Blanket 2017
Jan. 10th, 2018 07:05 pm
Having enjoyed the Moogle crochet-along so much in 2016, I did it again in 2017 (only this time actually starting in January along with everyone else). The final blanket produced just in time for the 2018 one to begin!
Yoda, C3PO and a Stormtrooper.
Apr. 17th, 2017 11:00 am
The first batch of Star Wars crochet figures.
B. somehow managed to mistake C3PO for Chewbacca. He claims it was incorrect choice of yarn colour on my part (TBH, it isn't really golden enough, but choosing yarn colours on the internet is non-trivial and it was called "gold").
Moogly CAL Blanket 2016
Jan. 9th, 2017 07:47 pmI've been following the Moogly Crochet Blog for a while and found myself increasingly taken with the fortnightly squares that were being posted as part of their "crochet-a-long" so, once I had finished B's vast crochet thing, I set about making the 2016 sqaures (this was in August, there was a lot of frantic catch-up crocheting). In theory I was using leftover bits of wool, but I ran out of these about halfway through and had to buy more - this became increasingly stressful since the original supply of wool I had acquired on the cheap because it wasn't being produced any more.
Anyway, the final result is this blanket:
I have already started on the first of the 2017 squares and have bought all the wool except for one colour I am as yet undecided about.
Anyway, the final result is this blanket:
I have already started on the first of the 2017 squares and have bought all the wool except for one colour I am as yet undecided about.
B. was sufficiently impressed by my crocodile stitch shawl that he asked for a crocodile stitch jumper. I have a horrible feeling this has strayed into "hideous socks so kindly meant" territory but B. claims to be pleased with it. More alarmingly he claims to have a carefully cultivated reputation for eccentric knitwear which suggests he intends to wear it in public.
It wasn't meant to be this large. It growed and growed and I kept having to buy more yarn.
Also, no pattern this time around, too much "making it up as I go along" was happening.
It wasn't meant to be this large. It growed and growed and I kept having to buy more yarn.
Also, no pattern this time around, too much "making it up as I go along" was happening.
Crocodile Scarf
Jan. 14th, 2016 07:49 pmMum very much admired my Crocodile Shawl so I made her this scarf version as a Christmas present
Since I made up the pattern for this, I may as well freely distribute it (I'll be putting it on Ravelry as well, assuming that isn't too hard to do)
( Pattern Under the Cut )
Since I made up the pattern for this, I may as well freely distribute it (I'll be putting it on Ravelry as well, assuming that isn't too hard to do)
( Pattern Under the Cut )
Smaug the Magnificent
Dec. 7th, 2015 08:56 pmWe never have a crib as part of our christmas decorations, but when I spotted this Smaug crochet pattern, it occurred to me that he would make a good secular equivalent.
You can just about see the sparks (courtesy of some optical fibre) in his smoke here.
It must be said the pattern was a little frustrating and not entirely consistent (or even always accurate) in its counting of stitches and we struggled with the electronics a bit. In fact in the end I stopped faffing around with conductive thread and B. just soldered everything together. Next year we will probably invest in a slightly different set of electronics and remake the head.
We're calling him Smaug but he does not appear to have Smaug's temperament. The pile of gold coins had considerably reduced by yesterday evening with no apparent ill-effects to the culprits.
You can just about see the sparks (courtesy of some optical fibre) in his smoke here.
It must be said the pattern was a little frustrating and not entirely consistent (or even always accurate) in its counting of stitches and we struggled with the electronics a bit. In fact in the end I stopped faffing around with conductive thread and B. just soldered everything together. Next year we will probably invest in a slightly different set of electronics and remake the head.
We're calling him Smaug but he does not appear to have Smaug's temperament. The pile of gold coins had considerably reduced by yesterday evening with no apparent ill-effects to the culprits.
A cowl appears to be scarf with its ends stitched together. I'm not sure a cowl is as useful as a scarf, but I liked the look of the pattern so I made it anyway.
I have a horrible feeling that crochet leads inevitably to a large collection of shawls and scarfs of various descriptions.
I have a horrible feeling that crochet leads inevitably to a large collection of shawls and scarfs of various descriptions.
