Thursday, January 30, 2014

Blue Thursday

Hello there,
I stood in line today for four whole hours today hoping to buy tickets for Garth Brookes planned concerts in Dubliin this coming Summer only to be bitterly dissapponted (sold out!)
and  b..b..b..blue with the cold !!

Never mind ! I made some new friends in the queue (if only for a few hours !)
&  its not just every day you get to start off a (stone-cold-sober) singsong
with a bunch of total strangers on the streets of Cork!!

Lucky I had these little cuties to keep my hands (if not my fingers) toasty warm !



My first time crocheting with bamboo (Sidars Snuggly Baby Bamboo) and it was a really lovely yarn !
I started making up a beautiful wrap (with a pattern I purchased 3 years ago and have yet to use ). As the wrap progresssed I realised that it was going to cost me a small fortune to complete in this particular yarn so I frogged it and came up with a new plan.

I found this pattern online
and modified it somewhat to create my solid blue wrist warmers. I had to modify quite a bit as following the pattern mine were coming out really huge ! I deleted one shell in the round and added a longer wrist section.


I love them , nice and quick to hook up they match my new blue scarf :)
plus theres the added bonus that  I have enough yarn left from two balls to make a spare  :)



Hope your having a good week & do come back soon !

Love
Siubhan x x x

15 comments:

  1. They're lovely! I'm in love with bamboo. I've found some banana yarn on eBay i d like to try out. Ever used it? Happy to have you blogging again xx sorry about Garth tickets. People queued overnight here in Ennis. Maybe they got all of them.

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    1. Thanks Alia !
      Its good to be back ! Ive given up on the Gart Brookes dream & am planning to hold my own concert in the back garden to celebrate his arrival to our shores!!
      Have a great weekend !
      S x

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  2. how lovely- love the pattern. im not fond of bamboo lol :P love your piccys so professional x

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    1. Thanks Jenny !
      I've my daughter to thank for the pic's (& believe me there were some pretty bad ones too of my frozen fingers !!)

      Have a lovely weekend

      S x

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  3. I'll try again! Sorry to hear about the demise of the wrap but I think it was a wise decision and you now have something far more practical and useful. :)

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    1. Got both your replies P !
      Thanks for the kind words - glad they turned out so well as I just HATE having to unpick anything !!

      Have a lovely weekend !

      S x

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  4. These are so pretty, wish I was as good at crochet :D

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    1. Thanks Trace, its a lot easier than you think ! (& a HEAP easier than knitting !!)

      S

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  5. They look nice and cosy, and so pretty too. Thanks for sharing them.

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  6. Isn't it a shame that yarns can be so expensive. You've come up with a smart solution - smart in every sense. Well done. :)

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    1. Thats true Mecki - some of therm are UNSPEAKABLY expensive ! & thanks for your kind words !

      S

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  7. Beautiful! Simple gorgeous...! And they look so nice and warm too.... Happy Valentine’s Day :)
    hugs x, Crystelle
    Crystelle Boutique

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    1. Thanks Crystelle ! & hope you have a lovely valentines day too ! x

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