Doing a CAL (crochet along) Sophie's Universe and home stuff

Hello again, look I think the crochet mojo has come back.....yay

I have joined a crochet along over in ravelry and main part is on facebook, so feel free to join in  ravelry link free pattern sophies-universe-cal just add to your ravelry queue and is 20 weeks with each release on a Sunday...you end up with a colourful or plain square blanket with instructions later to turn into a rectangle ☺

Or facebook page if interested

Some mittens I have now completed for my son to give to him for his birthday present, with that hat and few others things...HAPPY BIRTHDAY to him today xoxo

Here is the crochet along all started and next to pictures showing the change as I add colours 

Looks quite different with the grey added and rather like a pansy ☺

Almost completing the first 2 parts.....very happy with this

And as an update on that toilet, here is the sliding door all complete with yes a bat ☺☺

View on the other side into loo, with the man now just doing a bit of paint touch ups..

And final photo is of the man burning    flaming the steak edges lol 

Hope you all out there are well and happy xoxoxoxo

A family visit to us! Happy times

Just dropping in before we head off again with our Winnie for a trip with a van group and then just us hanging out with a Steam train or 2 ☺☺ 

Finished the 2nd blanket and now ready for some twins to be born, due November

And look my dear girl came with her new man for a day visit and a bbq lunch....don't they look cute together ☺☺ Hello S and S xoxo

And YES my oldest grandboy also came and made his Granny very HAPPY.....

Hello B xo

Of course we are not that keen on photo's lol 

Lovely picture of the 3 of them....☺☺

And my man looking a  lot shorter now that the grandboy is getting taller lol 

Me and my girl xoxoxoxo

A lovely day we had and look forward to catching up again real soon...

Hope you all had a great weekend and as it was father's day on sunday here,Happy dad's day

Well now must keep packing and will drop in when I can xoxoxo

Take care everyone ☺

Crochet/Knitting mojo slowly returning

Hello again, seem to be posting on a weekly basis lately, but that is fine as don't want to bore anyone.

Noticed the full moon over the neighbors house the other night so of course I had to take a snap.

Zoomed in for a nice close shot, beautiful ☺

Thought you might like to see how the sunflower has opened up a bit more. The weather here has been crazy hot, 43celcius and above......but cool this week thank goodness.

Got to love a sunflower, makes you feel happy just looking at it ☺

I finished the small blue shawl/blanket for my mum. Her birthday is not till March so I am ready which is a big change for me. I am hoping she will keep this on her chair in the lounge as she loves blue and it will be there to keep her warm when needed.

Of course would look a bit better with her modelling it, but that will have to wait.

I chose some style craft special dk from my stash to begin making a blanket for a baby due this year in the family.

So far looking okay with the Granny Stripe pattern from Lucy at Attic24

Nice neutral colours to suit either girl or boy.

And look! I have actually done a bit more of the sock, go me.

I really would like to have the pair completed by end of Feb so let's hope I do get them finished for me to wear.

Thank you again for dropping in ☺♥

One a day Tuesday and end of holiday

 

Yes one a day Tuesday, gosh the weeks are flying but my hook is not!! But have done a little and of course have been away on holidays in a warmer place too. link to gingerbreadgirl-carole who has not been on her blog since mid October, do hope things are ok.

The blanket is getting there and almost up to just doing the border around and around.

Oh yes and those pesky ends have to be sewn too. Think my crochet mojo has gone whacko as just can't motivate myself currently......... oh well.  Hope those doing the one a day are doing better than me and welcome to newbies too. Well the holiday has ended and a few last pics to put on for fun/boredom lol.

My bro in-law and the man just after going by train (10min trip) to Brisbane, heading to meet his daughter my niece and partner for lunch with my sister too.

Busy in the streets of Brisbane with some distant protesters too. Had a great lunch but for their privacy no pics on here. Went to Jo jo's which is a very great place to eat with good range of food link to site for those who are living or visiting Brisbane.

Back to my sister's place (there she is having some water lol) and hubby in the middle of kitchen renovations ☺☺

And their cute little doggy Milo (jack Russel) sorry about the bright eyes but could not adjust even on computer here.

 

A few days later on the road home and took a few snaps of the motorway/freeway on the way to/through Sydney region (not through Sydney though). The road was made with them carving through solid rock, goodness knows how long that took.

Beep beep oh look its the road runner, after being at Movie world this bus reminded me of the fun on those rides and how much braver I am the older I get, or more a fool lol lol.

The rocks are amazing and this is just on the side we were on with the other side being through the gap on the right of photo.

So close and yet so far from my son who lives in nsw, he of course joined us whilst we were in Coolangatta.

No more rocks, just lots of trees as we travelled on further into country nsw.

This is lake George which is between Canberra and Sydney on the Federal highway Lake George which is one of those disappearing lakes depending on rain etc and interesting read in the link. I saw some water but hard to photograph, but heaps of wind turbines in the distance. 

More beautiful scenery along the Monaro Highway link which crosses through act, nsw and victoria states of Australia. Beautiful views along the way and sometimes snow capped mountains.

Just a few of the cattle grazing on their property.

We travelled just under 1800klm's to get home over 2days with 2 night stops along the way and now back home again to this.......

Don't like the look of this!! Oh well that's what happens when you go away for 3 weeks and the weather is wet/sunny, major grass growth.

Something on my to do list although the man did mention he might even do it for me, how lovely is he as he is now back at work and I have a bit of family/friend catchup's to do which also mean me being on the road again....... I think I will have a lie down now to think about it lol. Love to you all and thank you so much for dropping buy and helping my inspiration with comments ☺☺♥♥

One a day Tuesday

Yes another week gone by and I have actually done a bit more on the granny stripe.

Bit of a blurry pic as had it on the washing line and wind kept blowing lol.

A more distant shot, have now done 5 repeats of colour.

Granny stripe pattern from Lucy at Attic 24 granny-stripe Feel free to check out the one a day Tuesday at gingerbreadgirl-carole thankyou again Carole ☺☺

Just to show I have been doing other things, here is never-ending-blanket-square from Deb's crafts a great easy pattern. Sewed in the ends last night and is now in the mail to one of my ravelry friends for a project where quite a few of us are doing a square for a blanket to be put together for an expectant rav member ☺☺

Also knocked up this cake which I took with me to the meet up with other rav ladies (which I mentioned in last post). A low fat Raspberry loaf from cookbook number 6 symplytoogood. Tasted better than the picture turned out lol.

Oh and a nice picture of one of my sisters. The one who usually has her back turned or hand up to hide her face, silly Jule lol lol.

 

Quiet weekend ☺☺

How is the weather where you are?  Spring is here with only 2 nice days so far and the rain is back lol

But at least I finally got that mowing done, hate it when it gets too long......

                      I did also have a lovely road trip down to catch with a couple of crochet
                        and knit buddies who I got to know through http://www.ravelry.com/
                              Certainly worth the almost 4hr road trip, lovely people they are ☺

But of course I get to warm up while still working on this, need to get a move on so I actually have more to show on Tuesday!!

Also working on this, testing a pattern for the lovely Laughing purple another Ozzie who makes lots of interesting things.

Yep, the road is still not completed!! Awaiting final seal and 2 speed humps. Reckon those who like to short cut through our little street will get a lovely surprise lol.

Will leave you with this fun pick from a blog ba-gawks and she has lots of little hats for her chickens ☺☺ cute eh? and they seem quite happy about it.

Hope your weekend is going good. Daylight saving kicked in here today (clock forward 1hr) and the man on night shift so he currently sleeping.

take care xoxo