YIPPEE IT's DONE

I am so glad my baby shawl is done.

I have been working hard on a long lost UFO and crochet project. Luckily it is a project that I will be gifting very soon. 

Look, it's finished..... And it's beautiful

It took me 3 hours to get round each of the last 14 rows. Yes, I did 14 rounds to use up all the yarn. Why have left overs. That's a lot of crochet.. The plain centre took 3 balls and the outside lacy edge took 3 balls. As I was working on the last round I was wondering if there was enough yarn. I was getting closer to the end and worrying a bit. Yes, there was enough.

Look how much of the ball was left. Not even enough for a pair of mittens so I am one happy nan.

14 rounds of lacy edge took 3 hours each round. Not much left over yarn...

I can't wait to see a little baby girl laying on this.....

On the lavender bush waiting for baby to be born

Linking with SLOW STITCHING SUNDAY even though mine is crochet.

I think it is a great OPAM too.

My Sunday slow crochet.

I am still working on my UFO project no 4.  The baby shawl.

It is slowly growing. I have finished the centre, which took 3 balls of 3ply Big Baby (Patons). I use this yarn for all my baby projects. Either 3 or 4 ply...

Well I was glad to see the centre done.

The last few centre rounds took 1 hour but they are done

Now I am working on the lacy edge. It seems to be taking forever. I thought 1 hour for a round was slow but this edge is taking me about 3 hours. Of course I have to get up every know and then for a stretch and drink. So it is SLOW going. I need a total of 13 rounds...

Each lacy round takes me 3 hours

I'm linking up with Kathy for Slow Stitching Sunday. Even though it is crochet...

http://kathysquilts.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/slow-sunday-stitching_17.html

FNWF, WIP be gone and some slow crochet....

Last night I joined in with FNWF.

http://stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/fnwf.html

I have finally finished a babies knitted set. Sewed on the ribbon and it's done...

So I have a WIP be gone to show.

http://quiltingreadersgarden.blogspot.com.au

I have also been working on this crochet babies shawl. It is growing.

Tomorrow will be a slow Sunday and hopefully I will get the few rounds done that I need to get me up to the lacy edge.

This is where I pulled it out of the cupboard

The start of it

And where I am up to now.

Crochet Baby Shawl centre

This is my January UFO project that is on my list

http://jobutterfield.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/happy-new-year-resolutions.html

http://kathysquilts.blogspot.ca

Ok... Let's go back a while

http://jobutterfield.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/thimble-swap.html

I sent a parcel to Arlette in Costa Rica back in early October.
Yep $21 to post. It took ages to arrive.... Well guess what.
It NEVER arrived at Arlettes.

It came back to me this week. 

The address is correct. It's post marked September from there. Then it decided to come home to me.

Arlette is following up why.

Arlette's thimbles

HAPPY NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS

No resolutions for me but something I want to try this year to help me with my UFO's is a list.
I saw it on someone's blog last year and it was such a great idea... For the life of me I can't find where I saw it. If anyone knows what I'm talking about please let me know where it started.
The way it works you write down a list of 12 UFO projects. On the 1st of every month pull a number out of a jar. Or in my case I rolled 2 dice. The project next to that number is the one to work on that month.....
Firstly, I found this printable and thanks to Kelly for allowing me to post about it. I have included the link to print your own.

RESOLUTIONS UFO PRINTABLE

Go and have a look at this site http://livelaughrowe.com/new-year-resolutions-printable/

Now for me to fill it out and start my first UFO project for 2016.

Secondly, here is my list

My list of UFO's is on the wall...

Thirdly, the dice have been rolled..... NUMBER 4...... 

No. 4..... Crochet round baby shawl...

Time to get my crochet hook out and finish this shawl. The stars are on my side as I do need it finished for the new granddaughter due soon....

This is where I left it when I stored it away...

If anyone wants to join in just email and let me know.

I don't know how to do a linky thingy but hopefully there might be one or two bloggers that want to join in. I have put the list on my left hand side bar with each months number to do...

If I find out who did it last year I might be able to join them this year