I was very quick off the mark this month!  The August CAL blocks are finished.  The pattern is Lacy Sun and I’m still using Bendigo Woollen Mills Cotton 8 ply, with a 4.5 mm hook.  In Lemon Drop:

and in Heather:

Last week I squeezed in a little op-shopping, and as well as Junior Monopoly and some groovy vintage pillow cases, I found a gem of a crochet pattern book from 1979.  Check out the matching mother/daughter outfits (each is a top and skirt):

Hmmmmm.  Now you all know that I am wont to make clothes for the girls and for myself out of the same fabrics – but I don’t think I’ll extend that tendency to crocheting these.