Day: 29 August 2012

2012 BAMCAL, crochet

June BAMCAL squares

It is SO easy to get behind with things!  I’m still working on getting my BAMCAL squares up to date.  I’m almost there, with just one of the August squares left to do.  Oh, tomorrow is the last day of August – then there will be another two squares for September.  Oh well!  As always, these are worked in Bendigo Woollen Mills Classic 8ply with a 4.5mm hook.

First up is the June square Moroccan Tile.  This one has worked up much better than I’d anticipated.  My colour placement often occurs fairly randomly now; I don’t always work out in advance what colours will go where in the square, but instead I just let it evolve as I crochet away.  That can be a good or a bad thing.  This time it was good.

2012 BAMCAL - June (Moroccan Tile)

The June Filler square is Crown Jewels, a free Ravelry download.  I love the way that this one crocheted up as well! It is another example of where I let the colour changes evolve as I went along rather than pre-planning them.

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Check out those popcorns!  Look at that texture!

So there you go, June BAMCAL squares all done! I’ll be back later with the July squares, and hopefully not much later with the August ones. This is going to be a terrific blanket, if I do say so myself! But I’m only just over halfway there in terms of the number of squares (and then there will be the joining and the edging…)

what I wore

what I wore – week 34

I’ve been doing some sewing over the past week, in little dribs and drabs.  None of it has been clothing though!  I’ve trying to get a bag finished before the end of the month as part of Cam‘s bag sew along.  I am so close to getting it finished that I can almost smell success!  My husband is interstate tonight with work, so it might be a late one for me in my sewing room.  So, to the past week of garments:

what I wore - week 34

More exciting than my bag sewing has been watching Clare’s quilt sewing progress. She’s entering a quilt in the Quilter’s Companion under 35s quilt competition, and it is due in around two weeks time. She’s done a marvellous job of designing the quilt, selecting fabric, cutting, piecing, applique and now quilting. Just binding, a hanging sleeve and a label to go! Nothing like a deadline to get things happening. I look forward to showing you the finished quilt soon!