We have a winner!!!

Evening everyone :-) Ah it's been a busy busy week! Lot's of hooky and work stuff with a Birthday (mine!) thrown into the mix. I honestly wonder where the days and weeks are going. Can we really be heading into October? Can I really be another year older??? Yikes!!!! Anyways...I digress ;-) I'm sure you're all waiting for an announcement! Sooooooooo.......here we go. I decided to add in all the comments left on the blog post. 53 in total! The winning comment number was 50.

This was left by Gwynne.....Lovely and generous giveaway, thank you for the opportunity to enter xx

CONGRATULATIONS GWYNNE!!!!

Can you email me with your full name and postal address @ 50shadesof4ply@gmail.com and I'll get your yarn kit in the post asap :-)

I'm already looking forward to seeing what you make with the gorgeous Cotton 8!

Ah...if only had enough yarn to share with you all!

A huge thank you to all who entered and visited my new Facebook page. I'm very sure I'll have another giveaway in the future so keep checking ;-)

As I said earlier, I've had a busy time on the hooky front. 

I've got 3 large projects on the go at the minute and I really just wanted to make something that was straightforward and quick! I chose 2 things as I couldn't quite make my mind up!!!

 First was the gorgeous Nordic Shawl designed by Annette from My Rose Valley.

I've had this on my "to-do" list ever since I first saw it.

So I delved into my Scheepjeswol Cotton 8 stash and selected some colours!

I haven't got the shade numbers to hand but I'll let you know them when I do the ta-dah! post :-)

Ah....it was a dream to make! Something nice and easy that I could watch a couple of movies along to.

Before I knew it I was adding in the colours!

I love how the paler colours contrast against the deep grey.

I've finished the shawl already. It just needs to be blocked and few photos to be taken.

Weather permitting I should get that done this weekend.

Second project was way out of my usual comfort zone! 

Via a good friend, I was pointed in the direction of this website here!

How cute???? I've never been tempted to try my hand at amigurumi before but boy! once I saw these gorgeous designs I just HAD to make something :-)

I decided on Rita the Rabbit for a first attempt but somehow I ended up buying 3 patterns....how on earth did that happen??? Hehehe!

So this is where I am on the bunny front! Just the joining to do and some finishing touches :-)

I used Scheepjes Stone Washed yarn as I just LOVE the texture it gives and it's also nice and soft to touch. 

Hopefully next time I shall have some finished projects to share and also an update on the Luca project!

Til next time....

New Project = New Yarn

Yes! I have some new yarn to show this evening ;-) Firstly can I say a HUGE WELCOME to all the new visitors to my blog! It's lovely to have you join me and I hope you'll find lots of inspiration here. OK...back to the yarn! So! The Quilt Inspired Blanket (must think of a better name for it than that!) is all finished. What to make next? Of course I shall be joining in on the Scheepjes CAL. But me being me, I need a few projects to have on the go ;-) Something to snuggle up with during the winter months that are heading our way far too early for my liking! A big snuggle blanket that is hard wearing and can be thrown in the washing machine without too much stress....oh and something not too costly to make as I've just had to replace the shower AND the TV :-(  I think this might just fit the bill nicely!

By Scheepjeswol it's called Luca. A 70% Premium Acrylic 30% Wool blend that is a good weight. 100g = 180m. Recommended hook size is 5 - 5.5mm. I'll probably end up using a 6mm hook!

It has a sheen to it that replicates much more costly yarns that include silk.

As usual with Scheepjes, it's available in a glorious array of colour choices. Most important in my book! I've chosen 6 for my blanket. 

I've made a start already and will update you all on progress very soon. In the meantime, don't forget the Quilt Inspired Blanket yarn kit giveaway! You can find all the details here.  I'm hoping to show you my finished lacy scarf creations during the week.  Hope you can join me :-)

GIVEAWAY!!!!

Oooooh!!!! Don't we all just love a giveaway? I have in my hands, thanks to the lovely folks at Scheepjeswol, a yarn kit with more than enough yarn to complete my Quilt Inspired Blanket!

So what's in the kit???

The yarn kit consists of Scheepjeswol Cotton 8 in the following colours and amounts:

Red - 510 (50g)

Burnt Orange - 671 (50g)

Orange - 716 (50g)

Yellow - 714 (50g)

Light Green - 642 (50g)

Bright Green - 517 (50g)

Light Blue - 622 (50g)

Dark Blue - 563 (50g)

Purple - 661 (50g)

White - 502 (500g)

Black (not pictured) - 515 (100g)

So that's 21 balls of gorgeous 100% cotton yarn! 
THE RULES!
Hahaha! Well I am going to make you work a little ;-) This giveaway is open to everyone. No restrictions on where you live!
In order to be in with a chance of winning you need to pop over to my newly launched Facebook page, like the page and leave a comment on the link to this post (sharing would be good too!) and then pop over to the Scheepjeswol page and like and share there too. Leave a comment on this post when you're done and that's it! 
So just to clarify....
1. Pop over my FB page....here. Like the page, leave a comment on the link to this post. 2. Pop over to the Scheepjeswol page.....here. Like and share the giveaway post. 3. Leave a comment on this post.
I'll draw a lucky winner (using one of those random draw thingys) 2 weeks today which is 24th September! Good luck everyone!!!