Otherwise known as the week of wonky photographed blocks! Honestly now I look at the uploaded photos I think they look like kids who’ve had to run for the school bus with shirts hanging out, hair unbrushed and clutching pieces of toast. Ah well, you get a rough idea of what they look like….
#49 Rainbow stripes
These corner blocks are quite fun to do especially when you start with 58 ch and decrease down to 3st, but they are going to take some straightening out. I think I’m beginning to repeat myself as I have a feeling of deja vu!
5 1/4″ – 5 3/4″ ‘square’
#50 Seminole
I got really engrossed in an audio book on Boxing Day, and as you see the maroon stripe carries on for another row. Due to being a leftie and not ;reversing the instructions the stripes are the other side, but it’s quite effective either way so I’m not worried.
5 3/4″ square
#51 Bright flower
I probably need to do this one again practising crocheting the initial stitches tighter behind the petals, or maybe just easing them around the foundation ring as I go; they’re a little uneven in shape.
You can see who’s a leftie and who is a rightie if you look at the way the petals lie over each other, I just noticed when comparing mine to the book. When righties go round to the left, we go round to the right! Confused?
This would make a really nice blanket, mixed with plain blocks for the contrast.
5 3/4″ square
#52 Lemon peel
I crocheted this when I first got the book ; (last year?) ; and found it quite challenging as I was a crochet newbie. Now? Easy peasy lemon squeezy! I think it’s pictured WS up but I like both sides of this block.
6″ square
I’m only going to crochet blocks #53 and #54 next week to give others who are crocheting along with me a chance to catch up.
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It’s that funny limbo time of the season where home is still decked out for Christmas, you’re full of food and drink playing with new presents and the New Year is looming. This is usually when I feel I should go back to being productive and busy, but don’t. I have started a new crochet project though, under the twinkling lights of the Christmas tree with the films Pretty Woman then Bombay Beach playing on the tv. Lazy days!
I must have been a good girl at some point as Father Christmas gave me a dozen balls of Debbie Bliss baby cashmerino!
What have you been doing during the last few days?
The Little Room of Rachell 
Lucky girl, i love cashmerino.
I’ve been cooking and collapsing with the worst cold I can remember. :-) so only a bit of my blanket got crocheted. I think I will have to make 6 squares a week for a few weeks to catch up!
Oh no, poor you! I hope the rotten thing goes soon x
I’ve been waiting for christmas to go by and now it has, so I’m perky again. 53 and 54?? Gak! Better get that CAL basket out from behind the couch…
Yeah you’re really letting the side down ;-p
Ah ha we’ve got to the one that will use all my colours! I will no doubt catch up once the routine gets back to normal next week. Just having a couple of quiet evenings without visitors before the next lot arrive tomorrow so I might get a bit of crochet done tonight yay!
Yeah- I have done the same 4 blocks- will post them up next week. I hated that lemon peel block with a vengeance- I couldn’t count and have the reassurance I was doing it right. Touch OCD maybe?. Love your bright flower- mine is bright but I love your colour choice. I actually did a chain circle rather than a magic ring for this one, which helped me.
Super Christmas present. Happy Crocheting! Cathyx