Mixing between two wip!

Mooorning!

It feels always sooo good to start a new project…and it feels even better when you start two Two projects started together and hope to finish together …

I’m making two blankets for my little girls (yes, blankets, again, blankets and cushions are my favorite things to crochet and I just can not resist when somebody asks for a blanket ) 2 blankets to snuggle under while watching T.V…

For my eldest Christina, it will be a ripple…She chose a wavy blanket and she told me that it will reminds her the beach, the sun and summer time during the cold and grey days of winter ( mature thinking for a 6 years old girl don’t you think? )

I took this special pattern from an old french crochet magazine and I just love it … love the small holes that break up the waves …

If you’re interested in having this special pattern I’ll be more than happy to make for you a graphic one…It is very very easy to follow and sooo relaxing to crochet….a dreamy-dream-kind-of-pattern…

“Summer time” will be Christina’s blanket

 

For my youngest Sarah (4 years old) she said she wants a blanket full of colors, all kind of colors … “Mummy I want you to use all the colors that you have in your craft room I want them AAALLLLL  in my blanket” Well, this is my girl She did not choose a design she just wants colors…

so I decided to make for her a patchwork of tiny squares (2 rounds) with all the colors that I have in my stash (more than 30 actually)…

Don’t know yet how I’ll join the squares, I’m not thinking about this right now… just making squares and enjoying… and it is really going fast

“Kaleidoscope” will be Sarah’s blanket

 

I’m crocheting these two blankets simultaneously (is that a word?)…Picking up one color…crocheting 4 small squares for “kaleidoscope”… then crocheting 2 rows for “summer time”…etc etc…and this is really a LOT OF FUN !! Playing with two different projects …

Time to go now…

But before I leave you today I want to thank you for all the sweet messages you are leaving day after day at Le monde de Sucrette  I really appreciate them all from the bottom of my heart…THANK YOU ! It is really really like a warm and sunshiny good morning every single day for me

To Wendy: There is no due date for the GIANT Granny Challenge…you can work at your own rhythm without stress and just enjoyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!

To Carmen who is our number 84 participant in the GIANT Granny Challenge: A warm WELCOME from all of us

Have to go now…

Have a wonderful day wherever you are!

Sucrette

 

 

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GIANT Granny : Tadaaaaaa

Good mooooorniiiiiiiiiing

How are you?

Feels great to be with you today!

Wanna jump with me in the land of colors to brighten up your monday? Yallaaaa! Let’s make it! Let’s jump in some granny loveliness…

Yes! It is done and I’m crazy in love with it

My Giant is 48 rounds + the border… It measures 135x135cm…

The yarn is “Nako Vizon” a 100% acrylic yarn crocheted with a 4.5mm hook…

I enjoyed sooo much crocheting this blanket …

Specially the yellow border! (OOH how I love making borders )

I used this border as it reminds me of the granny’s small squares… You can find its graphic pattern here! It is very simple to make and it looks great with a granny square

No more words just more pics…

Hope you enjoyed

Before I go today I want you to welcome some new participants to the Challenge (Yes it is still going on )

80- Kara.anne

81- Jennifer Crutchfield

82- LuAnn

83- Ana Clara Moreno

Welcome ladies! We’re very happy that you joined

Please do not hesitate to tell me if I forget to mention somebody!

and do not forget to post your pics here and here ! Wonderful places to visit …

Have to go now! Monday is always a very busy day

Kisses,

Sucrette

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Stripy baby blanket: The edging

Hello!
Thank you soooooo much for all your wonderful comments on my stripy blanket… I was so happy reading every single word    T H A N K   Y O U !

Here is the graphic of the stripy’s edging:

For the symbols meanings click here!

Hope it’s easy to follow

It is a very simple to crochet border… simple things are always the best

Many of you keep asking me about the software I use to draw my graphics, it is called “Corel Draw” it’s a graphic design software I used to work with at school

Can’t wait for next time to show you my giant granny and my new wip(s)

Stay tuned

Sucrette

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Stripy baby blanket: Tadaaaaaaaa

YES YES Yes it is done and it is beautiful specially when you imagine a small cute baby snuggled under ….

The stripy blanket is over and I love how it turned out finally…

specially when I made the border (thank you mum for suggesting the red color…it was an excellent choice I think:) )

If someone is interested in the graphic pattern of the stripy’s border let me know so I’ll post it here …

The blanket measures 70x90cm which is a good size for a baby…

It is crocheted with a 3.5mm crochet hook and the yarn is: nako baby 50%acrylic 50%polyamid … a very soft and soooo good to hook with yarn… If you can not find this yarn in your country I suggest that you choose a yarn with this particular mixture: acrylic+polyamid…it is sooo soft you can not work with something else after you tried it…I swear

I’m so in love that I suggested to my hubby yesterday that we have a third baby to go with the blanket :) hehe

So? what do you think?  Hope you liked as much as myself

The giant granny is done too…yesterday I finished its border…I’m off to take some pics that I can show you later…

and now I’m sooooooooooo thrilled to begin something new….yaaaaaaayyyy!

Big big kisses to you all!

Sucrette

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GIANT Granny Challenge (9)

Good morning sweet people,

The GIANT Granny Challenge is still going on and it will continue until the last participant will decide to stop crocheting … so no hurries my friend… take your time and enjoy…

You can begin whenever you want and decide to stop when you feel that it is already enough… After all it is just a fun experience that we are all sharing together yeaaaaaaaaaaaah!

So, time to welcome some new participants

72- Christelle Pretorius Botha

73- Suz

74- Tintochtap

75- Amy Riley

76- Priscilla

77- Katrin W.

78- Elly

79- Marcela

79 !    S E V E N T Y   N I N E   so far!    WOOOW !      Welcome ladies   We are very happy that you joined!

Don’t forget to share your pics here and(or)  here...

These are some pics of mine… 45 rounds so far …

I love the feeling of it wrapped around my legs enjoying the sunset from our sitting room when there is some fresh wind after a very hot summer day…

Love love love this blanket

Before I go today ladies I want you to take a look at my mantel…do you see something new?

Let’s have a closer look…

They wish you a very happy happy day!

Sucrette

P.S: I’m working now on the border of the stripy blanket…Yes yes yes it is almost done and it is just lovely Can’t wait to show it to you

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Stripy baby blanket : more progress

Good morning my friend…

Today a post about some progress I made on the stripy blanket…

27 rows so far…

I think my next stripy post will be a tadaaaa one

2 more pics of the flowers on my table today…

Have a wonderful end of week

Sucrette

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GIANT Granny Challenge (8)

Good morning lovely people,

Hope you wake up today in a colorful mood and you’re enjoying a lovely weather too!

Thank you all for your wonderful comments on Melody! She was really happy that you liked her

We reached already 71 participants to our granny challenge

The latest participants are:

65-Traci

66- Cunitia

67- Julie

68- Another tangled mess

69- Libby

70- Jude Matthews

71- Vagirl

Welcome ladies to our fun crochet a-long!!

Today I want you to applause our friend AntaraCeletna who has already crocheted 62 rounds and maybe more… 62 rounds !! woooow ! We are sooo proud of you and her blanket is lovely with beautiful colors Do not miss it: it is here You did an amazing  job so far AntaraCeletna !! BRAVO!

There is a lot of wonderful blankets on flickr here and on Ravelry here….Go take a peek, it really worth a visit

Mine has 38 rounds so far and it is very big already…I think it is because the yarn I’m using is a little chunky…

The days are getting hotter and hotter here (36 Celsius) and I have some difficulties putting it on my lap while crocheting

But I’m enjoying every single stitch …and that what counts

This is my favorite pic so far:

mmmh deliciosa

I’m a granny-obsessed-lover!

and as much as I enjoy crocheting I love looking at everyone’s GIANT and love how the other blankets are slowly getting bigger and bigger …

You are making wonderful pieces of ART ladies! Keep on the beautiful job

Before leaving you today I want you to take a look there (miammm that is really delicious ) (Thank you Linda for this very cute link !)

Have a wonderful sunshiny week!

Sucrette

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GIANT Granny Challenge (7)

Good morning ladies!

How was your weekend? Mine was lovely: beach, sun, very hot weather, children… lovely but a little tiring

Now back to monday, back to “routine” …I am a “routine” lover kind of person…I love the things I make everyday… again and again…and especially crochet things…

Today I am proud to announce that we are already 64 participants to the GIANT Granny challenge

S I X TY    F O U R !! wooooowwwwwwwww!

The latest 9 participants are: (please tell me if I forgot somebody or somebody’s link)

56- Anne Marie

57- Mercedes

58- Kerry

59- Hayley

60- Susan H.

61- Philippa Ibboston

62- Eline

63- Renee

64- Twyla

Welcome welcome welcome to you in our fun experience!!

Do not forget to post your pics in our groups here and here ! and go visit even if you do not want to put pics … there is amazing lovely projects to enjoy looking at

I made already 30 rounds on mine Now every round is much more time consuming … but I am enjoying it to the max (a lot more than the stripy blanket I have to admit )

love love love how it’s turning …

so bright and cheery…

Don’t you wanna jump into that pic?

 

Here it is sitting in the kitchen’s bench with its friend Bouba the bear

I’ll leave you now with two closeups of my kitchen’s shelf

Thank you sooo much for visiting today

Have a great monday!

Sucrette

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Stripy blanket progress

Hello again!

This is my second post for today

This post is all about crochet and my progress in the stripy baby blanket…

Yes I am doing something else than the giant granny

Here are some pics :

16 rows already! Growing up slowly but I’m enjoying it a lot

The yarn is soooo soft… a pure pleasure to crochet with… and the colors…mmmh sooo yummy…

Hope you enjoyed

Have a wonderful week end!

Sucrette

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Giant granny challenge

Hello hello hello

I was so happy reading every single word you left on my last post ! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

It really gives me a lot of pleasure reading all your comments! I wish I could thank you in each and every one’s blog

Until now we have participating in the Giant granny challenge:

Jacquie (maybe), Pauline (maybe), Jane (maybe), Rene, Lizzie, Ohangelina, and Sonieta.

Jacquie, Pauline and Jane you have to make your best to be with us:) We are counting on you!

Rene, Lizzie, Ohangelina and Sonieta: Welcome welcome welcome to the GIANT granny challenge! Waiting for your pics

To all the others who did not join yet I tell them: we are waiting for youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!

To Ohangelina: I did not think about any link, I thought about sharing our progress in each one’s blog:( but it will be great to have a place a link or address where we can all put our pics and progress…do you have something in mind?

To Sonieta: I think 100 rounds will be too much! hehe:) If I can make something between 50 and 100 rounds it will be perfect

To Rakkie: Sorry but I don’t think that Nako yarn have an online shop:( Their website is: http://www.nako.com.tr and I did not find there any online shop…It is in Turkish and maybe I did not understand where to search…

To Esther: Thank you soo much for giving me the address of the Nako shop in Istanbul It is PARADISE

To Pati from London: I wish you a very smooth delivery Good luck and don’t stress

To Lizzie: I made for you a graphic pattern for the classic granny square…Here it is:

Sorry but graphic patterns is all I can make

You have always to add in every new round: “3treble,1chain, 3treble” in each of the 4 corners of every round…

Here is, before I go, a pic of what I did so far (16rounds)

 

Hope you can join us too in this GIANT challenge All you have to do is crochet and crochet and crochet a very big colorful granny square…as big as you can Very simple and very addictive too It will be fun!!

Have a great evening!

Sucrette

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