A Girl Needs a Bit of Bling!

It has been a bitty itty kind of week.  Lots of fiddly things, finishing off projects and playing with some yummy blingy wool. 

This is what my work table aka dining table has looked like this week.

It started with my dear sister, she is coming for a visit next month, and as she lives in WA she will notice the cold, so I decided to crochet her a warm scarf and hand warmers.  This is how our telephone conversation went:

Me: Do you want me to crochet you a scarf?

Sis: Crochet?

Me: Yeah I have taken up crochet; I am a bit obsessed with it!

Sis: Oh ……… What do you make?

Me: All sorts, blankets, doilies, bags toys anything!

Sis: Oh…..

Me: Well do you want a scarf?

Sis: Ohaayyy…

Me:  What colour?

Sis: Khaki.

Me:  Oh….

I knew what she was thinking, granny blankets in awful colours and beige doilies, our adored great aunts adorned their house with such things.

So up town I go and look for some khaki wool, I didn't have any in my stash, now I know why.  I hate it with a passion.  I have been struggling with this scarf for weeks; normally I can whistle one up in a day or two.  So back to the wool shop to see if I can find something more to my liking that will fit with khaki.  The shop owner said she can’t work with pink, and one of the ladies in her knitting group can work with green, she cuts out any green in the variegated sock wool she uses! 

Is there a colour you can’t work with?

The answer to my problem some soft white wool with matching white wool with sequins! See above

I did the hand warmers first and they are lovely, the sequins don’t itch or scratch at all!

I had some of the sequin wool left so decided to make a classy brooch to show my dear sister that crochet is not just for batty old aunts, but can be sophisticated as well!

I think I am going to make quite a few of these brooches for my Christmas craft fair table at the end of the year.

I still had a bit of the wool left so I decided to use it in the dress of the bear I have had on the go for a while.

The pink wool also has some sparkle.  While I was at it I decided to crochet her a poncho and a few accessories.

At the moment I am trying to decide whether she needs an ankle adornment  or some pink tulle under her skirt to balance the top, maybe both after all she is going out on the town!!

I so loved working with the sequin wool, I just might buy some for me….a vest a clutch bag ummm….. 

YES, a girl does need some sparkle in her life!

Thanks for visiting and may you have a wonderful week.