BEDM. Day 11

Oooh I am doing well!! Day 11 and still going strong and I have done something today that I can blog about.

Today JGS and I took the newest Landy recruit out for some fun....

We got a bit stuck.. I took this by shoving my arm out of the window as I couldn't open the door. Someone did come and rescue us though. Although they got stuck later on in the afternoon.

Alas, the newest Landy recruit does not lend itself to crocheting on the move. Far too bumpy #extremecrocheting.

BEDM. Day 9 aka MIA

Um, the post I wrote for Day 9 has disappeared. I am sure I wrote something... I remember feeling so chuffed that I was still going (even if blogging from my phone does my head in a bit). I am sure it was something to do with linking back to Coco Rose because I can remember thinking I cannot work out how to do links via Blogger on my phone so I thought I would put the links in when I updated Day 10.
It appears none of this actually happened...(except for Day 10)

Edited- I have found Day 9 ! It is living in March 2014 so I need to see if I can move it.
And another edit... I found it and I worked out how to move it- this is turning into a whole post by itself !

BEDM. Day 10

Cake of the week- carrot. I have made carrot cake before and found it a nightmare - firstly, because life is TOO short to grate carrots for a cake and secondly, I don't really like carrot cake (which should be a reason for me to make more). I used the recipe from the first Hummingbird Bakery book. 

Anyways, cake was scored 9.5/10 by JGS (apparently I am unlikely to get a 10 in case I stop making cakes even though I have said several times getting a 10 would mean I would keep making cakes as my competitive streak would insist consistency - and also the possibility of a cake being better than a 10). Good grief, I do go on.

I also keep finding icing everywhere....

BEDM. Day 9

A while ago (March actually - is this cheating to use something from March? Awaits a decision ? I have decided NO!)

Anyways- I digress. I wanted a quick crochet hit. I found a snood pattern (Annaboo's House ) and I whipped up two super quick. This one I finished on the train to the parentals and gave to mum as an early Mother's Day present. It also was the starting point for a brilliant conversation with the ticket man as he was a knitter! Amazing what you find out about people.
In other news..... I bought the wrong wool for a project and I am undecided about keeping it? Can you return wool? 

BEDM. Day 8

As usual I have not paid attention and I am unsure if there is protocol or guidelines to BEDM or if I am to just blog everyday about random stuff. Eight days in and I am with the random blogging so here is a photo of a doorstop that I made my mum for Mother's Day 

That is actual Cath of Kidston fabric. God bless the Christmas sales. This was a 'proud zip moment' to the extent that mum thought I had bought the chicken. I did the zip by hand. The zipper foot on my sewing machine confuses me. Zips and socks - they are my things to conquer for 2014. Although in a knitting book that I was reading today it mentioned knitting a hat in the round first- as a practice run for socks. I can crochet in the round - do you think there is a difference ?

Here is Chops on the beach ! She is loving it! Look how happy she is. 

And here endeth Day 8. 

BEDM. Day 7

'I'm doing it... I'm really doing it' to steal a phrase from Nathan in Queer as Folk although I doubt very much that Nathan was referring to blogging every day.... I do find it amazing that the three main characters in QAF ended up in Corrie/The Wire/Game of Thrones and Sons of Anarchy (the last three being amongst my favourite TV ever).   Aiden Gillen  and Charlie Hunnam are a long way from Canal Street, that's for sure. I have just found out that Charlie Hunnam was in Byker Grove !

Anyway, I digress and I need to post this before I go to yoga.

Mindless crochet number 2 is finished. Mindless crochet number 2 is maaahoosive ! Mindless crochet number 2 taught me about blocking (using this nifty ironing method from Attic 24) and I was AMAZED. The foundation chain was way too tight on mindless crochet number 2 and it was curling madly. A bit of steam blocking straightened it right out.

So yes- check out mindless crochet number 2 as a 'FINISHED OBJECT' and see her sitting with her older cousin, Granny Square.

ps- a lot of housework went on before I took these photos!

BEDM. Day 6

It is official. The lovely lampshade is upside down - pattern wise, everything else is in the right place. I got confused when reading the instructions about rolling the frames, they have to be rolled at the same time which was freaking me out. Oh well... At least it is an original and lessons have been learnt for next time.

I am on a bit of a crafty sticking point it would seem. I am stuck with the last bit of the Nordic shawl (I cannot work out the point). I also started a little project as a present and realised last night that I have bought the wrong wool. Everything is coming out tiny!

I haven't plucked up the courage to start the socks (and I REALLY want to start the socks. So much so, that it is hard to think about knitting basic socks with wool I  already have as I actually want to knit some super stripey knee high, kick ass socks) and I have patchwork upstairs that I need to finish before parentals visit in September. Mindless crochet number 2 is finished and is in use ( and a draft post is ready- why haven't I pressed publish?) and I want to unravel mindless crochet number 1 (does a girl need 2 stripes?) and make a number 1 my first ripple.

If only I hadn't committed to blogging every day in May - like that would make a difference. Cue hysterical laughter - !! 

I am going for a lie down ;)