This week’s photos are a little crochet-heavy, I will admit. But it’s always like that when I finish a big project. My 365 photos leading up to the completion of the project are always exclaiming how “almost done” I am, and then once the last end is woven in and the project has soaked and the fibers are all relaxed, the nice camera comes out. I had a small indoor photo shoot for this blanket, but hopefully later in the month, I can talk a few of my housemates into helping me stage a nice outdoor shoot. I am hoping to get an image that would be perfect for a pattern cover, because the Campfire Blanket is definitely the next Polka Dot Cottage pattern to be published.
Until I get a chance to blog this blanket properly, check out my Story from Tuesday below for some extra images 🙂
If Christmas were not just around the corner and taking up my spare time (and if I didn’t have a full time job I need to attend to) I could probably get this pattern published within a week. But that’s just not realistic right now. I’m aiming for early January, when there’s still plenty of winter left for you to enjoy a pile of wool on your lap. If it ends up being sooner, that will just be a nice bonus!
So, what is This Week in Pictures?
It’s a roundup of the microblogging I’ve done on Flickr and Instagram all week. This includes photos I shot for Project 365 and any other extra images I may have posted.
Photos taken with 📷 (Canon EOS 80D) or 📱 (Samsung Galaxy S9).
Ready? Cast your mind back to Saturday last week…
Saturday
A nice walk in the cool, crisp air, earbuds full of Handel’s Messiah, and a warm treat at the end of the path. #lightbecausedark
Story for Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Drying. And hopefully stretching out a bit.
Tuesday
Leftovers. I have realized that I crochet more tightly than I used to (really!? do you think it’s possible that I could be more tense this year than in previous years? imagine that 🙄). Er, anyway, I finished this lovely blanket, and it’s smaller than I intended, because I crocheted tighter, and the hexagons took up less space than I expected. But I soaked, and stretched, and blocked it as much as I possibly could, and it is ok. Smallish, but ok. And I have maybe fifty yards of each color left over to use with other colors in a future blanket. Or maybe I’ll knit a striped hat or two. It’s all good. #lightbecausedark (P.S. More photos and crochet pattern coming soon!)
Story for Tuesday
Wednesday
Oh, the first snow! I put on my newly knit hat and took a 10-minute walk, surrounding myself with swirling white flakes and @theinnocencemission in my ear buds 🤍. I am making an effort to embrace winter rather than merely survive it. So far so good. #lightbecausedark
Story for Wednesday
Thursday
I’m putting my blanket leftovers to good use right away and knitting another #conversationalisthat. I’m not sure about the stripey look I’ve got going on here, though. I think I prefer the pattern’s original colorblock design. I might rip back to the brim 🤔
Friday
When I was working in the office, I couldn’t take a five minute break to pop some peanut butter cookie dough into the oven like I can now 💙 #lightbecausedark
Thanks for taking a peek at this week’s photos! If you want to see this stuff as it happens, please feel free to follow me on Flickr or Instagram ♥
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