Nayu's Craft Time #27 Competition Update #3

Read on to see what this pyramid of coloured yarn is all about!

I know I said I wasn't going to show you any more of my competition entry blanket until I finished it, but to make up for the lack of crochet posts on both Facebook and Twitter I thought you could have a few pictures which don't give much away, but hopefully have you wondering just what these squares 

Tada! Yes I know the penultimate row has 2 missing.

have to do with an earlier progress photo of the blanket. There's only a week to go before all will be revealed! You all know what I'll be up to this bank holiday weekend ^o^ 

Nayu's Craft Time #26 My first commission!

Yippee! Otome from the anime Aikatsu sliding down a rainbow slide looks like she's shouting this ^o^

I'm super excited at the moment, as I've got my first commissioned blanket! Well, nearly got it. It's from a relative, and they'd like a blanket in autumn colours. The decision of exactly colours, yarn, and pattern will be made over the next few weeks which makes me excited about what I'll get to do. Commissioned work is something I'll be advertising towards the end of the year, but I won't say no if anyone asks me now :) I'll most definitely keep you updated on the various stages of this exciting project! 

I'm still busy working on my competition piece, whose deadline is only a week and a bit away. It's action stations time!

Must keep crocheting...

Filler post

If I don't see you, you don't see me!

Normal posts will resume Tuesday - I wasn't well yesterday so have been resting and don't have time to write a post today. As I get better the rest includes crochet! Yay!

Nayu's Craft Time #25 Shiny yarn!

The yarn isn't literally shiny, but, like with any yarn lover, all yarn is shiny! These two came all the way from the USA. I thought I'd give them a try for dishcloths, since they say they are kitchen yarn. With alternate rows of white and mustard yellow I think the dishcloths will be rather smart. 

Once again I'd planned to write about some of the crochet books I've received this week (still waiting for 2) but it's late afternoon, and after only just avoiding a migraine yesterday I'm feeling drained. I've done a fair amount of crochet, can you show you these lovely squares which are for the final blanket in my Spring collection (coming soon!). 

I hope to do a little more of my competition piece tonight, which is also growing nicely, but first I'll be reading. Often after a migraine/almost migraine for a while I crave things which don't move and aren't brightly coloured. I've watched both human drama and anime today, which may be why I want to steer clear of it now - I've had my fill! Time to dive into the world of spy dogs, Amish country, dystopian royalty, friendship and ever so much more, as well as shiny yarn, both in the books I read and in the crochet I do! ^o^

Nayu's Craft Time #22 Yarn is a girl's best friend

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I thought I'd confuse you all this week and write Tuesday's post today, Wednesday, and keep up with normal schedule for having another post tomorrow. Which on reflection isn't confusing, you just get a new post 2 days in a row! 

I've been fairly wiped out this week, possibly due to not the best planning of meeting some friends & doing various chores. The weather is slowly warming up which is good news as my body responds well to sunshine.

While I have rested a fair bit more than normal (when I say rest I mean no reading/writing/craft of any kind, just watching shows) I have also been doing my usual hobbies, including crochet. Yarn is never too far away from me! I get grumpy if I don't crochet for a few days, so I do try to do some. As I said to a friend, even just a few stitches makes a huge world of difference to a crafter's mood. 

Tomorrow you can find out what I've been working on - it both is and isn't what you think! Stay tuned until then.