Tuesday 8 August 2017

Summery summary



From Soulemama came this idea to knit a hat,
The Happiest Hat, in the round, in Fair Isle using up oddments.
Not something I've ever done before.
I cast on the requisite number of stitches,
because surely I can count,
and found to my horror,
 several ticklish rounds later, that I was five short.
Never mind I thought. I have made a start.
I will carry on and it will just have to be for a smaller head.
I had just such a one in mind.


From Cornflower came this book recommendation.
I lay down on the grass directly. No rug.
Not something I usually do.
It is that sort of book.


From Laughingkidslearn came all sorts of craft ideas
for entertaining granddaughter last week.
















 And from my correspondent in India quite coincidentally, 
came a video demonstrating the art of rangoli
which gives me an idea for all that rainbow rice
now that the grandaughter is on tour again.


A little memento left by my computer.



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    1. Steep learning curve but it is recognisably a hat.

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  2. Your shot of the Wood Anemone with the red Admiral is superb. Your shot of your Grand-daughter is stunningly beautiful.

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    1. Thank you. Wasn't that lucky? I honestly didn't see it.

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  3. Can I come and play? Summer at your house looks fun! Especially all that rainbow rice. Beautiful photos Lucille. The Artist's Garden has been on my wishlist - looks like it might be worth bumping it up to the top...

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  4. I'm SO impressed by the hat (and the granddaughter).

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  5. Where do you get the rainbow rice? Or did you dye it yourself? Please tell.

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    1. Yes I dyed it myself with food colouring. There are instructions in the link.

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  6. Your coloured rice looks excellent; I'm planning to make play dough sometime with little grandson, but at present it's movement that inspires him - running, jumping, rocking, swinging - with little time to sit down to a quiet activity!

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  7. I've so enjoyed this summery summary. Never knew about rainbow rice before now.
    Trying to catch up with your posts...I will now scroll a bit farther back in time. xo

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