Simply Crochet Chunky Scarf

I've been addicted to the UK magazine Simply Crochet since it first came out.  I have a lovely newsagent who pops one aside for me every month and I get a dreadful womanly rush when I discover that both Simply Crochet and Mollie Makes have landed at the same time giving me reason to ignore everything else around my while I flick through both!

Each month they have a wee freebie something on their front cover and I couldn't resist making this scarf with the freebie giant wooden button!  Such a simple stitch too to create those ridges!  It almost looks knitted!

Given the distinct chill in the air I am feeling at the moment, I don't think it's going to be too long before I can gallivant about in it!

Winner of the Simply Crochet Magazine....

 

So I should have drawn this last night but then I ended up teaching again all day yesterday, flying home for a shower and a freshen up and heading straight out to my other job at Sussan!  When I got home from that last night all I wanted was a foot massage and a wine/whine!

 

Google sent me to this random number generator which then picked number 7.  The seventh commenter on the Simply Crochet Magazine giveaway was the lovely Brenda from Mira Narnie.

Send me a message lovely lady with your address and I'll post it out to you! 

My creative space...

I've just come off the back of three days relief teaching after already working my usual weekend job at clothing store.  To say that I am exhaustemated would be an understatement.  I stupidly have also been going to bed late and then getting up early so I can go for a run.  Blonde, I hear you say. 

 

There has been a complete lack of crafting as a consequence.  I have this little table set up next to my chair at night time while I try a squeeze a square or two out but that's about it.

 

And over the back of my chair in the craft room sits this lovely pile of sewn together strips ready for the iron and some more cutting as I slowly make some wonky squares for the scrappy quilt along that is going on over on instagram.  It has quite recently occured to me that once I have finished my squares I really don't quite know what to do next.  I should probably get on to that!

 

There is only one day left to comment and win a copy of the Simply Crochet magazine too.  I'll be picking a winner on Friday night.

 

(My creative space is a regular Thursday gig on Kidspot.)

Simply Crochet Magazine Giveaway

 

Somehow (when I say somehow, it really is not a mystery since I purchased both of them!  I just couldn't wait for my newsagent to get me a copy in so ordered one online from the Lark shop when I noticed they had them last week!)I have ended up with two copies of the lovely Simply Crochet Magazine, published by the same crafty peeps who put out Mollie Makes and The Simple Things.  These are UK magazines that I am slightly addicted to and are of the type that I seem to purchase for the pretty pictures, then can't seem to part with and end up having a lovely stash on my shelves!

 

Now I don't need both of them obviously so I thought you might like one, yes?!

 

The magazine really is quite lovely with some great patterns and loads of inspiration and pretty pictures.  Loads of funky crochet and not so much of the scary old fashioned nanna craft if you get my meaning! It comes with two free hooks attached and I'll throw in that lovely yellow ball of yarn to start you off on your granny square journey.

 

To win just leave me a comment below and make sure you leave your email address so that I can contact you if you win!  I'll pick a winner next Friday night, February 15th, when I get home from work.  You must live in Australia too.

 

Good luck!

 

Simply Crochet!

I simply could not wait for this magazine to arrive in Australia so downloaded a version onto my ipad this morning. 

 

Source: simplycrochetmag.co.uk via Sonia on Pinterest

I made it to page twelve before I let out my first wanton squeal!
 

 

Source: heals.co.uk via Sonia on Pinterest

I don't think it is too much to expect Darren to sleep in this!  It even comes in king size which is perfect for our bed!  And at only 120 pound, so afordable (according to the google money convertor that's $183.14!).  I'm sure they'd happily ship me that rug too!

Mollie Makes... addictive magazines!

Have you seen the sweet online magazine, Gathered by Mollie Makes?

 

A new edition pops up every Friday on my ipad with some lovely sweet crafty ideas and links.  How to make a granny square is from this weeks one.



(just a screen shot from my ipad)

 

I am addicted to the Mollie Makes magazine just for it's prettiness factor really.  Although it's now more widely available in newsagents and even supermarkets these days, when it was first released I was having a copy or two specially ordered in!

 

I have heard that the same company is about to release a new magazine called Simply Crochet!  Click on the link for a sneak preview or what it will look like!  I'm hoping it will be filled with some 'funkier' crochet goodness than I have seen in some of the crochet magazines around.  I do love some nanna craft but I am often left wondering what on earth people are thinking!!!