June in the south of England has seen extremes of temperature with some places seeing a drop of 20 deg C in just a week. It hasn't been that bad in Ferndown with a range of just 16 deg to 30 deg C. This means a nice range of colours - the single green row is the 16 deg (Thursday just gone) and the two dark red rows are 29/30 deg from Monday/Tuesday the week before.
I have also started a new crochet blanket! This one was a Crochet Along (CAL) issued last year (done by my daughter Karen at the time) called Last Dance on the Beach . Do have a look at the website as it has a story behind it.
I am doing the Dance in the Sea colourway (obviously, because I love the sea!) It is made of 48 squares - 4 each of 12 designs - each of which are introducing me to patterns and techniques I have never used before. That was my main reason for doing it as I felt I needed to challenge my Crochet abilities beyond rows of doubles and trebles. There have been moments when I could easily have changed my mind but fortunately there are wonderful videos that have got me out of trouble.
I have completed four patterns - the first two have been washed and blocked and the second two still need to be done.
To give you idea of the complete colour palette here is a photo of all the wool I will be using.
Each month I will receive a little box of crochet loveliness that will hopefully delight and challenge me. This first month certainly has and I have to be disciplined before I dive in.
I will report back!
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