Menokreatikkul; Building Blocks

I have only increased the number of blocks on the new big project by times two. There were five of each in the photo I shared last week; now there are eleven (okay, that's two and twenty per cent).  

I am taking my time. Partly because the yarn is so fine, I can only bear to work with it for a certain amount of time (and the darker one is difficult to work in lamplight). But also because I have started with no pattern and am needing to ponder on what the end product will be. It has grown considerably from just being a short shoulder poncho for sitting at the laptop. I am having quite grand visions involving one of my pet hates... sewing...😶 There is a sari that I had added to the going-out pile, which is made of very fine cotton, which I might retrieve and use as a lining/scaffold for my blocks to form a more formal jacket. The rest of the sari could be turned into a matching skirt or trews... it would be hand-sewing, which I am actually very good at. I just don't like it. When I get determined, though... Keep watching, expect nothing much. It is likely to be at least the new year before any decent results...

In between times, there will be quick and relatively easy items. Using heavier yarn and bigger hooks. Well... I say that... mistletoe streamer, anyone?

A pattern that I inherited from Mum. Let me know if you would like a copy of the pattern. It is a PDF, so I can email it if I have your addy... or put it up on Google Docs. 

I know, I know, we've barely entered October - but these things need time for preparation! Less time is required for wrist warmers, though. They can be done in an evening session. You may recall I mentioned that some yarn turned up with the blocking board? To be honest, I was not expecting much of a wee giveaway like this. However, when I opened it, I found that it was not acrylic as I'd imagined, but a wool blend (possibly polyamide). Really quite nice, but each ball only being about 10 gms (no measure on the labels).

(That's horrible - you can see the difference between OctoKan's camera and that of the Gopika!)

I used the red and white from this packet and incorporated some leftover green from the earlier patchwork blanket project. There was not enough in both the giveaway balls to complete it otherwise, and it meant being 'creative' with non-identical bands.

They both have ten rows - any perception of size difference is purely optical...

Also, they are somewhat narrower than my usual warmer choice, being a little more like sports bands. As these are very clearly intended for two weeks use of the year, that matters not a lot. However, I will have to use three or four balls to get anything that will actually act as a warmer and not just a glorified bracelet! I did use three of the colours for a headband - but again, it is rather less than I would normally want for warming purposes - not more than an Alice band, really. Still, I like it as a change. And that's your yarn fix for this week!