Menokreatikkul; Spontaneous Spurt

I was starting on a Tunisian crochet project with no pattern and my usual 'let me give this a go' approach. Carrying four yarns together might have been the first error of judgment. Adding in patches of other work which is actually knitted and not crocheted... possibly another. Something will come of it. Eventually.

To ease the grinding teeth and aching jaw, I started another little project that, at first, had no specific purpose to focus on but was a chance to work on an idea gleaned from one of my creative tubular crawls. A puffed patchwork afghan. The yarn has been with me since February 2020 - it was when I was out purchasing this from one of Edinburgh's many charity stores that I am fairly certain I contracted the "weird flu" that only, in retrospect, was understood to have been C19. 

I have henceforth referred to this part of my stash as the Lurgy Yarn. Some of it got used for making the slippers that were the go-to project for that year. There was still an awful lot left. So when I saw someone making little pillows and then fastening them together to make a 'quilt', I knew exactly how I was going to use up most of what remained of it. Only after a family video conflab, though, did it find a proper purpose. 

There's a wee fellow called Joe, who was born just a few months back but has been under surgical treatment for a faulty heart from day one. He is the number four son to Mac2's god-daughter and her husband. I realised that I wanted to put this together for Joe. It is soft and cuddly, and I have named the project Heart Of The Matter. I have never met the family, but they are especially dear to Mac2, my youngest sister, and therefore, become dear to me. Having posted it on the instythingo, I know that it will be well-received. Mac1 is going down to visit, so will deliver by hand.

...oh, and yes, I have started on Mac1's socks... the yarn arrived when she was here, so I know she likes it. I had a mad (and ridiculously bargain) buy-up of yarn from... Temu. Yes, I succumbed. It's frightening, to be frank, how little I spent for an enormous haul to add to my stash. If it is all as fab to work up as this yarn is proving to be, it will have been a genuine treasure trove. This is a cotton and acrylic mix that is just delightful to the touch. Other yarns in the haul are acrylic/wool, and some have mohair or alpaca in their mix. You will, of course, be seeing and reading my views of them as they grow into projects!