Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star!

I have been a very, very lazy hooker recently, so sorry for the lack of posts. (I promise to one day make it up to you, I don't know how, I don't know when, but I will find you and make it up to you)

The past few nights I have been flicking through my new book, 500 Crochet Blocks (great book) and I stumbled across the stars, as a result I have fallen in love with the easy pattern. I have previously looked at stars and bunting with stars on Pinterest, but I've always shied away from trying them for one reason or another. So Saturday, I decided to just go for it, and since then that's all I've really done.

 I love this Anchor sparkly yarn. Perfect for stars!

This little fella didn't survive :c

His little arm came off :'c

Do excuse this out of focus picture, but I really, really love it.

The book is a totally brilliant book- great for those just beginning crochet or even for those who want to learn a few more stitches and techniques. I got mine from John Lewis, £9.99, and it is worth the buy. It's not just full of blocks/squares, but as you can tell little motifs too. Each pattern has a variation of colours and other ways you can use each base pattern to create something new. 

Giant Granny Square

So the other night I finally finished my first skein of the lovely, wonderfully soft, Stylecraft Merry Go Round yarn in Pink/Lilac and I must say it's been a pleasure to work with. It looks amazing, it feels great and its incredibly nice to work with. As you can see, the out come looks brilliant. 

For those who can't yet change colour it is delightful to work with and I highly recommend any sort of variegated yarn to practice with as you can easily see the stitches.

I can't wait to get my hands on some more skeins so I can crochet away my first lovely baby blanket!

You might notice my Granny Square has no holes in the corners as some do, this is because I change the basic pattern to achieve this look as I feel it has a nicer effect on the eye (and for those who like to change colour, it can also create a heart shape effect on the corner).

Variegated Yarn

Variegated yarn is wonderful when you find the right colours and project- go for it! I've had some cheap yarn for a while now and I haven't found a project I've thought nice enough to dig it out.  Yesterday I decided that as I couldn't find a nice enough blanket pattern, I'd rather make the biggest square I could (providing I can get hold of the yarn again from my local market. I haven't seen the sellers around for a while! :c )

Blissful colours

I am usually extremely fussy on colours combinations but this Stylecraft Merry Go Round DK yarn is amazing in the pink-lilac colour. It's incredibly girly and with the right project this would make a beautiful, wonderful blanket for any girl- age newborn up. 

All I know is I was only a few rows in and I felt I had to take this picture! I really am enjoying the project of a simple square for once, and this is a project that will grow with the night and days to come.