Frankly It's Cornish Maid

26/05/2023

It’s the Bank Holiday weekend and the sun is shining ☀️ three whole days off work to spend gardening and crocheting 🧶 😁I’m currently making painted anemones blanket 🌸

29/01/2023

Hello to all my new followers 😊 I don’t get a much time for crochet as I used to but I do still make the odd blanket for myself! Here is the gorgeous Persian tiles blanket with my beautiful girl Merv ❤️

29/08/2022

Hello 😍 I can’t believe it’s been so long since I last posted!

I still do a little crochet in my spare time but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of time going spare these days!

This is the last blanket I finished back in April. It’s the Circle of Friends square by Priscilla Hewitt made using the ‘juicy fruits’ colours by The Patchwork Heart but instead of using the colour denim to join the squares, I used Paintbox yarn in slate green.

Hope everyone is keeping well and enjoying the last Bank Holiday until Christmas 🎄

19/06/2020

Hi all 👋
How are you doing? I’ve finished the Willow block blanket in my ‘Sand and Roses’ colour scheme and posted it to its forever home this morning.
Now onto a blanket in pinks, greys and white for another lovely customer 😍
Have a wonderful weekend 😘

09/05/2020

Happy Saturday 😊
Here are some shots of the progress I’ve made on the willow block blanket this week. Now ready to start rounds 6 and 7.
I’ve been trying to think of a name for this particular colour combination and have decided to name it ‘Sand and Roses’ (not Guns and Roses 🤣😜)
Hope you’re all keeping well and enjoying the fantastic sunshine ☀️

01/05/2020

Hi, hoping you’re all safe and well 😊
I received an order for a willow block blanket and as you can see I’ve made all the centres and I’m now onto rounds 3,4 and 5. I absolutely love these colours and they will be joined together using silver ❤️
The other photo shows my progress (or lack of!) with the Fruit Garden CAL. I might get some time on Sunday to to work in these a little more.
Have a lovely weekend, look after yourselves ###

26/04/2020

Wow, what a positive response over this blanket! So as requested here are the details:-
PATTERN - called the willow block from Jan Eaton’s book 200 Crochet blocks. I think the pattern may be available on Pinterest if you just search ‘Willow block’.

YARN - as always I used my favourite, Stylecraft Special DK in the shades, pale rose, grey, graphite, Parma violet, cream, camel, cloud blue, sherbert, sage, silver, storm blue and duck egg. I used silver for joining and the border.
BORDER - I don’t know if the border has a name but I found the pattern on the internet and it’s by Nancy’s Nice Knots of Crochet, hopefully you’ll be able to find it by searching that!

Happy hooking 😘

26/04/2020

Happy Sunday 😊 (although to be honest it could be any day of the week the way things are at the moment 🤣)
I was looking through my camera roll this morning and came across photos of the completed ‘Cornish Coastline’ willow block blanket and realised I hadn’t shared it with you. So, here we are, my Cornish coastline inspired blanket 🥰

24/04/2020

Following on from yesterday's post, here is the link to the Fruit Garden CAL for those interested

BLANKET IMAGES & PORTRAIT OF JANIE CREDIT TO NATIONAL TRUST, STANDEN, SUSSEX

23/04/2020

Hi all. I hope you're managing to stay safe and that you're not finding the restrictions on your life too hard. I'm looking forward to starting this CAL (crochet-a-long) on the 28th of April. The CAL is being hosted by Stylecraft Yarns and the beautiful pattern is by the amazingly talented designer Jane Crowfoot. Let me know if any of you are going to take part in this CAL, it would be lovely to hear from you. Stay safe. Michelle ###

25/03/2020

Hi everyone. I thought I’d share the happy sight of my washing line today 😍
Starting at the left we have Attic 24’s hydrangea blanket, then Cherry Heart’s Painted Roses blanket, Attic 24’s neat ripple pattern and finally Attic 24’s dune blanket using the colour wash colourway.
I hope that this has brightened your day a little. Stay safe 😘

15/03/2020

Wow, thank you, thank you, thank you for the wonderful welcome back ❤️
This is what’s on my hook right now, just 3 more colour changes and a border and it’ll be finished. The pattern is the hydrangea blanket but the amazing Lucy at Attic 24 😘