With all of the decorating going on in our house I’ve not done much craft, but for my birthday earlier this month I was given a crochet kit which I started on the day (whilst camped out in the kids bedroom, the only place not being plastered/plumbed in!) It was a Cath Kidston cushion kit in a pretty but useful tin.
I have completed all of the granny squares for the front and worked most of the back too. The front squares are a bit wrinkly and wonky and desperately need blocking, but my blocking board doesn’t have the right size holes in yet. I will have to get the drill out!
It also appears that I will be short of yarn (mainly red) and a quick Google showed that I am not alone. I am going to have a look for a suitable colour in my stash-the border is a shell one so it will need quite a bit of yarn too. I may also have a slight issue with the back of the cushion not being large enough-I will sew all of the front squares together first (after blocking) to check.
What have you been working on lately? And do you have any colour suggestions for the border of my cushion? I’d love to hear!
Ooh I may have to look this up to buy for my Mum – she loooooves Cath Kidston!
I must say those colours look really lovely together without the red, but maybe you want to use red to tie the back and front together.
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I think it’s still available online. I will see if I have a suitable red, thanks.
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The kit looks great! Good luck with yarn chicken.
All the best with the decorating.
I have been working on a throw and decreasing my paper stash! Need to post some pics.
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Thanks, good luck decreasing your stash, I need to do that too.
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That is a darling tin. It will hold lots of special things. Your granny squares are sweet. I hope you can find a suitable thread for the rest of your backing. Can’t wait to see the finished cushion.
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Thank you, I’m still deciding on a colour! I love the tin too.
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Very nice 🙂 And such a shame about the yarn though
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It is a pain but I’m sure I will find something suitable.
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Wow, i have never heard of Cath Kidston the tin is so beautiful it caught my eye and the granny square i love these colors, i two think it looks good with out the red .
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Thank you, maybe Cath is more of a UK thing? The tin is lovely though.
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