A Finished Crochet Rug and Wrap With Love Knit In

I have my first finished project for July, being the crocheted Corner to Corner Rug for Wrap With Love.

I started this way back in March and have been plugging away at it ever since.  

I thought it was finished at the end of last month, but a few more rounds on the border were needed to make it wide enough.

It is good to get it finished in time for the knit in.  

As the co-ordinator is one of my neighbours, I generally give a hand with setting up.  At the last minute, a lot of squares were donated that needed to be joined and have an edging added.  I was given the job of doing the crochet on one.  It didn't take too long.

We set everything up on Monday, ready for yesterday’s Knit In.  

There ended up being just over 200 rugs ready to deliver to Sydney for distribution around Australia and the world.  Not a bad effort for a little band of women who only meet up to knit together once a year.

There was a wide variety of styles and techniques, in both knitting and crochet, as well as a vast array of colours.

There were about a dozen women who stayed most of the day with others dropping in for just a little while to just have a look at all the rugs.  

Of course, most of us brought along a plate of food, so no one went hungry.

I have started my next rug.  For me, this is just a fill in project that can be picked up when I have nothing else planned.  This time I am also using the Corner to Corner pattern, but just making ten inch squares to be joined together, as it will be a much more portable project.  I seem to have ended up with quite a few pastel yarns, in both variegated and solids, so will have a play with them.  It should be fun.

The Rest of June (At Home)

We returned from our holiday in the middle of June.  Most of what I got up to was stitching…..and catching up on the washing….

It’s always a delight to come home after a holiday at this time of year to see the zygocactus in flower.  Actually, the garden was looking much better than we expected, as there had been quite a bit of rain while we were away, and there had been very little frost.  The lawn even needed mowing.

Having said that, it is still nice to have the heater going to keep us nice and snug inside.

As it was well into winter it was time to refresh the little shelf in the kitchen.

I went to a high tea, hosted by the church ladies.

They always put on a good spread.

I listened to the audio book “The Deadly Dispute”.  This series of Tea Lady mysteries are a lovely, light hearted listen.  I think they work best as an audio book, as the narrator really brings the characters to life.

And that about sums up the second half of June.  More of our Queensland travels will appear soon.