I made a cat-erpillar (un chat chenille)! Get it?

😹🐛

#crochet #pun 

Mr. C says:

Update on us

22:23 hrs

A restful day to make up for a busy day yesterday. I fell asleep whilst listening to a story and awoke to find Fair Damsel was about to make KFC style fried chicken so I contributed the chips.

Absolutely Sunbeamadelicious😋

Totally stuffed now.😊💫🌻🌞

Sometimes I have a vision of a #crochet project in my head and it doesn't come out like I pictured it...and sometimes it comes out even better! I am thrilled with my new skull bag. The strap can be used one stranded for crossbody or doubled to be shorter.

💀

#Halloween #spooky 

I've finished my latest granny square sampler tote bag. Sometimes after completing a project I experience a strange combination of glee and melancholy. I'm delighted with the result but now at a loss as to which WIP to tackle next.

#GrannySquares #crochet 

Out and about with Mr. 'n' Mrs. C 🌞❤️🌻...

We took a drive through rain and sun and rain to Intermarche for a few essentials. On the way back we caught a brief glimpse of a rainbow. We took it as a message from Fifi that all is well. 🌈🐶
 

I have finished assembling my latest granny square sampler tote bag. Here are the two sides of it. Now I just need to make the handles.

#GrannySquare crochet

Mr. C says:

Fifi est décédée paisiblement la nuit dernière.

Nous sommes tous dévastés.

Nous n'irons plus à la pêche

Car tu as traversé l'arc-en-ciel lumineux

La fille la plus douce avec de l'amour à partager

Je penserai à toi chaque fois que je serai là

Pour Fifi 24.08.2024

Fifi passed peacefully last night.

We are all devastated.

No more a fishing we shall go

For you have crossed the bright rainbow

The sweetest girl with love to share

I'll think of you each time I'm there

For Fifi 24.08.2024

I'm sad to report that Sarah and Michel's sweet Fifi has crossed the rainbow bridge. I know she had a good life here in the French countryside and is now off on new adventures.

"No matter how cold I get I will not burn the books."

(final lines of stories not yet written)

© Osquer Campbell 2024

#FinalLines #microfiction #flashfiction 

 

I now have all 8 of the squares I need for my tote bag. Today I'm going to start making the gusset and handles in red because I have lots of red recycled cotton yarn. I'm going to do the trim in red also to tie it all together.

#GrannySquares #crochet 

I've wanted to try the Sunflower Granny Square for a while now but find myself strangely intimidated by doing puff stitches. I think it's the uncertainty of how far to draw up the initial loop. 🤔 Well, I did it and I love it! #GrannySquares #crochet 

https://www.lullabylodge.com/2019/09/sunflower-granny-squares-learn-how-to.html#google_vignette

Sweet dreams, Sunbeams! 

Fais de beaux rêves, Rayons de Soleil!

🌞❤️🌻❤️😻😻😻

#sunset 

Mr. C got us a package of 8 delicious pork chops for only 4,37€ ($4.88 USD). So, we teamed up and made a scrumptious dinner of 2 of them with sauteed courgette and steamed potatoes. 😋 And we still have 6 chops left. 😁

#cooking #dinnertime

Because a wager which Mr. C and I made was a draw, the stakes being a flower, I crocheted my first ever daffodil for him and he picked me a spray of roses. 

💞

#crochet #flowers 

Mr. C says:

 

Fair Damsel and I had a bet as to whether I would fall asleep while we were listening to a story. The loser had to give the winner a flower. I dozed off but woke before the end so we called it a draw. A couple of Werther's Originals in the centre added to the treat. 😋😊💫🌻🌞

Some #crochet patterns look really complex until you start trying to follow the pattern or tutorial. Then it turns out that they're even more complicated than you expected. Just kidding. YouTube videos from Hooked by Robin are easy to follow.

#GrannySquare

https://youtu.be/huCUcuq2nj4?si=M6wtC1R-4IDP-Ml0

I have 6 of the 8 squares finished that I need for one of the totes I'm working on, 2 more to go. Then I need to crochet the gusset and handles and assemble it.

😁

#GrannySquares #crochet 

What a difference a splash of colour makes!

https://mobiusgirldesign.com/spin-me-right-round-crochet-square/

#GrannySquare #crochet

I decided to try this square in natural colours. I like it so much I'm going to see how many I can make with the few skeins of recycled cotton yarn I have in these colours and then decide what to make with them.

https://mobiusgirldesign.com/spin-me-right-round-crochet-square/

#GrannySquares #crochet 

As promised here are a couple of primary colour granny squares. These ones are a tiny bit bigger. Links below as usual.

https://www.hookedbyrobin.com/blog/2019/11/crochet-pastel-circle-in-square-motif.html

https://youtu.be/VC7WWp34Q4s?si=bv_-0AhfEdk-G9kF

#GrannySquares #crochet

I love working with the secondary colours (purple, green, orange). I really like how this granny spike square turned out. I think I might do my next granny square in primary colours (red, yellow, blue).

https://youtu.be/h0aMRGjmxqw?si=U9fhWVPi8HUnWWfB

#crochet

Happy #BlackCatAppreciationDay and #Caturday from Moriarty!

#Moriarty #cats 

I got up to more granny square skullduggery today though these ones won't join my future patchwork tote. I used t-shirt material to line this crossbody bag and to make the strap. I sewed in a red zipper. The yarn is recycled cotton. I used a 4mm (G) hook.

💀

https://youtu.be/-D1F331h8LQ?si=MBrLkvxmUikI6Sn8

#crochet 

Today's granny square is quite different as, unlike most, it doesn't start in the center. I think it's pretty cool though.

#crochet 

https://youtu.be/wbnudzVne5w?si=pGX4zmi1CukAxZgv

Well, it looks like I'm on another granny square kick. #hyperfocus This one by YouTube creator Square Crochê Arte de Amar is really pretty, I think.

#crochet 

https://youtu.be/hjj_wrhoJoI?si=Bz0qaU4KlUZtimM4
 

I try to hold tight to my dream as I waken

There was a man there but now he's been taken

Into the shadows made deep by the sun

I don't know who he is but I know he's the one

© Osquer Campbell 2024 🌞❤️🌻

#dream #poem #poetry

Happy #GrannySquareDay !

To celebrate I decided to try this good looking (pun intended) square by Pora Pora Crochet today.

👁️

#crochet 

https://youtu.be/LbudRVZOnQ4?si=9U8jVMrKT2Dc_ejH

Mr. C says:

Update on us

23:55 hrs

A hot day for shopping but I drove into town and parked opposite the bank. I left the carpark and found all the usual routes permanently blocked off so I took a long detour to get to Intermarché.

Never mind Fair Damsel prepared a lovely dinner: eggs, potatoes and Irish fried cabbage.😋😊💫🌻🌞

Hello, Sunbeams!

Bonjour, Rayons de Soleil!

🌞❤️🌻❤️😻😻😻
 

a few little gifts ready to go out into the world and, hopefully cause a few smiles 

😁😁😁

quelques petits cadeaux prêts à partir dans le monde et, espérons-le, à susciter quelques sourires

#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness 

one of life's small pleasures: being able to thank the hens who laid my morning eggs 😌

#LifesSmallPleasures Day 7 

#breakfast 
 

one of life's small pleasures: committing random acts of kindness just to make strangers smile 😌

#LifesSmallPleasures Day 6 

#RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #KindnessMatters #kindness #crochet

one of life's small pleasures: a tasty snack after a goal achieved😌

#LifesSmallPleasures Day 5

Having enough to eat is a blessing and should be a basic human right. I pray for those who, through the cruelty of others, are denied that right. 

🙏🇵🇸

#FreePalestine #CeasefireNOW

I think Tropezienne framboise is my second favourite French pastry close behind the giant raspberry macarons from the bakery in Cuillé. 😋 The sweet custard balances so nicely with the slightly tart berries.

#dessert 

Mr. C says:

Update on us

21:38 hrs

We've had a successful day and Fair Damsel added to it perfectly by making minced beef and mashed potato pasties. Mine went down a treat with baked beans and a mug o' tea.

Absolutely Sunbeamadelicious.😋

😊💫🌻🌞
 

Mr. C says:

Update on us

19:50 hrs

A busy day with a visit to the post office for Fair Damsel before buying treats from Super U in Craon: Weetabix, Heinz beans with pork sausages, 2 kinds of cheese and (drumroll please) Tropezienne Framboise (cream cakes with raspberries). 🤤😋

😊💫🌻🌞

Out and about with Mr. 'n' Mrs. C 🌞❤️🌻...

Sheep!

Les moutons!

🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑

one of life's small pleasures: a drink of cold water on a hot day 😌

#LifesSmallPleasures Day 4

I am very aware of the privilege I have in being able to drink as much water as I want whenever I want. Many are not so fortunate. 🇵🇸

#FreePalestine #CeasefireNOW 

one of life's small pleasures:

flowers from my sweetie 😌

#LifesSmallPleasures Day 3

People say I should sell my #crochet. I have but here's why I won't ever earn a living at it. People don't know what it takes and won't pay what it's worth. 2 basic pricing ideas are 1¢ per stitch or a price per hour's work. Here's the breakdown for a simple looking scarf: 8,100 stitches = $81.00 or 13.5 hours work at minimum wage = $97.88.

Who's going to pay that when they can get a machine knitted scarf or one crocheted by slave labor at a big discount store for a fraction of the price?

one of life's small pleasures:

the first cup of tea in the morning 😌

#LifesSmallPleasures Day 2

I was honoured to test this lovely #crochet pattern for Sara Reynolds . It is available on Ravelry now.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chakra-granny-squares?fbclid=IwY2xjawEbtkVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfMO2NKkrCcQjbGX9CNL3Rooyey69LTGiRYJPzAnPHuKt6z5Lqr9bzuHrg_aem_dInPX06jbz5FKYuVdBewlw

one of life's small pleasures: using a new brush for the first time 😌

#LifesSmallPleasures Day 1

Mr. C says:

Update on us

22:02 hrs

Before going shopping I checked the post and found a tax notification. Not wanting to spoil our trip, I put it in the appartement.

Upon returning I opened it and we have to pay zero tax this year so I needn't have worried.

Hotdogs for dinner.😋

😊💫🌻🌞

Mr. C says:

Update on us

19:20 hrs 

Another hot day saw us heading into the village before doubling back to continue onto Intermarché for supplies. As we passed the village roadsign, which is opposite our gates, Fair Damsel took this photo of two beautiful Rose of Sharon bushes.

😊💫🌻🌞

Out and about with Mr. 'n' Mrs. C 🌞❤️🌻...

Mr. C took me out to visit the sunflowers this afternoon.

🌻🥰🌻🥰🌻🥰🌻🥰🌻🥰🌻

#sunflowers #flowers 

#SlavaUkraïni 🇺🇦 #SunflowersForUkraine #StandWithUkraine