tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89996925847517872122012-03-06T17:24:06.997-08:00Knitting,crochet,hand weaving and life....Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125Stockihttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-56200047628133952342012-03-06T12:56:00.000-08:002012-03-06T12:56:05.114-08:002012-03-06T12:56:05.114-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com0From Tuscany in Italy, Roberta of the blog 'Unacucciapergattiebambini' (The direct translation is- A kennel for Cats and Children) sent us 3 sweet little granny squares for the BBB 2012...  Look a this lovely little package and beautiful cat card... All 3 squares are in pastel shades of pink, blue and lilac... The first 2 are from the pattern called 'Summer Garden Granny Square' at Attic24 The <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/azW8MIPDAY9dJXCautC3Y21Xj2U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/azW8MIPDAY9dJXCautC3Y21Xj2U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/azW8MIPDAY9dJXCautC3Y21Xj2U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/azW8MIPDAY9dJXCautC3Y21Xj2U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/Eo8eY1Qo0Qo" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/03/roberta-from-kennel-for-cats-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-39071885392172533282012-03-06T01:03:00.002-08:002012-03-06T01:17:49.644-08:002012-03-06T01:17:49.644-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com2A last minute entry for the BBB 2012 came from Laura of Cute As A Button . You can be forgiven for not knowing this blog...Laura only began blogging in January this year!  Awww...a baby blog...Welcome to bloggyland Laura! The 2 squares that Laura sent are just gorgeous! Cute As A Button shows some lovely crochet projects, and it it nice to hear about Laura's recent discovery of the 'crochet <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OJur_aqTkBBqxA_yx8uALdVDZgk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OJur_aqTkBBqxA_yx8uALdVDZgk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OJur_aqTkBBqxA_yx8uALdVDZgk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OJur_aqTkBBqxA_yx8uALdVDZgk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/jZ7vuzPMjFc" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/03/cute-as-button-squares.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-47069887238972346862012-03-05T04:20:00.001-08:002012-03-05T04:30:58.393-08:002012-03-05T04:30:58.393-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com15Yesterday was so exciting... and I loved making the announcement announcement of the winner of the BBB 2012. As you know I haven't finished showing you all the squares that have come plopping through my letterbox, so today, as a treat, I will show you the lovely Faith's squares... Faith has her own gorgeous blog 'Faith', which I'm sure you have all seen.  Faith lives on a farm in Wales with her <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DvWId63xLbkfMwlDG93GB0XRLX8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DvWId63xLbkfMwlDG93GB0XRLX8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DvWId63xLbkfMwlDG93GB0XRLX8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DvWId63xLbkfMwlDG93GB0XRLX8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/xa1znzc5rQo" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-do-i-follow-announcement-of-bbb.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-23567130281339011682012-03-04T06:23:00.000-08:002012-03-04T06:23:20.854-08:002012-03-04T06:23:20.854-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com43 The day has finally arrived..... It is time to draw the name of the winner of the Beautiful Blogger Blanket of 2012.... I printed out all the names ...... ....and for each square you entered, a slip with your name on was put into a bowl... some people's names were in there once...some peoples 4 times, some peoples 13 times..... Each was folded in half... ....can you see your name in there?   <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Wz0p5FQKdSPYauesZDfCAQJFl_M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Wz0p5FQKdSPYauesZDfCAQJFl_M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Wz0p5FQKdSPYauesZDfCAQJFl_M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Wz0p5FQKdSPYauesZDfCAQJFl_M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/zubMP_5n1Rk" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/03/beautiful-blogger-blanket-of-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-76101799902633554422012-03-03T09:02:00.000-08:002012-03-03T09:02:24.688-08:002012-03-03T09:02:24.688-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com5The lovely, colour combining magician Jules, over at her Little Woolie blog has been joining in with the One-A-day project on Ravelry ... and if you have been keeping up with her progress you will have been swooning at her current blanket. Jules name came up a couple of times on our wishlist of participants and just look what she sent us! A lovely sneaky peak first into the envelope... The <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S8zQwlFWU7TCCNrfR3t3PjgPky8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S8zQwlFWU7TCCNrfR3t3PjgPky8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S8zQwlFWU7TCCNrfR3t3PjgPky8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S8zQwlFWU7TCCNrfR3t3PjgPky8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/BG_vgkqrCGA" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/03/another-contribution-for-beautiful.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-66556884292746305082012-03-01T14:48:00.000-08:002012-03-01T14:48:39.936-08:002012-03-01T14:48:39.936-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com8Oooooo be prepared for a gorgeous colour explosion!  Paola of Cottoecucito creates masterpieces of colourful crochet.. the four squares she has sent us for The Beautiful Blogger Blanket are amazing...  Paola says she found the pattern on the web a long time ago and it was written in Japanese, but she can't remember the source... If anyone recognises it please do let us know... it is a beauty!  <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AQ2elQI-M7Thga150vEuRmI0EXY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AQ2elQI-M7Thga150vEuRmI0EXY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AQ2elQI-M7Thga150vEuRmI0EXY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AQ2elQI-M7Thga150vEuRmI0EXY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/aGxNhww5ptI" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/03/squares-for-beautiful-blogger-blanket.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-70210158844265884392012-02-29T13:04:00.000-08:002012-02-29T13:04:31.994-08:002012-02-29T13:04:31.994-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com7At the end of last week a package arrived for me from Judy of Vintage Homespun. Judy is lucky enough to live in beautiful Cornwall in the UK.   Every Sunday Judy posts a track of music on her blog with a link to the video...and she hasn't yet posted one which I don't love! It's a treat for me every Sunday!  Judy has sent us 3 lovely large squares for the Beautiful Blogger Blanket of 2012. All <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X4tEX1IGVK24vIU8tXcnFrBZkUY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X4tEX1IGVK24vIU8tXcnFrBZkUY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X4tEX1IGVK24vIU8tXcnFrBZkUY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X4tEX1IGVK24vIU8tXcnFrBZkUY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/cDNVfINIZcA" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/beautiful-squares-from-beautiful.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-27607267846856603622012-02-29T07:00:00.000-08:002012-02-29T07:00:24.490-08:002012-02-29T07:00:24.490-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com13 Happy Birthday Prince Charles! What a beautiful sunny day for a birthday... I grabbed my camera a couple of hours ago and took loads of photos that I have been trying to take for a week.... I have been thwarted at every turn from blogging this last week... my computer is slowly giving up the ghost, we have been in Suffolk where the connection is scatty, and I have been busy, busy, busy sewing <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FeVs_Y8rBS6AfnoKxJlkNPT2ge8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FeVs_Y8rBS6AfnoKxJlkNPT2ge8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FeVs_Y8rBS6AfnoKxJlkNPT2ge8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FeVs_Y8rBS6AfnoKxJlkNPT2ge8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/KPtgbLhvO2U" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/special-request-square-for-beautiful.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-84823857590388904402012-02-22T09:01:00.000-08:002012-02-22T09:01:00.317-08:002012-02-22T09:01:00.317-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com9Guess where I'm going on Friday? My dear, long suffering hubby is taking me to  'Make It' in Farnborough.  Make It is a huge craft event, full name - Make it Craft and Make it Homemade - the total Craft Event Make It starts this Friday 24th Feb and continues until Sunday 26th Feb...You can read more about it HERE. For those of you who haven't been before, Make It is a kind of inspiration .... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vl4chIBt_WXldqOcQM8LK5BdnOo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vl4chIBt_WXldqOcQM8LK5BdnOo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vl4chIBt_WXldqOcQM8LK5BdnOo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vl4chIBt_WXldqOcQM8LK5BdnOo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/WCo-eh_f8FQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/crafty-day-out-at-make-it-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-67351662873748499432012-02-21T11:44:00.000-08:002012-02-21T11:44:26.952-08:002012-02-21T11:44:26.952-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com7If you don't know Angie from Le Monde de Sucrette you have a treat and a half to come discovering her gorgeous crochet work in colours that force the sun out even in the depths of winter.. and her own crochet projects that are an absolute delight!  Angie's name was one of those put forward in the 'Wish list' post, but Angie had already decided to join in! Look what Angie sent to us for the <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hsJ0Upk7YokMG7dZxG_lxC2EaGo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hsJ0Upk7YokMG7dZxG_lxC2EaGo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hsJ0Upk7YokMG7dZxG_lxC2EaGo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hsJ0Upk7YokMG7dZxG_lxC2EaGo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/QMJbj_FAQe0" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/le-monde-de-sucrette-squares-all-way.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-26004471612729263072012-02-20T09:32:00.000-08:002012-02-20T09:32:28.186-08:002012-02-20T09:32:28.186-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com7When I first had the idea of The Beautiful Blogger Blanket of 2012 I was a bit worried that not many of you would want to join in...  I thought maybe I would be sewing a cushion cover together and hoping for more in 2013, then maybe building up into a throw by 2014... but all youlovely crocheters from all over the world have been so kind and generous...  Our current tally is over 100 squares... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hyqY50cmTMsevfBpUkECVwkh0rc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hyqY50cmTMsevfBpUkECVwkh0rc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hyqY50cmTMsevfBpUkECVwkh0rc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hyqY50cmTMsevfBpUkECVwkh0rc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/ZPoLcQ15SDk" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/beautiful-blogger-blanket-squares-from_20.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-83153349846109086612012-02-19T01:40:00.000-08:002012-02-19T01:40:22.016-08:002012-02-19T01:40:22.016-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com8 It is a small world in bloggy-land, but I think these squares for the BeautifulBlogger Blanket have come the shortest distance so far.....Have you found Cath at Clicky Needles yet? If not have a look at this blog post about the stunning squares that will very soon become a Ta-Dah! I can't wait to see it finished! Here come the squares - all wrapped up beautifully with a cheerful card... Thank <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vhj9ryYKSJburd2ojL0tJqKcC1g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vhj9ryYKSJburd2ojL0tJqKcC1g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vhj9ryYKSJburd2ojL0tJqKcC1g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vhj9ryYKSJburd2ojL0tJqKcC1g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/vhyMK09Wf2E" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/bbb-2012-squares-from-clicky-needles-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-50212740387281933212012-02-15T16:28:00.000-08:002012-02-15T16:28:37.285-08:002012-02-15T16:28:37.285-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com19 It snowed here at the end of last week... just in time for me to pick my hubby up from Luton on Thursday...I cursed it then, but on Saturday all was forgiven when we went for a walk in Blenheim Palace estates.  It was one of those rare days when the sun shone, the sky was icy blue and it wasn't too cold at all.... idyllic! Blenheim Palace is just outside Oxford, Oxfordshire.  The main entrance <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1WgBq9LwOy06j4dlL1zVKfcDkLY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1WgBq9LwOy06j4dlL1zVKfcDkLY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1WgBq9LwOy06j4dlL1zVKfcDkLY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1WgBq9LwOy06j4dlL1zVKfcDkLY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/9DtvWleiwfI" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/blenheim-palace-and-beautiful-blogger.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-42567530972820871652012-02-13T17:15:00.000-08:002012-02-13T17:15:55.266-08:002012-02-13T17:15:55.266-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com12Happy Valentines Day!   I can't be with my hubby today..... 'The Confirmation', by Edwin Muir (1887 - 1959) Yes, yours my love, is the right human face,I in my mind had waited for this long.Seeing the false and searching the true,Then I found you as a traveller finds a placeOf welcome amid the wrongValleys and rocks and twisting roads.But you, what shall I call you?A fountain in a waste.A well <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E6n9ZSljeuFQslKm7QTsTWof0Gw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E6n9ZSljeuFQslKm7QTsTWof0Gw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E6n9ZSljeuFQslKm7QTsTWof0Gw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E6n9ZSljeuFQslKm7QTsTWof0Gw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/x-UkfRP3H6Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/happy-valentines-day-and-exquisite.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-60132628919405890722012-02-13T10:34:00.000-08:002012-02-15T14:37:57.619-08:002012-02-15T14:37:57.619-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com5 Charlotte of The Crochet Pixie sent me a lovely package... 5 beautiful squares for our blanket!  Charlotte hasn't said which yarn she used**, but the colours are purple (purple is popping up all over our blanket!) green and blue...  How appropriate for Valentines Eve... A Bobble Stitch Heart crocheted in green..Charlotte found the pattern on Ravelry... I think it might be the Full Heart Bobble <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tZxKBlo4Ya9UapWciv7rUKu1h5c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tZxKBlo4Ya9UapWciv7rUKu1h5c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tZxKBlo4Ya9UapWciv7rUKu1h5c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tZxKBlo4Ya9UapWciv7rUKu1h5c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/b088yV75DdQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/little-crochet-pixie-sent-squares-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-79365989051184279602012-02-12T14:42:00.000-08:002012-02-12T14:42:05.121-08:002012-02-12T14:42:05.121-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com6 Charmian sent me this fantastic little package all the way from Australia...  I don't think Charmian has a blog(correct me if I am wrong Charmian and I will update the post)... so I can't send you over there, but she is an excellent crocheter.. The squares were all tied up together with a length of crochet..  There are 13 squares! Hoorah! This is the big one at 16cm x 16cm. The rest are <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OiKNnWP42E-ZRWi-L_BVJ-ECPdw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OiKNnWP42E-ZRWi-L_BVJ-ECPdw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OiKNnWP42E-ZRWi-L_BVJ-ECPdw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OiKNnWP42E-ZRWi-L_BVJ-ECPdw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/jqPBPCBi_Jc" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/charmians-squares-and-rules-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-59329790158304706412012-02-08T16:45:00.000-08:002012-02-08T16:45:00.545-08:002012-02-08T16:45:00.545-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com27Have you seen enough crochet squares yet?  I hope not because I think we are not even half way through all the beautiful squares that have sent for The Beautiful Blogger Blanket of 2012! Harriet of Hilly Town Blue sent me 4 squares... and they are big and beautiful! The 2 largest are 18cm x 18cm and the other 2 are 17cm x 17cm and 14cm x 14cm.. Thank you so much Harriet...... They came all tied <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HlREhq_iRp8bbnDxixNf_ZZRmm4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HlREhq_iRp8bbnDxixNf_ZZRmm4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HlREhq_iRp8bbnDxixNf_ZZRmm4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HlREhq_iRp8bbnDxixNf_ZZRmm4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/pfy_FHjNMcI" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/hilly-town-blues-squares-and-filet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-11591205696666840042012-02-07T14:31:00.000-08:002012-02-07T14:31:30.473-08:002012-02-07T14:31:30.473-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com4 I used to have a friend called Velma at school and I have never met anyone with the same pretty name since... until I 'met' (in a bloggy-land sense) Velma of Made By Velma.  Velma lives in Texas, USA!  Velma has been trawling the internet for patterns for her squares and she has sent us 4 for The Beautiful Blogger Blanket of 2012... You can read more about the making of these squares here.... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OJ6l8aQ5GyqP7Wz03CE9gUIDdQ0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OJ6l8aQ5GyqP7Wz03CE9gUIDdQ0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OJ6l8aQ5GyqP7Wz03CE9gUIDdQ0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OJ6l8aQ5GyqP7Wz03CE9gUIDdQ0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/UDe2o_XSACo" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/beautiful-blogger-blanket-of-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-51598402070745472922012-02-07T02:43:00.000-08:002012-02-07T02:43:06.939-08:002012-02-07T02:43:06.939-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com11Now for some cool, neutral squares for the Beautiful Blogger Blanket of 2012..  A new friend of mine in bloggy-land is Lindy of  Who I Am.. and The Full Plate Crochet. Lindy came joint first in a crochet competition I entered recently on About Crochet...  Do you remember her gorgeous winning scarf?  Scarf by Lindy of 'Who I Am and The Full Plate Crochet' Lindy has sent 3 us lovely squares for <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/To5WTynAFBxSBhEMfz4Gfq4Tjd8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/To5WTynAFBxSBhEMfz4Gfq4Tjd8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/To5WTynAFBxSBhEMfz4Gfq4Tjd8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/To5WTynAFBxSBhEMfz4Gfq4Tjd8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/G6di_kzLCOo" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/whats-that-coming-over-hill-is-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-87622305752972637262012-02-06T08:00:00.000-08:002012-02-06T08:00:00.662-08:002012-02-06T08:00:00.662-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com12 Have you heard of Barbina's blog?  Little Things Made With Love  Barbina lives in Germany and she has sent us 4 squares for The Beautiful Blogger Blanket 2012.  In fact Barbina went one step further and designed her own square pattern!  Here is the beautiful little package that I unwrapped last week... Labelled beautifully... and attached to the label and ribbon, a special little treat for me. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MmUw4_jMwdLUoQE_c5NiejVK0G4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MmUw4_jMwdLUoQE_c5NiejVK0G4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MmUw4_jMwdLUoQE_c5NiejVK0G4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MmUw4_jMwdLUoQE_c5NiejVK0G4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/JE-B7QBKr-4" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/beautiful-blogger-blanket-2012-little_06.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-29834947248680081152012-02-06T04:56:00.000-08:002012-02-06T09:14:07.900-08:002012-02-06T09:14:07.900-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com25First of all this week I need to say, 'THANK YOU'  to two lovely ladies who have both given me this award in the last couple of days!  Kashi of Kashi's Corner and Karisma of Karisma's Kraftshave both passed the award on to me and 14 others each!  I am really happy to know that such lovely people visit my blog regularly....  The world is such a tiny place in bloggy-land!  The rules of the award <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ua_9hN19pUu7_RB_dHPBQb2Z4H8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ua_9hN19pUu7_RB_dHPBQb2Z4H8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ua_9hN19pUu7_RB_dHPBQb2Z4H8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ua_9hN19pUu7_RB_dHPBQb2Z4H8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/Eh02ielF9_w" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/versatile-blogger-award-link-you-wont.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-76825598494495999602012-02-05T04:00:00.000-08:002012-02-05T13:49:28.754-08:002012-02-05T13:49:28.754-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com8Phew...what excitement! Yesterday we were in Suffolk but the weather forecast was awful...  (awful for the UK...not awful for anywhere else that it used to lots of snow).. so we came back to Oxford a day early... and made it home just as the snow started in Oxford...hurrah!  We watched it fall all evening, full of plans for walks in the snowy park with the dog today... and then it rained! I <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ThP9opNKlQpI_6VSH7Mc1YzZzDA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ThP9opNKlQpI_6VSH7Mc1YzZzDA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ThP9opNKlQpI_6VSH7Mc1YzZzDA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ThP9opNKlQpI_6VSH7Mc1YzZzDA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/hKmkIZLyOhI" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/you-will-love-these-little-squares.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-83116101053849121672012-02-04T03:39:00.000-08:002012-02-04T03:39:48.110-08:002012-02-04T03:39:48.110-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com14Oooo quick... we seem to have internet in Suffolk at the moment... so just time to post the pics that I did yesterday... Just before I popped off to Madrid last week I had a lovely treat... A package all the way from Melbourne, Australia from the lovely Beberouge! and what little beauties she has sent...    This lacy square is Motif #101, from the book, 'Beyond the Square - Crochet Motifs' -  <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nIdu3FpK9G_EIKi-OhNDJarMSts/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nIdu3FpK9G_EIKi-OhNDJarMSts/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nIdu3FpK9G_EIKi-OhNDJarMSts/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nIdu3FpK9G_EIKi-OhNDJarMSts/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/EvXh8vNM5wA" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/beautiful-blogger-blanket-squares-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-34795343987560058342012-02-03T04:14:00.000-08:002012-02-03T04:14:36.556-08:002012-02-03T04:14:36.556-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com6Hello!  I got back from Madrid on Tuesday, but then we came to Suffolk for the weekend, and now the internet is playing up and I can't stay online long enough to get anything done!  I'm trying... bear with me...  <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/laX_rU_Dr952lt1fF9WUg4au6Fo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/laX_rU_Dr952lt1fF9WUg4au6Fo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/laX_rU_Dr952lt1fF9WUg4au6Fo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/laX_rU_Dr952lt1fF9WUg4au6Fo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/DWzAkcSrVXE" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/02/im-back-but-ive-gone-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999692584751787212.post-46383526403064564962012-01-25T18:02:00.000-08:002012-01-25T18:02:52.718-08:002012-01-25T18:02:52.718-08:00Stockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192476902366683705noreply@blogger.com15Thank you so much for all your kind good wishes for my interview this morning... Thank you for making me smile all the way into the door Faith....  It went well-ish... and now I sit with fingers, toes, knees, ears and eyes crossed until I get the phone call...At the very beginning of this week an envelope arrived.. sorry... no photo of the envelope.. it has disappeared into the depths of my  <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D83w9nE5jkAxq3WoqHX3Q6JPaR4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D83w9nE5jkAxq3WoqHX3Q6JPaR4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D83w9nE5jkAxq3WoqHX3Q6JPaR4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D83w9nE5jkAxq3WoqHX3Q6JPaR4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Stocki/~4/oU6CYmdN7Ic" height="1" width="1"/>http://stocki.blogspot.com/2012/01/beautiful-blogger-blanket-beyond-square.html