The Interior DIYer
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New project – boudoir blanket*

It’s been a couple of months since I’ve worked with yarn. If too much time passes between pieces, I get a serious case of idle hands, so I had been on the lookout for a new project. I spotted this Tunisian crochet pattern a couple of weeks ago, and I was sold. I really liked the little square pattern it produced. Sign me up for all of that please.

I then YouTubed ‘Tunisian crochet pattern’ {as I can’t read patterns. I have to watch them}, and found this great tutorial by TheCrochetSide. There was however one thing that baffled me about Tunisian crochet – it has its own special massive crochet hook. And I mean massive. I had never heard of such witch craft, so I was immediately disheartened and thought I’d never find one. Luckily, I didn’t have far to look and Home Focus at Hickeys came to the rescue again … 

Those puppies are an eye-watering 14 inches long {that’s what she said}. Another interesting thing about Tunisian crochet is that it’s a cross between knitting and crochet – you have multiple loops/stitches on the hook at any given time {as seen in the first pic}. It sounds confusing, but it’s a simple pattern once you get the hang of it. 
I then spotted this blanket on Pinterest, and knew it was perfect. It was such a simple pattern, and was just what I was looking for – a bedroom blanket. It would work perfectly with the Tunisian pattern. Except for one thing. I can’t decide on what colour the feature stripe should be. I did a little mock-up for you to feast your eyes on … 

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HOT PINK OR PURPLE STRIPE? VOTE HERE!
Hot pink stripe
Purple stripe

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I need your ever-knowledgeable help guys. What do you think? Hot pink would be a break from the norm, but then again a dark purple / winegum colour stripe would be perfect … I’m so indecisive. Give me your brains. 

*Sorry. This isn’t a sexy, intricate or mysterious blanket. ‘Boudoir‘ blanket just sounded a lot better than ‘bedroom‘ blanket. 

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Trials and tribulations

I really don’t like having my picture taken. Suck it in. Sit up straight. Shoulders back. How does my hair look? Open your eyes. Chin up. Higher. HIGHER. Can you see my rolls? Suck it in more. Oh god, did I draw my eyebrows on straight this morning? Hold your arms in a flattering way. Wait – let me fix my skirt. Shoulders up. No wait, shoulders down and back? My bra strap is falling down – will you be able to see that? I think there’s cat hair on my shirt. Oh, and don’t forget to smile. 
I have a very exciting project going on this week, but part of it requires me to submit a photo of myself. Oh … yay. 
Last night I asked husband to take a photo of me, but god love him, he has the pulse of a bear so every photo came out really blurry and shaky. It breaks my heart because he tries so hard. So this morning I tried my hand at doing it myself. 38 photos later … 

It looks a bit like I’m auditioning to become a hand model, but I’ll settle with this pic. And because I like keeping it real, here’s how I took the photo … 
Unfortunately, no, I haven’t trained my cat to take portraits. I had to use a chair, 4 boxes and 7 coasters to prop up my camera. Each time I had to focus the camera, run over, sit down, *insert first paragraph here*, attempt a genuine smile, and all within 10 seconds before the timer went off. Then do that 30+ times. I felt a bit like this …
And for good measure, here is my favourite outtake. If it was in focus, I’d be submitting a crazy cat lady photo.  

Haha, that face. If only. 
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Over the top

Just a bit of blatant Pinterest splicing this lazy Monday. Some of my favourite pins as of late – those gold lamps, deep berry hues, stripes galore and that black geometric coffee table. Yes please. I will however be the first to admit that last pic is insane. But really – matching hydrangea and couch combo? Come on.

If we’re not already pin buddies, hook me up with your Pinterest linkage! You can find me here. I’m always on the look for good pinspiration. 

Happy Monday, homies 🙂 xx A

Image cred 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.