Friday 20 May 2016

Five On Friday


Five On Friday time once again and as usual I am joining with Amy from Love Made My Home. I am so enjoying participating in this weekly posting and finding out what others have been up to. I am a bit behind replying to blog posts at the moment but will hopefully catch up over the weekend.


After my somewhat long post last week I am short on time today so without further ado here are my five bits of news from this week.


1.  Our new garden furniture arrived and we are really pleased with it. We do have a parasol to complete the set but for now you will just have to imagine it as I just whizzed outside to take a quick picture this morning and didn't have time to assemble the parasol.





2. A walk on Monday and suddenly this river-water crowfoot has emerged out of nowhere it seems. Everything seems to be growing apace at the moment which surely means that Summer can't be far off (well let's hope not).





3. I did it! Weighing in at Slimming World this week I achieved my 5 stone weight loss. Really pleased but still a long road ahead. I haven't actually set a final target but in my head I know what I want to achieve and what I think is a realistic target so if I go by that I have another 2 st 1 lb to go so onwards and downwards.





4. I have been a wee bit naughty and have started another charity blanket without finishing the previous one. There is however a reason behind this - my friend contacted me and wanted me to teach her how to crochet a ripple blanket and as it was my plan to start a ripple blanket as my next charity blanket I decided that I would start it now as it makes it a lot easier to show someone if you are actually doing the same (well that is my excuse anyway)! I have made several ripples before but this one is a little different, I am playing with the colours a bit and making it an interlocking ripple. You will be able to see what I mean as I progress with it so will show you my progress sometime soon.





5. The next square for the Last Dance On The Beach crochet-along (CAL) was released on Wednesday and I have only today got around to trying it out, this one is meant to represent seagull footprints on the beach and was quite quick to crochet so hopefully I will be able to get all four squares done by tomorrow so I can get back to my charity blanket.





Please go a visit Amy's blog where you will find links to more Five On Friday posts.


Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you all have a lovely weekend and I will see you all same time, same place, next week (if not before). 



27 comments:

  1. Love your crochet projects at the moment. Well done on your weight loss milestone. I guess you just have to set yourself small targets as you go along. I'm sure you will get there! Love the garden table, you just need lots of sunshine now :). B xx

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  2. Lovely garden furniture - here's hoping that the weather is nice this weekend so you can fully appreciate it. Your garden looks so lovely and tidy with its decking and flags. The weeds are growing apace in our's after all the rain this week. Well done on your weight loss too; that really is an achievement. xx

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  3. Congratulations on your big achievement! It's not easy to drop weight and gain health. Good for you!

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  4. Five stone? Well done! You should be very proud of yourself.

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  5. Congratulations what a great achievement, I am so glad that you made it to the 5st. Love the patio set it looks lovely on the decking.

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  6. Fantastic weight loss achievement...well done! Love your ripple blanket, I've yet to try one of these.

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  7. Your weight loss milestone achievement is something to be proud of. Congratulations! Lovely colours being used in your ripple blanket. I recently started a new crochet project using lavender yarn with a pearl yarn. It's funny how colours can have an influence on your mood as working with these ones seem to be calming. Hope you have a lovely, relaxing weekend.

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  8. Well done on the weight loss, that's fantastic. Your new garden furniture looks wonderful and I love your blue ripple blanket. Have a lovely weekend:)

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  9. The furniture looks good (and comfy!) - lets hope there's plenty of lovely weather ahead to go with it!

    Congratulations on the 5 stone - that's an amazing achievement!

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  10. Congratulations again on your wonderful weight loss. I am so in awe of your efforts! Well done!!! Lovely as always to see your crochet, it is always so very pretty. I hope that your friend enjoys making their ripple, they are lovely to work aren't they. Enjoy your new furniture! Thank you for taking part in Five On Friday, I hope you have a good weekend!

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  11. Congratulations on your weight loss--that's wonderful. I find myself dropping off crocheting projects to start something else, but usually go back as you probably will. I enjoyed visiting and hope you have a good weekend.

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  12. Fantastic news, well done although another 2st1lb sounds an awful lot more. Love all your woolly work, some great projects. x

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  13. Oh Bravo Jan xxx that's amazing! Beautiful crochet and I love your new garden furniture!

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  14. Superb news about SW, well done you, just fantastic xxxx

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  15. Wow, congrats on that tremendous achievement. Love your crochet, you are so kind to teach your friend to ripple.
    Hugs,
    Meredith

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  16. Congratulations on the weight loss! The colors of your new afghan are so pretty.

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  17. Congratulations on the weight loss. It's not easy. Your garden furniture is lovely and I hope you get plenty of opportunity to use it this summer.

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  18. Congratulations on your weight loss. That is a FANTASTIC achievement. Your blanket looks wonderful. I love the colours. The table and chairs are a great addition to the patio. It's wonderful to be able to sit in the garden when the warmer weather appears.

    Have a lovely weekend.

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  19. Wow 5 stone is an amazing achievement! Well done. You deserve to crochet whatever you like!

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  20. Love your new patio furniture, Jan--we are due for some, too! And I'm so proud of you for your weight loss achievement--well done!! All that walking really paid off :)

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  21. I've never done a ripple. The colors you are using are really pretty. I've seen others post about the beach blanket CAL. Looks great! Definitely summer here as temps are already at 45 C. Walking is my favorite form of exercise but too hot for that now, so while you are losing, I might gain a few kilos. :/

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  22. What fun to have new garden furniture. Glad you are pleased with it. I'm always impressed with anyone who loses weight because of the ups and downs I have in that process. Now I'll have to check and see what 5 stones translates into pounds. Hope your weekend is going well.

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  23. Your garden furniture looks so comfortable. A perfect accompaniment for those lazy days crocheting! I have seen the CAL and will be ordering the wool today, but I'm going for the rain colours - it looks so elegant. Well done on the weight loss too! Take care xx

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  24. Congratulations on your weight loss! It is not an easy task. Enjoy your Sunday in those lovely looking new garden chairs!

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  25. Jan, thank you for your lovely comment on my blog. There is a crochet version of the Hitchhiker scarf/shawl. Here is the link for you. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mostly-harmless. It is a free pattern, hope you try it.
    Hugs,
    Meredith

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    1. Thank you so much Meredith, I think this could be my next project once I have the three blankets that I currently have in progress completed. xx

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  26. Congrats on the weight loss, that's very impressive. I must get down to the river again soon. Love the blanket too :o)

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