The House of Langford Podcast Episode 53 ~ January: Procraftinating!

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January has thrown a curve ball in to my plans for the year, but I'm making the most of it and embracing the change. However it means I really need to have a thorough sort out and begin my move North a little earlier than planned. In the meantime I've clearly been procraftinating and working on lots of small projects instead of focusing on the larger projects that really do need my attention. I've also been feeling extremely overwhelmed by all the packing that I know I need to do and therefore wanted some quick wins to make me feel better.
I have however added some free patterns to my Ravelry store too which have proven popular, and has spurred me on to release more patterns in the future too. My ravelry store can be found here: www.ravelry.co...
January Plans:
~ Complete TOFT Manatee
~ Complete Jackson the Bobcat (Dye Club)
~ Complete Hexie cardigan in Teal
Finishes / FOs:
~ Hortense the Manatee - TOFT conservationist club subscription box - During December this project was a WIP however it was finished on New Year’s Day.
~ Flo the Flamingo - Knitty Critters kit, originally purchased from Crochet Society
~ Giant strawberry - Pattern from HayHay Crochet, yarn is King Cole Yummy in Red and Green with white for the seeds.
~ Piotr the Polar Bear - TOFT pattern, bought as a kit with a free patch, used less than 50g of cream.
~ mini Golden Scarab beetle - TPFT kit purchased in the lead up to Christmas and uses Limited edition Gold yarn
~ mini dino - RUclips tutorial from ‪@merrymakes‬ , yarn used is King Cole Yummy in Green and White
Works In Progress / WIPs:
~ Granny squares blanket - Yarn is Caron X Pantone chunky in a variety of different colourways. No pattern, just making granny squares
~ Hexie Cardigan in Teal - Yarn is Stylecraft Special DK in Teal, no pattern. 2 halves joined to make sleeves but now extending.
~ Granny square blanket - Yarn is King Cole Cherished DK
~ TOFT Imaginists design - one tail made so far
~ Plushy heart - pattern from ‪@curiouspapaya‬
~ 3 strand blanket - using 3 strands of DK yarn purchased from Lollys Lil Wool Shack years ago but going to frog and try something different.
Acquisitions:
~ A ball of Yummy in red and green
~ TOFT bags and Rebecca the Turtle patch from Toft Addicts Facebook Page
~ Advent yarn from ‪@thelittlegreygirluk‬ on gold sparkle base
~ Marvel minis from ‪@thelonelyknitter7969‬
~ Disney Crochet magazines and a tote bag
February Plans:
~ Complete Hexie cardigan in Teal
~ Finish heart plushy
~ Finish granny squares blanket in Caron X Pantone
Thanks for watching, please do let me know what your favourite makes are for this month! And if you liked this content, please like and subscribe to help me reach new people like yourselves :)
~ Maddison x

[@sambrown1234]

Love love the poncho you was wearing, the polar bear is super cute, can’t wait to see how the Disney blanket comes out. X

[@TheHouseOfLangford]

Thank you Sam, the poncho is super easy and as it's in Aran, it works up quick too. I'm looking forward to working on the blanket in Scotland as I've almost finished packing all my yarn away now...

[@michellepiazza7698]

Those 24 jewel toned skeins are gorgeous. Instead of using black with them have you thought about using a silver grey color? I also really like how those Pantone granny squares came out. It’ll be interesting how you decide to group them when you put together the blanket - maybe one side are the squares from the top down and the other side from the bottom up? Sort of like an inverse effect.

[@TheHouseOfLangford]

Those jewellery tones really are gorgeous, they're on gold sparkle so I'm not sure about adding silver to them... I will have to have a think. I've managed to dig out some chunky that's similar so I'm going to be working up some more squares ready for joining 😀