Providing Inspiration

Morning all.........hope you likeee my photos today???? If I say so myself (and I am honestly a modest soul), I think they are quite gloriously fabulous :o)

All of the above hooky items reside in my downstairs living/dining room, spread about the place you know. Draping here and there, snuggling and nestling amongst the various bits of rather worn out furniture that we own. Because the room is large (and very untidy), I think I can just about get away with this much colour and pattern in one place, and like i say, it is quite spread about really. But it does give the room a lovely colourful, homespun, cosy vibe which I adore :: I just love to see handmade things in a room, things made with care and love and happiness. And if those handmade things are colourful and vibrant, then so much the better.

I had a great deal of fun taking these photographs, piling up my crochet creations on the sofa, seeing them all come together in one big heap of Colourful Hooky Happiness. It really made me smile to myself in my own little dizzy world, hopping about from foot to foot, arranging and styling my very own personal photo shoot. Such fun! Such delight!
There is a point to all of this though....yes, honest there is. I promise you this is not just eye candy for the sake of it (although nothing wrong with pointless eyecandy at all).

Today I wanted to chat to you a little about the business of Providing Inspiration. You know, the way in which us creative types use one another to spark and generate and create new ideas and projects. I think it's one of the most fabulous things about being a part of this online community :: the sharing, the inspiring, the creativity and the spirit which happens daily in Blogland and Flickrville absolutely knocks me for six. I think it's blooming marvelous, I really do. 

So are you all familiar with Flickr??? I just love Flickr. Absolutely Love it. For someone like me who cannot survive a day without drinking in some sort of visual inspiration of one kind or another, it is a godsend. And most especially for me in recent months, when I've been keeping very odd hours with myself, I know that Flickr is always there to feed my soul, 24/7. Like this morning, when I was up drinking tea and browsing through photos at 4am, I was so glad that I could tap into that place, could spend a happy hour or so perusing such inspiring pictures. The group pools are amazing resources, chocka-block full of ideas and inspiration. There are some fabulous group pools for crochet, if that is your thing. If you are not already familiar with them, please do go take a look at a some of my favourites ::

Granny Along

Granny Squares

Ripple Along

Crochet Afghans

Crochet Bags

The Happy Hookers

Attic24 Inspired

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you notice that last group pool there in the above list??? Did you see it???

"ATTIC24 INSPIRED" indeed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As the title suggests, it's a cololurful, wonderful little group for you all to come and be a part of. For you to share pictures of anything you've made that has been inspired by my patterns and crochet creations. So if you've been up to anything hooky that has Attic24 Inspiration behind it (bags, ripples, flowers, summer garden squares, garlands, cushions, blankets, jam-jar covers etc etc), I would LOVE for you to join this little group and share your hooky-goodness with us all.

I confess that this group-sharing thing was not in fact my doing, although I have been meaning to do it certainly. It was in fact created by the lovely Steph who writes the Lovestitches blog. Cos she obviously got fed up waiting for me to do it myself, she very kindly took it upon herself to do the job for me, and I couldn't be more grateful. I am honestly thrilled from the top of my head (around my big belly) to the tip of my toes. Thank you Steph.

I would also like to send a big hug and thanks to Kate, the Garden Bell, who wrote me this fabulous post yesterday, and I know has been very excited by the thought of all this lovely inspirational stuff coming together. Thank you Kate.

So.........am hoping you are gonna be as excited by this as I am. And I for one shall continue to Provide the Inspiration. Whether you want it or not haha.

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ps managed to add a little linky Flickr badge thingy for the group in my sidebar so that you can always find the group easily....oooo happy browsing!

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Comments

[Emily Bulfin]

So lovely, thank you for sharing!

-Emily

[Lori]

Drat! I know how to spell crochet---it just escaped me as I was typing my previous post ;)
Lori

[Lori]

Lucy,
You have totally inspired me (as well as my other knitter/crohet friends) with all your beautiful croheted pieces...as well as just your blog and beautiful photos.

I mentioned your blog today to a gal as we were in our local yrn shop blabbing, and then we were both on our iphones looking intently at your blog.(about 3 inches away from the screen) We both came to the conclusion that what makes your work stand out from the crowd is not only your craftsmanship, but your wonderful sense of color combinations!

Thank you for the inspiration!

Lori from California

[Marta]

Very well done website, real class - good content do Keep it up.

[Fatma]

Merhaba,yaptiginiz seylere bayildim.Sizin yaptiginiz seyler burada(Turkiye) bir dergide bile yayinlandi.Sevgiyle Fatma

[Stina, Sweden]

Thank you for providing colorful inspiration!
I have recently started a Big Blanket project, and I am so excited about it.

[Kate]

I hope you don't mind that I've made that picture my desktop! I've just dipped my toe into crochet and I find the colours so inspiring - for some reason, knitting seems more practical and everyday to me, while crochet lets me be fun and free... and still practical and everyday, but with colour! I just found your blog and am finding it very inspiring indeed!

[Teresa Kasner]

I have a funny story. I make baby afghans for new babies in the family and am used to using rainbows of pastel colors and I do a crochet on diagonal pattern. Guess what color my nephew's wife wanted? WHITE! All white! I'm having a real challenge doing this one. I will try to show a picture of it when I'm done. I'm going to use your lacy edging design. I love visiting your attic24 blog often - you inspire me.

[Mermaid]

Stunning! Thank you. I was away from my computer and internet access for most of the week and have just sat down now (at 11.22pm Saturday night) to catch up on my week's worth of lovely attic24 colourful goodness. With peppermint tea in hand, your post has brightened and cheered!

[ruth]

I was a nice little knitter until I discovered your blog. Now I'm hooking again. My sister is a crocheter and between the 2 of you, I have no time to do anything anymore because I'm hooking.

[Linda and Posy]

;-) Lucy - you are an inspiration. We always look forward to reading your blog and love the wonderful colors. Truly you have a great "voice" in your writing. Keep it up. Linda and Posy

[Kathrin]

I really really love your colours! And I also love granny squares, inspired by you I'll think I try to do my own plaid soon.
Kathrin

[Marian M-S]

Lucy, you and your creations truly are inspirations! I have yet to actually try my hand at crocheting (beyond maybe 50 stitches), but I will, I will, I will!! Seeing all your wonderful blankets and pillows and bags and scarves and flowers and other lovelies just makes me want to even more! Thank you for such lovely, colorful inspiring pictures and posts. And continuing best wishes on you and your belly and the rest of the family.

[Cenoura]

Lucy, I really love the things you do!
(I follow your blog every day...;))
Wish you all the best!

[Sofisan]

Super exited!
I am putting my pics up first thing tomorow (my camera will not take desent pics indoors). and I am also very inspired to do the flower blanket of my own.

[mariarrosa]

You are so much inspiration. Thank you very much.

[Carol]

Fantasmagloriously colourful, as always. You certainly do brighten our days.
Thank you for the link to Kate at the Garden Bell, another lovely creative lady.

[Nathalie]

Drooooooooooling...on the wonderfull pics above and even more when I visited the Attic24 inspired group at flickr. You really are a BIG source of inspiration. I can't stop crochet ever since I set eye on your beautifull blankets and pillows. I just need to find some time to make it all ; )

[The Curious Cat]

How cool! I love the Happy Hookers one too xxx

[florence]

So yummy! I love love LOVE your pictures!! by the way, I just began my blog, it's in french but I wanted you to know that my first real post was about you, and the inspiration you gave me!! Now that I am in blogland, I'll have to go post in Flickr too (attic24 inspired? wooow that's something :)!
have a wonderful day!!

[Natasja]

This very morning, I told my husband about how many people I've seen on Ravelry who use your patterns to create lovely things. It must be such an amazing feeling looking through the photos in Flickr, and of course the newly created group dedicated to you, and see how you've touched other people's lives. How amazing is that!? Can you imagine how many people wake up in the morning and grab a Lucy bag, or go to sleep under a Lucy blanky. And I think the best part of it all is that you are able to inspire people by just being YOU!

[giusy]

Wow Lucy, your hooky stuff is gorgeous!! I'm so glad to have found your blog and flickr!! thank you also for the group links, I've joined them all :)

[paula]

I like flickr so much. Now I'm a bit stopped because my computer is not fixed (yet!) and if it was not enough, I, who have a pro account on Flickr, I'm reduced to the free one because is always my husband who dows the work of paying it and he's out on work. Result: I can't add my pictures to the big lot of groups I like to add, plus the fact that I can't post because I can't take pictures from my computer.
Well, doesn't matter.
Your pictures are lovely as always, like the work you have done.
Everything is nice here.

[Susana Alves]

OMG Lucy! What an inspiration! I just wish I had more time to do all the projects I have in mind!!!! Kisses and congrats for your pregnancy, I'm working on that too!!!!!

[julia hackett]

l visit your blog on a daily basis at its inspiring and full of joyful colour. You have inspired me to Crochet and l love it too.