Cosy Home Stuff

I love how this time of year re-focuses my thoughts to life indoors. After such a busy Summer/September, it's such a nice feeling to acknowledge the slower pace of my days during October, to find that I once again have some time to potter on the home front.

I think I could be a professional potterer. Or a pootler. I am ridiculously good at it, and can very easily spend six hours at home in my own company feeling blissfully happy doing very little. Perhaps a bit of baking, tidying, laundry, light housework, reading, browsing, faffing, titvating.

The change of season brings out the cosy homebody in me, and it also makes me want to purchase candles. I've been buying these "Pintail Scented Candles" from a local shop for a couple of years now, there are dozens of flavours fragrances to choose from depending on the mood and the time of year. There are light, fresh scents for Summer and warm, spicy scents for Winter. I lit this candle after forcing myself to do some emergency cleaning, it was my reward, along with a hot cuppa tea and a relaxing spell of crochet....

....on this particular afternoon last week the house felt blinkin cold, so on a whim I dragged the Big Chair right up to the hearth and lit the fire, gosh it was all kinds of wonderful! A bit of an indulgence perhaps, seeing as there was only me and myself at home to enjoy it, but I blotted out the guilt and thoroughly enjoyed the cosy moment.

This week has been milder than last, with a welcome amount of sunshine. Our east facing bay window is often flooded with light during the mornings, I do love the sight of sunlight streaming into a room, don't you? I've been at home more than at my studio recently, I am giving in to something of a nesting instinct which requires full days of pootling here in the Attic. I am crocheting a lot at home too - my Crochet-ALong starts on 1st November, yippeeee!!!!! I'll be telling you more about that in a day or two, I'm actually working on two blankets simultaneously this year which is very exciting.

It's the season for crochet blankets to really come into their own here - although mine are used day in, day out, all year round, the blankety goings on go into overdrive round about now.

I have all my blankets downstairs at the moment, although very soon I expect they will start to disappear upstairs and be used at night on beds. It's not often they look so beautifully and neatly arranged mind you, I spent time this afternoon folding and stacking and prancing around with them, hence the super neat pile and the photographic evidence.

I'm excited about the new blankets I'm working on right now using a new colour pack which I've named Sunny. Can't wait to tell you my plans!

Back soon, my blanket-loving friends....................

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Comments

[Shahida]

Hi . You are so creative. Love everything.i leant how to crochet couple of years ago ,still learning:)

[Eleonora from Coastal Crochet]

Oooooh, I LOVE your blankets. I just wish there were more hours in the day so I could create many of my own too! :)

[Ann Clarke]

Hi Lucy, I have only just discovered your blog, girl after my own heart!

I have a partner who is retired, like me, but has no hobbies, so he can't understand how much I enjoy my hobbies of crocheting, knitting, cross stitch, I make all my own greetings cards and re-discovered reading in bed, which I hadn't done for years as he used to moan about me having a light on. But now I have my kindle fire, I can read to my heart's content! LOL

Love all your crochet, especially the blankets, so colourful! I hadn't done any crocheting for ages, but got back into it a little while back while on a train down to Kent to stay with my daughter for a few days.

So just made a couple of granny square blankets for great granddaughter's dollies, a granny square cushion for great granddaughter, and I'm just making her a scarf too!

I've also just received a little kit from lovecrochet.com to crochet a snowflake for the Home-Start crochet a Snowflake for Christmas campaign!

Have added you to my favourites, so I can keep up with all your wonderful makes! xxx

[Gillian]

I just love crocheted blankets.

[Maggie]

Oh Lucy you are a girl after my own heart! I too am quite happy in my own company and there is nothing I like better than pottering at home, to pull a chair up by the fire and enjoy some peace and quiet....bliss :-)

I will enjoy seeing the progress on the new CAL.

[Ingeborg Groth]

Hello Lucy, I don't know any other way to alert you on a beautiful blanket. It was created by Dedri Uys, who is a sort of 'competitor' of you. I hope you don't mind my message but I'm quite sure you will like the blanket. Here's the link:
http://www.lookatwhatimade.net/crafts/yarn/crochet/free-crochet-patterns/summer-in-swanage-crochet-blanket-pattern/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Lookatwhatimade&utm_content=Summer in Swanage Crochet Blanket Pattern

[Helen C]

Oh I so regret the fact that my eleven grandchildren have never had the chance of experiencing the warm fuzzy feeling you get in a room with a lovely open fire. Living in a warm climate has its disadvantages!!

[Valerie H]

Professional pootling ... emergency cleaning ... crochet as a reward ... oh my, I think you and I would get along in real life just fine! I love your blog, thank you for sharing!

[Jean]

I'm a potterer too, love your blog.🏪

[Linda]

as always lovely colourful pictures, thank you for sharing!

[Gail]

Love all those bright, cozy looking colours in your throws/blankets/afghans. Reading this post makes me want to pick up the crochet hook again. Now to figure what some of the things you said equate to over here in Canada - like pootling???

[Chel @ Sweetbriar Dreams]

I love pottering around and plan on doing so with my week off. Lots of cleaning and tidying and getting throws and blankets out of storage to dot around the home and snuggle up in at night time. Your home looks so cozy with the fire blazing away and such a luxury to sit in your own company before half term! Looking forward to the crochet along xx

[crafty mema]

love everything
i swear sometimes -that we are related
so many likes

oxoxoxox crafty mema

[Gem]

I am so with you in this potter job, if only it paid better wages hahaha. I just love it and like you could go on for hours and hours, after all they do say that time flies when you are having fun.
That fire looks like a dream, i'm very envious. i'd so love an open fire at home. maybe one day.
Love Gem x x x
Gem'sCountryLifeDream

[Catherine Maudsley]

Hi Lucy - love the fire. I went to Whitby on Tuesday it was glorious and it never disappoints. Please look out for a little package for you in the post at Coopers, couldn't resist and its a thank you for all the years you have made me smile and made me finally crochet! Just finished my first CAL and now have confidence to buy one of your packs for the New Year months-probably the Ripple pattern as that what urged me to learn to hook. Also to cheer you up after some of the negative people you have to put up with re Yarndale. xx

[Linda]

Lovely post! I love all the cosy things about Autumn. Love all the colours in your home:)

[Mary A]

Your blog is a pleasure to read. Your life seems delightful. how do you wash your blankets?

[Winifred]

Oh my I'm glad someone else likes faffing about. Mind you mixed up with your faffing is some real work. I've had a day of total self indulgence finishing a lace shawl. Was desperate to get it done as I was running out of wool. For some daft reason I wanted it done before I ran our of wool!!!!!

Hoping to start your winter wreath soon and I look forward to seeing your new blanket Sunny. Sounds lovely.

[Helen]

Pootling, that's exactly what I've been doing too and it's nice to cosy up at home this time of year. Your blankets all look so cosy. Hx

[Georgina Pamela Davis]

Hi,I adore the picture of your beautiful armchair next to your real fire,how I envy you that bit of cosiness!!The blankets and cushions work so well on your comfy looking sofa.Pam

[Angie Bowman]

I have a question Lucy, how do you keep your blankets clean? do they go in the washing machine?
Angie

[SOL]

I'm off to light a candle.

[DebW]

Oh!! For some reason the log cabin design just isn't for me, but I sure would buy the Sunny pack and start making the one you are working on in that picture! I LOVE the sunny granny stripe one! Will you be sharing that blanket design and color order when you finish? please oh please oh please??!! ;)

[Heidi minnaar]

Can't wait to start sunny I have my pack ready

[BJ]

What is the name of the fourth blanket from the bottom. Thanks for sharing your lovely blankets.