A Mug For Hooks

       Blogtober is upon us And I really have to say, I'm not sure I can manage A new post everyday. Typing here and typing there It can be quite a chore, Finding summat interesting And trying not to bore. What with edit this and copy that And insert image here, It's like reading a crochet pattern Whose instructions aren't quite clear. But I think I'll try And keep you up to date, With all my crochet projects That are always running late!  So stick around, come back do, It might be worth a look, To see what this Numpty Is making with his hook!  

     Well, I'm sure none of you will be surprised to learn that I did not get my GSD project finished. I haven't been able to spend as much time on it as I originally thought I would, and I think I underestimated all the work required to finish it anyway. I think I may have gotten a bit further with it if I had become more acquainted with the Square's pattern before hand, but I didn't, and I do have to say there were a few false starts! I was hoping to just be able to get it done, it's technically not difficult, but I didn't consider all the decisions that would have to be made.     My original idea was to go down the random colour-round method, but what I'm making is too small for that to work. For a blanket or coat - maybe, but I'm making a cushion (ooh sorry, Spoiler!) and I've realized that I need more thought and pattern to make the project work.     So here's where I'm at;          ...and I'm not even sure I'm going to use those