An invitation

 

 Three months has gone by since the unpleasant incident that I had distributing my RAOC's (random acts of crochet kindness) which you can read about here . I thought it was time to  try again.  

I dug into my RAOCK stash to take two RAOCKs with me on my walk last Thursday along the ROAD. 

 

 This time I placed the flower and the butterfly in eco-friendly plastic bags and also stuck a label on each bag indicating the date that each RAOCK was placed in the bags. I hope this will do the trick and people will pick them up.  

I walk just before lunchtime so there are not a lot of people around where I go. I left one on a bench near the beginning of my walk and the other at the end of it. I crossed the road and returned along the other side where I could watch those benches inconspicuously as possible. Nobody had picked them up

I took the same route the following day for my walk and I checked out the benches and the RAOCKs had gone.

 

I Hope they did produce smiles!

 

 

Shout out!

 

Now for a shout out!  

 Congratulations to a blogfriend; designer and author Sue Perez who  has recently launched her fabulous new Milflores shawl pattern.  An exquisite crochet shawl which is well worth viewing and reading about on Sue's blog Mrs Micawber's Recipe for Happiness . You will also be able to take advantage of the 25% discount on the pattern by following the link on her blog.

 

😊Leggings users unite:

This is a fun invitation to all leggings users:  

 If you are a leggings user I invite you to show your solidarity with my blogfriend Meredith at Mereknits who commented on her last post  "I am obsessed with leggings or yoga pants. I know I am very late to this trend.   ... I am not in the shape to wear them...  "

 Can you show Meredith she is not alone in her eagerness to wear leggings and that it is indeed still the trend, by posting a fun snapshot of your leggings! You don't have to be wearing them if you don't like that idea you can take a photo of them hanging on the line if you like and give a mention on your next post please and also you could comment why you wear them.   

Like so:

Leggings Users Unity 

for Mereknits

I wear Leggings for walking !

I wear my old leggings indoors

In the past ,for casual wear, I used to practically live in jeans but I adapted with the times and fashion to leggings.  I wear leggings even more now since I have retired and do not have to respect a conservative dress code for work. Leggings are one of the most comfortable items of clothing I have ever had and can be even urban smart if combined with the right sort of clothing. My one restriction is that I only purchase leggings in discreet dark colours. I leave the bold bright psychedelic colours to the younger generation or those with slim mid-body contours who are happy to proclaim their attractive slimness wrapped in those vivid colours. 

Do you see my socks (pic 1.)?  I love snazzy coloured socks, the brighter the better! I call them my protest socks...a personal shout out showing a little bit of the rebellious me. I think after yarn,snazzy coloured socks are also one of my addictive buys.

Fey Flowers

A new RAOCK.

My second make in my Fey Flowers collection.

 

 

 

Hook 3.5  Yarn: a mix from the leftovers basket mostly Double Knit. A little fibrefill. Red Embroidery cotton. Silver Antennae x 2.

Pattern :  5 multi layer flower. Japanese Author unknown.  The leaves,edgings and face free-form.

What would I change?   Go back to using cotton instead of yarn for the face!

💖 Counting the days until I can hug my daughter and grand-daughter again.💝

keep well

and 

stay safe 

Amanda 😊