Holiday Projects – Summer 16 #1 – Sea and Shade

mallorca16.3As crochet is a relaxing hobby for me, then it is logical that I want to enjoy many crochet hours during our family holidays. In the next few weeks I want to share with you a range of projects that I have planned and completed in my downtime. If you have a favourite go-to vacation project then please do leave a comment and I might add it to my endless list of things I must make.

I take my holiday packing quite seriously. I like to prep well in advance. I like to pack the suitcase in a freakishly efficient manner, (that is the inner curator within me, with memories of packing objects in the stores). I have come to the conclusion far too late in life that holiday clothes are much easier if you base all your outfits around one main colour. All of this attention to detail has one purpose, finding more suitcase space for yarn. This year I took a huge bundle of yarn on holiday and it still was not enough.

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When I don’t have a commission to complete, I aim to reflect the colours and the vibe of where we are going on holiday. Our main family holiday has been a return trip to the beautiful island of Mallorca. I wanted to make something light and easy to make on the beach so I packed a ball of Manos Del Uruguay, Marina from Rooster Yarns. This shade is Denim, isn’t this the most beautiful colour? It was perfect for sitting on the sand, watching my boys in the sea and happily relaxing in the shade. I started making a number of swatches to see how this lace weight would work.

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One evening I was sat under a metallic sunshade above the patio, and thought – ‘Wow that pattern is just like the granny square grid I am crocheting!’. The great part of being away from home is that the colours, the light and the inspiration is very different to the things you in your normal life. The extremes of the sun in Mallorca make the contrast of light and shade so dramatic. A change really is as good as a rest when new inspiration is needed. If you are looking for a beautiful lace weight yarn and indeed a compact holiday yarn companion I would certainly suggest looking  at the Manos Del Uruguay range.

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Tomorrow I tell you about the next holiday project that came off the hook.