Catch up

I realised after the last post that I had done some more things before I had a break. I completed the little blanket made of the granny squares my Mum had done years ago. I did this by crocheting a border around each of the squares and then sewing them together. I haven't taken a photo of the finished product but here are some of the squares with the new border.

And here's the second hat I made. This is the one for Josie. Not bad for a second attempt at crocheting. Unfortunately she isn't a big fan of wearing hats but I'm still really pleased that I made it. Isabel's hat is similar but without the earflaps. I also put a dusty pink border on it and crocheted a flower and sewed it on the front. I'll take a photo of it one day.

A Pause

So my craftiness is in hiatus at the moment. I have instead been reading like a demon and loving it. I am listening to a the Rangers' Apprentice series which I am really enjoying and reading the Earth's Children which is quite awesome too. This means not a lot of time for craft.

But I have embarked on my quest to find a better way to clean my hair. I've been wanting to try the No Poo method for ages but finally got myself organised to do it. It's going quite well and while my hair isn't quite as soft as it was, it seems to be a bit more manageable. Washing with the bicarb is pretty easy and I like the apple cider vinegar rinse. My whole aim in doing this is to try to avoid having to wash my hair daily. I also like the idea of using less chemicals and the simplicity is very appealing. I'm only on day 5 of this experiment so I'll see how it goes. I don't know if it is related or not but the skin on my face seems softer. I don't know how the change to how I wash my hair could affect it but it is the only change I can think of that could be doing it. Strange.