Scheepjes Hygge CAL 2017 – my first CAL

Helloo,

I’m embracing the fact I only post anything here on-average once a year, with all the promises in the world and then promptly forget to follow up on it.

By the way. This is who I am and I am fine with that!

Also, I’m rubbish at buying coats.

I have spent the last two winters saying I really need to buy myself a snuggly warm winter coat, however I still havent managed. Alas, my body remains cold.

If you’re wondering what this has to do with crochet… hang on, I’m getting to it!

So when I found a beautiful coat in Warehouse I was very pleased with myself. It was below the knee length, black wool with a built in ribbed roll-neck. A perfect half-hearted nod to my (very) half-hearted gothic/emo leanings of the past!

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I ordered it direct from Warehouse online, as the shop did not go up to my size (sob) and then sat back and congratulated myself for finally making a commitment.

I know, hang on!

Needless to say, I was emailed a week later to say the coat was no longer in stock and they were issuing me a refund, thank you very much, goodbye.

I was sad… but then promptly forgot about it.

Fast forward a month. casually browsing some craft blogs and I discovered the wonderful Hygge shawl wrap pattern by Scheppjes (designed by Kirsten from Haakmaarraak).

Love. At. First. Sight!

It’s so beautiful. An amazing hybrid of both crochet and embroidery in 3 different colourways (5 if you count the beautiful Danish Mermaid by Simy’s Studio and the New Girls Night In pack)

I spent almost a whole weekend looking at the Kits on Wool Warehouse, adding the Jewel kit to my basket… taking it out and adding the pastel…then taking it out again. £40 on yarn was seeming far too extravagant for someone who literally has a whole bookcase full of it in my craft room!

Sunday night, I was just about to shrug the whole thing off (terrible pun unfortunately intended) when I remembered… That coat refund went into my Paypal account… and it’s still there!

Five seconds later and I had purchased the Pastel kit and joining the CAL facebook group in a flurry of excitement.

The kit arrived in the post only 2 days later (Cheers, Wool Warehouse!) in plenty of time for me to make my gauge square and practice the embroidery ready for the big kick off on Wednesday.

Gauge. done!