Yarn Along - F.O + W.I.P

Pardon me - Great Crochet Spirit!  I didn't mean what I said.  Crochet is not the grumpy old neigbour of knitting!! it was just frustration speaking. But still, must make a mental note than when casting on a very long chain and then attempting the foundation row, first banish small boys with elastic band propelled paper airplanes from the room!!
Yes this means I have started my ripple blanket.  Quite a rocky start to my ripple!  kept making teeny tiny mistakes but not noticing them until well into the next row.  And while ripping out crochet is far easier than ripping out knitting, only ever one stitch on the hook, it is every bit as disheartening to see rows of 200+ stitches coming undone.   Finally got into the swing of  4 x 4 repeat pattern and am starting to enjoy the project.

for oodles and oodles of crochet inspiration visit Lucy

Funny thing is, that although I'm very pleased with the colours and the pattern, crochet still doesn't hit the spot like knitting!! I doesn't call out to me "hey Emma, forget the housework for today and come and have a ripple with me", it doesn't make my fingers itch in anticipation the way a knitting project does.

So this also means that I have finished my Shalom.  I'm rather pleased with it!! the only thing is the arm holes, they sort of feel too big...

strange arm pose to illustrated big arm holes!

... would it be very naughty of me to stitch them up a bit?  I mean no one will really know will they if we don't tell them!!
I'm still searching for the perfect yarn for my next knitting project, which will have to remain "hush-hush" for the moment as it is a birthday present for someone, so I have decided to make a patchwork pocket for my 'newish' telephone.  I'm determined to learn to sew this year and this seems like a nice small thing for a beginner.
Reading a chess for children book with Rémi at present.  We are both absolute beginners, but we are now getting into games that last two, one hour sittings!

Lac Vert - the water was very cold, he didn't fall in!!

Linking up with Ginny for Yarn Along this week.