Crochet project: Arsenal scarf!

Hey everyone!
Today I thought I would share a little crochet project that I've been working on for about..... A YEAR!! It is an Arsenal scarf for my good friend Arthur and he kindly bought all the wool so that I would have a lovely project to work on! The only thing is that I slightly lost my crochet bug and completely forgot about the project. It was especially shameful whenever I would see Arthur and he would always ask me about the length of the scarf, and I would have to concede that it hadn't actually gotten any longer. Eek!


But this week I have decided that the scarf has to be ready by Arthur's birthday. Which gives me a target date of 14th July!!! It has grown a lot in this week of inspiration. Take a look:

This is the lovely wool I'm using that we bought from my local wool shop Tricolette

The red and the white for Arsenal!!

The length of the scarf as it stands. Only long enough for one wrap around the neck!! I have a long way to go!!

I couldn't resist putting in a nail shot in here!!

So I'm hoping that by posting my progress on here, I will feel driven and compelled to keep crocheting  to get it finished on time!!! And if you don't see any posts about it, please feel free to leave encouraging comments or email me at email.wigwam@gmail.com to get me into gear!!!


Do you reckon I will get it done on time??


Wig Wam xx


PS If you're interested, the nail colour is one of the Sally Hansen bottles I talked about in this post and it's called cocktail hour. Also you might notice a failed stripyness on the ring finger.... it just peeled right off grr!!

The funny thing about not having a job is...

Hey Readers!

Unemployment is a strange thing... you know you should be doing something productive at all times. Looking up new jobs, working out what is you actually want to do in life (for the record I have NO idea) sifting through all the helpful suggestions of career paths from friends and family and occasionally actually applying for some jobs. I can tell you it hasn't been going well. Unemployment is also the exact same time you remember how fun all your hobbies are, and suddenly find all these projects you have lying around the house unfinished!

At least I've had some time to do a bit of volunteering at a local charity shop. My first task was to dress the shop window. Talk about dropping me in the deep end! I had a shop full of second hand clothes and this is what I came up with:

Unemployment is also a time when you have limited monetary funds, so of course I start buying loads of lovely things!! Take a look at some of the things I've purchased in Mexico and back in the UK... 

Fruit pieces and metallic balls from Mexico

Striping tape from ebay

Bargain buys: two Sally Hansen Diamond Strengths and the Glam Shine 6 hour L'Oreal lip gloss

In the last photo are my bargain buys of the week! I bought them at a make-up stall on Portobello Road Market at the weekend and they all cost a bargain £8 for the lot!!! I tried out the lipgloss on a night out on Saturday (yes don't remind me I am unemployed and penniless... that's just the way I roll haaha) and it did actually last aaaages. Perhaps not for 6 hours if you're having a few (or lots of) drinks but it def had the staying power.

As for the rest of the stuff, I shall be testing them all out in the coming weeks. Obviously between feverishly applying for jobs!! 

Wig Wam xx

PS Anyone got career ideas for me??