Durham!

So better late than never! Here are some of the photos I took of Durham. It really is a very picturesque place with a lovely vibe about it.

One of the problems I found was that it was quite a bright day which made photo taking a bit tricky at times. Still, enough of the ramblings, have a look!



No, this isn't her Halloween costume!



Ellen's made the place a lot more like home since I last saw it.





Looked round Hogwarts, I mean Durham Cathedral!





You've got to take a picture of people rowing in Durham!





I always keep my eyes peeled for street art wherever I go. I love this one!!





I wonder if Ellen wrote this?!





Poster in Ellen's room





We went to see this awesome guy playing called Sam Brookes.

 So that was a little glimpse of Durham through the eyes of me there! I took so many more photos but these are definitely my favourites and what I think sum up my stay.

Granny Square Bunting

I went to Durham in my half term from college to visit my twin at uni!! I took lots of photos of Durham but I'll show them in another post. This post, I decided should be all about The Bunting!

As every good visitor should, I came bearing a little gift for her. A few weeks ago Ellen asked if I could make her some bunting for her room.

Well, of course I said yes, no problem. What size? I asked her. I'll admit that her reply of two and a half metres threw me off guard a bit but nevertheless, I got it done and I'm pretty sure she was happy with it.

This I found was the perfect project to do you're a bit busy with other things, as it was just so flexible to make. By this I mean that I could do little bits here and there, quickly whip up a triangle and block it whenever I had a bit of spare time.

Yes, this project involved me trying out the art of blocking for the first time. I wanted the triangle to look more, well triangular so I read up on how to block yarn. Turns out it's incredibly easy being that you only need to soak them in luke warm water and pin them to the shape you want on a board. Leave to completely dry then viola! Done!

Once measured and the requested size of 2.5m, I folded it all up ready to give to my sister.

Just thought I'd show you the little pile of work I created. It might not look like much, but a fair amount of work went into that!

And so here it is in it's new home in Durham! Ellen had obviously told her friends on the same floor as her about this bunting so I think that they were just as excited as she was to see this much awaited bunting.