Hooks, Books & Me

Hello yarnians, welcome again..!! It's still wintery here though officially we are into summer months... 😁 In the first week of February when the cold wave hit India, it was very chilly and cold here so we decided to keep an Undhiyu party, we as in, me and my train friends ( I catch same local train to commute to my work place, so like me, there are some ladies who also take the same local and sit at the same place, this is how I came to know this set of awesome ladies all from different age groups but with same enthusiasm and love towards life. We became friends and of course crochet was our common friend there too..!!).  So let me tell you something more about this delicious Undhiyu, it is traditionally made in Gujarati families in winter season, it is a mixed vegetable dish but what makes it special is, varieties of veggies that go into it ( to name some - sweet potato, purple yam, yam, brinjal, green peas, potato, ). It also has muthiyas in it. Muthiyas are a kind

Hello yarnians, welcome again..!! We have already completed three squares in our series and today I am going to publish fourth one, “Lilliandil”.  When I first announced that I will be publishing 9 Granny Squares every 15 days, I was little skeptical whether I would be able to design and write the pattern within stipulated time but I think once you decide and start acting on it, things somehow fall into their places & here I am releasing pattern for fourth square..!! Lilliandil is very special to me for many reasons, firstly because Lillian in Lilliandil is very significant name in my life, Lillian is the name of my very dear friend who passed away last year after fighting a bitter fight with Cancer. I dedicate this square to her. "Wherever you are, you know that you are very special to me and you are missed every day." Secondly, this square is little different from traditional Granny Square. I like the squares which are flower centric, and I am back with