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  *Journey through the night Hi there, Crafties I love reading; almost anything. Poetry too. And I love those tales about world-weary mysterious strangers with their hooded cloaks and messenger-type bags. Usually that bag, is the safe place for some old battered journal, maybe an amulet and sometimes weeks old bread and cheese. I wasn’t thinking about a wanderer when I worked on this little block, even if it’s called Piazza (sound so much better than square!). I saw the lonely traveller when I crocheted the block and the two colours ** Pecan and Winebarrel sent my imagination flying. And it reminded me of a poem we’ve done in school (many, many moons ago), that’s the title of this post. Our guy is travelling by train, but he could very well be that mysterious stranger from some long-forgotten time. Journey through the night scarf ( pic by Hubby ) I used the block to crochet a scarf that would blend in with the stranger’s whereabouts. Because he doesn’t want to be notice. But you

 Joplin Hi there, Crafties  Here's a pic of a cardi I finished last year during the lockdown.                                                                JOPLIN It wasn't supposed to be a cardi. It was supposed to be a throw, but the more I looked at the first few blocks, the more the colours shouted Cardi, Cardi. How could I refuse?  Thus, having all the time in the world I unraveled the few blocks and, using my Joplin-block pattern, I began the cardi. I named the block after Janis Joplin, because I was reading an article about her at the time. And besides, I think she would totally dig all the colours 😏 So, here's the pattern. Of course, you don't have to make a cardi or even a wearable.  I used some regular acrylic for the cardi and a suitable hook. I blocked the whole piece by spraying it with cold water and let it dry in the shade.  How to crochet the Joplin-block :  V-Stitch = 1DC, 1CH, 1DC CH 5, JOIN WITH SS CH 5 (= 1DC +2CH) DC IN RING  CH 2 DC IN RING  REPE