Scintillating Saturday...for want of a snappier title....

Here is Black block #13 completed. I need to go and whip a few more up.....
..a detail shot of my 'lavendar', although it looks a little more like wheat!
My fellow kiwi blogger, Alison at Small Things, and I decided to do an ornie swap this christmas, and here is what she made for me. I love it. Thanks Alison. It has adorned the tree over the festive season.
And finally some books. Hideko sent me the Christina Dabbs book, she is such a wonderfully generous woman. Last year I got Crochet books and hooks (still haven't managed to master that one), and this year this wonderful book. It is full of seam treatments and motifs, some of which I have already utilised for the Black CQ.
The second book I got for myself, and, although I have only had a quick flick, it appears to be a very useful, and easy to understand resource. Lots of clear pics and explanations. Very pleased with it so far. If you are interested in SRE, I would recommend this one, or she had a previous one, but for a beginner, I would think this one would be fine too. I got my copy from Fishpond, and I thought the price was good...