After last week’s post, where I couldn’t decide what to do about the baby blanket border, I ended up frogging it and restarting it. I did a couple of things to improve it-as the first round of border sets things out for future rounds and was worked in white like the background of the squares,…… Continue reading May 22nd Crochet chatter
I hadn’t realised quite how long ago my last post was, until I looked at my most recently added photos when adding the ones for this post! Since then, I have had three cycles of salvage chemotherapy and it’s fair to say it was a bumpy ride (though as my medical team pointed out, I…… Continue reading Feeling Festive
The Unicorn Dream Blanket by Cutecrochetmakes has dominated my WIP Wednesday posts, and my Instagram feeds for over a year now, and it is finally finished. I felt it deserved a post of it’s own in celebration, after all it was a real labour of love! My blanket is not quite true to the original…… Continue reading A Blanket is Born
This morning as I laid in bed I could tell it was a grey day by the dull light coming through the curtains. The pitter patter of rain on the windows was also not a great inspiration to me when contemplating getting up. In complete contrast to the glorious sunshine and blue skies of the…… Continue reading Rain, rain, you’re ok!
As you may know (since I’ve posted so many photos of them!) I’m making a lot of amigurumi snowman/lady baubles for a craft fair using a free pattern from amigurumi bb. They came with two options for hats, so I made some mini holly to decorate the top hats. I also designed a simple bobble…… Continue reading Tutorial Tuesday-Amigurumi Accessories
October was a funny old month that seems to have literally flown by. It held sickness, worry, new job prospects and a handful of birthdays so I guess there’s little wonder it felt like a short month, despite it’s 31 days. 17 cupboards/drawers/storage areas sorted (17) I have tackled some of the areas from earlier…… Continue reading 17 For 2017-October Update
Things have been very slow on the WIP front this week, but my arm/wrist is on the road to recovery now following a treatment from a friend. In the last couple of days I’ve managed to crochet or knit in short intervals, making sure I do the proper hand/arm exercises after each session. I’ve completed…… Continue reading WIP Wednesday-25th October
For the first time in ages, this week’s WIPs consist of both knitting and crochet projects. With the weather changing, I felt the need to make some wrist warmers for football and school runs, and I decided to try knitting to give my arm a rest from the repetitive motion of crochet. (Unsurprisingly, the crochet…… Continue reading WIP Wednesday-18th October
Around this time last year, I posted about my tough decision to make a big change, job (and lifestyle) wise. Today it is exactly 2 years ago since I made that choice, so it seemed a suitable time to share my post again. In the last year even more has changed: I’ve said yes to…… Continue reading Choosing To Make a Change (2 Years On)
It’s been another crochet week, including a ‘just for fun’ project I’d been meaning to try. I haven’t been terribly productive as I’ve been at work a lot, but even so, some progress has been made. I’ll start with the ‘business’ project. It’s another pair of slippers, this time for a man. I agreed to…… Continue reading WIP Wednesday-11th October
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