As promised, here is the lowdown on how I made the blanket for my wonderful new nephew 🙂 I intended to have a go at a ripple blanket, following the pattern from Cute and Easy Crocheted Baby Clothes by Nikki Trench, that I got out from the library (and had to renew twice as I … Continue reading
Hurray-it’s FINALLY up, and ready for the ‘big reveal’….! Following on from the tradition we seem to have started for ourselves a couple of years ago, of making homemade trees (the egg box tree in 2012, and last year’s lampshade tree), I am very proud to present: Here it is, in all it’s glory…. I’m … Continue reading
Well, quite a lot actually. But frustratingly, never quite the right type, colour, amount…. My yarn stash has got a little out of hand. I keep picking up bits I see in charity shops, ‘just in case’ and essentially because I can’t resist, and it has all ended up in about 5 bags, shoved down … Continue reading
So after making Plarn, for my ‘talking point’ Rubbish bag, I have now had a go at t-shirt yarn (I guess that should be called “Tarn”) too in my quest for ‘alternative’ materials to crochet with. This is made in a very similar way to the Plarn: Collect your pile of unloved t-shirts from the … Continue reading
My latest crochet project is a bag. But not just any bag. When I met up with Karen Cannard, my Rubbish idol, of The Rubbish Diet fame, at the Trashed screening, I was very taken with her bag made from ring pull tab things. It looked a bit like this This obviously isn’t Karen’s exact … Continue reading
As the weather is showing no signs of warming up anytime soon, and I have a crochet addiction to feed, I decided to make myself a scarf. My mum had gifted me some wool, that I had previously gifted to her after an abortive attempt at learning to knit. And I had a good root … Continue reading
If you have managed to survive the excitement and suspense that was the cliffhanger I left you with yesterday, then well done! So here it is folks… …my very first attempt at writing my very own crochet pattern (I am aware that there are readers out there who are unmoved by crocheting, and I apologise … Continue reading
Since my recent packaging discovery/genius idea that I could use old Jam Jars to package up sweet treats for presents, this has become my receptacle for gifts…! This is the latest: It is a Jam Jar (obviously) filled with homemade “marbled minty chocolate things” (I may need to work on the name…) AND I crocheted … Continue reading
After the disaster that was crochet hat attempt #1…. ….here is attempt #2. I adapted/fudged my way through a pattern I found on-line and printed off, but I now can’t find where I got it from. So I’m really sorry, but I can’t link you back to the original source. If it is your pattern, … Continue reading
We met up with some friends at the weekend, who have been having a rough time. (You may remember me making brownies, as an emergency present for some friends having a rough time-this is still the same friends. It is all a bit pants) And I wanted to take a little pressie to help cheer … Continue reading
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