Happy New Year to you all! I’ve been looking forward to getting back into my normal routine of making and blogging, especially with my fractured elbow now fully healed up. I’ve got a tricky project on the go at the moment (much frogging and sad violin music) so here’s one I made earlier… This one…
Christmas letters come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Some are funny, some are long winded, some contain lists of achievements that make you wonder if anyone in that family knows how to have fun. I’ve never written one, because I’m fairly certain it wouldn’t fall into the “funny” category, and as I’m no…
This should really be called the “how not to panic that you forgot to make the Christmas cake back in September now what can I do instead that will make it look deliberate” cake. But that seemed like too long a title. If you aren’t a fan of dark fruit cake then this may be…
A few weeks ago I was feeling a little stressed. I can’t even remember what about now! To snap myself out of it I pulled out a good selection of beads and started playing around, seeing what went together. I’m telling you, it’s a better cure for stress than chocolate, especially as it doesn’t contain…
There are some things which tend to divide people into two camps. Mince pies are one of them, with a surprising amount saying they don’t like them! Personally I love a good mince pie, and this year I’m on a mission to convert those of you who think you don’t like them. I think what…
I used these patterns to make my Butterfly Scarf, and matching hat (when I finish it!). For the scarf I made 2 small, 2 medium, and 1 large butterfly. You could make these using any scrap yarn and matching hook size. Small Butterfly This one is worked in rows. Tip: To save weaving in ends,…
Those of you who “like” my page on facebook will know that last week I had the misfortune of fracturing my elbow. (It was a bike/ice/corner combination of events resulting in me now needing to wear a sling for 4-6 weeks.) So I haven’t been able to do much crafting recently! :( Fortunately I had…
Those of you who have been following this blog for a while may well remember this project from last year. It is an advent calendar I made for my (now aged 4) niece – with the idea that each year we will refill it with little gifts for her as her Christmas present from us. …
As promised, here is the matching Cowl to my Easy Textured Fingerless Gloves, which I posted last week. Once I had decided what to do with this yarn this set worked up nice and quickly, and are keeping me lovely and warm this November. I’m actually wearing them indoors to save putting on the heating…
I love this textured yarn! However, it took me a while to figure out what to do with it. I guess I have a tendency to want to try elaborate stitch patterns, but with a textured yarn fancy stitches just don’t show very well. Added to which they were not so flattering to showing the…
It’s cold, dark and windy outside. Welcome to winter! This time of year necessitates old school style puddings in my opinion. However, spending a few hours steaming a pudding is not my idea of fun. I love this pudding because it’s super quick to make and uses ingredients you will already have in your cupboard. …
If you’ve been paying close attention recently you will see that my blog is evolving. I have had to make a few changes. I love blogging and want to keep doing it, so recently I have been having a think about how it can make a bit of money to start covering my materials costs…
What do you think of these cute heart bags? You may recognise this heart stitch pattern from this lovely blanket pattern which has been popping up everywhere I look recently. I thought it was pretty so I wanted to give it a try. I liked how it worked but thought it would work much better on…
If you like the metallic clutch bag I use as my profile picture, these little purses are similar. These were made specifically to fit US dollars, gifts for my friend’s girls who recently emigrated stateside. I love how a simple flower can pretty up these items. These purses are dead easy to make, so perfect…
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