My husband and I are both involved in helping out at our local foodbank. It’s a great way to help people who are in crisis for whatever reason – job losses, family deaths, delays to benefits, etc. This week my husband went to help move our food store to a new warehouse. I wanted to…
I had a really good response to this post on some shamballa bracelets I made. So I thought I would do a how to post to show how they are made. If you like this bracelet, you can win it now in my current giveaway! Also keep an eye out for similar items in my shop…
I’m very privileged to have both a wonderful mum and a wonderful mother-in-law (and I’m not just saying that because they both sometimes pop by this blog)! So of course I wanted to make sure they got handmade cards for mother’s day. I started with these great butterfly stickers from a local craft store (similar…
This is a quick pattern I use often for making decorations for hats and cards. I have also used it to make hanging decorations which I sell in my shop! The pattern works for most wool and hook sizes, just match your hook to the label on the yarn. Start by making a magic ring…
I have decided to start stash busting and make some space to buy new wool. (My husband only knows about the stash busting part so far…) These two hats used up the leftover heather I had from my Nanny’s diamond scarf (so soft!) and most of a ball of cream I also had lying around. …
Yes, I’ve been baking again. I couldn’t help myself! Chocolate cake is too easy and tasty to resist. I have made this loaf cake before and it went down very well with some friends, but unfortunately I didn’t write down what I did. So this time I kept track of how much of everything I…
As I mentioned in my last post about the diamond scarves I have been busy making for my grandparents, it was their 60th wedding anniversary celebrations last weekend. We all had a great time (perhaps surprisingly in Norfolk in February) eating too much food and hearing some lovely speeches. I made this card to go…
I mentioned in an earlier post about my grandparents upcoming diamond wedding celebrations. Not being able to afford a gift of real diamonds, I’ve made diamond themed scarves instead! The heather coloured one is for my Nanny (who my shop is named after). I used this diamond trails pattern, but made it longer and repeated…
My husband and I have a list of 30 things to do before we are 30. One of them is to cook the entirety of a cookbook. This sounded like one of the easier ideas at the time but it is actually quite a challenge! We spent a while looking for a book which had…
What a week. Started off with a cold but I recovered just in time for my birthday – I had a pancake party! So not much time for being crafty between the sniffles and cleaning up sticky pancake batter (yes, it got everywhere)! It was also my sister-in-laws birthday this week so I did manage…
We went away for the weekend with a whole group of students and 20’s, which was great fun. At the end there was left over food and after the students had pinched all the tea, cereal, and chocolate spread I was left with a near bushel of apples. I also came home to a bag…
I don’t know about you, but I really love Indian henna art. I’ve never had it done because of how long it lasts. The other day it just occurred to me that I could crochet a bracelet with a similar effect – and this way it is non-permanent and I can put it back on…
I have had some feedback that my Gingham Scarf Pattern was a bit confusing in places, so I’ve written this extra tutorial to try and help. The technique uses two strands crocheted together. Every time you get to the next colour square along one of the threads is changed. In my pattern I differentiated between…
I don’t know about you but sometimes I find the period after the start of the new year a bit bleak. After all the celebrating and spending time with family the dreariness of January really hits home! So I decided to crochet something to make me smile (it is after all, the motto of my…
I’ve made a few of these multi-yarn cowls recently so wanted to go for something a bit different. I made this as a Christmas gift for my brother (who writes awesome music, check it out on youtube here). I like the texture of the post stitches and the colour combination. The pattern starts off in the…
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