This year I decided to make my nieces Christmas present- an advent calendar with pockets to hold a little gift for each day. I’m hoping that it will get used again in future years and we can buy the gifts each year! I thought it would take a day or two but I definitely should…
I included these in a previous post about a gift I made for my mum. I found that they are quite handy for all kinds of things- gift bags, batching up yarn and ribbons, and as mini work bags when I am working on a small project (like some of these Christmas decorations I have…
Granny square detail bag Last winter I spotted a cool granny square scarf in a magazine. It had a designer price tag so of course there was no way I could afford it. At the time I was just getting into crocheting and so I decided to make my own! It turned out pretty good…
I’ve got several projects on the go at the moment, and I really should be getting on with finishing some of them. But the trouble with blogging is it can be easy to get distracted seeing what everyone else is up to! This flower corsage by Veldagia looked cool but easy and I thought I’d give…
Sometimes when I flick through a pattern book a certain one just seems to say “make me”. Well this shawl pattern from Cute and Easy Crochet jumped out at both me and my mum so I knew I would have to make one for her at some point! I picked up this linen-mix yarn in the…
I actually made this a while ago, but I’ve had to wait for a gap in the rain to get some photos before I could post it! I bought this sarong while on holiday and I really love the colours and geometric print. It’s actually pomegranates with a border around. I wanted to wear it…
I saw this blue metallic wool in Hobbycraft and couldn’t resist buying a ball. One ball of wool isn’t really enough to make much but I saw an idea for an easy purse and scaled it up to make a clutch bag. This was quite a good project for me as making the lining gave me a…
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