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Crochet Folk Art Bird
Create your own pretty folk art style crocheted bird using this pattern from Crochet Cottage.
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Crochet Tea Light Holder
We’ve been enjoying working with cotton yarn recently; must be the weather! Lexie and I had some fancy chocolate puddings from one of those German stores, and when we had finished them, I noticed that the pot was simply too nice to put in the recycling. But it’s a tiny, Read more…
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Christmas Bauble pattern
I know, Christmas feels like ages away, but it will be upon us very soon. I love everything about it, but especially decorating and covering my home with colour and light. This woodland Santa has come back to the shop with me for a few adjustments before he sets up home in the window, and he is holding the new baubles I have made, for your enjoyment. The pattern is below. Pop along to my Facebook page for the giveaway to win one of my finished baubles.
And watch out for the stars. Literally. I have stars as well.
Christmas Bauble
This pattern fits an 8cm/3″ flattened bauble (mine were ones meant for photos)
Yarn of your choice, DK
4mm hook
Scissors
Darning needle
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Hugs
The other day, I had a fun afternoon visiting with the craft group at Create On The Square in Cheltenham. They were learning to crochet, and I brought my lovely basket filled with yarn for them to choose from. Everyone was happy with their lovely Stylecraft Special DK. These are Read more…
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Further Adventures of Yarn
So, the cowl is complete. I whip stitched it from the inside, and worked the ends in. Afterwards, I had that shortish length left, and did wonder if it might stretch to a flower. I selected a 3.5mm hook, and tried a magic circle, ch 3, 2 tr, 3ch, sl Read more…
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Yarn Stories
I’ve named this post Yarn Stories because I actually got to see this today, and touch it, and work with it. It’s really lovely. This donut ball is called Mulberry, and is Fine Merino and Baby Alpaca in DK. It works beautifully. It took me quite a while to find Read more…
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Onwards and Upwards
I have been quite poorly with my cold, so it wasn’t until today that I was able to finally get out my yarns and have a crochet. I needed to just make a thing, it didn’t really matter what it was, and it ended up being this. Lexie is wearing Read more…
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Look at the Pretty Yarn
I seem to be coming down with a cold, so here are some lovely yarns to cheer everyone up. These huge balls are 400g of Sirdar Hayfield Bonus aran for £9.99. 80% acrylic, 20% wool The next two pictures are Stylecraft MerryGoRound, which is soft and lovely acrylic for babies. Read more…
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A little yarn
This is Stylecraft Cabaret DK. I have all the colours. It’s lovely, and works up beautifully. £4.95 for 100g. Today, I am struggling a bit with my confidence. I am battling through this beautiful cushion project by Sue Pinner. I need to make something, finish it, and for it to Read more…
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Crochet Keen
Last week at scouts, I took my crochet. One of my young leaders asked what I was making, and he laughed when I told him a shopping bag. Out of string. When it was time to go home, I put on my scarf and mittens, and picked up my crochet Read more…