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…
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…
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…
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…
There just aren’t enough yarn shops in the world. We need more colour and squidgyness. So, my mission (I chose to accept it, so there is nothing I can do now), is to bring wool to those who need it. I have lots of yarn already, and a van, and Read more…