Still on track 😀 and that’s despite a trip to the cinema on Thursday, so yay me! On the thirteenth, I got this beautiful pink yarn. Oh it’s such a lovely pink – and I say that as somebody who is not, as a rule, drawn to pinks! For this lovely shade, I decided to … More Advent – days 13, 14 & 15
Still on track to make an ornament a day 😀 Apparently I neglected to take a picture of my day 11 mini skein. Nooo! I have nothing to blame except my own forgetfulness and exhaustion. And it’s such beautiful yarn, too! Mottled blue, brown and cream, so lovely. I made this little bird with it. … More Advent – days 11 & 12
Brrr, is it as cold where you are as it is for me? I woke up to this sight this morning: Snow! And thankfully, I didn’t have to go anywhere today, so I’ve just been enjoying looking at it, and watching the birds squabbling over the bird feeders. I’ve also been doing today’s advent ornament, … More Advent – days 8, 9 & 10
I meant to blog yesterday, but I didn’t want to photograph yesterday’s ornament in artificial light, so it’s wound up being today instead. All three have been completed on the day, hurrah! On the fifth, I got this gorgeous yarn, which for some reason made me want to call it unicorn yarn. No, I don’t … More Advent – days 5, 6 & 7
Another two days done 😀 Yesterday I got this yarn, which for the life of me I have not been able to photograph well. It’s greener than it looks – a beautiful rich green. And so of course I made a little Christmas tree with it. The pattern is ‘DIY Crochet Tree‘ by Asa Bautovic, … More Advent – days 3 & 4
I have successfully achieved ornaments for both days one and two of my yarn advent calendar 😀 and both of them were completed on the day – though yesterday’s needed a gentle overnight block, which is why I didn’t post about it yesterday. Yesterday, on the first, I opened my first little package and found … More Advent – days 1 & 2
I love Advent calendars. Opening up a door each day, counting down to Christmas…I love it. When I was little, my mother always found us ‘proper’ Advent calendars, with beautiful pictures and lots of glitter. No chocolate calendars for us! Her mother (my grandmother) was German, and always had traditional glittery Advent calendars sent over … More Ready for Advent
The problem with working on a blanket is that I don’t often have much to tell you all. Sometimes, it seems, days and weeks go by without me having anything substantial to blog about. I don’t have anything substantial today, but I’m sure you won’t mind a quick catching-up post 🙂 In terms of the … More This, that and t’other
I have made a hat!!! It’s not perfect, but it’s good enough 😀 I am extremely pleased. The cowl was easy enough, but ohhh that hat took a lot of ripping out and reworking. Mum refused to model for me, so hat and cowl worn by yours truly. The hat’s a bit big … More Ta da! Forked cluster hat and cowl
I love autumn – all the glorious colours, all the different shades of green and red and gold, the drifts of dry, crackling leaves, the first fires of the season, watching the natural world begin to fall asleep. But winter is good too, and winter is now just around the corner. Winter means snuggling under … More Winter is coming
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