I have been trying, and failing, to write a blog post for the last month. The reality of having ME is that sometimes my words fail me – literally. I have not had words, this past month. Between the heat in August and my mother being seriously ill in hospital (sepsis is no fun), I’ve … More A very weary ta da
Phew, isn’t it hot? At least, it is in my corner of East Anglia! Hot, dry and with only the barest of breezes, today, to make things a little more bearable. I do not do well in heat. I may have mentioned this before, like every single summer ever. Sigh. However, I am still crocheting, … More Wheatfields – progress update #4
It’s been a bit of a rocky few weeks here in my corner of the world (my mum’s been in and out of hospital, which takes its toll on both of us!), and I’m conscious that I have two projects and a Wheatfields update to share with you all but…I have not got around to … More Adventures in yarn-dyeing
I have finally triumphed over the wheat fields!!!! And yes, I do mean triumphed. Oh my god, that was a hard slog. When it was going right, I was so so pleased and really enjoyed working on it! But there was an awful lot of time spent sitting staring at it going ‘that’s wrong…’ … More Wheatfields – progress update #3
Welcome to part 13 of the Kaleidoscope CAL – the final part! The last thing to do with any blanket is the border. A good border sets off a blanket nicely, and after all the work you’ve put into this blanket, it deserves to be well-finished. This border is fairly simple, with no colourwork – … More The Kaleidoscope Blanket CAL – Part 13
Welcome to part 12 of the Kaleidoscope CAL! At last we come to join all the different shapes into one blanket! Once again, this section may not take you the whole fortnight. This is deliberate, to make sure everybody’s had plenty of time to finish off all of the triangles before we finally get to … More The Kaleidoscope Blanket CAL – Part 12
I absolutely meant to update you all on this before now – it’s just under a month since I last did! But for a while I was mired in troublesome wheatfields, and couldn’t spare mental energy to talk about it; I just had to get through it 😛 So, how am I getting along? Quite … More Wheatfields – progress update #2
Welcome to part 11 of the Kaleidoscope CAL! This fortnight, we’ll be joining the squares and octagons together, and then joining the wedge shapes from ‘Joining – Part 02’ with the squares and octagons. This won’t take you the whole fortnight, and that’s deliberate! It means you’ll have plenty of time if you need to … More The Kaleidoscope Blanket CAL – Part 11
Welcome to part 10 of the Kaleidoscope CAL! The final shape to make is the octagon, which are the largest individual motifs in the blanket. None of the stitches here are new to you, so you should find this relatively straight forward. You need to make nine of these, all in the same colour combination. … More The Kaleidoscope Blanket CAL – Part 10
Ooooh, I am loving working on this freeform picture. Seriously, seriously loving it. There’s something so challenging about it – stripping the brushstrokes down into shapes, building the swirls and colours into recognisable representations of Van Gogh’s work – and yet it’s infinitely rewarding, too. Though I sometimes want to tear my hair out (such … More Wheatfields – progress update #1
