I’ve finally got to the joining stage of this blanket – hurrah! And of course that means that my progress is now going to be paaaainstakingly slow for some time to come. This is why: ‘But human,’ she seems to say, ‘this is such a lovely cozy blanket you’ve made for me. Of COURSE it’s … More The cat comes first. Obviously.
Part two of the CAL is now available 🙂 I’ve loved seeing all your part one squares, and I’m looking forward to seeing you all progress to part two. You can find the written patterns over at the Stylecraft website, in US terms, UK terms, German and Dutch. You can also find it here, in … More Ross Poldark CAL – part two
It’s here! It’s begun! Part one is now available for you all. Hurrah! I’m so looking forward to seeing all your creations 😀 You can find the written patterns over at the Stylecraft website, in US terms, UK terms, German and Dutch. You can also find it here, in Hungarian. There are also video tutorials, … More Ross Poldark CAL – part one
A fortnight or so ago, a friend brought me back a present from her recent trip to the Isle of Mull. ‘I’ve brought you some eggs,’ she said, handing me this : Now this seemed a little strange, because my mother and I keep chickens. We currently have five chickens in the back garden, all … More A hen that lays…yarn?
I’ve been asked if I have a colourway for Eve’s Sunflowers using Stylecraft Special DK, so I’ve been having a play with my yarn pegs to see what I could come up with. I will stress that this is not in any way a ‘colour pack’ – I don’t know what quantities of each colour … More Eve’s Sunflowers – alternate colourways
I’ve been a bit quiet here for the last couple of weeks – sorry! I’ve been busily working on my current blanket design, which is going really well, and I’ve not had spare brain energy to sit down and write a blog post. However! I now have some exciting news to share with you all … More
The Demelza blanket is one year old today 😀 it was exactly a year ago that I published the pattern on Ravelry, expecting very little to come of it, but very proud of accomplishing what I’d set out to achieve. It had been hard work, at times demoralising and at times thrilling, but publishing the … More One year old
Thank you all for the lovely comments and reactions to the ‘Eve’s Sunflowers’ blanket 😀 I’m so glad you all like it, and I’m so excited to see other people begin to make it. I’m hard at work on my next blanket – three square patterns are written, so I’m a good third of the … More
I’ve been sitting on this news for a few months, but it’s now official – I have joined Stylecraft’s merry band of Blogstars! I’m so glad I can share this with you all at last 😀 it’s terribly exciting! I love Stylecraft yarns, and I’m looking forward to sharing that yarn love with you all. … More An announcement
I love that ‘ta da’ feeling of finishing a project, don’t you? 😀 So ta da! My finished ringbinder cover. Ooh, I had fun doing this project. It was a nice little stitch sampler, a good way to use up those small odds and ends of yarn, and a unique finished object 😀 And now … More Ta da! Ringbinder cover
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