When I was flicking through my camera the other day to get pictures I’d taken at the Stylecraft meet-up, I realised I had never posted pictures of a stash-bust blanket I worked up in January. Whoops! And it’s such a simple project, which turned out really well, so it would be a shame if I … More Ta da! Rainbow granny blanket
Phew, I have had a hectic couple of weeks. Two weeks ago, I spent the week disassembling and reassembling chicken coops. Yes, really. My old coop was falling apart, my chickens had spent three year suffering as I failed to win the battle against red mite (think head lice for chickens, but even harder to … More Aaaaand relax
Do you ever come across a pattern that uses a technique you haven’t mastered yet, but you love the pattern so much that you resolve to learn it? I have absolutely fallen in love with this jacket/coat by Morale Fiber. So in love. Isn’t it goooorgeous? With the elf hood! and the pointed hem! and … More Falling in love
As promised, here is my post-Christmas ‘ta da!’ post, filled with pictures of everything I’ve been busily working on over the past few months! Mostly it’s been hats, scarves and fingerless gloves – quick projects that mostly use a single skein of yarn, or less. Stashbusting, as you all know, has been a Major Goal … More Post-Christmas ta da!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year 😀 mine was quiet (thanks to coming down with a cold on Christmas day!) and yarn-filled, and now I’m looking forward to 2019, hoping it will be a kinder, more peaceful and health-filled year for all of us. And with a new year comes … More New year, new project
It has turned into the time of year when I can’t post pictures of many of my finished objects, because they’re Christmas presents for friends and family who read the blog. I’m busily hooking, still on my use-up-yarn quest and making lots of hats, scarves, fingerless mitts, and little fun amigurumi, but if I post … More Buttons, buttons everywhere
So who else has been playing with Stylecraft’s new(ish)* Colour Pool yarn? It comes in six gorgeous colourways, which all make it absolutely simple to get a delightful Argyll effect. And when I saw it, I knew I had to have a play 😀 Stylecraft do have a range of free patterns for it, but … More Ta da! Colour Pool Scarf
So, the other day I mentioned that one of my stash-bust projects was bigger and deserved a post of its own. And here it is! A shawligan. It’s a shawl – but with sleeves! How flipping awesome is that? I mean, I love shawls, but they’re not always the most practical of thing. But a … More Ta da! Shawligan
It has been one heck of a summer and early autumn. Heatwave aside, it’s been hard. Way back in July, my mother broke her leg. Badly enough to need surgery, then a long stint in hospital, and an even longer stint at home with extra equipment, extra care, and absolutely no weightbearing on the leg … More Summer doldrums and stashbust fever
It’s finished! It’s done! Complete! Ahhhhh what a wonderful feeling! I’m so, so pleased with it. It’s crazy. A collision of colours. Utterly psychedelic, just as I imagined it would be. I found the perfect buttons in my button box. Six round buttons, each with a different comical owl on. I sewed each one … More Ta da! Wheelchair cushion cover
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