27
Nov 2019
Scaly Crochet
My crocodile scarf is slowly coming along. If I do too much crocheting in one go, my thumb starts to complain, so now that the rows are getting quite long, I really have to pace…
View Post
22
Nov 2019
Friday Links :: Pandas, Moquette, The Moon
I think it’s quite new that messages like this are woven into the seats on the Tube. Or maybe I haven’t noticed it before. It’s nice to have the message spelled out like that. Not…
View Post
21
Nov 2019
More Egg Cup Pincushions
You might say that I’ve become slightly addicted to making these little pincushions. You’d think for such a small ‘canvas’ there’s very little you can do, but once you get started, you can actually add…
View Post
21
Nov 2019
18
Nov 2019
Books In Colour Order
We moved this bookcase recently. Most of the books are mine, Tony is very much a Kindle reading guy. So I’m in charge of ordering the books. And my system is more or less ordered…
View Post
17
Nov 2019
How I Got Into Crafting #WhyIMake
The LoveCrafts.com Crafties 2019 Blogger Award voting ends tomorrow, so please check it out if you want to vote for your favourite blogs. Being nominated for this really took me by surprise and in the…
View Post
16
Nov 2019
Crocodile Scarf WIP
Last week I very optimistically (I now realise) called this WIP a shawl. But because the crocodile stitch practically gobbles up yarn, this is only going to be a scarf. That’s fine too. Because it…
View Post
16
Nov 2019
14
Nov 2019
Slow Stitching Leaves
More leaves today. It is autumn after all! :-) When I walked Blake the other morning it was very windy and leaves were cascading from the trees. It was beautiful! So I wanted to do…
View Post
14
Nov 2019
13
Nov 2019
Happy Leaves
The past year, year and a half maybe, I have been making a concerted effort to get better at drawing. I’ve always been a ‘drawer’ but I’ve never been terribly good at keeping up a…
View Post