A LONG, LOOONG time ago, about a year ago, actually, I was bitten by the inspiration bug when I saw this post by Lucy at Attic24. She was making all these lovely little squares using left-over yarn. ...
Well, its been a l-o-n-g time between posts, but I am here now, and very excited to share the news that my cardigan is finished and is a "wearable"! And, therefore, a success!My cardi g...
My crochet cardigan is coming along nicely... generally speaking... but I have hit a little hiccup.Here it is with a little bit of the bodice... looking good (if I do say so myself!) and fitting quit...
In my head I am a republican but in my heart I am a monarchist. :-) Especially when there is a royal wedding on the way. I am a sucker for all things grand and royal, especially whe...
First of all, I would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all those who commented on my last post. It was so great to read all your messages and Im just thrilled that you love my daughters cardigan...
Here is a more recent clothing story, one that I am really excited about.Since my shracket and shroat projects back in February and March 2010, I havent dabbled in the clothing side of crochet at all...
Okay, so as I mentioned in my last post, I took the plunge last year and attempted some crochet clothing. It was this pattern on Ravelry that made me decide to give it a go.Making a "shroat" ...
Okay, this is long overdue. I have wanted to write about my attempts at crocheting clothing for AGES. In fact, this post has been in draft for so long, it has been hard to put it all together today. ...
It occurred to me the other day that my blog is a year old. What a quick year that has been!Me aged 1. Seems appropriate!My personal, non-blogging life has been busy and eventful over the past year (...
Following on from my last post, here are some more gifts I gave at the end of last year.My daughters teacher was about to go on leave and was heading for the UK and Europe as soon as school ended... ...
Its okay, international readers, I dont mean those kinds of thongs!* Just to clarify, in Australia we call "flip flops" THONGS. Our school year ends just before Christmas - at the start of ou...
It has been almost two months since I have said hello to you all in the world of blogland, and I must say it is very nice to finally find a spare half-hour to sit down and type a quick message to you...
I got this magazine for Christmas yesterday. Yes, its summer here, but we still get the Northern Hemisphere magazines... complete with winter patterns... :-)No matter! They are still interesting and ...
Okay... FINALLY... I have attempted to turn my Christmas Bunting into a pattern.Like I mentioned, this is a combination of patterns and ideas from other clever people on the web.Making the starThe fi...
Well, it all worked out in the end - better than I expected!I added a couple of extra rounds to the back (daisy) side, and then I blocked both cushions.So now Im a blocking convert - it makes such a ...
I know, no-one should be confused by a cushion, should they?I thought it would all be rather simple.But Im having a devil-of-a-time trying to sew up this thing! Well, not sew it up, per se, but:a) wo...
Thanks to everyone who responded to my last post about my Christmas bunting. Im so pleased that you all like it, and it is clear from the comments I received that there are people out there who would...
Okay, I had another idea....I was working on my Christmas Bunting, doing UK Trebles in groups of four, as per the Grandma Tree Pattern from The Royal Sisters (like I explained in my last post, and in...
Well, after yesterdays bunting post, I found I couldnt be stopped! Its Crochet Bunting City here!I feel so excited and on such a high of creativity - want to know what Ive gone and done now?Ive inven...
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