I spent yesterday learning a new crochet pattern. I love crochet for its simplicity. From a few basic stitches, so many pretty patterns can be created. Harlequin Stitch Crochet I'm working several long sections in a repeating stripe pattern, when I have enough I'll stitch them together lengthways. A new blanket, hopefully ready in time…
Take a look at my table......messy, too much stuff going on, crochet, notebook, recipes, books, wine, hand cream...what more could a girl need? My Table Some of you will have seen my table many times in pics, honestly it always looks like this. It is tiny, but I seem to be able to stack it…
I can hear you asking now, if I'm against single use plastic then why buy produce in these nasty plastic string bags? String produce bag Simply because if I buy them I will properly recycle the bags into useful items. They will not end up in the seas and oceans. The plastic used is perfect…
There has been a lot of sport to watch & an awful lot of rain has fallen🤣 After I finished the baby blanket I started crocheting mandalas. With the hope of using up my stash of yarn. These are made with 100% cotton yarn and a 4.5mm hook. Smallest table Primary I have made them…
Edging is completed 🌸 The baby blanket is finished......well the design and implementation is I still have to tie up the loose ends. Loose ends Every time I tell myself.....finish off as you go. Do I? No, of course I don't. I'll be back soon with the finished blanket 🏵️
England may not have done too well in the test, but I always watch them whatever form they are in. The positive to this was I crocheted throughout all the games, meaning the blanket has really come together. Taking shape, edged in white. I had edged & joined each square in white, then crocheted a…
This is the first crocheting I've started since last September. Up until then I'd always have something on my hook, but during lockdown I didn't do anything. I'm not sure why. It seemed the more time I had, the less I did. These past three days I'm back to it and I'm so pleased. I…
I'll admit I did wonder, was an outright leaving of Twitter really necessary? I found the answer to this question the next morning. Yes, of course it was the right thing to do. I got up, showered, sat down at my dresser to do my hair & make up & of course I picked up…
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