Happy New Year everyone! I haven’t had time to post for a while because I kind of over-committed to Christmas gift making. Either that, or left it too late (despite starting in October!). I got it all done in time … Continue reading
It’s probably old news by now that I love making toys. Some of my favourite makes have been toys – from cats and dogs, to monkeys and elephants. My notebook over at Ravelry is full of stuffed little friends that … Continue reading
Last Friday I went to The Handmade Fair and, to be frank, it was incredible. I love a good fair anyway but aside from Yarndale last year I haven’t been able to make it to many craft fairs yet sadly. … Continue reading
I feel like I should be blowing a layer of dust off of this thing! Apologies for my absence, I have had a mad busy summer. Long story short, I started a new job which I am loving and I’ve … Continue reading
I kind of fell out of love with knitting when I learnt how to crochet earlier this year; the speed and ease of 3D sculpting with crochet lured me away and stole me like a mistress. I still maintain that … Continue reading
So I really need to get back on the blogging horse! Hoping that picking up with challenge will help me get back in the swing of things… Day 15: What was your least favourite pattern and why? It seems kind of … Continue reading
My knitting and crochet world has been a lot like clothes shopping lately; trying on lots of things and not being happy with any of them! Pretty damn frustrating. So, to start with, I have finally begun putting my hand-spun … Continue reading
I always find the weather influences what I want to make. For example, last week when it was sunny I spent lots of time making flowers. This week it has been raining and pouring, so my thoughts have turned to … Continue reading
We’ve had some pretty awesome weather in my part of the world lately and it’s really made me grateful to live somewhere as beautiful as Norfolk. It also seems to have inspired me to make lots of flowers! In my … Continue reading
I’ve been away from the blogiverse for the last week or so, sorry about that! I’ve just been so busy I’ve not had time to write. We went to Basingstoke over the bank holiday weekend to visit our good friends … Continue reading
pixels and purls 