Category Archives: crochet
Spreading wooly smiles
Around Christmas time I heard an appeal from the RSPCA on the radio for people to make blankets for cold furballs. I can’t stand the thought of a cold furball, so I got crocheting and made this one: We have … Continue reading
Finding Brave
I think sometimes we all need a bit more brave, don’t we? My niece struggles to find her brave sometimes, but luckily it was brought to the attention Dave the Brave – the dragon in charge of all or our … Continue reading
But it *is* a tortoise
The other week, as I plodded through the woods, I saw a tortoise. It’s probably important to note at this point that I don’t run with my glasses on, and as a result it’s a little like looking at the … Continue reading
The floofiest wool I ever did see…
…it was meant to be for chickens. But it turns out: I get bored making the same things at the moment and there are many ideas trying to escape from my head. The floofiest wool needed to be used to … Continue reading
Look at those legs!
I wasn’t very into the beaded hedgehogs. I thought I’d make up an emotional support chicken instead. (If you’re not in the world of wool, you might not know that these are a thing. Quite a big thing really). It … Continue reading
Happy Hedgehogs
Last month I was so excited about a new crochet pattern I’d found. (Here). I can be a bit cocky when it comes to crochet – if I have a pattern I can usually follow it without problems and if … Continue reading
For the love of wool
Wool. I love wool. I love that you can go from a ball of the floofy stuff to clothes, toys or pretty much anything. I can’t remember when I started to crochet. There are blog posts on here that go … Continue reading
Dreams and unicorns
I was woken this morning at 5am this morning by a bubble of excitement in my tummy. I had a few of those lovely sleepy moments where I tried to remember what it was about. Were we going on holiday? … Continue reading
The chaotic cooking Tuesday
Tuesday stats: Tesco: Mostly successful, although someone with a very full trolley beat us to the ‘nice’ cashier so we ended up with a man. Luckily Mum approved of him. Celebratory ‘we did the shopping’ cake choice: Belgium bun (did … Continue reading
The start of The Tuesday Blanket Tuesday
‘Hmmm. You’re rather twisted aren’t you?’ ‘I am?’ ‘You are.’ And that’s how the conversation started as I stepped into the room where I had an accidental massage this Tuesday. My sister (a beautician) was giving mum a facial at … Continue reading
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