Category Archives: crochet
The cold elbow solution
Do you have a recurring dream or nightmare? Mine have changed over the years. First it was the owl pecking out the back window of a car I was being driven in through a forest. (I was really young then) … Continue reading
The worlds most expensive socks?
Sometime at the end of last year I was with a group of people talking about hobbies and I said I like to crochet. Someone else said they did too and they were making a pair of socks and I … Continue reading
Best. Day. Ever.
It’s been a while. Three months exactly, apparently! And now I’m writing this as a married lady – in theory that Bridget Jones persona became a thing of the past almost three weeks ago. On the 24th June I married … Continue reading
Getting my Christmasness makingness on
I suddenly got right back into makingness. It’s mainly the fault of people who felt Mr Gnome needed a Mrs Gnome. I was worried he would get lonely if I wasn’t speedy, so….: Meet Mrs Gnome. Then I thought they … Continue reading
Christmas gnoming
I don’t own that many Christmas decorations. When we lived at Pog Towers, Norman and I had a set of glass angels I hung from the window frame (many of which had become flightless over the years due to delicate … Continue reading
Makingness for Little Wisp
It’s been ages since I actually finished any makingness, but in honour of my second visit to see my beautiful new niece, I managed to finish two things: As Little Wisp seems to like pulling tubes (first she pulled her … Continue reading
This week in makingness…
(Sorry, these things are all rather random and the day has been too long to wind them together in a better way, so in the style of ‘showing’ / ‘show and tell’ at primary school…) This week I’ve made: …Cherry Pie. … Continue reading
A smiley long weekend
Lots of things made me smile and in some cases laugh like a loon this weekend. I can only assume it was hysteria brought on by having three days out of the office (I do love a Bank holiday) and … Continue reading
A discombobulating start to the week
Monday mornings are never terribly fun times, but when you have a power cut at 5.15am on a Monday morning it tends to completely discombobulate you. It’s still dark when your bedroom is in the middle of a terraced house … Continue reading
Random bits and makingness
I was going to tell you my observations on men on the early morning train and the toilet, but 1) I thought better of it 2) I have had the loooongest week and just want to log off and do … Continue reading
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