Category Archives: crochet

Nurse Pog to the rescue!

Posted on December 2, 2014 by thepogblog

When I was little, I wanted to be a nurse when I grew up.  This is  me meeting my sisters for the first time: (Well, it was a hospital.  Obviously I had to wear my nurses uniform.) I did go … Continue reading →

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Beards and suspicions

Posted on November 7, 2014 by thepogblog

I posted a picture of Little Pea on the company intranet today, wondering if he was perhaps the littlest Mo Bro out there (It’s Movember, for anyone that means nothing to).  The background of the picture is this… A few … Continue reading →

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Necklaces and noodles

Posted on October 7, 2014 by thepogblog

You know that phrase ‘dress for the job you want, not the job you have’?  Well, I’m rubbish at it.  Today I have been dressed in tracksuit bottoms, slippers and a snugly warm top, accessorised with a few soup stains.  … Continue reading →

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Daftness. Just because.

Posted on October 3, 2014 by thepogblog

I nearly forgot how fun it can be to do something daft, just because you can. A few weeks ago I worked on something for the company intranet.  It wasn’t terribly creative, but it was seen as pretty different from … Continue reading →

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Wool, furballs and faces

Posted on September 26, 2014 by thepogblog

2 weeks, thirty six balls of wool and one annoyed Norman cat has resulted in a huuuuge, very thick blanket that means I won’t have to turn the central heating on quite yet….hooray! Even better, it could work as a good … Continue reading →

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An offer of owl sponsorship

Posted on June 6, 2014 by thepogblog

In March I had a week off work.  I achieved three things: I painted the walls, ceilings and skirting boards of Pog towers I went on a lampshade making course I had my first phone call with Jackie The results?  … Continue reading →

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Pennies for daftness. Hopefully

Posted on May 23, 2014 by thepogblog

In case you somehow missed it, I am going to the Philippines in August (read all about it here).  Not for a holiday, but to help with things in the aftermath of the typhoon.  And as part of that, I’m … Continue reading →

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The magic Magical Pillow

Posted on March 10, 2014 by thepogblog

Almost a year ago a friend asked me to make something to help cure her son’s nightmares.  It seemed a tall order, but the Pillow of Power was born.  And weirdly, it worked. Roll on 10 months; another friend remembered … Continue reading →

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Ooops. On a number of levels.

Posted on February 21, 2014 by thepogblog

It’s kind of my own fault.  Since January I’ve been wanting a project – something to focus on for a while – and now I have one. Short version:  I did a bit more of the collapsing that I started … Continue reading →

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An unintentional invention

Posted on January 28, 2014 by thepogblog

I love my Mum’s homemade marmalade, so I thought this year I’d try to make my own.  My ‘new neighbour’ friend kindly dropped off her giant slow cooker and on Saturday morning I got started.  The first flaw was comparing … Continue reading →

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