Category Archives: crochet
Christmas round up and some naughty finger puppets
Just before Christmas is completely over, I thought I’d do a quick Christmas roundup. I had a lovely Christmas Eve with Gorgeous Godson and his big brother. We put out a drink for Father Christmas and a carrot for Rudolph … Continue reading
Nurse Pog to the rescue!
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
Beards and suspicions
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
Necklaces and noodles
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
Daftness. Just because.
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
Wool, furballs and faces
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
An offer of owl sponsorship
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
Pennies for daftness. Hopefully
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
The magic Magical Pillow
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
Ooops. On a number of levels.
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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