With the Tour De Fleece this year, I wanted to join in, in some way. What better way than to explore those 25g balls of fibre purchased from Adelaide Walker at the Cumbrian Wool Gathering. It would be rude not to start with the bright orange bamboo tops (of which I had two). Ashamed to… Continue reading Spinning a Tale – Bamboo Tops
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Prompted Musings – Crafting and relaxation
How do you relax? With crafting! When you work a full time job, crafting is often a go to hobby for relaxing. Spinning! Spinning bright orange bamboo tops! Spinning is fantastic if you are looking to zone out and hit zen. It’s especially good if you are in a high anxiety mode. The repetitive simple… Continue reading Prompted Musings – Crafting and relaxation
Finished Pattern – Norbert The Gnome
This week, I jumped into a free little pattern to create a Gnome for a friend. Norbert The Gnome by Stella’s Yarn Universe. Pink is this season’s Red! For someone looking for a quick and easy little gift for a friend or relative, if they like gnomes, you cannot go wrong with this one! This… Continue reading Finished Pattern – Norbert The Gnome
Finished Pattern – Yoshi Lovey Crochet Cuddly
Let’s-a Go! Time for another pattern review! This time we have worked our way through Yoshi Lovey by Damn it Janet, let’s crochet. Honestly, the moment I saw this pattern, I HAD to make it. I had just been introduced to Ribblr by Pixstitch over on Twitch and had been browsing through the app. (If… Continue reading Finished Pattern – Yoshi Lovey Crochet Cuddly
Finished Pattern – Feather’s McGraw
Bringing you yet another pattern review from a birthday present, again already gifted so there will be no spoilers. This is a pattern from Cottontail and Whiskers - Charlie the Chicken door stop. All credit for this picture goes to Cottontail and Whiskers - please follow the link to see more amazing patterns. Now, I… Continue reading Finished Pattern – Feather’s McGraw
Cumbrian Wool Gathering 2024: An Exciting Fiber Adventure
Rainbow Sheep! Has it really been a whole year since my first post here in 2023? Yes, yes it has! This year I returned to the bigger, better, but just as organised and enjoyable Cumbrian Wool Gathering, this time with my Mother in Law and we had an absolute blast on the Saturday and came… Continue reading Cumbrian Wool Gathering 2024: An Exciting Fiber Adventure
Magical Golden Snitch Crochet Pattern | Perfect for Harry Potter Fans
A Crochet Pattern by Geeky Squidoo (23rd June 2024) Cheesy Blurb Calling all witches, wizards, and crochet fanatics! Have you ever dreamed of catching the Golden Snitch yourself? Now you can with this spellbinding crochet pattern! This isn't your average amigurumi it's a quick and captivating project that'll have you yelling "He's got the Snitch!"… Continue reading Magical Golden Snitch Crochet Pattern | Perfect for Harry Potter Fans
Finished Pattern – Happy Coffee Cup
Another birthday, another finished project. This time we have a tiny happy cup of coffee as a present for my friend (again, already gifted so no spoilers here!) she loves her coffee, so this seemed to be perfect for her! This is the Upset/angry coffee crochet pattern by FalseBubbles. Made using green yarn as that… Continue reading Finished Pattern – Happy Coffee Cup
Spinning a Tale – EEW Nano 2
It's here! the EEW Nano 2 is here! Built by the amazing Maurice at Dreaming Robots. It's tiny, it needed a few tweaks, but it's here! Spend long enough watching videos on youtube about crochet and firber arts and I'm sure you will fall down the yarn spinning rabbit hole. Never in a million years,… Continue reading Spinning a Tale – EEW Nano 2
The Cumbrian Wool Gathering 2023
The beggining is a good place to start. In a way this is a good beginning. The first ever Cumbrian Wool Gathering, my first fiber festival. The first time this hobbyist maker and crafter put on her big girl pants and went to this kind of event on her own. Was I an aquwardly shy introvert,… Continue reading The Cumbrian Wool Gathering 2023
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