It’s been a while since I had a finished project to post, but this week’s project is probably one of the cutest things I’ve crocheted in a while. Meet Rosie the Balloon Elephant! by MelloStitchesCo This little elephant is made using tiny chenille yarn, a 3mm hook and a paperclip. The pattern was relatively easy… Continue reading Finished Pattern – Rosie the Balloon Elephant
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Stitching Ahead: Sneak Peak at My WIPs & Upcoming Escapades
With most of the recent blogs being about what I’ve been up to or making, thought it would be a nice change of pace to give you a sneak peek at my current projects and what’s on the horizon. for the rest of the year. (Despite the year’s attempts to go by in a flash,… Continue reading Stitching Ahead: Sneak Peak at My WIPs & Upcoming Escapades
Cumbrian Wool Gathering 2025 – Our Third Chapter Unfolds
Happy 2nd birthday blog, here’s to a fun and craft filled 3rd year! Two years ago I went to the very first Cumbrian Wool Gathering and wrote about it for my first blog post. This year I went for the third year running (second time with my mother-in-law) and we had another absolute blast! Evidence… Continue reading Cumbrian Wool Gathering 2025 – Our Third Chapter Unfolds
Campfire Crochet – Cozy Creations by the Coals
This week, I’ve been away on holiday. For some of that time, I’ve been camping! For me, camping is the perfect time for crafting and crochet. It probably has something to do with many childhood camping trips my mum would pack all sorts of crafting bits for us to do, stick us in the awning… Continue reading Campfire Crochet – Cozy Creations by the Coals
Finished Pattern – Peacock Amigurumi
This weeks finished pattern is the Peacock Amigurumi by StringyDingDing As you can see this is the cutest peacock pattern! (One of very few out there as well! Trust me, I looked quite hard!) This little chap was a gift for a work colleague and I could not be happier with the way he has… Continue reading Finished Pattern – Peacock Amigurumi
Prompted Musings – Badly Blowing My Own Trumpet
What are you good at? Everything crafty! Joking aside, I’m not bad at sewing, I’m a complete beginner at spinning, I’m a keen but mediocre artist, I’m halfway decent at graphic design, and I am passable at a number of crafts I’ve picked up along the way, but I AM good at crochet. (Please feel… Continue reading Prompted Musings – Badly Blowing My Own Trumpet
Finished Pattern – Leggy Froggy!
My little bug-eyed froggy This week's pattern review is the Leggy Froggy pattern by Crochet by Karina. This was my first test pattern I had participated in on Ribblr and oh my, I'm in love! so much so, that I made a second one! We all stand together! (Let me know if you’re old enough… Continue reading Finished Pattern – Leggy Froggy!
Spinning a Tale – The lessons learned from 2 years of spinning
The 2nd Skein of Yarn June this year will mark 2 years since I purchased my EEW nano and began my electric spinning adventure. Since then, I’ve tried spinning a number of different types of fibre, I’ve bought even more unusual fibre’s to experiment with, I’ve purchased a second, bigger electric spinning wheel, tried processing… Continue reading Spinning a Tale – The lessons learned from 2 years of spinning
Finished Pattern – Snakey Snake
This week’s finished pattern is the free Snakey Snake by Chronic Creator. This was made for a friend because, well I wanted too and I could. Another great pattern, super easy and really good for beginners. (Honestly, you would think at this point I’m just being nice to everyone, but the truth is, if I… Continue reading Finished Pattern – Snakey Snake
A new spinning wheel – Enter the Argonaut! (And her matching lazy Kate)
So having done a fair bit of spinning on my EEW nano, it was becoming clear that a bigger wheel would be a useful addition. Enter the Argonaut by GemmaBeaMakes Right out the gate let’s start with the social links. Not only does Gemma sell through Etsy, she has a YouTube channel where she mainly… Continue reading A new spinning wheel – Enter the Argonaut! (And her matching lazy Kate)
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