As someone who spends their life creating patterns and working from them over and over again to make sure they are just right, the world of free form crochet is a little scary. Ok, a lot scary. I mean, I have always admired the organic, crazy, spontaneous freeform crochet creations as I scrolled through the […]
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Sparking the Imagination at Winchester Hat Fair
Yesterday we treated ourselves to a rather lovely day out at the annual Winchester Hat Fair. I hadn’t been since I was a little girl and now I have two of my own I thought it was time to revisit the slightly strange, weird and highly entertaining attraction which takes over Winchester, Hampshire for three […]
Continue readingSpring Has Come Early
I might have been a little quiet but lots has been going on behind the scenes. It might be only January but Spring has come early to our house and I have been on a cleaning rampage. Cupboards have been rearranged, furniture has been shifted, floors have been scrubbed. The house has been reworked and […]
Continue readingPampered Pekins – The day we washed the chickens
When I made my resolution to learn new skills this year I must admit that bathing a chicken was not high up on my list. In fact it wasn’t on my list at all. But since new year the rain, rain, rain has come down, down down and our poor little pekins have got dirtier […]
Continue readingKnit One, Curse One – Learning to Knit (Part 1)
Last night I dug my mum’s old needles out from where they had been abandoned several years ago and sat down with the intention of learning to knit. I had grand visions of creating a beautiful phone holder in knit 1, purl 1 rib stitch that would have a different colour edge and a handy […]
Continue readingHappy Bunnies Galore!
In case you didn’t pick it up from yesterday’s post, I like to find books in thrift stores. Especially art and craft books. Seriously, those things are so expensive to buy brand new that it is definitely worth having a rummage through the shelves of local charity shops to see what can be discovered. One […]
Continue readingFrom Small Beginnings Come Great Things
Resolutions are all very well and good, but to truly be worthwhile you have to follow through with them and actually accomplish that which you have set out to achieve. Without action all you have is a list of ideas and not much else. So with this in mind, yesterday evening I sat down and […]
Continue readingNew Year, New Resolutions, New Crafts
It’s the beginning of a new year and like everyone else, I am drawn to the idea of making some resolutions to mark its passage. Last year had its ups and downs. At one point I had to totally reassess where my life was going, overhaul my goals, pick myself up after yet another spectacular […]
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