Pic ‘n mix crochet blanket

Pic ‘n mix crochet blanket

I started this blanket in January. It can be such a dreary and difficult month! I also needed to keep myself calm and happy during exam season. They were my first exams in over ten years so I was a bit nervous. The relatively straightforward and repetetive nature of the stripes, combined with some Continue reading

Knitted Socks

Knitted Socks

I really wanted to challenge myself with my knitting and I thought socks would be and ideal way to achieve this. There are so many skills I have leant through sock knitting including short row shaping, stretchy bind off and of course Kitchener stitch. I chose socks because I can easily work on them Continue reading

Knitting for Babies

Knitting for Babies

Hi all, A few of my friends had babies towards the end of last year, and they are now approaching between 6 and 9 months old. There were 2 boys and two girls who I had been knitting for. Knitting baby clothes and toys is a great way to build up your knitting skills because you can try all sorts Continue reading

Knitted Hot Water Bottle Cover

Knitted Hot Water Bottle Cover

Hi all, Sorry its been a while - I have a backlog of projects to share as I have been so busy making recently - its been lovely. This is one of my favourites (even though it makes me sneeze). I started knitting it in the Frightfest sleepy queue back in the summer. The thing I like most about it Continue reading

Knitted Butterfly

Knitted Butterfly

I have reached an age where lots of my friends are growing their families. One of them recently had a very cute baby boy! I had knitted and crocheted a few small gifts as you can imagine and suddenly realised I had not made anything for her older daughter. Not wanting to invoke any kind of sibling Continue reading

Crochet Tea Light Holders

Crochet Tea Light Holders

So I was flicking through a Simply Crochet Magazine when these caught my eye! In the magazine, they were filled with flowers, but I thought tea lights would look great! I whipped them up in a couple of days as I had the cotton lying around left over from another project and I also happen to collect Continue reading

Tutorial: Recycle old jeans into storage baskets

Tutorial: Recycle old jeans into storage baskets

You will need: A pair of old jeans lining fabric scissors sewing machine coordinating thread paper for making the pattern Step 1: Cut the legs of your jeans into tubes, I left mine quite long so I could change the hieght afterwards, but you could make more if you cut them Continue reading

Knitting for baby – Cable Cardigan

Knitting for baby – Cable Cardigan

I have a few friends who have had or are having babies in the very near future and I have been knitting for them for a while. I visited the first of the newborns this morning. He's totally gorgeous and I loved knitting and crocheting for him. The clothes are a little big, but that's better than a Continue reading

Aprons from Tea Towels

Aprons from Tea Towels

A while ago I decided I wanted to have a go at making these aprons from tea towels.I thought they would make an excellent beginner sewing project, and they would have. I just didn't get round to making them until recently. As soon as I saw the Russian doll tea towel I knew that I wanted it for this Continue reading

Crochet Lace Lampshade

Crochet Lace Lampshade

Hi Sorry its been a while, work got kind of busy and weekends have been spent outside enjoying the sunshine and crafting and not so much blogging about it! Whoops - be assured I have a thoroughly slapped wrist for such neglectful behaviour.  I have made so much recently that I have actually been Continue reading