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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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