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Reminiscing; Already.

Weather wise this weekend has been fab-u-lous, I guess that’s what left me hankering after our recent Cornish break. I realised that I’d not written about our holiday at all. There are reasons why I’ve not written anything so far; … Continue reading

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Back in the Saddle

I have loads of really irritating scraps of yarn dotted about the place. I tried to use up the balls when I started the ripple blanket but now that it’s coming to an end (though I will need to purchase … Continue reading

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A Baby Ripple Blanket

I have too many yarns and yarn leftovers. Fact. Sadly though, you couldn’t call it a ‘stash’. That’s to say that there are no more than two balls of any given colour or type of yarn, and I really need … Continue reading

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It’s finished … The evidence.

Following on from yesterday’s post; A big thank you to Eddie who provided all of the initial yarns, I miss you Eddie. Thanks also to Lucy in the attic, for inspiring me to learn to crochet this design. Thanks to … Continue reading

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It’s finished …

I can’t post a photo because a) it’s dark and b) the finished item is BIG. So in the morning, after a trip to the optician and before a trip to the hairdresser, I will post a ta-dah photo of … Continue reading

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May Crowns and Beltain

My craft this week has extended only as far as a few rows added to the camping blanket (which started life here), and the making of May crowns to wear at the Beltain Wickerman Festival at Butser Ancient Farm. As … Continue reading

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Silent Sunday #11

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Camping, Crochet, Cooking Chorizo Stew on Campfire …

What more could a girl ask for? The trip to Downhouse Farm in Eype, West Dorset, is well worth making provided a) you like wild camping, and b) you know exactly where you are going! The farm itself, with its … Continue reading

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Work Seriously Eats up Craft Time – FACT!

I’ve been utterly lame (for that, read that I haven’t made as much as I would have liked to) on the craft front this week, only sharing my inexpert knowledge of dressmaking with a work colleague, recommending a basic dressmaking … Continue reading

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My Very Special Blanket (and other musings)

Craftwise, this week … I have mostly been crocheting rows on the camping blanket. With it only being a DC (treble in UK crochet) all the way along a row, I don’t have to concentrate at all and am therefore … Continue reading

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