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Never mind the macaroons…mini grannies are like Marmite!

March 19, 2017

An unusual title, I know…but if you are acquainted with Marmite you will know exactly where I’m coming from! For those of you that haven’t the faintest idea what Marmite is, I ...

Lifestyle, Stories, Travel

Yarn,friends,more yarn,macaroons and a family’s ceilidh…part one

March 11, 2017

Let’s start with a question: Do I need more yarn? ABSOLUTELY NOT !!! Do I WANT more yarn? ALWAYS!!! Saying that let me start telling you about my weekend. Every year I go to two yarn ...

Lifestyle, Stories, Travel

More about the macaroons blanket…

March 6, 2017

I meant to write more about this month’s blanket at the weekend but I got sidetracked by non-crochet related things… So back to Paris, macaroons and obviously crochet! I thought ...

Lifestyle, Stories

My yarn room makeover

February 24, 2017

Hi, Everyone! If you follow me on Facebook, you might know I spent the past two days trying to re-organize my studio. It wasn’t meant to be a big job; just assembling two small bookcases ...

Lifestyle, Stories, Travel

The blogstars weekend…

February 16, 2017

Overdue post… As usual, I am always the last one writing, all the other bloggers have uploaded their take on the weekend, and Kathryn (http://www.crafternoontreats.com) has also uploaded ...

Lifestyle, Patterns, Stories, Travel

‘Emily’ my February blanket: a humble homage to the Brontë sisters.

February 6, 2017

As you probably knew already, last weekend, I went to my first STYLECRAFT’S BLOGSTARS meeting. It will take all week for the experience to sink in and I am still in the process to write ...

Lifestyle, Patterns, Stories

THE JANUARY BLANKET IS DONE!!

February 2, 2017

First THANK YOU SOO MUCH for the lovely comments and likes , I m really glad that the first blanket of 2017 has been received so well, I am so glad you loved the colours even if the pictures I ...

Lifestyle, Patterns, Stories, Travel

ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM AND CROCHET. WHY NOT?

January 31, 2017

Abstract expressionism and crochet…. I bet a lot of people will find my statement total blasphemy. I don’t mind, if that is the case, and I apologise in the very ...

Lifestyle, Patterns, Stories

ONE BLANKET FOR EACH MONTH….

January 25, 2017

I have been thinking in the past few weeks what I should make this year, and I have come up with a rather ambitious plan: one blanket for each month of the year. I know it might be far too much, ...