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 will explain.. Marmite is a thick, sticky paste made from concentrated yeast extract, a byproduct from brewing beer. German scientist
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 exhibitions: Yarndale and the Edinburgh Yarn Festival. The reason why is because I like the
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 selecting the colors for my new blanket was going to be an easy task this time, as I have so
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 and shifting some of the books to create more space for my yarn.. because I am,
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 a podcast which is very good and informative and I would highly recommend it. http://www.youtube.com/crafternoontreatscrochet Here are the links to the other Blogstars
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 a blog entry about what I saw , who I met and millions of ideas
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 posted on Instagram where not the best. The best way
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 unlikely eventuality that an art critic has stumbled upon my blog. The purpose of the entry is to tell the story how this blanket came
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, and I won't be able to keep it up,
I always feel the first few weeks after the festive season can be quite a bit of a challenge, cold and dark days ahead, if you are like me in the northern hemisphere, back to work, maybe a depleted bank balance after the festivities or are you overwhelmed by far
