I’ve talked before about how I love to crochet on the move – when I was commuting into London every day, I was always crocheting furiously on the train. Now I used to get a bit carried away with the projects I took with me sometimes, often working on my favourite WIP whatever it may […]
Crochet posts
Believe it or not, there are posts on Elsie Pop that aren't entirely crochet-related! But here, you won't find any - this category is crochet through and through!
WYS Signature 4 Ply Giveaway – we have a winner!
The day has arrived! Eeeeek! A month or so ago, I launched my first ever giveaway alongside my rave review of West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply to win a ball of the fabulous yarn in question and a full set of Knitpro DPNs. I was so pleased with the prize I was able to offer […]
10 Reasons why Living with a Crocheter is the WORST
I’m under no illusions here – Mr Elsie Pop is basically a saint. Living with a crocheter is hard work! Here, with input from my lovely husband, are my top 10 reasons why living with a crocheter is just the WORST. 1 – Yarn. Everywhere. Even though I have a whole separate building dedicated to crafts […]
West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply Review + Giveaway!
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’ve become a total sock knitting addict lately, having picked up the double pointed needles for the first time last September and following Christine’s awesome tutorials over at Winwick Mum. With the sock knitting obsession comes the discovery of the joys of sock yarn. If you haven’t […]
80s Bonfire Night Crochet Cowl
It’s bonfire night tonight in the UK – one of the weirdest traditions we have on these little islands, where we celebrate a historic plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament by setting off a load of fireworks and lighting a bonfire with an effigy on the top. We’re a strange nation. But no-one […]
All I Want For Christmas Is… Yarn.
Ok, that’s a lie – I also want other crafty things. But in general, I’m hoping Santa takes the hint this year and delivers a load of crafty goodness on Christmas day. As it’s November now, I think I’m allowed to write my Christmas list! Here are a few of the items I’m currently obsessing […]
Coping With Christmas as a Crafter
Something happens to us crafters when October rolls around again. We see the Christmas things on the shelves in the supermarket; we see the people complaining on social media that “Christmas starts earlier every year” and our own personal panic sets in. We have to start our Christmas planning. The first year you gave a […]
My Latest Project Bag Upgrade
Introducing the Happy Crocheting Yarn Drum! I think it’s fairly well documented that I crochet on the move quite a lot. My Instagram is littered with photos of me crafting on trains, I’ve written here before about my love of commuter crochet, it’s kind of just my “thing”! So I was over the moon to […]
The Great London Yarn Crawl 2016
Oh. My. Goodness. I think the Great London Yarn Crawl might be the best way to spend a day in the world ever? I was expecting the yarn crawl to be good – I mean, it’s a day touring the craft shops of London, so it was always going to be fun. But in the end, […]
On Losing – and Finding – Your Crojo
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