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 […]
Confession time: I’ve been cheating on my hooks!
Something very strange has happened to me over the last few months. Crochet has stopped being my main craft – and it’s freaking me out! It all started when I became obsessed with sock knitting a few months ago. I knit my first pair of socks on double pointed knitting needles, so I naturally wanted […]
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 […]
Facing a Crafting Fear
I mentioned in my post about crojo that one of my tried and tested ways of getting back into the swing of crochet after a temporary loss of interest is to try a different craft. The thing about trying out new crafts is that sometimes it can be a bit scary! I know what I’m doing […]
The week of many yarn crafts!
It’s been quite the week! Last I wrote I was busy setting up my craft room to prepare for the arrival of my knitting machine. I finally got my hands on it on Monday – and while this is super exciting, I was too scared to touch it for a day! I worked the day […]
Unravel 2015
I think Unravel might be my favourite craft show! I suspected this might be the case last year but I was still very new to the craft show circuit – returning this year has cemented its place as #1 so far. This year’s Unravel new came at the perfect time for me personally as […]
The Knitting and Stitching Show 2014
At the weekend I had the pleasure of trekking up to Alexandra Palace (quite wholesale nfl jerseys a feat from Surrey on a Sunday, I tell you!) for my first Knitting and Stitching Show. Having attended both Unravel and cheap jerseys the Hobby Crafts show this year I Gunung thought I knew the drill for these […]