My myriad crafty creations including jewellery, hats, crochet, beads and things
Last year, for the first time ever, I finished knitting a pair of socks!They are beautiful, but sadly I misread the sizes in the pattern and they are a bit small. I can squeeze them on, but I'm thinking maybe I should give them away. It would … [Read more]
I can't believe it's been over a year since I posted here!Here are two of the things I've made in the last year: Sockhead Slouch Hat.The first was knitted in Manos del Uruguay Alegría, and is an absolutely divine yarn! I was going to add the … [Read more]
This is my personal shawl project.While the first shawl was made before I came across these, the rest were inspired by The Crochet Project and The Shawl Project: Book 1. I've made four of the six patterns from Book 1, and have bought Book 2 as … [Read more]
Have you ever had that problem: there's a pattern you want to make, but you just have no idea what colours to use?I had that dilemma recently when I wanted to make the Sofia tunic top found on Ravelry. I already had a bunch of yarns that I could … [Read more]
I made this brooch stand tonight. It was very easy!I just covered the glass of a photo frame in a self-adhesive PVC sheet (like contact) and stuck on some plastic hooks that I bought in the picture hanging section of the hardware store.Voila! … [Read more]
This is the Transposition shawl from The Shawl Project: Book One.It was quite a pleasure to make, even if I did fail to read the pattern properly and had to go back about 10 rows... twice. I used Jawoll Magic dégradé yarn, which was … [Read more]
I am in love with foundation stitches! That is fsc, fhdc and fdc.You can use these instead of a foundation chain and row of stitches. You essentially create the chain and stitch above it in one move.The benefits are:Easier to handle when … [Read more]
Worsted, Aran and 10ply… Oh my!As I have explored knitting and crochet online and with my local knitting group I have noticed that there is a vast array of terms used to describe the thickness of a yarn. This is super confusing for beginners and … [Read more]
This is the finished product of my lace weight crochet watch; using Schoppel Wolle Lace Ball 2ply.In the end it wasn't very practical as a watch, but it was a good experiment! … [Read more]
I'm dubbing this one Cam Cam since I gave it to Baby Cameron.This is from the … [Read more]