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Breast Feeding Booby Hat!
Saw this in a collection of images. Interesting and clever use of yarn. Wasn't sure what I thought at first but I've grown to love it.Find it here: SarasStitches
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Crochet Concupiscence
I've been meaning to mention Crochet Concupiscence for a while now and this morning Kathryn Vercillo, who writes this blog, sent out messages about her current projects and it sparked me into...
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January 1st TWO THOUSAND AND TWELVE!
My First Thought This Year:I remember being at school and thinking about being 30. It would be in the year 2000 and it felt like it was too far in the future to ever happen! I was 12 then. It is now...
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January 2nd
Just a quickie to post my Granny a Day square. I call this one Battenburg for obvious reasons! It is made of two of the same yarns from yesterday (the quality of my camera doesn't pick them out)....
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Jan 4th
Here's my grannies. One for yesterday and one for today.First is a traditional square (3 rounds) with 12 satelllite mini squares around the edge. The mini square are just the first round of the...
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Jan 5th 2012
Granny a Day number 5!! This is from 200 Crochet Blocks by Jan Eaton so I won't give her pattern away. If you're interested, it is number 94 in the book - called Gothic Square (although mine has come...
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Jan 6th 2012
Granny a Day DAY 6 - Soooooo busy today I've gone for the quick and traditional. I might be doing a few of these in the weeks to come. Having said that, there is actually nothing like a...
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January 12th
I haven't posted my grannies for te last few days because I've been in my sick bed! I have kept up my crochet, though, and to prove it here are squares for days 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. I will complete...
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Jan 13th 2012
Granny a Day squares 12 and 13I've made a pair of twins (non-identical) for days 12 and 13.They are made with no foundation chain but a 4ch starter and then 11 trebles into the 4th ch from hook to form...
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17th Jan 2012
Arrrrrrghh! Got behind on my Granny a Day squares again! I think this might happen a lot over the next few weeks ... I have so much to do. With that in mind, I'm keeping things simple for a while....
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19th January 2012
Here are grannies to add to my mini scarf project. I'm up to six (2 more for days 18 and 19) and I think they're going to go together pairing up the outer colour into a kind of stripe like this:What a...
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Granny a day catch up!
Here's my catch-up all the way to day #25 I'm still working with the same 3 yarns to make up my squares and I've decided on a repeat for my pattern. The individual squares that have the same colour...
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I have been having a nightmare trying to find reasonably priced PLI to allow me to sell at fairs and shows. I've have been transferred and passed on and fobbed off! Companies who wanted to sell me...
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Versatile Blogger ... Sharing the love
I was awarded this honour by two fellow bloggers today! Many thanks to Ali http://macscrochet.blogspot.com/2012/02/another-award.html and Laydilyke...
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Crocheter in a pickle ...
Well ... I've sort of landed myself with a proper pickle. A lady has asked me to mend a baby blanket she borrowed from a friend. She said it was crochet and sent it. It has arrived and ... it's...
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Tarn
I'm getting lots of interest in the projects I've made in T-shirt yarn and along with this have come loads of questions.I love Tarn. It is bright and soft and so chunky really big projects can be...
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Knot Crochet ....
Wahay! I feel like it's the end of term. The aran jumper is finally done!! A real labour of love with a lot of fudging around a TERRIBLE pattern. I am very proud of it, despite a few little...
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Places to crochet
2 Places I've visited where a crocheter could live happily:Let's start with my absolute favourite ...Wool in Dorset. Not only is it a really pretty and quiet place but it is near the sea AND near...
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Granny news
Granny-tasticI have been working with a really lovely lady who has ambitions to grow a business in granny square crochet. Her first ventures are in children's furnishings but before all that I am...
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I was demonstrating crochet at a show this weekend. My mum (and crochet mentor) was with me. An elderly gentleman stopped with his grand-daughter to show her the crochet and we got chatting.He told...
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