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Tag Archives: crochet
The Wool Monty Show 2019
Having spent the 5 years after leaving university living in Sheffield it will always have a special place in my heart so when I heard that there would be a new yarn festival, called the Wool Monty, launching there this … Continue reading
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Tagged craft, crochet, knitting, spinning, uk yarn shows, wool, wool monty show, yarn, yarns shows
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Holiday knitting – how many projects are enough?
As any knitter or crocheter will know planning what projects to take on holiday with you is an integral part of your pre-holiday planning. I’m sure there are even a few crafters out there like me who think about what … Continue reading
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Tagged craft, crochet, holiday knitting, holiday packing, holidayday knitting projects, knitting
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Blogging versus Vlogging
In recent months I have been thinking quite a lot about the relative benefits of blogging versus blogging. You will no doubt have noticed from my sporadic posts over the last year or so that blogging has rather taken a … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging versus vlogging, craft, crochet, fibre arts, fibre crafts, finre crafts, knitting, making, sewing, slow crafting, slow fashion, slow living, spinning
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For the love of a linen shawl
In all this hot weather we have been having in the UK knitting with and wearing wool might have been the last thing many of you have wanted to do, even I considered putting the needles down for a while. … Continue reading
Posted in General, product review, Projects
Tagged crochet, erika knight studio linen, michele dunaier, shawl, true love shawl
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The missing episodes 26-29
My last post might have been a little bit too much all in one go but I’m going to commit a double faux pas today and post again with even more podcasts. I promise that will be it for today … Continue reading
Posted in vlog
Tagged blaster cardigan, crochet, fair isle knitting, handmade wardrobe, knitting, lopapeysa, podcast, shibori, slow crafting, slow fashion, slow living, stranded colour work, tie dye, wool, yarn
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The missing episodes 21-25
For the last few months I seem to have been neglecting the blog in favour of podcasting. I found that with only so many hours in a day and 2 small children to wrangle something had to give in order … Continue reading
Posted in book review, vlog
Tagged book review, crafting, crochet, handmade wardrobe, knitting, podcast, sewing, sewist, slow crafting, slow fashion, slow knitting, slow living, wool, yarn
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Product Review – Erika Knight British Blue Wool
I wrote a review for the Minerva Crafts blog recently on Erika Knight’s British Blue Wool, if you fancy finding out what I thought of it you can check it out here.
Crochet scrap blanket recipe
As this is all rather rushed and still a work in progress these instructions for the crochet blanket will be in the form of a recipe rather than a detailed pattern like I would normally provide. The crochet blanket is … Continue reading
Posted in Pattern
Tagged blanket, charted, crochet, free pattern, scrap buster, sock yarn, stash buster, written instructions
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Slow Crafting Podcast : Episode 15 – Crochet-tastic
Only just cross posting this across from YouTube, instructions for working the crochet blanket I mention in the podcast will follow shortly. A bi-weekly podcast charting my efforts to incorporate a slow living/ slow fashion approach to my crafting life … Continue reading
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Tagged craft, crochet, handspun yarn, knitting, slow crafting podcast, slow fashion, slow living, spinning
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