Swatching. Oooof. "Boooring" I hear you say. "I've never once prepared a swatch, and never needed to, so why should I start now?" I hear you, I hear you. So - hands up - who makes a swatch every time they try a new yarn, or start a new project? *Hand goes up* Or at … Continue reading Swatch like your life depends on it
I am sure many of you by now have heard of or seen photos of the Scheepjes Hygge CAL 2017 on Social Media (started 15/02 and ran for 14 weeks). A glorious design by Kirsten Ballering (from Haak Maar Raak) from which so much inspiration was drawn and created almost an avalanche of beautiful pieces and … Continue reading Skirting the issue – in crochet
This blogging malarkey is making me spend even more time at the computer now *starts looking around*. Ever since I bought my iMac a few years ago I had a light grey fabric offcut which found its way onto my desk back then and which I have been using as a dust cover on my … Continue reading Make me look pretty, said the keyboard
Following on from my earlier post THE DOT COTTON SWEATER FROM WATG – part 1 I continued muddling my way through the Wool and The Gang Dot Cotton Sweater pattern instructions to finally put my jumper together. I was really keen to get this piece finished as I loved the colours and the order in which they eventually … Continue reading The Dot Cotton Sweater from WATG – part 2
I wanted to share with you a free pattern I created which I hope will put a smile on your face every morning when you're getting your scrub on at the basin or in the shower! I honestly could not wait to finish this make and put it to the test. When I first put … Continue reading Make a quirky cloud face scrubby
I purchased this pattern the Dot Cotton Sweater from WATG some time ago last year together with a basic knitting pattern, the TS Street Hoodie (..which I still need to assemble..not as easy as I thought as a beginner knitter!). I believe you can’t purchase the pattern alone anymore, at least not from what I … Continue reading THE DOT COTTON SWEATER FROM WATG – part 1