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Proper crochet lace!!
Woohoo! This is my first proper piece of teeny tiny crochet lace… (the pocket watch was for perspective… but I suppose that could be any size too… but it’s a regular size pocket watch, if there is such...
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Oh baby!
This weekend I have mostly been making these… a little set of hat and mittens for brand new baby B (congratulations!!)…. I used a very basic hat and mitten and finished them with picot edging and this...
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Practice makes perfect
…. I hope! I’ve finally got some time to practise my crochet lace… and here is today’s effort…. the first five rows were from a pattern and then I went ‘off piste’ and just made it up. I’m thinking...
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Practice makes perfect # 2
I got a new pattern for an Irish crochet bed spread… made from roses and scrolls. I’m thinking though that I’d like to do something else with the rose motifs…. but first I had to master them! Not the...
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Today’s motif
Shamrock (without a stem, cos I prefer it that way) Filed under: Craft, Crochet, Textiles Tagged: Irish Crochet
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Unexpected brooch!
I had intended to make lots of motifs to use in a proper piece of Irish crochet lace…. but I think I got impatient or something and this happened instead… …. a brooch with a vintage jet button centre!...
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Crochet edged pillowcase
Filed under: Craft, Crochet, Textiles, Uncategorized Tagged: Crochet edged pillowcase
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The bestest bestie
Last week lovely bestie C came back after a long trip in the US…. I was very pleased to catch up over a gorgeous Indian meal to celebrate my new job… Yums! And he brought presents too! A gorgeous bunny...
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summer crochet
with the sun blazing and every window in the place open, the last thing I want to be doing is working with wool, as much as I do love my chunky, handspuns. As I’m working in a new city I’ve been...
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Making time for making
Gosh, I feel like I’m on constant catch up with myself recently…. time is precious and I’m definitely someone who needs a whole lot of ‘downtime’ ‘me time’… whatever you choose to call the time that...
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