Dinosaur

I was invited to a baby shower last weekend, so I crocheted a baby gift to take. I might know next to nothing about the care and maintenance of babies, but I think I am pretty good at making baby …

An elephant and a sheep

In recent months, I needed gifts for new babies, so I crocheted a couple of toys. The first was for my Kiwi neighbours. Crocheting a kiwi crossed my mind, but I chose to make a sheep instead because I already …

A donkey and a hippo

Earlier this year, LoveCrafts asked me whether I would like to try some of their products. Of course I would! My first thought was to make something for the new grandson, so after much delay and consultation with his mum, …

Woolly donations

I decided that my charity knitting project was going to be knitted knockers (prostheses for breast cancer survivors), and that will be where my focus remains, but I was encouraged to help out at a recent craft bee at Calico …

Harlequin cushion

When my grandmother moved out of her house and into a nursing home a few years ago, we had to find homes for a lot of her extra belongings. She was never much of a knitter – she much preferred …

Lachie’s bunny (and a hat)

While visiting our grandson, Lachlan, in Victoria, I popped into the local craft shop, Periwinkle Patchwork, for a sticky-beak, as you do. With babies on the brain, I picked up a copy of Edward’s Menagerie by Kerry Lord and now …

Licorice allsorts blanket

I have almost knitted up all the 4 kilograms of Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 10 ply yarn I bought in 2014 when I seriously miscalculated how much I would need for the wedding blanket. Hurrah! In late 2017, I started crocheting a …

Crocheted poppies

I have used my lunch hours at work constructively to make poppies to commemorate the end of the First World War. The end of a war is worth remembering! These poppies will all be sent to the 5000 Poppies project, …

Crochet and poppies

Earlier this year, I made a case for my crochet hooks, but I forgot to tell you about it. So, here it is! It has pockets for all of my hooks and a flap to stop them sliding out. The …

Travelling with a craft addiction: Spain

I have been in Spain for a few weeks. This is a craft blog, not a travel blog, so I will not bore you with thousands of holiday snaps. Instead, I will tell you about the fun fabric and yarn shops …