So I'm enjoying my new crochet hooks but folks, I like to keep my stuff in pretty things and the thing they came in was not pretty. Plasticky, yes. Pink, yes. Pretty, no. It's a little bit nasty. And Boy 4 has broken it. Sounds like an excuse to make something, doesn't it? I considered making a thing like a crayon roll but I did make some crayon rolls quite recently and I also don't want to be reminded when I inevitably lose a couple of hooks and ... Read the Post...
Crocheted Lace Flowers
I've been crocheting for years but it's only very recently that I bought a set of crochet hooks. Usually I either manage with the hooks I have (I've got three) or I have to go into town to visit the craft shop to get one. All I can say is i can't believe that I've managed so long without a complete set! There are 12 of them, from tiny to very chunky. I've got plans for the chunkies but it is becoming less and less scarf weather. If I was knitting ... Read the Post...
Quilted Waterproof Kindle Case
I just love to read and, since Husband bought me a kindle for a couple of years ago, I read even more. It is fab. I have also managed to get out of the trashy thriller rut that I had found myself in. I'm now onto my third kindle. The first one broke after I stepped on it. It turns out that the screens are not so robust. I am a rather chunky human, but I didn't even nearly put my whole weight on it. Boy 1 has my second kindle as I now have a ... Read the Post...
A Fabric Lined Basket
I find myself in a permanent struggle with mess and grot and junk in my house. I am always having a sort out but most of the time it feels like two steps forward and five steps back. You probably know the kind of thing. I deal with the pile of junk in the kitchen counters but another pile of junk starts to grow on the table. I sort out one bedroom only to find that my boys have trashed another bedroom. It is bad. It's kind of like giant triffids ... Read the Post...
