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Snow Week Chez Moi
Snow beginning ...Snow settling ...Snow warming ... Snow melting ...!
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Sargasso Sea-Ripple
Some of you may remember me beginning my sea-ripple blanket back at the end of August / beginning of September last year, inspired by the constantly shifting colours of the sea that had struck me while...
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In My Kitchen In January
I've wanted to join in Celia's inspired "In My Kitchen" series for a while. It's a lovely way of keeping a record of what goes on in the heart of a home. And you can tell a lot about the the weave of...
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Inspiring Hooky Books
I have recently acquired two inspirational hooky books. One is this:It was just too beautiful not to buy it, I am afraid. Obviously the patterns in it are designed for using Noro yarn - the incredibly...
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Crochet And Pom-Pom Hearts
Couldn't pass up the opportunity to hook up a few of these cushiony hearts after seeing Lucy's post here last month. The pattern is the same lovely one by BeaG that Lucy used which you can find here....
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In My KItchen In February
Joining in with Celia's In My Kitchen series here, in my kitchen, in February, have been the following:... Leek and Herb soupIn February I seem to hanker for food that is plainer and packed with...
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Song of Solomon Shawl
As indicated in my previous post here, for Lent I'm not giving up anything essential like chocolate, biscuits, tea or, heaven forbid, cake - these, in my book, are survival rations, not optional extras...
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Blue Heaven's Fading Fire Shawl
My second crocheted prayer shawl for Lent has reached the finish line. It's rather different from the first one although I have still used a variegated, chunky yarn. This one is in Stylecraft...
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Catherine Wheel Shawls
After my little foray into Catherine Wheel stitches with my Fantascot at the beginning of the year, I discovered I'd got a bit addicted to them and, in order to combat the setting-in of withdrawal...
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In My Kitchen In March
Joining in with Celia's In My Kitchen series here, in my kitchen, in March, have been:eggs - a sudden early Spring glut from the bantams who are now laying for Britain after a bit of sabbatical during...
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Cherry Blossom Shawl
The last of my Lent Prayer Shawls is finished and will shortly be on its way.Like my other Lent Prayer Shawls, it's made with a variegated yarn. This is James Brett Marble Chunky in pink, or rather in...
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When Spring Won't Spring...
When Spring won't spring, every right-thinking chicken goes broody and retires to a cosy nest box ...... out of the biting wind and icy garden with a friend or two for company.This applies to all...
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"The Best Laid Plans O' Mice And Men ..."
"The best laid plans o'mice and men gang aft a-gley." You are so right, Robbie Burns!Mrs Tittlemouse's Easter plans went seriously "a-gley" this year, scuppered by the arrival of a nasty 'flu virus...
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Sparky Grannies
A new hooky book came through my letterbox last weekend and has had me absorbed in every spare moment I've had since.It's Sue Pinner's new book, "Granny Squares" and it's a cracker.There are lots of...
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The "We Have All The Time In The World" Blouse
Although my childhood was largely in the 1970s I wouldn't exactly describe myself as a Sixties / Seventies flower-child. I lacked the requisite length of hair for a start, in which to insert a...
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Crochet Bath Mat # 1
My little crochet bath mat production line has been busy and Bath Mat # 1 is ready to roll out and receive any wet feet coming its way! I love it!And what I particularly love is the fact that it has...
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Jeans For The Golden Road To Samarkand
Do you know that poem by James Elroy Flecker called "The Golden Road to Samarkand"? Actually Flecker wrote two similar poems. One is called "The Golden Journey To Samarkand" and is a reflection on the...
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"Easy Summer Living" Bags
I have been having a bit of a clear out of my fabric stash - basically because the lids on my boxes wouldn't close and in fact are beginning, literally, to crack up under the strain! I am a bit of a...
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Crochet Bath Mat # 2 and "Easy Summer Living" Bag Giveaway Winners
My second crocheted bath mat has hit the floor! Took a bit longer to complete than I expected because when sewing the daisy hexagons together I discovered one or two rogue hexies with eleven petals...
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In My Kitchen In May
Joining in with Celia's In My Kitchen series here, in my kitchen, in May, have been:A huge number of eggs again. Pic very similar to that in my last "In My Kitchen" post back in March but I am afraid I...
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