A friend I made playing Guild Wars2, is about to become a father again…to twin boys! A fan of the New York Rangers NHL hockey team, his idea of blankets in home and away team shirt colours is inspired and fun. Letter appliques is the main feature. Having never crocheted letters, I’m nervous – I … [Read more…]
I discovered earlier this week, as I was searching through my printed blanket patterns, that I wrongly attributed 3 completed blankets to Le monde de Sucrette. These blankets were inspired by Repeat Crafter Me. The pattern is Leslie’s Lapghan referenced in the post Quick and Easy Chunky Crochet V-Stitch Afghan.
Video games meets crochet yet again in this Palico from Monster Hunter. The Palico is a player sidekick with special abilities. My daughter asked me to crochet her one – finished in the early hours of this morning it was presented to her as a birthday gift. The bow & quiver my daughter added – … [Read more…]
Oh my goodness…another busy week behind me and another in front of me. This will be a quickie! My awesome Uncle aka Dad is celebrating his 80th birthday in a few weeks. Not one for being fussed over he was a tricky customer to work out a gift for. As my Aunt aka Mom and … [Read more…]
This has been quite the week for our family…our first proper snow since moving up here, a crochet revelation and best of all, the arrival of a beautiful baby girl to my husband’s youngest sister and her husband. Since moving up here a few years ago, we’ve not experienced a proper snow fall prior to … [Read more…]
I appreciate art in all forms, especially in nature. It snowed here properly tonight for the first time since 2016. When the fluffy stuff arrives, I have quite the nerdfest with my camera and super macro lens adaptor. My prey: shooting a perfectly formed snowflake. Over the years I’ve caught one or two above average … [Read more…]