Crochet · General Topics · Weaving

Friday Roundup #34-20

Another week, another dollar. Tonight I noticed, really for the first time, the nights drawing in. Not that I mind it too much. I have to admit I like to see welcoming lights in a house and as we get closer to Christmas, all the twinkling lights on trees, glimpsed through the windows. However, we… Continue reading Friday Roundup #34-20

Crochet · handmade · Stashbusting · Weaving

Shawl Update

The Thetis shawl I crocheted while on holiday is now all blocked and finished. I’m quite pleased as it came out really well and the colours are lovely. The finished size is about 78 inches wide and 35 inches from centre to tip. Here are some finished pictures. The shawl is a cotton/polyacryl blend from… Continue reading Shawl Update

Crochet · FO · handmade · Stashbusting

Friday Roundup #32-20

Another week has slipped by and we head towards the end of our holiday to France and back to work from Monday. Today is another scorching Friday. Or at least it is for us when you aren’t used to it. 37C. Last Friday was low 30Cs but benefitted from a sea breeze. Unfortunately there is… Continue reading Friday Roundup #32-20

hand sewn · handmade · Leather · leather sneakers

New Sneakers – Done

Well, the sneakers are complete with their laces. I had been asking people if they preferred blue or hot pink laces. The hot pink is not quite that vibrant. People made it challenging when they said both. 🙂 In the end, blue had more votes, so here they are all completed. I’m going to send… Continue reading New Sneakers – Done

FO · fused glass · Gardening · Leather · Weaving

Friday Roundup #27-20

It’s hard to believe that this is Friday #27, and the start of the second half of the year. Where did that time go? This past week has been rather mixed, as I went back to work on Wednesday, but only for two days. It was nice though to catch up with people and have… Continue reading Friday Roundup #27-20