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

fused glass · Weaving · work in progress · Yarn Stash

Friday Roundup #28-20

A bit of a shorter post today because of the mini updates I gave earlier in the week. Fused Glass I visited the workshop to see my fused glass work. I’d been thinking about the finish and whether to slump it so that it stands on its own as a curved piece, or to leave… Continue reading Friday Roundup #28-20

General Topics · walking · Weaving · Yarn Stash

Friday Roundup #26-20

A week of good weather and everyone goes loopy. I get that we have all met challenges with the changes to our lives over the past couple of months. But the craziness of people is astonishing. We went walking yesterday along the coastal path. We chose an early time and found minimal crowds. Along our… Continue reading Friday Roundup #26-20