Recently, my friend Ali (writer of the blog, Random Wooliness ) a brilliant crocheter, introduced me to the art of freeform crocheting and...

Recently I saw online that The National Museum of the Royal Navy were looking for knitters/crocheters to make some poppies, for an art inst...

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Yesterday was St Georges Annual Tea Cosy Competition. It has been on going for three years now.  This years charity was N.I. Children'...

It has just taken me a whole year to write up this pattern, but here it is at long last, my Witches Brew Tea Cosy. Pattern includes instruc...

Just a quick post to let you know who won the book by Louise Walker - Faux Taxidermy Knits. I'm afraid I haven...

I was well chuffed to be asked to take part in the blog hop to launch Louise Walker's new book " Faux Taxidermy Knits ". ...

I entered a craft competition as part of the Ulster Folk Museum Craft and Skills Day. The category I entered was a wet felt panel, which ...

I know it is still officially summer, but for our house, today it ended, as this is the first day of the school term. Back to early morning...

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Last week my son and husband went to the Commonwealth Games, to watch the hockey. Left at home, my Plan A was to paint my sons room while i...

The start of this love affair began with a trip into town and a visit to  Patisserie Mimi in High Street, Belfast. I stopped there for bre...

  Just wanted to spread the word about a very worthwhile project, which I came to know about by reading Ali's Random Wooliness blog ...

Well I eventually finished the shawl. I used German short rows and Grandmothers Favourite Bind off, again. The same techniques I used for m...

I usually shy away from largish projects as I get bored very easily, if things are taking too long. However I took a notion to knit a shawl...