Bring it on, Autumn. I’m ready. I have a pile of books, calling out to be read. I have a basketful of yarn perfect to complete my next blanket. Plus the wood shed is full of chopped wood. The idea of curling up by the woodstove, adding a few more […]
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Zen and the art of crocheting
Some crafts are easy to pick up. Some are more elusive and refuse to click. Crochet has fitted quite snuggly into this last category for me. I can knit complicated patterns. I can follow the most convoluted dressmaking pattern, but looping yarn over a crochet hook has left me flummoxed. […]
Read more49 The Perfect (crochet) Square
I’ve reached a crochet milestone. To date, I have hooked 49 granny squares. Very neat as it’s 7 x 7, my very favourite square. Everyone has a favourite square, don’t they? (hmm…suspects it’s just me.) This is exactly 48 more squares that I have crocheted before. A huge success. I’m […]
Read moreI’m hooked.
When I look back over the last 5 years of my TimeToCraft blog, I can’t help counting up the number of new craft skills I’ve acquired along the way. By no means am I a master of all these crafts, but I can do them. I know how to, and […]
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