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- December 22nd, 2009
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Fancy wristwarmers
I’ve also been busy with my hook making these “almost-mock-Victorian-style” wristwarmers, they’re done in just basic double crochet, with a picot edging on top and bottom to gi…
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Spur-of-the-moment slouch hat
Haven’t posted in a lo-o-ong while, but heavy snowfall in London right now has got me picking up the hooks again. I made this hat last night on a whim and am planning on making a grey scarf to m…
- September 22nd, 2009
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Bag of joy!
Another non-crochet-related post here (but it is about hand-crafted items, so it’s relevant): my Etsy bag has arrived! Here it is: It’s hand-crafted in leather, in a gorgeous brick-red co…
- September 19th, 2009
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Bring back the granny square… um, maybe not after all
Trawling the internet in search of inspiration yesterday I found this: Cate Blanchett in a granny square dress. Yes, the lovely, stylish Cate is wearing a granny square dress. OK, I know I wrote a…
- September 14th, 2009
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Buying handmade
I decided I should publicly support handmade crafts more, as learning to crochet has given me a huge appreciation for the amount of creativity and work that goes into making beautiful, handmade object…
- August 28th, 2009
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Something substantial
I’ve been practising crochet for a while now and so far I’ve made flowers, toys, scarves, gloves, a baby blanket and am currently working on a full-size blanket, my first bag, more gloves…
- August 25th, 2009
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RIP: poor knitted scarf :’(
Well my one brief attempt at knitting has come to a sad end as, while engrossed in a particularly er, engrossing episode of Ugly Betty (in which Daniel looks particularly horny), I – horror of h…
- August 15th, 2009
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The needle ninny
Needlework can be such a portable hobby, but it takes up a lot of paraphernalia. One thing I seem to have picked up a lot of is sewing needles. I don’t sew (much) but i have pins and needles eve…
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Yet another pair of fingerless gloves!
The obsession continues! I made another pair of shell-stitch gloves, this time with a V-stitch cuff, as my blue gloves from last week are just a tad too short on my wrists I think. The pics don’…
- August 9th, 2009
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Little crochet motif
Back to crochet again. I just want to learn something new so I made this pretty little motif from a book: The bottom left corner went a bit blodgy, but not bad for a first attempt I think OK, tech…
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Look mum, I’m knitting!
No I haven’t crossed over to the dark side, I am still – and always will be – a mad crocheter! But after a visit to a knitting group at my local bookshop last weekend I decided what…
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Blue fingerless gloves
Haven’t blogged in a while – going through a redundancy at work and starting another job can take its toll on you. Also after the Granny blanket I was all crocheted out but I’ve star…
- July 2nd, 2009
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The baby granny blanket
Well I’ve finally finished the granny square baby blanket I’ve been making. I suppose it’s quite traditional-looking. Doing the squares took me much longer than I expected due to the…
- June 23rd, 2009
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Blogging woes
Well my beloved mac has gone kaput on me so it’ll be quite a few days before I can blog properly again. I’m currently using my sister’s computer but I don’t know how to connect…
- June 3rd, 2009
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All about moi!
I’ve finally written out my About Me page. A little bit of blurb about me.. check it out!
- May 31st, 2009
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Really simple headband
Another ‘distraction project’ – something I made when I really should be working on my granny squares! Very simple – did 3 double crochets, skip 3 chains, 3dc, sk 3ch etc and…
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Little Nano cosy
Well the Granny squares are coming along, albeit slowly. The thing about them is that they are so simple to do.. but so dull! Oh well as soon as the blanket’s finished I’ll post it here.…
- May 13th, 2009
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Bring back the Granny Square!
The Granny Square. The doyen of seventies design and favourite of grannies everywhere. (Though they probably come second to doilies). Having said that, i like the look of them and i think they should…
- April 30th, 2009
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Something cosy
I made this cafetiere cosy for my desk at work because thanks to the extreme air-conditioned environment I live in my coffee goes cold before I’ve even had time to drink a second cup. Not enough…
- April 29th, 2009
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I heart my new crochet hooks!
Well the hooks have arrived and I’ve been playing with them all week. (By playing I mean taking pictures and generally being mesmerised by their shininess and not, um, doing much crocheting) I…
- April 18th, 2009
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Colourful crochet hooks
Just ordered a whole set of colourful aluminium crochet hooks from Purple Linda and some small black ami eyes. I’m so excited! I have a very-beloved motley collection of metal grey and wooden ho…
- April 17th, 2009
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- April 16th, 2009
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What do you get a man who has everything?
A crocheted cat, of course. I made this for a friend who’s turning 40 soon. I’m really hoping he likes it. I find it so hard embroidering faces onto crochet. The nature of the stitches me…
- April 13th, 2009
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New(ish) blog!
So, I moved my blog over from ‘the crocheteer’ to this one as I think ‘crooked’ is far more reflective of my crocheting abilities, and I’m a lot more comfortable with it…
- April 5th, 2009
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Does your blog have a personality type?
I’ve just got my blog Typealyzed and this is the personality of my blog (apparently): “INFP – The Idealists The meaning-seeking and unconventional type. They are especially attuned t…
- April 2nd, 2009
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Hyperbolic(ish) crochet brooch
I’ve been reading about hyperbolic crochet and it’s all based on mathematics, apparently. It looks a bit like freeform but every round is increased exponentially according some sort of mat…
- March 30th, 2009
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Need more crochet time!
I’ve been so addicted to crochet since I first learned how to slip-stitch all those many moons ago (well just over a year ago actually) that now I get really annoyed with having to go to work! W…
- March 27th, 2009
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A mouse in the house
I’ve decided that my “skittle-bunny” is a little too sinister perhaps for a baby (plus I want to keep him for myself!) so I’ve attempted yet another (more suitable) amigurumi.…
