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Third time lucky
I’ve felted and I’ve frogged – both activities have helped me to keep crafting in the heatwave. My third heat-busting “f” is “fibre”. While I was finding wool too hot to handle, cotton seemed to be a potential solution. A change of fibre … Continue reading
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Cooking up a colourful coaster!
Take one porridge oats box … Scissors, sticky tape and a ruler … Some colourful cotton yarn … Hey presto! My first attempt at weaving! 😄 The inspiration for this Blue-Peter-esque contraption came from the website of a hugely talented weaver, … Continue reading
Knitting (print) bag
Yes, even my non-knitting friends are constantly on the look-out for knitting themes for me! This fold-up shopping bag was a perfect gift … Cute dogs, cheerful colours, a practical purpose AND a knitting print. I love it! This will certainly … Continue reading
Way above the chimney tops
The factories have long since closed in my local town, many converted to shops and even a cinema, giving new life to the red brick buildings. I love their geometry and history … and I can’t help but wonder about … Continue reading
Sarehole Mill
Sarehole Mill is a water mill just 5 miles from the centre of Birmingham in the West Midlands. It is now a museum, open to the public, and the 250 year old mill still grinds wheat twice a week, producing flour … Continue reading
Circular inspiration
I came across this neat pile of stacked logs (in a local cafe of all places) and the sight of the concentric circles sent my thoughts scampering away to crochet possibilities … Crocheted coasters were the obvious thought or how … Continue reading
Two steps forward, one step back …
I thought this would be a post about a Finished Object, as I washed and blocked my Akoya cardigan with a sense of relief … Almost. With a sinking heart, I gave in to the nagging suspicion that the sleeves were several centimetres … Continue reading
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Crossroads?
I love this design … Pretty amazing for a public car park, don’t you think? Fabulous in so many ways. And with its neat rows of textured crosses, it provided me with my unexpected knitting thought of the day 🙂 … Continue reading
Paper twiddling
If you’re ever in a long meeting with me, I should apologise now because I may annoy you with my paper twiddling. You know those remnants left in the notebook wire after you’ve torn out a page? It helps my … Continue reading
Parquet potential
This parquet flooring is dusty, dented and taken for granted. Just think of all the stories it could tell! Its home is a community hall attached to a church in Harborne, Birmingham, and it is used by various groups including … Continue reading
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