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Stumpy

Sometimes the cure for crafters’ block is a little bit of crazy crochet.

Packing for the weekend

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I didn’t quite manage to get all my stuff packed for my weekend away before I left for work this morning.
I did, however manage to pack the really important [...]

New Books, New Scarf

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At the end of a week the likes of which I hope I don’t have too often, it’s nice to have a productive weekend.
The weekend’s productivity started on Friday [...]

Waving, not drowning

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I’ve been dealing with quote a lot of stress lately. Some of it comes from external sources, some from within myself (I’m sure I’m not the only one who [...]

My First Crochet Hook

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I learned to crochet at Ally Pally 2 years ago, and since I learned with a borrowed hook, I needed to get some of my own, sharpish.
So I did.
I [...]

Have hook, will travel

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This week has been a week of almost perpetual motion.
On Tuesday I went from London to Perth (the one in Scotland, not the Australian one) so that I could [...]

Tea and Scarf

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Since coming back from Crete, the days have got colder and more wintry, so I turned my red merino handspun yarn into a crocheted scarf.
It’s about 4 inches wide [...]

Wavy Warmth

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I went to SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas earlier this year, and while I was there, I was lucky enough to be able to visit Hill Country Weavers (not [...]