crochet – The Red Wren

Creating… a person!

It’s been quite a while since I’ve regularly blogged, and at least six weeks since I’ve blogged at all. I can finally reveal why… These are bought slippers, not crafted by ...

Gardening, Life and Outings, Our Home

This weekend I;

Worked on some more hexies, slowly building up a stash. I’m daunted by the idea of joining them all one day. Relaxed by the open fire. We finally got a screen so it feel safe to light it now. ...

Sewing and Craft

Hexagon rounds

I had some friends over for a crafty afternoon on Sunday. I set about crocheting the round parts of what will eventually be hexagons in between chatting, consuming tea and eating cake and before ...

Sewing and Craft

My Creative Space

It’s been quite a while since I’ve played along with My Creative Space, but I thought it might be fun to show you what I’m working on at present. We have: Toadstool sketches- I’m working on a ...

Life and Outings, Sewing and Craft

Progress at last

Yesterday I wrote about work in progress and the effect that too much of it can have on ones overall productivity. Today I’m going to share my mini-break with you. A week and a half ago my ...

Sewing and Craft

Crochet Blanket

I’ve started to crochet a blanket. Yay! excuse the bad lighting! I’m using the Summer Garden Granny Square pattern which I found here via Ravelry. It’s so pretty. All of the ...

Sewing and Craft

Nine Squares

Wow my first February post? I remember the same thing happening last year; I was all enthusiastic about craft projects (and home projects for that matter), then I settled back in the routine of ...

Sewing and Craft

More Grannies!

I’m on a roll now! Two more squares today! I now have three! My hands hurt a bit now though. Does this get better in time?

Sewing and Craft

Granny Squares

A few weeks back I enthusiastically signed up for Pip of Meet me at Mike’s Granny a Day 2010. It’s taken me a little while to get started and there’s been a lot of pulling apart ...