Two amazing blogging awards! Thank you!

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I’m thrilled to of received 2 recent blog awards – thank you so much to The Redheaded Stitcher for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award and Rainbow Junkie Corner for the Liebster Blog Award.

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Will you get hooked on Zpagetti? Crochet Zpagetti Yarn Bag- tried and tested

Has anyone had a go with the Zpagetti yarn yet? I found it in my local yarn store for £9.99 for 120m (approx 850g) and it is made from fashion industry left over material. As it’s designed for jumbo crochet, you will need quite a big hook, mine was 12mm, and before you know you’ll have made yourself a gorgeous creation in no time.

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Quick and Easy Crochet Snowflake Patterns – tried and tested

With the festive time upon us I’ve spent the last week making some Christmas Crochet Snowflakes. This is going to be a tried and tested post as I wanted to try out a variety of different patterns. I have taken these photos before the snowflakes are ‘blocked’ into their final shape so you can see how they turn out.

The Snowflake Collection

My first snowflake was made using Lucy’s Attic 24 snowflake pattern.

Attic 24 snow flake

It was the quickest crochet snowflake pattern I tried to make and I love the pointed ends created by the chain stitches. Continue reading