Hello my lovelies, if you are regular follower of Lucy’s work over at Attic 24, you may of recently seen her beautiful autumn wreath.
With last years Christmas wreath now clad with flowers and framing the kitchen clock, my intention was to create a Lucy’s special to accompany the snowflake crochet chandelier.
Alas, with time running out and a quilt yet to finish I have made a quick and easy Christmas crochet wreath alternative. Continue reading
I’m currently celebrating the 3 R’s of Vintage – Rescue, Revive and Relove.
My first 3 R celebration is my finished Entrelac jumper (you may remember it from an October’s Entrelac Knitting post)!
I’m so excited – my first review! I have just received this fabulous Buttonbag Christmas Advent Calendar from John Lewis – I can’t wait to show you what’s inside.
Buttonbag’s make-your-own Christmas Advent Calendar kit is great for beginners as it contains everything you need and can easily be made in a few hours. You don’t need a sewing machine either – which is a pretty handy thing as I’m without electricity as my circuit breaker is being repaired!
In the kit are: Continue reading
I am currently making a Jelly Roll Quilt and need your help! I can’t decide if I should leave my friendship braids in their lengths or chop them up into squares.
The quilt is based on The Friendship Braid from Pam and Nicky Lintott’s “Jelly Roll Quilt” book. The Jelly Roll is called “Mod Century” and consists of these fabulous 50s and 60s style fabrics which have been designed by Jenn Ski.
A few months ago, I found a half-finished jumper in my local charity shop along with its pattern, needles and a couple more balls of wool. With the back and front almost complete I hadn’t the heart to unravel someone’s hours of time and effort simply to re-use the yarn – the job had to be finished!
Totally 80’s retro cool!
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