Thanks for all your well wishes about the craft fair and to those who’ve asked how it went. You guys are so sweet. It was fun, and I made enough money to cover the cost of going but it was pretty quiet and I didn’t sell that much. But it was worth it for the [...]

Somehow despite the fact that I’m knitting things for the fair hand embroidery seemed too time consuming and labour intensive. So I started playing with my sewing machine and although I’m most likely doing it all wrong it’s so much fun and I love the slightly messy results. It’s impossible to be a perfectionist when [...]

excuse the quality of the finished photos, it’s been pouring all weekend. As you can probably guess these are going to the craft fair. Just starting to panic about how little stuff I’ve got. It’s on Saturday, eeep! I’m not sure if anyone will buy it but I figure crafty people will be drawn to [...]

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Stuffed toys with bunny or kittie variations. You can use any (soft!) yarn, choose needles a couple of sizes smaller than the recommended size for your yarn. I used less than 1 ball of Rowan Polar and 6.5mm needles, which resulted in toys approx. 13?/ 33cm tall (not including the ears). You can [...]

I will be most grateful if you could take the time to comment with your opinion on this matter. Teehee.
Umm yeah. I was just putting together the stuffies pattern as a pdf, but then I started wondering whether you would prefer the free pattern (it will be free, because free stuff always rocks) as a [...]

yesterday I felt like one of those swimsuit models working in december. Seeing as it’s Scotland spring can’t be relied upon to last more than a few days at a time. It is possible to experience all 4 seasons in the space of a few hours here. But anyway despite the hypothermia I got photos [...]

we dare not go a hunting for fear of little men!
First I found them cuddled up on the sofa

and then they jumped out the window to enjoy the sunny ‘balcony’

Pattern: my own, which I have written up so I’m up for sharing if anyone cares.
Yarn: rowan polar
Needles: 7.5mm circular, I tried out magic loop because [...]

did I post about that super-concentrated red food colouring I got? The stuff that is only an E number? Well here’s what happens when you use too much of it and not enough vinegar when dying wool:

My flatmate suggested that we should go to A+E (ER) and I could get out of my exam because [...]

The exam went okish, I think. Problem is I have another one tomorrow. I can’t wait for next week when I can craft.
But it’s a beautiful day, and at least I can sit on my balcony while I study. (It’s not really a balcony - just a very big window sill). The important part is [...]

Tomorrow I have an exam on narrative theory. 2 essays, the 2nd of which is pick a question and answer it referring to any prose examples (although i think that’s intended to mean any prose fiction). I have one more article to read and then I think I can just about justify taking a [...]