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  • So the little crocodile eats the piece of string…

    So the little crocodile eats the piece of string…

    My daughter brought an intriguing film to my attention today entitled Hand: Anatomy of Performance Training by Siobhan McKeown. Do you also recognise the themes it touches on? Watching it makes me feel happy.

  • Toadstool baby hat and booties

    Toadstool baby hat and booties

    I’m supposed to be writing up and sizing patterns for baby booties and hats at the moment. However, as always, it’s much more fun trying out variations on an idea and making things to give away. Here are some booties and a hat inspired by the handsome fly agaric toadstool…

  • Extra Curricular Crochet

    Extra Curricular Crochet

    Here are some things you can make with basic crochet stitches. I wanted to put together a guide to basic crochet techniques for my lovely colleagues at the college where I work. A small group of us are going to spend our “well being” time getting to grips with some…

  • The Snail and the Octopus

    The Snail and the Octopus

    Forays into amigurumi using Aldi crochet kits with the addition of some Noro Kureopatora yarn.

  • Snuggle Poncho

    Snuggle Poncho

  • Poncho in Action

    Poncho in Action

    Here’s the poncho in action, out on the streets of Whalley Range. Find the pattern at MobiusJo on Etsy.

  • Rainbow Necklaces

    Rainbow Necklaces

    I’ve always enjoyed making beaded bracelets and necklaces. It’s a wonderful thing to do with children too, although I often find myself carrying on long after they’ve wandered off and started doing something else. We have a box full of random beads in all different shapes, colours and sizes. Some…

  • Poncho

    Poncho

    I loved the grey chunky crochet cowl in the previous post so much that I bought some yarn in purple to make one for myself. As so often happens it got diverted into another completely unrelated project and a poncho was born.

  • Out and About

    Out and About

    We were out and about today in Manchester getting some exercise and trying to find interesting local places to go. We’ve just about had enough of our usual parks and walks, as they’ve become all too familiar during the latest lock down! We ventured up to New Islington which is…

  • I’ve started but will I ever finish?

    I’ve started but will I ever finish?

    Here is a project I’ve been working on in stops and starts for quite a while now. It’s an experiment in texture and colour. My mum received a mixed bag of yarns which she in turn passed on to me. The yarns were different shades of turquoise and pistachio greens…