We got the Christmas Decorations up last night, the annual strewing of pretties around the house which has, thankfully, become largely a joyful affair again over the last couple of years. It reminded me, as we unpacked the boxes, of the wreath I made last year which I had such great intentions of doing a […]
Soothing Stitches: Project Fran Blanket Update.
I probably should have called my stitching series something different; I can’t remember my last free Sunday where I could blog to my heart’s content. *Edit: you know, I’m going to rename my Sunday Stitches series as Soothing Stitches. If nothing else, I’ll get lots of hits for post operative skin remedies!* Ah well. Fran’s […]
Soothing Stitches: Snuggly Crochet Pillow
I do love a good pillow – ‘cushion bothering’ (hugging and harassing one to combat anxiety) is something I like to do. I’m still busy with my #UseUpYarnYear and this Vintage Chunky Deramores yarn was under my bed and in need of love. I customised a pattern from a book and started blind with a […]
Fritha Mandala Again: Exploring Large Motifs.
As previously mentioned, I have fallen in love with mandalas and freestyle crochet; crocheting in the round has unlocked a creativity in my that I’m delighting in and a sense of inventing something form myself has awoken a desire to actually nail down my technique, record what I do and offer it out to other […]
Soothing Stitches: Crochet Bolster Cushion Cover
This is a quick one from a few months back. I’m currently deeply engaged in the Fritha Mandala, now on a second incarnation with some testers helping me prepare a pattern. I never did write this one up and I love it really so I thought I’d show it off. It lives in my living […]
Soothing Stitches: Crochet Daffodil Wreath
Just in the nick of time, the daffodil wreath got finished. I find it really helps me to make something in the run up to Freddie’s birthday. Out of eye shot of the girls who expect it to be the actual days that bother me, I’m able to process a lot of the emotions and […]
Soothing Stitches: Introducing Fritha the Crochet Mandala.
I’m a passionate lover of Instagram and Pinterest, as anyone who ‘knows’ me on the internet will probably know. Instagram in particular works so well with a ‘mixed up lifestyle’ of family, work and craft and I find I use it as a sort of micro blogging forum; I often end up looking at it […]
Soothing Stitches: Wreath Update
I spent the weekend away in Liverpool with most of my girls which, given where we live, meant a fair bit of time on trains. I didn’t crochet as much as I intended and it was a very busy weekend but I have made progress. It needs to be finished by Wednesday night though, […]
Soothing Stitches: Spring wreath creation.
Short, sweet and late but here is a work in progress of the wreath I’m making for Freddie’s birthday this year. I feel I should be more invested in this; it’s Freddie fifth ‘should be birthday’ this week and I’m simultaneously overwhelmed with grief that is stifling me and overwhelmed by other things that […]
Soothing Stitches #ProjectFranBlanket (late again).
I’m having a wip break and starting a project I know will take a while and I want to just ‘begin’ so that I can revisit it from time to time. I sneaked in buying the yarn mostly before the end of the year but made such dreadful choices that I had to add to […]
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