I seem to have developed an obsession that knows no bounds, I can't stop crocheting pot holders! I am 40 this year and it's taken me a long time to get to grips with crocheting, it suddenly clicked last summer, and now I feel like I need to progress from... Continue reading

I finished these two lovely pot holdres last night , and I am really pleased with them.They are the first ones that I have made, inspired by mum's stash of pot holdres! I crocheted these using some left over Rowan cotton yarn that I bought years ago, and I mean... Continue reading

Here's a bag that I crocheted a week or so ago. I managed to hunt out the yarn from a charity shop in the covered market in Oxford. (Helen & Douglas House, for those of you that know the covered market inOxford). They have started to sell a really great... Continue reading

I though that I'd add this image to the blog as it has proved a popular image on my Flickr account. This is a tablecloth that my mum owns. It was crocheted for her mother, along with another piece, as a gift. It is a really lovely piece in the... Continue reading

I found these little beauties in a bag at the back of wardrobe. My mum must have given them to me when I had my children. I used to wear these as a baby, so they are at least 40 years old. I don't remember ever putting them on my... Continue reading

I went to visit my mum yesterday, a holiday half-term visit and an identical twin birthday visit. She has all sorts of things dotted around her house; crochet, knitting, lace, tatting, you name it she has it. I particularly like her crochet pot holders. My mum must have had these... Continue reading

Here's a photo of Isobel's first handknitted hat! This is the first time that, at age 10, she has made a 'garment' for herself. She's really pleased with the finished product. I hadn't realised how bright it was until we went outside, nethermind the local supermarket under artificial light!. Boy,... Continue reading

This is such a great book. I found it in a box at a street sale in Oxford with some other vintage childrens books, and I seem to remember that I paid 10p for the 3 books! Bargian. They are all lovely books, but this one is by far the... Continue reading

This is such a great book. I found it in a box at a street sale in Oxford with some other vintage childrens books, and I seem to remember that I paid 10p for the 3 books! Bargian. They are all lovely books, but this one is by far the... Continue reading

Now then, I know that this new post neither knit nor crochet, or indeed ceramic, but I really love this illustration. Maybe I should have added illustration to the blog speck! These cards really do need to be seen in the flesh, as the photograph doesn't do them piece justice.... Continue reading

Hi there, and welcome to my blog! I thought I'd start by showing you a selection of flowers that I have recently crocheted. They had been put to one side in the bowl pictured, and I thought that together they would make a great photo. The patterns for the flowers... Continue reading