I've been crocheting for years but it's only very recently that I bought a set of crochet hooks. Usually I either manage with the hooks I have (I've got three) or I have to go into town to visit the craft shop to get one. All I can say is i can't believe that I've managed so long without a complete set! There are 12 of them, from tiny to very chunky. I've got plans for the chunkies but it is becoming less and less scarf weather. If I was knitting ... Read the Post...
Quilted Waterproof Kindle Case
I just love to read and, since Husband bought me a kindle for a couple of years ago, I read even more. It is fab. I have also managed to get out of the trashy thriller rut that I had found myself in. I'm now onto my third kindle. The first one broke after I stepped on it. It turns out that the screens are not so robust. I am a rather chunky human, but I didn't even nearly put my whole weight on it. Boy 1 has my second kindle as I now have a ... Read the Post...
A Fabric Lined Basket
I find myself in a permanent struggle with mess and grot and junk in my house. I am always having a sort out but most of the time it feels like two steps forward and five steps back. You probably know the kind of thing. I deal with the pile of junk in the kitchen counters but another pile of junk starts to grow on the table. I sort out one bedroom only to find that my boys have trashed another bedroom. It is bad. It's kind of like giant triffids ... Read the Post...
Boys who Sew
Boys 1 and 2 have been mithering for ages to have a go on my sewing machine. I'd thought that having all boys and no girls meant that I would never be able to sew with my children, but my boys have proved me wrong! Anyway, a few weeks ago we got our act together, decided on a project for each of them and ordered the stuff. Boy 1 decided to make a cushion, inspired by one that I had made for their room (and which will be featured in next ... Read the Post...
