Sun, sardines and saltwater

finishing stuff

finishing stuff

Hello there! It’s Wednesday, it’s been a spectacularly long day with far too many minutes and not enough hours, I’m tired and had dinner whilst walking home from work (what have I become?!), so… I’m now home drinking a deliciously warm cup of red berries tea in my enormous mug and I thought to myself “Do you know what’s missing in your lives right now? To see the face I gave the little frog I knitted centuries ago!”. Yeah, that will cheer up the world! So voilà! Cute handmade frog face done! This frog is now my goddaughter’s best friend…

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random musings

random musings

The days are getting longer. Lighter. I desperately hold on to this thought, as February and the sudden temperature dip are really getting to me. Naively, I thought we were past the really cold days; I can hear the weather laugh at me in the background… or maybe it's just the sound of my frozen jaw trying to move.  Perhaps this is a good opportunity to finish that incredibly warm crochet blanket I started in 2007. Now that I think about it, that's a great idea and a fantastic way to turn this cold around and laugh in the face…

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it’s knitting time

it’s knitting time

  I go in phases with my knitting and sewing. There are times when all I can think about is sewing dolls, or making a quilt, a new top, a little dress for my goddaughter, or designing a new pouf pattern and testing it incessantly until I’m happy. Other times it’s the knitting; in my head, I’ll be two projects ahead, binge knitting everyday and totally unable to stop. Just one more row. Just one more project. On occasion, I’ll have a break from it all, typically in the summer…    Right now, I’m on a binge knitting phase. This is as…

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