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Thank-you so much for stopping by!!! This is Raymond, my creative director. He is a particulalry beautiful and co-dependent 12 year old Siamese who adopted us two years ago....
And I'm Alice, Raymond's long-suffering Mum! I love knitting socks, spinning yarn, hooking colourful happiness and eating brownie. We hope you enjoy your visit here today and leave with joyous inspiration.
***Links to my patterns and tutorials!***
Mini shell stitch edging tutorial!
Granny Mandala Tutorial!
Granny Bunting Love!
Pointy Petal Flower!
A crochet leaf!
Polka Dot Tea Pot pattern!
Circus Baby Blanket!
Fancy a cuppa Granny???
Scallop Edges!
African Flower Mandala Pot Holder Tutorial!
Spring Explosion Tea Cozy!
Lace Bunting tutorial!
Grandala square tutorial!
Granny Triangle Pattern!
Garter Stitch Bunting pattern!
Mandala Pot Holder Inspiration!
Lotus Mandala Prayer Flag tutorial
Granny Cowl Love!
Carnival Edging Tutorial!
The intricate business of creating a coffee plunger cozy!
Felted Notions Bag (It's easy, promise!)
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Category Archives: Dyeing Wool
Colour Junkie
I love colour, that’s no secret, I love being immersed in the bright and vibrant energies that colours create, the way each colour has a different vibration that stimulates a different response from me. My home is normally a colourfest, but as … Continue reading
Smitten.
Even though it is halfway through the November, I never got around to making an October mosaic until about 30 minutes ago! It’s not the most exciting mosaic in terms of colourful fun, but does show what I was up to … Continue reading
New Beginnings…
I realised today when I was writing the date at work that October has already begun! I hadn’t even prepared my monthly mosaic … normally I am so excited by them that I get them ready about a week early … Continue reading
Slow Yarn
Still a little baby, thank goodness! Richie is the beginnings of the ultimate ”slow yarn” experience Are you all familiar with the slow food movement? I personally think slow food is the best there is, that processed food does so much damage … Continue reading
A spinny catch-up
I had to record this evening sky, I’m not a particularly nostalgic or poetic person, but tonight I can feel Grace all around and as I sat at the magic wheel as the beautiful sunny afternoon turned into evening, I … Continue reading
Woolly Happenings….
Helloooo!! Greetings from under the Gypsy Caravan Blanket! I came home from work today and took my laptop to bed and oooooh my goodness how nice is it to be lying down! This last week has been exHAUSTing. Crazy long days … Continue reading
Little bits of this and that…
Hellooo!!! And how are you lovely people today? Warmer than Raymond and me I hope! It is freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezing here in Wellington! What a week we are having with our polar blast, it is truly incredible! I said last week in a … Continue reading
R is for Recovery!
Hellooo!!! And how are you today? Well I hope, wherever you are in the world! To begin today’s post I would like to say ****** THANK YOU ****** for the mind blowing amount of kind and sweet comments you left about … Continue reading
Injection dyeing
Hello Lovelies! I hope you’re all having a wonderful day! Mine is going quite great, I’ve spent the morning at a meeting of the Onslow Fibrecraft Guild, learning injection dyeing. Did you think I had spelt dyeing wrong when you … Continue reading
