Friday Night Sew-In…well, Stitch in really

Had big plans for yesterday’s Friday Night Sew in, but ended up sick with a sinus infection, that kept me curled up on the couch in front of the telly, dozing intermittently and feeling sorry for myself. So instead of prepping Klosjes as I planned, I alternated between crocheting the Giant Granny Square and working [...]

Licorice Allsorts

I can’t believe it’s been so long since I posted on the blog, had disconnected my camera and it’s a major drama climbing under furniture to reconnect, and basically I was lazy! And my oldest furbaby, Gertie has suddenly taken to taking up this pose everytime I sit in front of the computer… easy enough [...]

Christmas Design SAL – January 2010

Well the staycation is over, back to work today… The last few weeks of my holidays were spent doing some stitching on my Blackbird Design Stockings for Yoyo’s Christmas Design SAL for January, and I finished another two. While I’m really loving this little stockings, I realise the stockings aren’t actually Christmas themed… so am [...]

Christmas Design SAL – December 09

Well, I managed to get finished the tasks I set for December for Yoyo’s Christmas Design SAL – two of the Blackbird Design Stocking Series from the January 2009 By the Chimney with Care booklet.   Knew I couldn’t do the third stocking as I need a different linen, which I’ll order this week, so the [...]

Staycation Day 3 … every little stitch

Well my plans for a blog post a day have already fallen over… Never mind… have managed to use needle and thread every day… Zen de Jour Friday night at Mum’s I finished stitching the Winter Carnation stocking – this means I’ve finished my commitment  for Yoyo’s Christmas Design SAL for this month, though I [...]

Staycation Day 1 – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Yesterday was Day 1 of my 6 week ‘staycation’ and I’m hoping to do a blog post each day monitoring my progress towards my goal of using needle and thread every day! I spent the majority of the day doing shopping, as another goal of this break is to get into a better ‘eating’ regime.   [...]