Another non-crochet-related post here (but it is about hand-crafted items, so it’s relevant): my Etsy bag has arrived! Here it is: It’s hand-crafted in leather, in a gorgeous brick-red colour and I bought it from Morelle, on Etsy.com. I am such a...

Trawling the internet in search of inspiration yesterday I found this: Cate Blanchett in a granny square dress. Yes, the lovely, stylish Cate is wearing a granny square dress. OK, I know I wrote a post a while ago espousing the wonders of the...

I decided I should publicly support handmade crafts more, as learning to crochet has given me a huge appreciation for the amount of creativity and work that goes into making beautiful, handmade objects. That’s why I joined Etsy.com a while ago – partly...

I’ve been practising crochet for a while now and so far I’ve made flowers, toys, scarves, gloves, a baby blanket and am currently working on a full-size blanket, my first bag, more gloves and hopefully some jewellery. But I feel i’m graduating past...

Well my one brief attempt at knitting has come to a sad end as, while engrossed in a particularly er, engrossing episode of Ugly Betty (in which Daniel looks particularly horny), I – horror of horrors – dropped a stitch! Yikes. I didn’t notice until...