Knitting & crochet

Norwegian totoro mittens

These mittens were a present for my best friend and we finally swapped Christmas presents, so now I can write about them!

Craft

Handmade christmas wrap

We've been using brown paper to wrap presents for the last few Christmas' but I decided to jazz it up a bit this year

Craft

Salt dough Christmas ornaments

My Christmas craft prep is well underway and I've been busy making salt dough Christmas decorations for our trees this year.

Craft

Embroidered wood buttons

I saw some embroidered wood discs and thought something similar would look lovely attached to Christmas presents.

Garden

End of tomato season

Well, the end of September has rolled around very fast indeed. My tomato plants had ripened nearly all their fruits and it was time to pull them up. I have to confess I felt a bit sad doing this as I've been looking after them since May and

Knitting & crochet

Innocent's Big Knit 2012

I discovered Innocent’s Big Knit too late last year, but I’m pleased to say I have a box of hats to post this year!

Knitting & crochet

Sunburst granny blanket

I've been quiet with side projects front lately because I've been beavering away on my Sunburst Granny Blanket.

Life

How to identify elderflower

We are now officially in elderflower season, which means it's time to make elderflower champagne, cordial, jelly, whatever takes your fancy! Identifying this plant is simple when you know what you are looking for. If you've never picked elderflowers before, here's how to identify

Knitting & crochet

An old fashioned gift

I've spent the last couple of evenings crocheting a doily for my Nan. I have to say, it's changed my view of doilies.

Craft

'Nest Egg' print

I saw this preserved birds nest in Spain and thought it would make a beautiful lino print. The 'Nest Egg' print was hand cut from lino. Print experiments and paper testing ready for the final 2 colour print on cotton paper. Notes - Lino cutting tips: * Warm your

Knitting & crochet

Crochet granny square blanket

Another blanket for the stash! This one is made from cream granny squares with pink, green, brown and peach detail. It seems a long time ago now that this blanket was a heap of multi-coloured wool! This is one of the first projects I haven't use a yarn

Knitting & crochet

Crochet hexagon blanket

Made from a blend of cashmere and merino wool, this blanket is a Garner heirloom! I’m not usually one for bright colours but I do love