Books: All’s Fair in Love and Christmas
It seems strange to be only a couple of days in Autumn and here I am reviewing Christmas books. This one was a quick read and put me in mind of the Christmas movies that come out on the W … Continued
Crochet: International Crochet Day
September 12 is International Crochet Day. Some photos of some of my favourite crochet projects. Wind spinners make up quickly and use up those odds and ends of yarn. Be sure to work on some crochet projects today.
Crochet: National Granny Square Day
August 15 is national granny square day. A granny square was the very first pattern I learned to crochet and since then I’ve used it in many, many patterns. This post was shared a couple of years ago but in … Continued
Crochet: A Portable Pocket
I love pockets and always try to have at least one in my dress/skirt/pants/capris. But with the evolution of the phone getting bigger it is frequently impossible to get a pocket to fit the phone. I’ve even been known to … Continued
Dabbling in This and That
It has been a week of dabbling … some rock painting, some crochet, some embroidery, and some sewing. The slow and steady work on my stitch book (here and here) continues between other projects. Page 3 had a small piece … Continued
Crochet: Going Round in Circles
The idea had been mulling around in my mind for ages, time to think outside of the box (or square) and get into the round. I’ve been making crochet circles of different shapes and I’ve put them all together into … Continued
Mosaic ‘Purse’onality
I got hooked on mosaic crochet during the latest lockdown in Ontario. Prior to starting the bag I had completed a few little samples to learn how to follow a graph and just to see how it really worked. I … Continued
Bags with Purse-onality
The reusable bag collection is always growing, usually with bags from stores/organizations with their own advertising on them. I’m not a fan of being a walking advertisement so I came up with a way to cover up what I don’t … Continued
The Project Bag
I’m taking part in the Southeastern Ontario Yarn Crawl and one of the challenges was to create a project bag. I decided to create one based on my circle bag but on a bit smaller scale. So out came the … Continued
Green ‘Purse’onality
I love tote bags and I love to make tote bags. I found this cute pattern for a bag made out of granny squares a few years ago. It is great for using up odd bits and pieces of yarn. It’s … Continued
I Like ‘Purse’onality
I love homemade bags and have them in many colours. I don’t use any bags/purses that are store bought but have ones with a little ‘purse’onality. I’ve also made many bags to give away as gifts. One of my favourites … Continued
I’ve Got More ‘Purse’onality
I recently finished another tote bag with some of the green yarn that was left over from the latest afghan. This is a cross body bag, great for when I’m out walking. It was made using 4 shades of green … Continued
Can You Have Too Much ‘Purse’onality?
I finished this bag in greys, white and black awhile ago. I love crochet bags and I now have quite a collection. It seems when ever I want to use up yarn I end up making another bag. This pattern … Continued
Grey Shades of ‘Purse’onality
The Crafty Side of me has been busy since the weather turned cooler. This is a project that I’ve had completed for a couple of weeks, just never got around to posting about it till now. I have quite a … Continued