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Channel: Handicraft – Hurtled to 60 and Now Beyond…into Retirement
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My Afghan Blanket Crochet Project

How many of you are old enough to remember crocheted dresses in the 60s and early 70s?   Do you recognise this pattern?  It brings back lots of teenage memories for me.  Always wanting to be in the...

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Are You a Starter or a Finisher?

Some people are natural “starters.” They live for the creative beginning of projects, but not the day-to-day execution or the follow through. I start things but don’t always finish. My energy comes...

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A New Venture – What a Minefield!

I said in my first post of 2015 that I would tell you all what I have been up to in the “quiet” months since November. With the run up to Christmas and the dark evenings, I spent the time making...

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My New Venture – Thingummy Bags 8 months on

In January I wrote about my new venture into selling handmade cotton bags on Etsy.   Eight months on I thought you might be interested in an update.     First of all, what or who is Etsy?  I was...

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Embarking on a New Project

It’s funny how an idea can snowball. We have a great wool shop in the town called The Wool Bar, it sells wonderful interesting wools, has unusual patterns and if you have any knitting/crochet problems...

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Back in the Blogging Saddle

Funny how things happen.  All of a sudden just in the last week several people have mentioned that they miss reading my blog.   It’s been 3 months since I wrote anything; to be honest I suppose I just...

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My Afghan Blanket Crochet Project

How many of you are old enough to remember crocheted dresses in the 60s and early 70s?   Do you recognise this pattern?  It brings back lots of teenage memories for me.  Always wanting to be in the...

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