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Midweek inspiration: what I’m reading
January is always a prolific month for crafty bloggers, it seems. The quiet lull of December is followed by a burst of activity, and it makes for fantastic reading! It’s so much fun gobbling up the energy we’re all feeling…
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Flowers for the home and granny squares for the wall
It’s one week into January already! And what a wonderful start to 2013 it has been. :) On top of starting my learn a craft a month project, I’ve been following Apartment Therapy’s fantastic ‘January Cure’. It’s is a month-long start…
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My wonky crochet adventures!
Ahh, there it is. My first granny square, ever, and my first proper crochet project! Isn’t it adorably wonky? Learning to crochet is something I never thought I would do, but look! There’s the proof that ‘cannot’ isn’t permanent, after all….
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And January’s craft to learn is …!
Yep. I’m becoming a hooker! .. But not that kind. A crochet hooker. Ahh, crochet. Beautiful and simple, all you need is a ball of yarn and a hooked needle. It’s difficult to talk about my interest in crochet without…