I’m doing my best to reduce our consumption of single use plastic in our home. It’s an ongoing challenge but I feel that when it comes to our fruit and veg shopping, I’m making some progress. We always take along our own reusable carry bags to the market and supermarket, but until now, our fruit always just rolled around loose…
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There’s nothing I like more than trying out new craft tools, and when it comes to knitting and crochet accessories, you can never have too many. Well that’s my personal opinion anyway! The right tools can make or break a craft project, so I’m always on the lookout for novel products that are ‘game changing’. The quest to find that…
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If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at needle felting, this Easter craft project is the perfect opportunity to get started. I’ve cheated a little bit and used Styrofoam egg shapes inside these felted eggs. It makes this little Needle Felted Easter Egg craft project very easy to get right on your first try, as you don’t have to…
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Velvet yarn is the hot new yarn trend hitting needles and hooks as the cooler weather approaches. Its silky feel and luxurious sheen is quite attractive, and Velvet yarn looks great made up in both garment and home decor projects. Thanks to American Yarns, who exclusively stock Bernat Velvet yarn in Australia, I tried it out for myself and I…
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Seems I’m hooked on making rag rugs! I can’t help it, they are just such a great way of upcycling unwanted textiles and clothing. I’m currently working on two large rag rug projects using old t-shirts, they’ve been so successful that I’ve run out of old t-shirts! (You can read about my big braided t-shirt rug experiment here). I’ll have…
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Is there anything hexagons can’t do? They are really very magical shapes. It never ceases to amaze, how many clever ways there are for combining hexagons to create interesting patterns. I mean, who knew you could jigsaw just 17 crochet hexagons together to make a Crochet Christmas Stocking! Mind Blown! Inspired by a vintage hexagon crochet stocking pattern, I thought…
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As soon as I saw the lovely gradient colour changes of Lion Brand’s Mandala yarn cake, I knew I had to crochet a shawl with it to show off the gradual color shifts. I experimented with a few shapes and stitches while designing this crochet shawl pattern, and finally settled on a simple design that let the yarn do all…
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It seems everyone is going mad for pom poms lately! I can’t blame them, pom poms are fun to make, super versatile and allow for lots of creativity. One of my most visited blog posts is How to make fluffy pom poms. In today’s book review post I’ll be sharing a much treasured Japanese craft book from my own collection….
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