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Living the dream

Living the dream

Home is where the heart is…and I love my home!  I enjoy sitting in the conservatory with a cuppa, and my hook, watching the birds feeding outside and enjoying the seasons, whichever one that might be.  When I was teaching in school full time, free time...
A change is as good as a rest!

A change is as good as a rest!

Well, it would seem that I’ve been a bit slack with keeping my blog up to date; I knew I hadn’t written anything for a while but I didn’t think it was 9 months ago!  Time certainly does fly.  Perhaps I should explain a bit about...
Crafty Resolutions

Crafty Resolutions

As I’m sat here pondering my own new year’s resolutions (to be fair, they’re the same as last year: eat less chocolate, exercise more), I’m wondering how many people will have ones where they want to learn a new craft or skill.  People...
Mustard is the new black!

Mustard is the new black!

A lot of my crochet students want advice on following patterns and so I thought the easiest thing to do would be to write my own – at least that way I know that they work and that they are suitable for beginners.  My latest one is for a simple headband pattern,...
A Yarny Treat

A Yarny Treat

It’s been half term this week for me which means lots of things.  Firstly, a chance to catch up on lots of school work and plan some fun activities for the term ahead (Term 2 is my absolute favourite as it’s the lead up to Christmas!)  Secondly,...