iPhone-friendly mittens
My hubby says these mittens look like crocodile hand puppets, so at least I have some way of entertaining random children on the bus if we ever get stuck in an ice storm. The pattern is based on the...
View ArticleHow to make a wine cooler from an old sweater
Oh how I do love to recycle old things and turn them into new things. This wine cooler is actually the sleeve from an old charity shop jumper which I machine felted. It’s a really easy project to make,...
View ArticleRecycled jeans & plastic container gift box
I hate to throw away plastic containers, so I recycled another one to make a cute gift box for homemade cookies this Christmas. I also used a pair of old jeans which had become holey in the knees, so...
View ArticleFree crochet pattern: Icy Hombre Poncho
My old poncho had gotten so much wear recently that I decided to make a new one. I wanted something that crocheted up super-quick, and I also fancied using this gorgeous Gedifra Riana Color yarn, so...
View ArticleSimon Cowl
Ha! And indeed ha. OK, joke finished. This project was made because I had only 1 skein of gorgeous Manos del Uruguay Maxima yarn in the luscious deep colours from under the sea. I wanted to be able to...
View ArticleFree crochet pattern: Waves of Gray
Here’s another quick and simple pattern for anyone with a skein of yarn and a cold neck: it’s my second free Ravelry download pattern, and I hope you like it. I decided on the name of it about halfway...
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