All about our August Meet-Up ! Wow. The meet-up today went BEYOND my wildest expectations. Never could I have possibly imagined a more lovely, wonderful, crochet fanatical and yarn obsessed bunch ! We were going to have a formal “show and tell” but all that went to mud as we all arrived and started admiring [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2008’
Dyeing Yarn with Food Colours
I have just discovered that dyeing yarn is addictive and very satisfying so much fun ! Yarn has to be 100% wool to take this simple dye, which is just basic food colouring (a leftover packet from many moons ago), water and vinegar. First you wet the wool. Then fill a small saucepan with a [...]
Op Shopping for Craft Materials
Hi there everyone, as you all know, I love an afternoon op shopping, looking for cheap interesting bits and pieces for my crafting and yarning habits. I also love to search for vintage patterns. There’s something about looking at vintage stuff whilst listening to “Magic 693″ on the overhead radio that is very relaxing. I [...]
Sewing lessons and Mum
Today I wanted to go into an op shop but it was closed. So I went into a yarn / sewing store and asked about sewing lessons (since I just bought a sewing machine). I explained that I totally know how to use the machine (I used to use my mum’s old Singer), and I [...]
Stramendous Textured Vertical Scarf, Crochet Pattern
This pattern uses different textures and thicknesses of yarns which causes it to ruffle and curl, and creates a warm, rich, textured looking scarf. There is no weaving in of ends in this scarf, and you can use up your yarn stash if you wish. If you want a FLAT (non ruffled, non curled) effect, [...]
