Knitting, Crochet and Arty Bits

Off The Needles – Things I’ve finished in May

Well that’s the plan anyway, did I finish anything in May? Well I was beginning to think that I actually didn’t finish anything in May – and that’s okay – then I realised I did finish one sock. I am... Continue reading →

The (Dreaded) Second Sock

The dreaded second sock – it’s like the second sleeve of a jumper, I need to do it to finish the project and yet sometimes it feels like a massive mountain or something! One of those WIPs that I’m trying... Continue reading →

Finish-It February: Part One

We’re almost at the middle of February and I realised that as part of my “Finish My WIPs” goal for this year, it made sense to join in with “Finish-It February”. I’m not sure who it started with – but... Continue reading →

My Finished Object: Granny Squares
Made in 2023: Project 10

Each week Chris calls his Mum and they talk about what’s been going happening here and there. I nearly always end up talking about whatever project is on the go at the moment. A conversation recently turned to granny squares... Continue reading →

Recently Off The Knitting Needles: Farm Beanie by Sparrow Play
Made in 2023: Project 4

Over the Easter Weekend, I started and finished the Farm Beanie by Sparrow Play. It’s a really easy beanie to get knitting while we worked our way through different TV shows. Mum had been watching Den Som Dræber (Lost: Those... Continue reading →

Recently Off The Knitting Needles: Rainbow Baby Blanket
Made in 2023: Project 4

Project 4 is finished! Again it’s knitting. It’s a rainbow blanket for a friend of mine who is expecting her first baby. We’ve only been friends a few weeks and because of where I met her and the changes that... Continue reading →

Recently Off The Knitting Needles: Baby Booties
Made in 2023: Project 1

When I heard just before Christmas that my friend was pregnant, I got my knitting needles out and got started one something lovely for her and her baby. We might not be as close friends as we were maybe 10... Continue reading →

ChatGPT vs Knitting: Can an OpenAI Write A Knitted Jumper Pattern That Works?

ChatGPT seems to have popped up all over the place for different things. I think it has definitely divided opinion. I don’t know that much about it but Chris was telling me how they were discussing it’s uses at work.... Continue reading →

Recently Off The…: Tweedy Junior (1 and 2)

During October and November, I worked on two jumpers. One was for my nephew and the other was for my friend’s daughter/Rex’s bestie. Similar to post earlier in January, now that Christmas has been and gone, I can actually share... Continue reading →

Recently Off The…: French Macaroon Jumper

Back in July, I finished this jumper for my Niece’s first Christmas – now that Christmas has been and gone I can actually share about it. For years I’ve had this pattern – French Macaroon Jumper on my “to knit... Continue reading →

The 2023 Gram Challenge (with @RachelisKnitting)

I saw this on Instagram and decided it was the kind of challenge I could do. 2023 grams of yarn knitted or crocheted in 2023… not that hard right? The idea is that you keep track or weigh your project... Continue reading →

Knitting and Crochet Projects Completed in 2022

After following the progress of Boston Jen and Jasmine from the Knitmore Girls during their destash challenge, I sat down and wrote a list of all the things that I had made this year. A lot of it involved going... Continue reading →

In A Tangle – Episode 3 – Show Notes

Hello friends! Well it’s been a while – welcome back for Episode 3 of In A Tangle. There was a plan and then I had sick kids and it all went to pieces. So I’m back by myself for this... Continue reading →

Recently Off The Needles: Shawlography by Stephen West

This time last year, we were heading towards Clue 4 of Shawlography which was the MKAL from West Knits for 2021. I’d been discussing it with my knitting friends prior to moving to Copenhagen and when I got here, the... Continue reading →

Two Frogged Projects in One Night

It got drastic on the knitting front. If you follow me on Instagram (or have had a listen to Episode 1 of In A Tangle) then you know that my goal was to finish the projects that I had already... Continue reading →

Blogtober: Day 2 – All The Plans

Blogtober is a blogging challenge to post every day in October. Well, I say everyday, will that happen? We’ll see! So I’m starting with my goals for the month – and as you might have already seen. Edited from a... Continue reading →

In A Tangle: Episode 1 – Let’s Start at The Very Beginning

You can listen on Anchor, Spotify and Apple Podcasts (to follow soon). (If you’d rather access it somewhere else let me know and I’ll see what I can do) On The Needles – Works in Progress or Things I’ve Recently... Continue reading →

Recently Off The…: Coziest Autumn Beanie by The Chesapeake Needle

When Mum was here for a visit, I got her to make sure I finished some projects. I’d got a little tangled up and had more on the go than I meant to have. But test knitting for Lindsey at... Continue reading →

Nine Yarn Projects for 2022 (Yuletide Blanket)

Back at the beginning of January, I shared Nine Yarn Projects for 2022. I’ve so far completed two projects (here – actually maybe 3 now but will need to circle back to that one!) and I’m working on another one... Continue reading →

Nine Yarn Projects for 2022 (An Update)
22 Goals in 2022

At the end of 2021/beginning of 2022, I wrote a list of projects that I wanted to complete in 2022 (at least to begin with anyway…). So here is update about my nine yarn projects for 2022. Some of them... Continue reading →

Projects: Stormy Open Back Sweater

Four years ago, Handknits and Hygge put out a call for test knitters and I answered that call. The project in question was the Stormy Open Back Sweater. I’d been meaning to try and knit something for myself for a long... Continue reading →

Exploring Copenhagen: Where to Find the Most Interesting Murals

Something great about Copenhagen is the street art. Some of it is graffiti and can look messy but other pieces are like these murals. Back in October while I was still exploring I started collecting photos of the murals and... Continue reading →

Goals For March – Update – How Did It Go?

Okay so I started my Goals for March post exclaiming how fast February went – and then March zoomed past and we’re almost a week into April! So here’s how I did on my goals list for March. So this... Continue reading →

Goals For March

Where did February go? We seemed to jump straight from Valentine’s to Fastelavn and that was it February was gone. I don’t know about anyone else but 2022 has taken a little while to get going properly. I have this... Continue reading →

Recently Off The…: Special Stripy Blanket

I love being able to share the projects that I’ve been working on – whether they are finished or taking a bit longer. Here’s something that is recently off the needles. Pattern: Special Stripy Blanket in Stylecraft Special Chunky (Source)... Continue reading →

The Week Just Gone – Week 2

Some weeks are quieter without grand adventures (or they are shared over on IG). So here is The Week Just Gone. Continue reading →

Five Yarn Stores in Copenhagen to Visit
Exploring Denmark

Some people move to a new place and look for the best coffee shop or the restaurant with the best fries. For me, it was finding the local yarn stores. I’d found a couple in my previous visit but always... Continue reading →

Exploring Denmark: Roskilde by Train
Exploring Denmark

While Jaxon has been at school and Chris has been at work, Rex and I have been exploring Copenhagen a bit more. Whether it’s going to Wild Kiwi Pies for Lamingtons and Tim Tams or exploring yarn stores around the... Continue reading →

Nine Yarn Projects for 2022
22 Goals in 2022

Here are the first 9 projects I have planned for 2022, when it comes to knitting and crochet. Knowing me I’ll get tempted by other things along the line so this is bound to change or get postponed. Rainbow Blanket... Continue reading →

Recently Off The…: Secret Santa Gift

Two weeks ago, my knitting group were having a Christmas get together. As part of that, we were doing a Secret Santa. I’d been trying to get it finished and kept knitting and knitting and knitting and hoped I’d get... Continue reading →

The Week Just Gone – Week 50

Some weeks are quieter without grand adventures (or they are shared over on IG). So here is The Week Just Gone. Continue reading →

Book Review: The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas

In 2021, I set about challenging myself to read 40 books. Some were shorter quick reads that I read within a day or so, others were longer that took me a week or two to get through. Part of this... Continue reading →

Hello December (My December Goals)
Monthly Goals

After the success of my goals in November, I thought I’d carry on by sharing my December goals. I wrote the goals down in my bullet journal but they didn’t make it to a blog post until now. I have... Continue reading →

November Goals – The Finish Line
Monthly Goals

It's a new month, so it's time to share my goals for the month. I'm hoping by putting them out there on the internet I will be held that bit more accountable! Continue reading →

Recently Off The Needles: Chocolate Orange Cover – Christmas Pudding

Maybe you saw yesterday’s knit and decided it wasn’t for you – but how about a Christmas Pudding instead? Christmas Pudding Pattern: Chocolate Orange Christmas Pudding Cover by Marianna’s Lazy Daisy Days.Needles: 3.75mm on the pattern but I used 4mm as that’s... Continue reading →

Recently Off The Needles: Chocolate Orange Cover – Santa Hat

Last Christmas I had great fun creating little knitted covers/cosies for Chocolate Oranges. I started with the Christmas Pudding and now here’s one for a Santa Hat. Is it Christmas without a Chocolate Orange? Santa Hat Pattern: Chocolate Orange Santa... Continue reading →

November Goals – Check-in
Monthly Goals

It's a new month, so it's time to share my goals for the month. I'm hoping by putting them out there on the internet I will be held that bit more accountable! Continue reading →

Recently Off The Needles: Joy Cowl

Between making new friends and having a bit more time to crochet and knit, I decided that I’d make some of my Christmas presents. This is the first one. It’s the Joy Cowl by The Pigeon’s Nest. I purchased just... Continue reading →

Hello November (November Goals)
Monthly Goals

It's a new month, so it's time to share my goals for the month. I'm hoping by putting them out there on the internet I will be held that bit more accountable! Continue reading →

Recently off The Needles: Slow Exposure Shawl

A while back, I thought it was about time that I worked my way through my drafts and cleared out what still could be made into blog posts. Then delete what couldn’t be used anymore. Some of them were really... Continue reading →

Knit and Nattering – Episode 2: A Shawl, A Sock and A Blanket

I’m back for a second episode – who is this person? I start with a recap of the projects that I’ve been working on over the last two weeks. With the boys often needing my help, I had to try... Continue reading →

Stashless 2021

With being at home, I’ve often ended up falling down rabbit holes of videos on YouTube. Sometimes they are really random and don’t come to anything and then other times they throw up some gems. Last week, I happened to... Continue reading →

Stashless 2021: Finding a Pattern

Well this was interesting. I saw the video from A Crimson Stitchery about going Stashless in 2020. It doesn’t quite mean that they got rid of their stash completely. What it means is that they worked through their stash and... Continue reading →

Knit and Nattering: Episode 1: A Shawl, A Sock and A Blanket

Hello there! I’m Hannah and this is my vlog well no this is my blog but over on YouTube, I uploaded a vlog – which you can watch here: I’ve been knitting and crocheting for many years. I am terrible... Continue reading →

Lockdown Projects: Macrame
#gifted

Back in March, when Lockdown 1.0 was declared, I wrote a list of projects I would attempt to get done. One that was added as the list/lockdown went along was to try Macrame. It’s one of those things we’ve discussed... Continue reading →

20 Projects in 2020: Project 1 and 2

One of my goals for 2020 is to complete 20 projects. More than likely these will be knitting or crochet but it’s always possible that some sewing will creep in there too. Here’s the latest completed project. (The full 20... Continue reading →

Recently Off The Needles: Baby Kimono

Back in February, my lovely friends, Mel and Daniel announced that they were pregnant and expecting their first baby. They shared their story of infertility and their IVF journey to get to where they are. You can read that here.... Continue reading →

Little Makes – February

Little Makes was started by Jemma at Thimble and Twig and Fee at One of Each, I’ve not joined in for a while but thought I’d share the projects that I’ve been working on. A Trio of Baby Blankets Having paused on my... Continue reading →

Happy New Year
Recently Off The Needles

Hello there. So now it’s January 8th and I’m finally sitting down to write a blog post. Leading up to Christmas, I was desperately trying to homemade finish Christmas presents. I had had this great idea that making presents would... Continue reading →

The Monthly Review: July

I stumbled across Belle’s review posts over on her blog by accident and decided to attempt to revive my own Monthly Review posts. This is July’s monthly review. You can see others here. At the end of each month, I write... Continue reading →

Things I Love Thursday – .v2

With our holiday done and work bits out of the way I’m working on getting back on the blog train. At least in theory, let’s see how this goes. Here is Things I Love Thursday. New Clothes When we were... Continue reading →

Monthly Review: March 2018

I stumbled across Belle’s review posts over on her blog by accident and decided to attempt to revive my own Monthly Review posts. This is March’s monthly review. You can see others here. At the end of each month, I write... Continue reading →

Recently Off The Needles: Phoenix Chunky Boys Jumper

Back in December when I went to Kathleen’s workshop at Tudor Rose Patchwork, I spotted this pattern for a jumper for Jaxon. While he’s so small it’s great fun knitting projects for him but I get the feeling as he... Continue reading →

Recently off The Needles… Find Your Fade by Drea Renee Knits

Back at Christmas 2016, I discovered the Find Your Fade pattern by Andrea Mowry (Drea Renee Knits). I was determined to use wool I already had with that attempt so I was using 4mm needles and DK wool even though... Continue reading →

On the Hook…Giant Granny Square Blanket

Normally I share my projects once they are completed. However, this one I’m sharing is still in progress – given the size of it and how it’s still not finished. This is a giant granny square blanket. It’s fairly easy... Continue reading →

Recently Off The Hook: Baby Blankets

Between the two knitting groups, I attend across a month. I tend to find that I have a number of projects on my hook. Over the last few months, with some help from my Mum, we’ve been working on getting... Continue reading →

Currently… 5th June

This last week has been half term so there’s been no preschool and no church groups. There’s also been a Bank Holiday in the mix too. Here’s Currently for this week… Currently… Watching This week I watched the Grey’s Anatomy... Continue reading →

Edward’s Imaginarium GIVEAWAY with Toft

In recent years, I’ve been to the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace twice and both times I’ve stopped by the Toft stand. Each time I see the TOFT stand I debate whether I *need* another ball of wool... Continue reading →

This Weekend I…28th March

  This Weekend I… On Friday evening, I had the Red Nose Day coverage on while doing various bits. I really wanted to see the Love Actually sequel – it was quite frustrated that, that didn’t come on until nearly... Continue reading →

Little Makes – 3rd March (but actually the 8th!)

I’m excited for Little Makes – this is a new linkie that I came across at the beginning of January. It’s joining with Jemma at Thimble and Twig and Fee at One of Each. Granny Stripe Blanket I’m still working on... Continue reading →

Little Makes – 22nd January 

I’m excited for Little Makes – this is a new linkie that I came across at the beginning of January. It’s joining with Jemma at Thimble and Twig and Fee at One of Each. Granny Stripe Blanket When I joined in... Continue reading →

Little Makes – 6th January 

I’m excited for Little Makes – this is a new linkie I’ve come across in the last week or so. It’s joining with Jemma at Thimble and Twig and Fee at One of Each. This week I’ve been a busy bumblebee!... Continue reading →

WIPs Wednesday

On and off since the temperature cooled a bit, I’ve been crocheting and knitting my fingers off. I bought some wool in a closing down sale and decided to knit a project instead of my usual crochet job. Last week, once... Continue reading →

Crochet Bible – Part One (and WIPs)

Back at the end of May, I received a lovely copy of My Crochet Project Bible from Stationery Geek. I had seen it on one of the groups that I am part of and decided that I would take a... Continue reading →

What is a Temperature Blanket? 

While away this last weekend I think I answered like 5 or maybe 10 times about what I was making, was it crochet or knitting and what was I going to do with it.  I thought while all the answers... Continue reading →

#The100DaysProject: Day Thirty-Five

The beginning of #The100DaysProject didn’t go smoothly. It took three or four attempts to get the first square done in a way that I liked and even then this week I frogged and re-crocheted because I wasn’t happy.  Today I... Continue reading →

#The100DaysProject: Day One

When will I learn that sometimes no is probably the better answer… Yesterday morning a post appeared on a FB group that I’m part of discussing #the100daysproject. My “crochet by FB” buddy Jo tagged me in a comment about doing... Continue reading →

Tired Mummy and The Hospital Trip

It crossed my mind to snap a picture as Jaxon was hooked up to the heart monitor in my living room last night. But my phone was in the other room in charge in case we were going to hospital. ... Continue reading →

Granny Hexagons

I recently joined a group on Facebook and we we were discussing what to do for a project. I shared that I am working on a project made of hexagons that are made up a bit like a granny square.... Continue reading →

40 Acts (Part 2 – Day 5)

Day Five: Quiche? I decided that this year would also be the one when I actively tried to take part in 40acts. I get the emails sent to me each Lent but often for one reason or another I don’t... Continue reading →

2016 Goals: Stashbusting Blanket & OneLittleWord

There’s a lot going on around these parts at the moment. Christmas has finished and is almost (!) packed away (the tree got missed when Chris was in the loft so it ended up living on the landing for now).... Continue reading →

Currently – 23rd November
Blog Every Day in November

Blog Every Day in November is a blogging challenge for you to write and publish a blog post every day for the entire month of November. It’s as simple as that. The prompts were set by Elizabeth. This post was... Continue reading →

Works in Progress
Blog Every Day in November

Blog Every Day in November is a blogging challenge for you to write and publish a blog post every day for the entire month of November. It’s as simple as that. You can find the prompts here. Works in Progress... Continue reading →

Wishlist: A Tote Bag

I love handbags. I used to be worse than I am now – I recently donated like 5 handbags to the local charity shop. Occasionally I get really specific about what I’d like. Currently I’m thinking about a tote bag, I’m... Continue reading →

Currently…13th April

Each Monday I start with a sum up of what’s currently happening around these parts – especially when some weeks seem to fly by quicker than others! Watching: Once Upon A Time – I caught up with the episodes that... Continue reading →

Currently…2nd February

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Pretty Little Liars (Season 4) Death in Paradise (Series 2) Reading: Mainly articles on the internet rather than books – I really want to get back into reading more books but I don’t seem to... Continue reading →

Currently…5th January

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: University Challenge – I caught up on nearly all the Christmas specials. Reading: Finished You’re The One That I Want by Giovanna Fletcher. Started The Land of Decoration by Grace McCleen. The Land of Decoration... Continue reading →

Currently…29th December

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Scandal (Season 3 – yes I chain watched a lot last week!) Captain America: The Winter Soldier The Lego Movie Reading: Finished Billy and Me. Started and finished Christmas with Billy and Me. Now starting... Continue reading →

Currently…22nd December

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Strictly Come Dancing (All finished now. Caroline’s contemporary routine was my favourite. Maybe SCD needs to consider including it as an actual dance like Dancing With The Stars) Scandal (Season 2 – been chain watching.... Continue reading →

Currently…1st December

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Strictly Come Dancing (I guessed who was going this week and got it right). Grey’s Anatomy Home Alone The Newsroom Dancing Cheek to Cheek (BBC documentary – it’s fascinating – there are classes and people... Continue reading →

Currently…2nd November

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Strictly Come Dancing Forever NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS Grey’s Anatomy Doctor Who (Both new series and old Matt Smith episodes) House University Challenge Criminal Minds Reading: Eleven Doctors, Eleven Stories. Yes I am a Whovian... Continue reading →

Currently…27th October

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Strictly Come Dancing Forever NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS Grey’s Anatomy Reading: Currently I’m not really reading anything. I finished reading Walking Home on Saturday. It’s an autobiography by Clare Balding and it’s really interesting. I’ve... Continue reading →

In Progress… (Take 2)

Other than pottering round the house and visiting the Midwife I’ve taken up residence at the end of the sofa either blogging, commenting elsewhere, knitting, crocheting on generally trying make progress on any projects I have going. I had to... Continue reading →

Currently…

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Doctor Who (started the Matt smith episodes on Tuesday) House of Cards (after Becca posted about it – gave up part way through Episode 1 – think I prefer Aaron Sorkin’s take on “fictional” politics).... Continue reading →

Granny Squares

When I was younger my Mum tried to teach me to crochet and to knit. Neither really stuck to start with then all of a sudden knitting stuck and I could do it. Crochet took a little longer but then... Continue reading →

Currently…

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Criminal Minds (Season 9 finale) Doctor Who (onto the David Tennant episodes.) Grey’s Anatomy (Season Finale) Reading: Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis (finished on Friday) Let’s All Be Brave by Annie F. Downs Listening:... Continue reading →

In Progress…

While on maternity leave I’ve been working on various projects. This is the currently in progress project, the “theme” for your Seventh Wedding Anniversary is wool or copper depending on your list version. I didn’t plan far enough ahead and... Continue reading →

Currently…

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Criminal Minds (Season 7 and 8) Doctor Who (Starting with the Christopher Eccleston episodes) How I Met Your Mother (Final season) Grey’s Anatomy Could Garcia get any cooler?!?!? Reading: Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis... Continue reading →

Currently…

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Criminal Minds (Season 6 and 7) How I Met Your Mother (Final season – how long is the wedding already???) The Big Bang Theory Reading: Mainly blogs and news articles rather than books. I did... Continue reading →

Currently…

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Pacific Rim (So not my cup of tea but Our Sidekick wanted to watch it so we did) Criminal Minds (Season 1 and 2) Reading: Knitting Yarns – edited by Ann Hood My friend Hannah’s... Continue reading →

Wreck This Journal – Part One

At the end of April, my friend/Lil Sister posted a picture of her Wreck This Journal on Facebook. I mentioned how I had a copy but wasn’t sure where it was – maybe I needed to dig it out and... Continue reading →

Currently…

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: GCB The Good Wife (Season 5) Warehouse 13 Castle (Season 6 – OH MY WORD what was with that season finale!!!!!! Oh and Pete from Warehouse 13 makes an appearance too) Reading: Knitting Yarns –... Continue reading →

Crochet Hexagons

Granny squares I can knock up within a few minutes but hexagons seem to take a little bit more tweaking. Having had a bit of a play I decided to share my version that seems to work for me. UK... Continue reading →

Currently…

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Fringe (Season 3) Reading: (Not a lot but when I have picked up a book) The Christian Mama’s Guide to Having a Baby by Erin MacPherson. (Very American but still good) Listening: Queen – not... Continue reading →

April 21: Currently…

Currently… image from rukristin Watching: Fringe (Season 1) Rizzoli and Isles (Season 4) Reading: Rizzoli and Isles: The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen (all finished) Coming Clean: A Memoir by Kimberley Rae Miller (author of thekimchallenge.com and read in less than... Continue reading →

knitting…

This week it is World Wide Knit in Public Week. In a way we kicked this of with the yarn bombing along the Embankment in Bedford on Saturday – I have a bunch of photos to show off but but... Continue reading →

this weekend i… #twi

Joining with Sar from [Life of Love] and Syndal from Synfully Delicious. this weekend i… started my weekend at my Mum’s doing bits again then went to serve lunch at the residential home as this weekend was mad for other... Continue reading →

the stuff i found here and there

Three times this week I’ve taken the bus, while on the bus I’ve been crocheting or reading various bits and pieces, some have been stored up for a while after being found so hopefully I remember where they are linked... Continue reading →

seventyone: baby blanket – max

If you follow me on Instagram (or other social networks as I tend to take a picture and then spam everyone!) you may have seen pictures pinging up of the Baby Blanket that has been taking over my life since... Continue reading →

347: Lately…..

Since Sunday evening, life didn’t exactly go to plan. My little diary is a bit fit to burst at the moment – and I’m questioning if I need a bigger diary (and I’m convinced that companies who design diaries don’t... Continue reading →