In Which I Fail To Murder The Roses. I was hoping to have some more dramatic progress on the big-crochet-house-thingy-secret project to show you by today but, well, chicken pox round two. Much time has been spent cuddled up on the sofa reading him stories whilst I knit a. But the pre-lace section of.

Most of which are Harris tweed from a series of jackets I collected in Melbourne. Pouch in rust Harris tweed.

I love blog awards! One Lovely Blog Award. Today my post is a bit non craft related. It has been winter here, and since our winters are not as severe in Johannesburg as many other places, we still had the time to go out and enjoy the countryside every now and again. Everything seems a bit brown and gray, but the days were lovely and cosy with lots of sunshine.

When a friend at work mentioned that there was a local charity project to raise money by the sale of wool crafts I decided that I must find a way to beat the bus sickness blues. I turned to an old favourite for inspiration,. With so much choice what to do? Start at the beginning with the easy crochet patterns and work my way through. First the lovely Hellebore,.

A record of my journey through yarn projects.

The gloves did indeed carry momentum. Knitting is progressing steadily on my crazy stripes cardigan. I got a few rows done during the boys gymnastics classes this week, and even managed a bit whilst I was sitting waiting during rehearsals today. The gloves are finally finished, ends woven in and all.