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Archive for June 2008

baby elephant

I think I’m in love! He just flowed straight out of the yarn like this – I barely even had time to think about designing an elephant before he was there. He’s crocheted from one of the new ‘heather’ shades of Bernat Satin – have you seen them? I’m really excited about these new shades! […]

polar bear pics

As promised, here are some more pictures of my polar bear design. He is not pictured in a snowy scene because I’d like you to be able to see more than just a pair of eyes! It’s difficult enough to photograph white yarn against a contrasting background, let alone white on white… Polar Bear will […]

milestones and winners and bears, oh my

Ooh, this is my 200th blog post! Yet another milestone reached – I can’t believe I’ve written 200 posts; it’s amazing how it all adds up… Here’s a taster of my amigurumi polar bear. He’ll get a full post of his own with more photos, more details and some interesting polar bear facts, but here’s […]

introducing Folding Trees

It’s finally time to unveil the first of my secret projects! Folding Trees is a new international collaboration that I have set up together with Eve in New Zealand (also my co-conspirator in the Crochet Along). There is a huge variety of crafts that can be made from a humble piece of paper: origami, paper […]

blogiversary + contest

Note: don’t forget to enter my contest at the end of this post! Year in Review Doesn’t time fly? I can’t believe I’ve been running this blog for 2 years! Looking back to last year’s blogiversary post, I see that I’ve added 19 more original designs to my crochet pattern store, plus I created 4 […]

PocketAmi pattern launch

Introducing PocketAmi crochet patterns – the perfect introduction to amigurumi making, or a quick and easy way to satisfy your amigurumi addiction! Each PocketAmi is a tiny bundle of cuteness at around 3″ long, and can be made from any colours of worsted weight yarn – use your imagination and your yarn scraps to create […]

the best of intentions…

So, Drawing Day was yesterday. Pencils (brought all the way from the UK and never once used in the 5 years since): found, after a bit of a search. Sketchbook (ditto): at the ready. Time and inspiration: sadly lacking. So this is really as far as it got: Ah well, all is not lost. The […]

drawing day!

Ever get that feeling where there is so much you want to do, and not enough hours in the day?! I just found out from Drawspace that this coming Saturday is Drawing Day 2008. It’s been years since I’ve drawn anything, but this is really tempting me to get some pencils out and have a […]

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