National Invisible Awareness Week has ended but it’s still National Pain Awareness Month and right now I’m well aware of my pain so I thought I’d blog instead  In honour of my Crafting for Causes charity program (which has NO donations yet *sniff sniff* — whatcha waiting on people??) I thought I would list just [...]

Tags: beading, charity, chronic illness, chronic pain, chronically ill, crafting, crafting for causes, crafty, crocheting, invisible illness, knitting, loom knitting, national invisible illness awareness week, national pain awareness week, papercrafting, quilting, toiletries
Filed under: Healing Arts Charity Program

Just a quick note to say that I am safely arrived in America (despite an unusually gruelling trip). However, my computer did not arrive intact and needs to go to the shop to fix (or worst case replace) the hard drive. I have my data backed up so this is more of an inconvenience than [...]

Tags: crafty shopping, Daddy, Decor Accents, jwt2008, knitting looms, Lion Brand Homespun, loom knitting, looms, Mac, Mom, Peaches and Creme, spoiled only child
Filed under: General Housekeeping

I made this around the end of February but never got around to posting.   I call this the Scooter hat because it reminds me of the hair of Scooter from the Muppet Show.  Inspired by the Rasta Hat of Annie Modesitt, I’ve never seen the pattern just the pictures.  Made with Colinette Prism yarn [...]

Tags: Annie Modesitt, circle loom, Colinette, colinette prism, Colinette Zebra, loom knitting, Rasta Hat, Scooter hat
Filed under: Original Designs, Show and Tell

We had a nice Bank Holiday Weekend (three-day weekend) here, the weather actually warmed up — rather too fast IMO — and the sun has been coming out more than in the last nine months put together.  Which has actually made photography a little difficult, I’m not used to full, bright sun! Anyway, important reminder: [...]

Tags: British sunshine, coffee cozies, fibromyalgia, genealogy show, loom knitting, Time Team
Filed under: General Housekeeping, Randomness

Alas, in this case I don’t have many pictures. I took video last night but I have yet to edit it and that’s pretty far down the priority list at the moment, so you’ll have to wait. Sorry! Last night, the Museum of London had its monthly late night opening (link may rot) but for [...]

Tags: Black Welsh Mountain, Claire, crafty in London, Create@Late, crochet, I Knit London, loom knitting, Museum of London, Prick Your Finger, Purlpirate, spindling, spinning, Stich and Bitch London
Filed under: Inspirations, Older Reviews, Show and Tell

Some more photos just so I can catch up on the past week.  (I still have several months backlog of photos and events to blog about, but I am at least trying to stay on top of things as they are happen now!) This week I attempted to crochet: I didn’t get very far, I’m [...]

Tags: celtic ring, crochet, debbie bliss, Debbie Bliss Soho, gauge swatch, loom knitting, newbie crochet, spin ring, swatching, wedding ring
Filed under: Projects and Plans, Show and Tell

I finally ordered my first “big girl” looms from Decor Accents — an extra small gauge straight rake for dishcloths and an extra fine gauge sock loom (will fit me and t both, yay!) to be delivered to my mom’s house. Now to find some cheap sock yarn to practice on — anyone destashing? Mom [...]

Tags: decor accents looms, knitting looms, light-up crochet hook, loom knititng socks, loom knitting, loom knitting dishcloths, peaches & creme, pennsylvania, road trip, sock yarn, stomach virus
Filed under: General Housekeeping, Projects and Plans, Wishlist

I know I have been very remiss in my blogging endeavours, but I have to plead illness.It’s been a very hard month+ for me and talking to people is one of the most difficult things at times so I’m afraid I have just been hibernating away. But today, perhaps because of the spring weather (oh [...]

Tags: chronic illness, Daddy, depression, Juliann World Tour 2008, jwt2008, Knifty Knitter, knifty knitter long loom, knitted scarf, loom knit scarf, loom knitting, Mom, spinning, Trendsetter Yarns, trendsetter yarns blossom, USA, visiting America
Filed under: General Housekeeping, Projects and Plans

Elevator troubles Originally uploaded by naughtypixie Sorry I am still not doing well, but I thought you might enjoy seeing the complete ragdoll accessories set (which I have yet to blog about) in this picture my husband took last week.

Tags: Colinette, colinette marshmallow, Knifty Knitter, loom knitting, mobility, ragdoll accessories set, ragdoll hat, wheelchair
Filed under: General Housekeeping

I had started this thinking it would be a thing-a-day but the blasted thing took me twelve hours over two days.   Knowing that has put me off doing its mate until thing-a-day is over. Anyway, the gory details: One legwarmer, extra-long (I like em to come up over my knees), made in K2P2 (2×2) [...]

Tags: 2x2 ribbing, Colinette, colinette lagoon, colinette prism, k2p2 ribbing, learning to live with mistakes, legwarmer, loom knitting, PITA, thingaday2008
Filed under: Show and Tell