Crochet and Austen

Last week I picked up a book on crochet at a secondhand place in Newtown.



The projects are a bit out there - think 70's, crocheted lampshades etc - but it has all the basic stitches and patterns and how to create them.

It's actually a bit easier to have it in front of you in a book, than following instructions from a web page.

It's been one of those weeks, you know.

The kind that make you want to hibernate for the winter. So I've been hibernating in my room with the intention of getting craftiness done.

But I've also discovered the ABC's iView website and have been watching back episodes of 'Foreign Correspondent' and 'Lost In Austen' (very bad - but very good. I think Elizabeth Bennett would approve of my crochet efforts).

So I've been a bit unproductive on the craft front. Have stumbled through some basic stitches from my new book but more focus is required I think. :-)

I did find some lovely porcelain kitty cat beads though and made some kick-ass earrings.



I've also almost finalised my lamb logo too for Bleating Heart Design (see above).

The craft market adventure is scheduled for April 26.

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Boxes of stuff

For ages now I've been accumulating piles of random crafty stuff.

My shelves are piled high with boxes full of wool, knitting needles.

Containers of scrap material, beads, buttons, crochet hooks and glue sticks protrude from under my bed.

Beanies and scarves with names and faces haunt my dreams (...that bit was a lie... but you get the picture).

It started last year with scarves and beanies.... all of which have now been given away to friends and relatives.

Then I moved on to crochet. A mobile phone sock and a green cactus rabbit called Gordon. And a dangly halfalienhalfsquid keyring thing.

I've discovered YouTube and the net in general have a wealth of patterns and instructions to follow. Most of it I've taught myself from dodgy craft blog instructions.

Now it seems to be buttons though. Button earrings, button hair bands, button hair pins and button brooches.

Sez and Anne are both into craft too and have asked me to contribute to a market stall - so I've started steadily building up stack of button jewellery.

I've done a fair bit already. I'd like to do some crochet work to sell too but that's more time consuming. Might have wait until I have more time.

We're going to sell our stuff at the Newtown Square markets.

I been thinking on names for my venture...

I've decided on Bleating Heart Design (think sheep).