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22 Weeks ::

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Now I'm getting back into regular blogging, I thought it would be nice (for me as much as anyone else!) to keep a little pregnancy diary here on the blog.
So I start today at 22 weeks.

(I really wanted to include a bump picture, but to be honest, could not get one I would be willing to share publicly! I really need an assistant! Will see if I can get Milo to have a go for me next week. So instead...

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Crochet Granny Bunting :: A Pattern ::

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Many moons ago I wrote my first ever crochet pattern, a series of simple crochet triangles strung together to create some bunting. The original bunting still hangs in my garden, looking much more 'antique' than it did back then, in all it's faded glory, but I still love it and admire it everytime I head outside. We're currently having a bit of shuffle about in our house, swapping rooms around,...

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Win :: Issues 50, 51, 52 and 53 of Inside Crochet Magazine ::

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I'm excited to have 4 copies of Inside Crochet Magazine to giveaway!
Each and everyone of these issues is full of wonderful patterns, created by truly fabulous designers.
I've picked out a few of my favourites from each issue below (including a cheeky couple of my own!), but if you click on the images you can see the full collections over on ravelry.




Competition is open worldwide and closes next...

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Blogtacular 2014 ::

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This past weekend was finally time for the event I've been so anxiously looking forward to it since it was announced last year-Blogtacular.
I've admired both Kat and Kat's blogs and work in general for a long time and it seemed so apparent from the beginning that this was going to be a truly great event.  I certainly wasn't wrong!


I roomed with the lovely Joanne of NotSoGranny, we headed down to...

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Absence ::

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Oh my, it's been a while, I'm sorry to have disappeared so suddenly and without any explantation.
The beginning of the year did not exactly go as hoped, there were losses and upsets and dramas, that put a stop to all my well planned New Year resolutions and then I got very ill, super tired and to our great surprise we discovered we were expecting another baby! Milo is beyond thrilled especially...

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