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House Renovation :: Week One ::

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I hope to do weekly updates of our house renovation, as it was this update was intended to be published last Friday, when it was written, but pesky half term interrupted!


So one week on from finally buying a house and picking up the keys, here's a little update of how it's been going.
I don't think any of us have really let it sink in that we actually have our very own house, not only that, that...

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One Year ::

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So it's actually been over a month since miss Effie made that big milestone of one. The last year has been so wonderful, of course it's gone by in a flash and yet feels like a million years all at the same time.


To think that I didn't even know I wanted a second baby, really didn't feel as though I wanted a daughter and couldn't possibly imagine how I could love another as much I love Milo before...

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A New House ::

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So last Friday we bought a house! Finally after years of searching, having offers rejected and all the other ups and downs that come with house purchasing, we finally finally have a house of our own.


You may remember me writing about the house we'd seen that I so so wanted back in July, well somehow all our luck changed and that is exactly the house we bought.



It's a project to say the least, a...

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Jolene Shawl ::

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Another pattern to add to my rereleases this week. Time for the Jolene Shawl, as I pulled it out of the box of shawls this week to keep me warm now the weather has started cool off, I thought is was high time I got it listed up for sale.


I love this shawl so much, originally published in Inside Crochet Magazine, when I took it off the blocking board I was so reluctant to post it on to the magazine...

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To Space or Not to Space?

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To space or not to space? I'm talking about crochet pattern writing style of course. Last week I asked over on facebook and instagram if when reading a crochet a pattern you prefer to have a space between the number and the stitch or no space.
For example :
Row 1: Ch3, 3dc, 2dc in next st, 1dc in each st to end, turn.
vs
Row 1: Ch 3, 3 dc, 2 dc in next st, 1 dc in each st to end, turn.

One thing I've...

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