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Circle Centred Crochet Granny Square :: A Pattern ::
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As I've been working on my crochet granny square blanket, as part of my series on how to design your own granny square blanket, I've got this particular granny square well committed to memory now! My heart centred granny square pattern is one of my most popular blog posts, so I thought you may like the pattern for this square too.
The main square has 4 rounds and I've been finishing all of mine off...
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Weekending ::
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A little bit of our weekend, in pictures in a mini movie ::
Monday Mini Movies :: March 15th from vicki brown on Vimeo.
Monday Mini Movies :: March 15th from vicki brown on Vimeo.
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Design a Crochet Granny Blanket :: Part Two ::
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This is part 2 of a series of blog posts I'm writing to explain how I design my crochet granny square blankets, you can see part 1 here.
When you've chosen your yarn and once you've done a little swatching and decided what motif you're going to go with for your blanket, it's time to do some maths. Don't worry, it's nothing too scary.
When you've chosen your yarn and once you've done a little swatching and decided what motif you're going to go with for your blanket, it's time to do some maths. Don't worry, it's nothing too scary.
The first thing you need to think about is how big your blanket is...
Weekending ::
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What a gloriously sunny weekend it was. It really feels like spring is here. It was so warm on Saturday we didn't even need our coats and I've even begun to hang washing on the line, pure bliss.
Due to the wonderful weather we spent a lot of time out and about this weekend, Saturday I took the babies to the library followed by lunch at Milo's favourite Smokey Joe's. Then on to meet Johnny at the...
Due to the wonderful weather we spent a lot of time out and about this weekend, Saturday I took the babies to the library followed by lunch at Milo's favourite Smokey Joe's. Then on to meet Johnny at the...
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- Tags: cheltenham, family, family life, weekending
World Book Day ::
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Happy world book day to you, if you don't have children you may not be aware of this momentous occasion, if you do have children you will probably acquaint those words with the dread of having to put together a book themed costume for your little one. I actually really like making costumes, we're just not all that great at getting them ready any sooner than the night before. The other thing is...
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- Tags: craft, family, family life, milo, review, world book day