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Posted by vicki brown on

A very happy Friday to you.

I just wanted to say that I now have a facebook page for my crochet/knitting patterns.



You can find it over here, you know if you fancy giving me a like ;).

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boot fairs, trains and vintage knitting needles ::

Posted by vicki brown on

Last weekend, Bex and I planned to go to Oxford, I was going to give her the grand tour, we were going to go out drinking, do lots of sightseeing and generally have an awesome time, but then life got in the way as it tends to do. Bex had to have a tooth out (ouch!) and we both had mamouth amounts of work to do and little money to spend, so reluctantly we did the grown up thing and decided to...

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tattooing ::

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As part of, what I'm calling an early midlife crisis, in the wake of turning 30, a couple of weeks ago I found myself shaking with fear, perched on a sofa, on an extremely hot day at skullduggery tattoos. Just a week or so before I decided, maybe I'd like to get a tattoo, I had an idea I doodled away on myself, wore biro drawings on my wrists for days, but part of me thought I'd never actually do...

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inside crochet 33 ::

Posted by vicki brown on

The newest issue of Inside Crochet hit the shops the Friday before last and once again it looks fantastic!



One of my patterns is featured, this time a chunky chain necklace, named Jesamine.



These were so much fun to make and when Claire asked me to make lots in different colours, I knew they would look great in the photo shoot.

The pattern itself is a lovely quick to make project, but the finished...

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inside crochet 32 ::

Posted by vicki brown on

On Friday the new issue of inside crochet hit the shelves.  I was so excited about this issue for lots of different reasons.
:: Firstly, I have 2 patterns in this issue, I've never had 2 patterns in one issue of anything before, so that was pretty cool.
:: Secondly, one of the garments is adorned with some of my handmade buttons and as a result I was asked if I could send over some photos of my...

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