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the leap year blanket ::
Posted by vicki brown on
At the beginning of the year (not that it isn't still the beginning of the year really), Jodi of pollyorange shared a link on twitter to this facebook group. The idea is a simple one, 1 crochet (or knit) square, a day everyday for 366 days (as it's a leap year and all). Now don't get me wrong, I already have about a billion knitting and crochet projects in progress (including 2 blankets no less)...
Finding inspiration :: dresses/skirts::
Posted by vicki brown on
I've been looking at a lot of dresses/skirts recently, we're going to a wedding in march and I'm on the hunt for a fabulous new outfit for the occasion. I may even try my hand at making my own, though I'm not sure my skills are really up to it yet. Here are a few pieces I'm particularly taken with ::
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inside crochet 25 ::
Posted by vicki brown on
After the excitement of my first published pattern, came the even more exciting moment of seeing my very first garment pattern in print!
This was the first time I had written an actual garment pattern, it took a lot of maths and concentrating and maybe a bit of swearing, but I got there in the end and am so proud of it. And it's awesome to see the garment I made in professional photos, on a...
Finding inspiration :: garden markers ::
Posted by vicki brown on
With the allotment now coming to life again, with lots of digging and a little planting, it seems necessary to have a few markers revealing to me (reminding me) where exactly it was I buried those bulbs or planted those seeds. Especially so at this time of year where little of it is actually above ground yet and I am plodding around in my boots digging ground up left right and centre. I plan to...
My first published pattern ::
Posted by vicki brown on
Back in the summer I sent my first few submissions in to inside crochet, with little hope I'd hear much back, but as it turned out all of the patterns I submitted were commissioned! I was so unbelievably excited, and as I heard back the day before my birthday, this news served as a fabulous per birthday treat.
The first of my patterns to be published was this heart bunting.
It's a fairly...
The first of my patterns to be published was this heart bunting.
It's a fairly...