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A review of Round and Round the Crochet Hook, a beautiful new book by Emily Littlefair (aka The Loopy Stitch).
In August a friend of mine showed me one of those quotes, one of the many that pop up on facebook every day, but this one stuck. It was in Italian but it goes something along the lines of: there was once a...
Have you ever wondered: what does a crochet speckle look like? Yes yes, me too, it's an important question. So here you are:
My boys were spoiled this summer by the lovely Petra at Fru Valborg: she sent us some soft, handdyed Vinnis Colours Nikkim to try. I just needed to whizz it up into a couple of tops, oh the hardship.
What, dear people of the Internet, do you think might be the least restful way to spend the summer?
It's not easy, this baby appearing in your home and being so utterly useless yet still constantly drooled over by everyone and YET STILL you're expected to just LOVE HIM. It's not easy, but I think it is getting better.
There was once a little boy, of a generally sunny but also pensive disposition, who often struggled with bad dreams.
Do you know what a FIP is? This innocent-looking little cardigan turned out to be mine...
We hit the summer solstice yesterday. Let's just say that, had I had another winter baby, I would be spending these newborn weeks shuffling around like some kind of narcoleptic mole.
"Don't wake up your brother!" Said the Husband to the Bean. "Your brother "?! Crap, I thought. There's two of them.
