I purchased a couple of balls of T-shirt yarn on a recent visit to my mom in George, since it was so much cheaper than the equivalent in Cape Town wool shops. At first I couldn’t decide what to do with it, but then I settled on making some storage baskets using the pattern I…
Yay, it’s Friday! I hope you’ve enjoyed the first week of this series, I have to admit that I’ve enjoyed putting the list of projects together. For our last project for the week I’m sharing this really simple twisted crochet headband from Olivia and Hopeful Honey. I only have very basic crochet skills, but I…
I’m not sure why I haven’t blogged about The Purl Bee before, since it’s one of my absolute favourite online places (I think that Things Dee Loves wants to be like The Purl Bee when she grows up). The site is packed full of seriously gorgeous projects, including patterns and tutorials for anything using wool,…
This last weekend I made my very first amigurumi animal. I’d actually never heard of amigurumi before, but my mom shared this cute pattern with me, and I thought I’d give it a try. Amigurumi is a Japanese trend of knitting or crocheting small animals. According to Wikipedia, the word is derived from a combination of…
You guys, she’s done! We’ll she’s actually been done for a couple of weeks already, but I just hadn’t taken any photos of her. She’s pretty cute, right? She’s by no means perfect (but who is?), but I’m pretty happy with the result. Remember that you can make your very own Happypotamus, just head over…
I spotted these amazing neon crochet baskets a few weeks ago, and I knew I just had to make my own. (image via Handy Crafter) I decided to make a smaller and simpler version, using normal string and some colourful wool. I battled to find a simple crochet basket pattern to suit my limited…
So, I promised you a Happypotamus update, and here it is: It doesn’t look like too much at the moment, but trust me, it’s the start of a Happypotamus bum. I chose my current favourite acrylic wool, Elle Pure Gold in 4 ply for my hippo. I didn’t find any nice bright colours that…
A few weeks ago my mom sent me the link to this beautiful website, called Heidi Bears. And that’s how I fell in love with a hippo. You’ll know from my previous post that I’ve recently started crocheting, and my first project is an heirloom blanket. While the blanket is going really well (I’ll post…