Tag Archives: Summer

Is Knitting just for the Summer?

Posted on 16/05/2013 by monsteryarns

Many people put down their knitting needles for the Summer in the belief that knitting is for Winter, or at least for times when the weather is on the cooler side. I agree to the extent that no-one wants to … Continue reading →

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My Crochet Girlie Summer Bag

Posted on 13/05/2013 by monsteryarns

When you’re out and about with your loved ones, do you end up carrying all their sundry items and possessions they no longer want to carry themselves? Sweets, scarves, toys, rubbish and one never ending stream of “stuff”. For this … Continue reading →

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Crochet Paper Placemats for the Summer

Posted on 07/05/2013 by monsteryarns

Spring brings on the homing instinct in me. I arrange, re-arrange, dust, tidy, throw out, buy, paint, scrape, fret and generally get on everyone’s nerves in the house. The cats hate this as it disturbs their control over their environment. … Continue reading →

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4KCBWDAY2 – A Mascot Project

Posted on 23/04/2013 by monsteryarns

Being a member of the House of Bee for me means multi-tasking, never ever having nothing to do and always trying something different with each project. And of course recognising that a very large item would never get finished so picking … Continue reading →

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From Random Acts of Kindness

Posted on 18/04/2013 by monsteryarns

A few months ago,  Helen from Fuss Free Flavours (do check out her yummy blog), rather randomly and totally kindly gave me some yarn – I believe it was someone’s left-over stash which they were house-clearing. The stash-buster wasn’t even … Continue reading →

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