Monthly Archives: May 2007

Tunisian Crochet Tiny Angel Gown

For a 1-2 lb preemie

using 4 ply yarn in white and a small amount of a contrast colour (that’s UK 4 ply)  3mm crochet hook (larger if your stitches are not soft and drapey) and a Tunisian hook size 8mm (I think, it’s not marked up but that’s what it feels closest to compared with [...]

Yummy new yarns!

to go with all those sock and mitt patterns….

Top row are “rio” yarns and have a small wool content so are a bit warmer but a little bit prickly until worn in.  The rest are all synthetics and reasonably smooth.  The colours aren’t quite right on this pic but I can’t be bothered wrestling with [...]

have you seen Madeleine?

Madeleine McCann went missing from her hotel room in Portugal on 3rd May. It is believed she may have been abducted in order to be trafficked for adoption or abuse. Please publicise this photo on your blog or flickr accounts in the hope that someone may recognise her. She has a distinctive right eye flash [...]

somebody stop me! fingerless glove patterns this time

I have 1 pair of fingerless mits (flip back type things) which were great when i made them a couple of years ago but alas time and getting snagged on velcro pocket closures have taken their toll and they are now past their sell by date!  So I need a few patterns to try out [...]

sock links

this is roughly half the crochet sock patterns I’ve un-earthed. The first half I managed to print out but now my printer is out of ink and it’s 2 weeks until the computer fair where I can get £3 per cartridge ink as opposed to £10 per cartridge in the shops….. I can wait!
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