Lariath- Live a Little.

As promised here is my pattern for the Minion Mug Cosy  I made. All mugs are different shapes and sizes, they are all very unique therefore no mug cosy is going to be the same size. I will give my exact stitches and try to explain in brackets how to make the cosy fit whatever mug is being used. For mine I used a 5mm hook however I crochet tightly so a 4mm hook is probably better.  I also used DK/8ply yarn in yellow, blue, a little bit of grey and a little bit of black. Abbreviations:  SC - Single Crochet SS - Slip Stitch In blue chain 44 and join. (chain as many as needed to fit the mug comfortably, not too loose) Round 1: SC in each chain around, join with SS to first SC Round 2: SC in each stitch around, join with SS to first SC (if the first row it a bit too loose or tight then increase or decrease as needed in this row) Change to yellow yarn Row 3: SC in next 40 stitches, turn. (Crochet as many stitches as needed to leave a gap big enough for th...

One of my DIY toys for Tim is the Suspended Tunnel-Bridge: Equipment: Natural String Thick cardboard tube Screwdriver (or anything to make a hole)  Scissors I bought my thick cardboard tube and natural jute string from my local pet store, they were both pretty cheap. I think the thickness of the cardboard is quite important as it needs to be quite sturdy, a toilet roll would not be suitable for this... no hamster injuries! Also natural string is a must because hamsters love to chew and 'normal' string is full of icky chemicals which cause upset tummies.  My tube was waaaaaay to long in length so I cut it down to a suitable size. (I say cut... I ended up using a saw due to the thickness of the cardboard.).  Then I used a screwdriver to put two holes into the top of the tube near to each end.  I knotted my string at the end making sure the knot was big enough so that it couldn't slip through the hole in the tube.  ...

As it's nearly Halloween I though I'd share some horrific cupcakes that I made. They turned out to be more horrific than expected... These are Broken Glass cupcakes that I made a long time ago so excuse the terrible picture: So they looked more awesome than they do in the awful photo...well they did until the next day.... I was chuffed with my cakes because I didn't know how they would turn out and they looked pretty good, if I do say so myself. After making them I kept checking on them every hour to make sure the 'glass' was still stood upright etc. It was so I was extremely proud of my cakes. I came to look at the cakes the next day (the day I was giving them as a present to a friend) and the 'glass' had all bent over and turned white instead of clear and the fake blood was PINK! Now if you know me at all you know that I absolutely detest pink, so not only were my awesome cakes now not so awesome but they were pink....horrified. I was even too h...