Lariath- Live a Little.

Lilies are one of my favourite flowers I just think they are gorgeous. My absolute favourite are tiger lillies, my favourite colour is orange so I guess this makes sense! Most of my crafts are for other people, I very rarely make anything for myself, so for the first time ever I've crocheted something just for me, how selfish. I came across This Lily Pattern  and thought it looked amazing, it took me a while to get round to making it but finally here it is: Obviously I made it in orange, it sort of looks like a tiger lily...sort of. I like it anyway, it has pride of place on the mantelpiece. I found the pattern easy to follow, the only small issue I had was fixing the petals to the trumpet, I had to read the instructions a few times to make sense of it. Other than that the pattern is great and the outcome looks so nice. For the stem I used a wooden skewer cut down to size and wrapped in yarn. Out of the Flowers That I've Crocheted  (which isn't many) th...

I've made three more squares for  Knit-a-Square . For each one I have tried a new stitch. Grit Stitch  Square  I found this stitch very easy to do, all that's needed is single crochets, skip stitches and increases. It is a very repetitive stitch and once I got in a rhythm it didn't really take much thought to complete. It was quite relaxing to make this square, one that's easy to sit and watch TV whilst making. The end product is quite thick and warm with no gaps and it looks very neat and similar on both sides. I used two scrap pieces of yarn held together (both pieces were both quite thin) to make this square, not really my favourite colour choice but it does the job. Linen Stitch  Square This stitch looks amazing... in my opinion anyway. The way different colours fit together using this stitch looks so good, there are many projects that would look great with this stitch. I found the stitch easy when I got used to it, at the beginning I wasn't sure...

I absolutely love sushi, it has to be one of my favourite foods, however it isn't cheap to buy and I like to eat a lot! I never wanted to try to make it as it looks like a long and fiddly process and I don't particularly like to cook for myself. I never endeavoured to make sushi until we decided to have a Japanese night at mine. Sushi was the starter. The longest part of making sushi is getting the rice right. It needs to be washed plenty of times and soaked for about an hour before even cooking it. The actual hands on making of sushi doesn't take that long, it's the preparation of the rice. I followed two recipes to make this sushi. I followed  This Recipe  to prepare the rice, it's very detailed and if followed correctly makes amazing rice. It takes a while but is definitely worth it. I followed the same recipe to make the Chu Maki (medium sized rolls, nori on the outside) however with different ingredients. I used carrot, cucumber, bell pepper and crab mea...

If I didn't need to take a bag anywhere with me I wouldn't. All I need is a wallet/purse/thing that holds money, ID, my keys and my phone. All of which used to fit into my pockets until the massive phone phase began. Now my phone has no chance of fitting in my jeans, therefore a bag is needed. Being a not so girly girl I cannot find a small bag that I like, they are all full of "bling" or frills and things that just aren't me. I also hate these bags or purses that you have to carry everywhere, they have no strap. A bag without a strap makes no sense to me! Who wants to hold something all day when you can just throw it on your shoulder and forget about it? I think it's harder to loose a bag that is attached to you than one that's not. Ranting aside I gave up looking to buy a bag and made myself one instead. I used  This Pattern  and edited it slightly to suit me. It is a very simple and easy to follow pattern, I recommend it to anyone new to croche...