Lariath- Live a Little.

A friend of mine was pregnant with her first child and I wanted a personal gift for the baby shower. What better than some lil' handmade baby Martens?  Now these are one of the cutest things I have made yet, so much so I was asked to make 2 more pairs for another little human (unfortunately I lost the pictures of all 3 different sizes completed). The pattern is purchasable  Here and is quite easy if you are a seasoned crocheter, it may be a bit difficult for beginners, however there are great guidance pictures throughout. If you want an adorable gift for a mini human I definitely recommend these.  Just a quick note- I do not have an affiliations with the link posted I am just sharing the love!  Hook off.  Enjoy this post?

After finishing our Biomedical Science degree my friend and I wanted another project to do together (like we hadn't done enough projects already). We found an amazing website devoted to making gorgeous blankets. The site has a large variety of different blanket patterns, the yarn used to make the blanket is sent out in the post in a lovely sheer drawstring bag. The patterns are very well written and the yarn is good quality with a beautiful array of colours. My friend and I each chose a pack and a pattern to crochet and updated each other on our progress which made crocheting this blanket even more fun!  As I have a habit of mashing things together I chose the blanket with the colours that I loved and then chose the blanket pattern that I preferred. It took a bit of preparation before I could start the blanket as I had to decide what order I wanted the colours in and then transfer those colours into the written pattern. I had to make an excel document so I could follow the colour p...

I was asked by a work colleague if I could crochet Ponyo for her children. Of course I said yes!   I was dreading creating Ponyo's hair as I have never made hair like this before. It took a LONG time to insert all the yarn for the hair and I was super nervous about cutting it into shape, however, I found cutting the hair very therapeutic in the end; maybe I'm in the wrong profession...  Before the haircut: Post haircut: End result: Here  is the pattern that I based my Ponyo on. I found it very easy to follow and quite fun to make. The only changes I made were to the 'tail', I think I prefer the wavy look.  For other Ghibli posts click  Here . Hook off.  Enjoy this post?

Invitations to my sister-in-law's hen do went out months before the event. I thought I had everything ready; my outfit, hair accessories ect. However, 3 days before the event I realised I didn't have a bag to go with my attire. With no time to shop I decided to quickly crochet a simple, small shoulder bag (on the train on the way to the hen do -insert face palm here-). Following the same idea as the  Small Versatile Crochet Pouch  I made a pouch using the basketweave stitch (which I love) and added a strap using single crochet. It isn't the most stylish bag in the world but it did the job! Not sure my efforts were appreciated though as the next gift from the bride to be was a small black shoulder bag 😂 Hook off.  Enjoy this post?

I have recently become a little obsessed with plants. Mainly houseplants at the moment with a mini jungle that I have started. Here's a small section: As my plants have got bigger and created 'pup' or baby plants I needed somewhere to put them and I wanted it to be somewhere decorative and pretty. Who doesn't love to show off baby plants?! I had three glass pots that were previously dessert pots. I keep a lot of glass jars ect because I prefer glass to plastic for storing things and these glass desert pots were dinky and cute, don't judge me. So i decided to use these as small plant pots for the baby plants. Yes I know plants should all be in pots with drainage holes but these are just temporary pots whilst the plants establish themselves a little before being placed in their permanent pot/position. Now, I'm slowly running out of windowsill space for plants thus needing to find somewhere else for the babies. With my crocheting skills I crocheted some ha...

I went to see Stephen Fry in London on his 'Mythos a Trilogy' tour. The show was everything I had hoped for, as he hasn't been on tour in about 40 years this was something I couldn't miss. I find Stephen Fry very relaxing to listen to on audiobooks so when his show was mostly of him sitting in a chair reading different parts of his book 'Heroes' I was very pleased. Obviously there were a few quips intermingled with the discussions of his book which rounded off the show really well. I'd love to see him on tour again. Anyway back to crafting. The drive to the show was quite long so for entertainment I took a small pattern with me to crochet in the car. I struggle finding time to craft from September through to May as I'm studying for university alongside my full time job so I have to make the most of every spare second I get (which is not a lot). Therefore crocheting whilst travelling is perfect. The pattern is quite easy to follow and relatively quick...

'May all your bacon burn' I made Calcifer a while ago find the post  here . I have since been asked to make more on request so whilst making the most recent one I decided to write down the pattern. Now I have it to hand if any more requests come through. So I am sharing my pattern here. If you do use this pattern please link any photos/blog posts ect back to my pattern so that others can enjoy it too! Things I used: DK yarn (yellow, orange and red) Scissors Stitch marker 3mm crochet hook yarn needle Two 4mm black beads  Clear thread (or white thread to sew on the beads)  White felt  Toy Stuffing Pet brush Pattern:  sc = single crochet dc = double crochet  tc = triple crochet ch = chain  Begin with yellow yarn - chain 6 and create a magic ring: Round 1: 2 sc in each stitch around (12 stitches). Round 2: *sc in next stitch, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around (18 stitches). Round 3: *sc in next two stitches, 2 sc in nex...