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Maker and crafter, I run workshops from my home studio in Elswick, Lancashire.
Try Something New
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Try Something New

17th Jan 20246th Feb 2024 katen65Leave a comment

Trying something new  Ive been crocheting for a long time, more years than i care to remember but even an old dog like me can learn something new occasionally.   I've been having a go at corner-to-corner (C2C) crochet, and I love it. If you do not know what it is, it is a way of… Continue reading Try Something New

WIPs and chains
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WIPs and chains

17th Jan 202417th Jan 2024 katen65Leave a comment

Hookers do it with WIPs and chains! We've all laughed at phrases like that but a serious crocheter always has WIPs, works in progress. January is a great time to go through your project and decide what to keep. As I've said before, January is my time to make things for me and this quite… Continue reading WIPs and chains

Time to take stock…
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Time to take stock…

7th Jan 20249th Jan 2024 katen65Leave a comment

January for me is a time to take stock, both literally and figuratively. As this is my quiet time, I go through all my WIPs and decide what I'm going to finish and what I'm going to frog. When my Nana taught me to crochet, more years ago than I like to think about, she… Continue reading Time to take stock…

New Year, New Craft
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New Year, New Craft

7th Jan 20247th Jan 2024 katen65Leave a comment

The 12th night has passed and we are officially out of the Christmas period and it's time to look ahead to a new year. New year's resolutions are so easily broken, so this year I'm going to try something new instead. I read that it's much easier to try something new for 30 days than… Continue reading New Year, New Craft

Lights, Camera Action
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Lights, Camera Action

16th Dec 2023 katen65Leave a comment

For a couple of years, I’ve been doing online demonstrations. I love doing it, either through Facebook Live or also with the Royal Voluntary Service. They run a Facebook page called the Virtual Village Hall. It started up during lockdown to give people chance to take part in all the activities that they would have… Continue reading Lights, Camera Action

Homes for Gnomes
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Homes for Gnomes

16th Dec 2023 katen65Leave a comment

I have a love/hate relationship with craft fairs.  I love going to them as a seller but hate them if I don't sell anything.  This year I organised an Autumn Gift Fair in November at my Village Hall, so I decided I would have a stall with a few friends, none of us having enough… Continue reading Homes for Gnomes

Wee Jack’s Pet Emporium
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Wee Jack’s Pet Emporium

14th Aug 202314th Aug 2023 katen65Leave a comment

Ive been working on a new line of designs – Wee Jack's Pet Emporium – inspired by my little fluff munchkin. Being a true crafty pet momma, I've made quite a few things for jack over the last year he has lived with us and I thought I'd try them out on the wider public.… Continue reading Wee Jack’s Pet Emporium

Bring new life to an old favourite
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Bring new life to an old favourite

20th Jul 202320th Jul 2023 katen65Leave a comment

I've had this Rick Stein tote bag for a lot of years. It was a present from my mum after a holiday to Cornwall. I love fish and have a lot of things on a fishy theme and used this bag almost constantly. But as a consequence, the lining deteriorated and I put it away… Continue reading Bring new life to an old favourite

Flower Power
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Flower Power

18th Jun 202318th Jun 2023 katen65Leave a comment

I run a Crochet social here at my home studio, a sort of crochet collective. Not quite a class and not quite a social gathering. The ladies that come along have all graduated from my beginners crochet class and now have the basic skills, and so we share projects, knowledge and crochet collectively. We take… Continue reading Flower Power

Bee Happy for World Bee Day
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Bee Happy for World Bee Day

19th May 202319th May 2023 katen65Leave a comment

Saturday 20th May is World Bee Day 2023 and to celebrate, why not make yourself this lovely little Bee. Bee Happy Bee Bee Happy Pattern for World Bee Day  MATERIALS Small amount of yellow, black and white DK yarn Black embroidery thread Toy stuffing 3mm hook Sewing needle   ABBREVIATIONS MR   magic ring Ch   chain… Continue reading Bee Happy for World Bee Day

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