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  • Pom-pom Bunnies

    Pom-pom Bunnies

    This is my session from the Virtual Village Hall today. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/sF9KWfDwUaETraum/ I’ve been making lots of different bunnies for Easter and here is my crochet pattern for the small bunny. Small Rabbit Materials DK yarn 50g 3mm hook Safety eyes Fibre fill Black embroidery thread Abbreviations MR Magic ring Ch chain Dec double crochet Ss…

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  • March is Crochet Month UK

    National Crochet Month is celebrated in March every year. This is a month to interlock loops of yarn or wool and make beautiful pieces to use yourself or give to friends and family members. Crocheting is often confused with knitting, but the differences between the two crafts are quite clear. In crocheting, you complete every…

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  • Easter Bunnies

    Easter Bunnies

    I’m ramping up production of bunnies in the work room at the moment. I’ve got a stall at the Village Hall Spring Gift Fair and I’ve decided to make Bunnies and maybe a few chicks. I have 3 favourite rabbit patterns and Im making several of each. The biggest is Millie Rabbit, I’ve made lots…

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  • All of my heart

    All of my heart

    Did you know that February is national heart month? To celebrate this and encourage awareness, the Elswick Crochet Crew have created a post box topper with the dual purpose of celebrating Valentines Day and Heart Month. If you take a look at the British Heart Foundation’s website you will see lots of ways to help…

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  • Try Something New

    Try Something New

    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…

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  • WIPs and chains

    WIPs and chains

    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…

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  • Time to take stock…

    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…

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  • New Year, New Craft

    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…

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  • Lights, Camera Action

    Lights, Camera Action

    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…

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  • Homes for Gnomes

    Homes for Gnomes

    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…

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