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January 2019
Lifestyle · New Year

January 2019

January 3, 2019 poppytoft2 Comments

January, time for New Year’s Resolutions, or not, as the case may be.  I’m not a fan, but I do like setting out a list of things to aim for during the year

Looking back on 2018
Albufeira · Lifestyle · Mindfulness · New Year · Reflection

Looking back on 2018

December 31, 2018 poppytoft1 Comment

Last year I read an article in Moments magazine about keeping a memories jar. The idea is to write down one positive thing that happened each week and store them in a jar.

18 for 2018
Crafts · Lifestyle · Reflection

18 for 2018

December 19, 2018December 28, 2018 poppytoftLeave a comment

At the start of 2018 I planned 18 things that I was hoping to complete during the year.  Some habit driven, some one off events.

Happy progress
Crochet

Happy progress

June 10, 2018June 10, 2018 poppytoftLeave a comment

I’ve been working on being more visible!  I find it very difficult to share pictures of myself enjoying my craft – but here I am at work in my craft room in Portugal.

The 100 Day Project
Crochet · Irish Lace Crochet · Knitting

The 100 Day Project

April 9, 2018April 9, 2018 poppytoft1 Comment

I’m not the fastest at crochet, or sewing, or knitting, at most things to be honest, but I am quite patient and quite thorough.  As a consequence it means I don’t churn out a vast number of projects in a short amount of time

Crafting in Portugal
Crafts · Crochet · Irish Lace Crochet · Portugal

Crafting in Portugal

March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 poppytoftLeave a comment

The weather here as been fairly poor for our first week, lots of rain, lots of wind and so plenty of time to be spent indoors working on small projects – both crochet and sewing.

Crochet Shapes
Crochet

Crochet Shapes

March 8, 2018 poppytoftLeave a comment

For the past couple of weeks I’ve been making crochet shapes for submission to the International Diploma in Crochet

Finishing projects!
Crochet · Tunisian Crochet

Finishing projects!

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 poppytoftLeave a comment

This week I have actually made a point of finishing a number of projects that I had on the go.  Like many crafters I have several pieces I have started and never got around to finishing.

Challenge Completed
Crafts · Crochet · Sewing

Challenge Completed

December 9, 2017 poppytoftLeave a comment

This month I have been set a couple of challenges which I have been expected to complete.

Moving on
Crochet · Knitting

Moving on

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 poppytoftLeave a comment

Sadly, my 100 Day Project came to an end. Despite my best efforts there was just no way I was going to get it off the ground.

Trials and tribulations
Crochet · Knitting · Sewing

Trials and tribulations

May 11, 2018 poppytoftLeave a comment

 I tend to be a think and go sort of person and don’t usually take time to plan.

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Hurrah! I've had my broomstick crochet sweater back from assessment and it passed all the required criteria. ✔️✔️ A slight disagreement over the edging - but at the end of the day it's my design!!!! I just need to take some photos of it and then I'll be able to share the pattern.
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