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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.

Another Creative Year
Crochet · Tunisian Crochet

Another Creative Year

January 23, 2018 poppytoft4 Comments

This is the year I am going to have a pattern published.

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.

For the love of crafting
Baking · Crochet · Knitting

For the love of crafting

October 8, 2017 poppytoft2 Comments

This week has been fairly quiet for me on the crafting front.  Partly because I’ve had a bad back, and partly because I focussed on baking rather than crochet.  It has, however, provided time for reflection.

September Review
Amigurumi · Crochet

September Review

October 1, 2017October 1, 2017 poppytoft2 Comments

Initially I had thought that September had been a quiet month on the crafting front, however, as I considered what I had achieved, I realised I have been much busier than I thought.

Crafting Times
Crafts · Crochet · Irish Lace Crochet · Sewing

Crafting Times

June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 poppytoft3 Comments

Over the past few weeks I’ve been quietly crafting away.  Husband and I are in the process of trying to move.  It has been something of a tortuous process which started last October.  Suffice to say, we have been living with half built wardrobes and a fair percentage of my crafting paraphernalia has already been… Continue reading Crafting Times

Crochet · Mindfulness · Sewing

Finding my ‘WHY’

April 17, 2017 poppytoft5 Comments

It’s been a while since I posted. I sort of fell out of love with crochet and started to question its worth. I think I’d forgotten my ‘WHY’.

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