September 2009
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Wednesday 16th September 2009Crochet BagI have always admired the work of futuregirl. She writes an interesting blog on her crochet adventures and makes a fabulous crochet bag (in 3 sizes). Recently she published the pattern for it called the Starling Handbag and i've been itching to make one myself. As a trial run I made the smallest size out of some cotton stash, it's so cute. I managed to complete it pretty much error free, thanks mainly to the clear pattern instructions. I'm really pleased with how the seam turned out. Futuregirl has also written a seamless crochet tutorial which she updated recently and it's the best ...
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Tuesday 8th September 2009Chain Maille BraceletsA few years ago at a bead and gem fair I saw a lady selling silver jump rings to make chain maille jewellery. I remember thinking at the time how pretty the designs were and whilst back in the UK over the summer I decided to give it a go. I brought myself a really good book called 'Chains by Becky'. It is packed with lots of interesting chain patterns and clear instructions. I brought myself some coloured jump rings to start with and made myself the following byzantine bracelet. I only had a cheap lobster clasp at the time and ...