Kōsetsu Shrug and Cosy Delight yarn review
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by Annaboo's House
4y ago
‘Kōsetsu’ is Japanese for ‘snowfall’ and with Sapporo receiving the most snow on the planet (485 cm /191 inches per year!) it seemed an appropriate name for this shrug, which will keep you cosy in the coldest of winters. When Stylecraft asked me to design something with one of their yarns, I knew I wanted to use Cosy Delight. It's a chunky-weight yarn (my favourite yarn weight), but as the fibres are manufactured using a jet air process, this yarn is as light as air AND toasty warm, too. Now, sometimes when I've worked with chunky-weight yarns, their weight and bulk means that t ..read more
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The one with the socks
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by Annaboo's House
4y ago
Falling Snow Boot Socks These beauties are crocheted using Aran weight yarn with a 5mm hook and best of all, you can knock them up in no time.  I'm not going to waffle on, let's face it - you're here for the pattern, but let me explain a few things first:  I used the beautiful 'Leader of the Pac' yarn from Hobbycraft (paid for by me - no affiliate either). You'll need one ball of each colour, but it's usually available on a three-for-two offer, so I'd recommend getting three, obvs.  I ran out of my main colour (only just) so I had to make my cuff in the contrasting colour. If you get t ..read more
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Labour of Love Blanket
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by Annaboo's House
4y ago
Not for a second did I think that my throw-away comment on Instagram would be taken seriously, or replied to by so many people. You see, I'd started this project waaaaaaaay back a billionty years ago, after a meeting with the Stylecraft gang up at headquarters, when they first unveiled their new yarn; Linen Drape. Oh how me and my fellow Blogstars ooooooed and ahhhhhhed over its lovely colours and of course, its, er, drapey-ness. Perfect for a so many projects, but I fancied a big granny square. So I started it.  And I enjoyed adding rounds here and there. And then it got a bit ..read more
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Granny Square Day 2019!
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by Annaboo's House
5y ago
Granny Square Day 2019 is finally here!!! I was absolutely thrilled when Simply Crochet Magazine asked myself, along with fellow designers,  Sharna Moore, Dedri Uys and Katie Jones to be Granny Square Day ambassadors for its 6th year and create our own squares to celebrate this wonderful and ever-popular motif.  Recently, I've ben enjoying the simplicity of a solid granny square, made in two colours - I think the possibilities of creating patterns by how they are arranged is fascinating and with this in mind, I knew it would be the basis of my design.  Here's an arrangement of two-tone ..read more
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Summertime Mandala Cushion
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by Annaboo's House
5y ago
Summertime ... Strawberries and cream, Wimbledon on the telly, ice-creams, suncream, picnics and ... ... tempestuous rain, floods and turning on the heating. Yes, if you live in the UK then you'll know that we're not really experiencing the summer of dreams, but a rather cold, wet version, which no-one is very keen on. So in an attempt to banish all miserable thoughts of our dreadful summer so far, here's a rather lovely (if I say so myself) colour palette using Stylecraft cotton (I've blogged about before here) which will give you ALL the summery feels. Now, if truth be told I love a Manda ..read more
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Mindful Crochet - A book Review
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by Sarah Shrimpton
5y ago
Mindfulness: a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and body sensations, used as a therapeutic technique. Mindfulness is extremely contemporary at the moment, and appropriately so; with increasingly hectic and busy lifestyles it's important that we take some time to focus inwardly and find a space and time to be calm and peaceful.  Clinical studies show that mindfulness can help reduce anxiety, exhaustion and insomnia and can enhance the body's natural healing rhythms. It's no secret that c ..read more
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