I do occasionally swap my crochet hook for knitting needles, and this week I’ve made a winter set for my youngest child. Knitting projects need to be quick and easy for me, or they are a non-starter, plus I have to pick yarns to match the hooks I have, rather than the other way around,Read more ⟶
Tag: winter
Making the Twelfth Cake 2016
Twelfth Cake 2016 – the finale
I’ve been really struck this year by how a lot of people seem to be over and done with Christmas immediately after Boxing Day. Well, at Conker Corner, I try to keep the full twelve days of Christmas special – enjoying the beautiful tree, lots of telly, special food treats we don’t get the restRead more ⟶
Making the Twelfth Cake 2015
We made our Twelfth Cake today! I try to ensure we have a full twelve days of Christmas, and like to make Epiphany special, which also off-sets the taking down of the decorations. Part of that is that we have our Christmas cake on Twelfth Night, and one of us gets to be royal for theRead more ⟶
Crocheted Snowflakes
Two reasons for blogging today, that come together in some snowflakes. I was contacted last week by the HomeStart UK charity, asking if I’d give a mention to their Snowflake AppealĀ and make some crocheted snowflakes for their campaign.