I own a GypsyDancer Masterpiece

In March I took part in National Crochet Month Freeform Crochet Along where I won the most love to win a Gypsy Dancer yarn bowl. I was thrilled to have won as I'm someone who doesn't win things (I think I won a flask when I was 13).

After a small wait so my prize would be perfect I received it from Mr Posty this week along with a little surprise.

Here's the box it came in, I'm sure she was making like Christmas as it took my ages to get through all the blue tape that was wrapped around it, it I succeeded in the end and here's is my prize.

Isn't it just gorgeous! and the cupcake pin cushion is yummilicious! 

If I was stranded on a desert beach I would have these items in my must save collection :) Other objects in my list are: yarnstash, needles and hooks and my little boy (not necessarily in that order).

I'm sure there's other stuff vital to my survival but these are my top three :)

If you fancy one of GypsyDancers Masterpieces for yourself, you can find her handmade ceramics over in her Etsy Store, The Art of Notions     

Little Froggy Bookmark

I've been flicking through some of my magazines over the past year and found a super cute bookmark to make for my mum (this is the last one of her present).

I just wanted to share just as soon as I'd finished it, so here it is.

The pattern was created by Irene Strange and the pattern is from Let's get Crafting Issue 23 Crochet creative.

Happy Halloween

Here's a pumpkin my little one and I made earlier. I call him Mr Smiley.

Christmas Projects....It has begun!

Yep that's right, I had to start at some point and this week seems a good week to start.


My mum is always cooing over the crochet and knitted toys I show her so I thought I'd make her some for Christmas. I haven't shown her these pattern so they should be a complete surprise to her and she's Frog Mad! So I hope she really digs these.

I frog pattern can be found over at Caron International Yarns and the owl pattern can be found over at crochet me

My Little 1's school picture

He looks Great. My Little Boy. I'm so proud :D

Doctor Who Progress so far

Well I say progress. I was doing really well but the pattern I was working from (Rowan Yarn) seems a little short and when I investigated I realised that the pattern was short by half and all colour blocks ;(

I was making such great progress too (hence why I've not been blogging so much). I couldn't let this lie so I've started again with the proper pattern from Doctor Who Scarf Site

I'm now on the 8th row of the first 52 rows of beige. Yikes!

Dr Who Scarf Journey begins

I've been set the task of making the Season 12 Dr Who scarf as worn by Tom Baker for my dear brother @fr3cks.

My first challenge was to find similar yarns to match the American ones that I cannot hope to get hold of with my meagre budget. I finally settled on Patons Fab dk and Hayfield/Sirday Bonus dk.

Here are the Shades I settled on:

Sirdar Bonus  DK

Claret       0841
Charcoal   0837

Patons Fab DK

Beige        02331
Yellow      02302
Fern         02341
Red          02323

These colours are as close as match as I could get with exception of the Red. I fear this may be a little too bright a red, but we'll see. I may be fretting for now reason.

I'm putting a scarf o matic bar on my page so you can follow my progress in percentage form. So let the project commence :)