OUR ARCHIVES : May 2010

The Bookworm – A Marker of Books

When I teach project classes I love having small projects that people can actually manage to make the best part of during class. There is nothing like the achieve of that after a couple of hours work, it boosts the confidence and makes it feel good not only to have mastered a technique but having [...]

Elfie It Is

The sweetest little live wire of a happy, charming five year old was the one to come up with ‘The Name’. Elfie it is, the name of the elephant worked for my Amigurimi Class, the first class is on Friday in The Yarn Room in Ashford, Co Wicklow.
I hope Elfie will be happy with Hamish [...]

Spaced Out Head

I have developed a severe cold, everything included… I am feeling light-headed and a bit spaced out by it and I am armed with man size tissues at all times. Suppose it would be naive to think I could manage to go a whole autumn and winter without a cold at least. It has obviously [...]

Meet Hamish The Lion

I am preparing some Amigurumi Classes and worked out the lion Hamish over the weekend. Hamish is not quite made in the right style as he is joined together, albeit in crochet, but according to Japanese tradition this should not be the case, it should be worked as one large round but Hamish works best [...]