Speculative Fiction by Carin Marais
here are oodles of patterns — both free and paid — available, but I have decided to make one of my own as I was specifically asked for Marvel-themed gloves.
After some time when I was struggling with a scarf — not so much the pattern as just getting the time to work on it and not being entirely happy with the yarn that I was using — I’m finally back to my normal… Continue Reading “WIPs – Baby Crochet for Charity”
After a few weeks of electricians, plumbers, no hot water in the house, and lots and lots of stress crocheting, I do have some finished pieces to show and the Eilian/peacock shawl is definitely coming along very well with about 500m of the yarn… Continue Reading “The Peacock Shawl and Lots of Beanies”
Although 2017 is only a few days old, I am pleased to already have a FO and a new WIP. The wrist warmers which I made as a Christmas present were also finished in time and the receiver loved them (yay!). The pattern for… Continue Reading “A Green Shawl, Wrist Warmers, and 2017’s First WIP”
I’ve already stated my writing goals, so I thought that I would take this time to look at what I want to achieve next year with regard to my crafting.
With the last few days before Christmas rushing by, I’m still hopeful that I will finish the last of the gifts by Friday evening…
It’s been quite a good crocheting week and I’m well into the last mermaid tail I need to finish before Christmas. Then it’s just The Gift I (Kind Of) Forgot About and I’m all set for the festivities. The colourway for the new mermaid… Continue Reading “WIPs Update – More Mermaid Goodness!”
Like many of you, I am at any time busy with a couple of projects. My main project at the moment, though, is making three mermaid tail blankets. Blanket one is already finished and found a home all the way in England, while the… Continue Reading “WIP – Mermaid Tail Blankets”