I decided to start this blog mainly to document my learning experiences in a different area than my job or my parenting - both of which are constant sources of learning for me. While I take these latter areas rather seriously (ok, not always but at least some of the time), crafting is something I do for fun and a laugh so it makes a nice change. I love to make stuff with my own hands and despite not always having enough time to do so, I feel that when I do get a chance to do this, it helps me to get some head-space too!
The second reason I decided to start this blog is because we recently lost a dear object. We lost a blanket of my daughter's - the first one I ever made for her (while I was pregnant with her). It was a lovely aqua colour, merino knitted blanket - a well used & well loved item. It was not perfect and certainly an experienced knitter could immediately spot flaws, but it was big (which means it took me a while to make) and in my mind, the blanket still carried that newborn smell of "hers". After losing it, it dawned on me that all this time, this blanket escaped the light of the camera and I have nothing to remember it by! So I do hope that this blog will help me to remember the things I made and will make in future, as well as lessons I learned along the way!
So here we go.....
The second reason I decided to start this blog is because we recently lost a dear object. We lost a blanket of my daughter's - the first one I ever made for her (while I was pregnant with her). It was a lovely aqua colour, merino knitted blanket - a well used & well loved item. It was not perfect and certainly an experienced knitter could immediately spot flaws, but it was big (which means it took me a while to make) and in my mind, the blanket still carried that newborn smell of "hers". After losing it, it dawned on me that all this time, this blanket escaped the light of the camera and I have nothing to remember it by! So I do hope that this blog will help me to remember the things I made and will make in future, as well as lessons I learned along the way!
So here we go.....