Tag Archives: Christmas

[Blogjacking] – Advent Calendar

Happy December! I’ve been incredibly, incredibly busy the last few days. Christmas is getting scarily close for a crafter…I know a lot of people will be going “what, it’s not for another three weeks!!” If you’re a crafter, you understand, … Continue reading

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FO Friday – Classic Hat and the Dragonfly Jumper

I’ve had a really busy week this week, and managed to produce a myriad of finished objects. Unfortunately, with the Christmas Season coming (those of you who are non-crafters are groaning, I know), I can’t actually show most of them, … Continue reading

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Hospital Hat

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. I spent the weekend in Glastonbury with my orchestra — we performed a concert for the Paddington Farm Trust, and raised around £300 for their charity! It was really good fun. I … Continue reading

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Christmas 2011 — the last!

In my last post I had to cut off early because I had to go to dinner. I just thought I would quickly add the last of it, for the sake of completeness — and the last of the Christmas … Continue reading

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A VERY Happy Christmas

I think the last few weeks has been the longest I’ve gone in absolutely ages without updating a blog of some description at all. Very, very Happy New Year to everyone, and I hope your Christmases were all you wished … Continue reading

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The Berry Girls prepare for Christmas

Wonder-Mum, Super-Granny (not to be confused with the aforementioned Wonder-Gran) and I — the three Berry girls — spent today preparing for Christmas! Dad took some photos. (1) Wonder-Mum grinding some nuts for a (very) late Christmas Cake. (2) Super-Granny … Continue reading

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Milestone Two – Illusion Knitting

I love Harry Potter — that’s a well-known fact about me, and if you didn’t know that before, you do now! At uni, I met my dear friend Grumpy*, someone I bonded with quickly on account of (amongst other things) … Continue reading

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Knitted FOs: Hugs for Tiger Lovers

Below is a happy moment – the boys each wearing a tiger, me wearing a penguin, all of us clutching Old Rosie ciders… I’ve mentioned that I learned to play the violin in the years between moving to England and … Continue reading

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Secret Santa with Music Friends

Sunday was my first proper Christmas celebration of the year, with a Secret Santa lunch in Wetherspoons, followed by a trek to one of some friends’ house for dessert, parlour games and quartet. We were a bit disorganised this year, … Continue reading

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