Cosmic Crafts

DEAR READERS, how the diddly-heck are you? I won't be going into detail what I've been up to over the last 12 months, but needless to say, I'm still alive and happily knitting and hooking a...

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Well hello fellow crafters, it's been a while since my last post, and I thought I'd just let you all know that I'm still alive and knitting! I've been very busy over the last couple of month...

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And because I love corsets, I have to make them somehow...my sewing skills aren't that great, so I crochet them. The one's in this post are my latest designs: I think I've got enough corset t...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2011/11/i-corsets.html

Goodbye summer, hello autumn! The perfect time to sit in the lounge on an evening in front of the fire and knit or crochet something...yes...something, anything...as long as I can wield a hook or...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2011/09/some-inspiration.html

GRANNY SQUARES - PAIN IS SO CLOSE TO PLEASURE...  It's fun to crochet them, but then my patience is severely tested when I have to darn in all those loose ends. That's why I haven't yet...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2011/07/more-granny-square-madness.html

I really enjoyed making this storage box as featured in the latest edition of INSIDE CROCHET (ISSUE 19, JUNE 2011). It's suitable for beginners and doesn't take long to complete. Best of all,...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2011/06/crochet-boxes.html

What to do with granny squares? Blankets, throws, table cloths, bags, scarves...whatever. When I recently tried out a new design, the size of it (13cm square) fitted perfectly around my arms, a...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2011/05/things-to-do-with-granny-squares-arm.html

Strange things happen when I do freestyle knitting; first, I buy yarn I fall in love with, in this case it's Rico Creative Melange Chunky in red code 002 . I bought three balls and wondere...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2011/03/red-alert-freestyle-knitting.html

Gosh it's been a while since I last added a project to my blog, but here is my latest creation, another corset top, which I really enjoy wearing. The yarn used is Sublime Soya Cotton dk, shade ...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2010/12/pink-medieval-style-corset-top.html

In my earlier post about the Medieval Corset Belt , I started exploring historical influences in modern fashion, and here you can see continuation of that theme. I'm starting to realise th...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2010/06/crochet-corset.html

There are so many things that can be knitted, including ties for husbands, boyfriends and dads, who feel obliged to wear them. Watching them produce an artifical smile, keep calm and carry on g...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2010/05/knit-happens-retro-tie.html

I've always been interested in medieval style clothing and how it can be incorporated into 21st century fashion, so when I noticed this lovely crochet pattern in Debbie Stoller's book Happy H...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2010/05/medieval-corset-belt.html

My obsession with crochet hasn't waned yet; the recent edition of Let's Knit! (May 2010) came with an additional crochet booklet, in which I discovered this very easy crochet scarf pattern. Clic...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2010/05/hooked-on-crochet-lace-scarves.html

When friends recently phoned and asked after me, hubby replied: "She's knitting a house. Front's nearly finished." That should give you a clue, how much yarn I process each day; hardly time to b...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2010/05/knit-happens-at-cosmic-hq.html

No, I didn't drink myself to oblivion, threw up and flashed my boobs to shocked bystanders on a chav night out (been brought up the European way, I get flamboozled quietly at home with a bottle ...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2010/04/going-wild-in-town.html

I love quick projects that can be completed easily on an evening, while the "men of the house" are watching football or other boring sports. When I realised that my bulky shaped sun glasses don'...

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Spring has finally arrived, and I'm finding it harder to continue knitting the black sleeveless jumper I started a few weeks ago; I want to work with happy colours, not dark and depressing black...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2010/04/crafty-crochet-pen-holder.html

Last weekend I had the urge to bake a cake after I happened to come across my mother's recipe, which contained some vague instructions like "oven temperature between 180 - 200°C and "baking ti...

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Granny squares don't need to be all prim and proper in pastel colours. I thought I'd give them a sinister twist for my recent creation, a Tarot reading cloth. This was a really enjoyable croch...

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Skull patterns on kids clothes are quite popular for some strange reason, and my son thinks they are "sick" (the latest word for "cool"). So taking into account my current knitting frenzy, I dec...

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When I looked at the photos of my latest creation, I thought that there's a lot of red, pink and purple happening on this blog! But don't fret, if you're starting to find this boring; soon I'll ...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2010/01/passionate-scarf.html

On Friday I went wild in Hobbycraft. As indicated by the red "clearance" labels on the left pic, there was a sale on, and I just needed to get those bargains. There's one particular yarn,...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2010/01/current-yarn-stash.html

At last I managed to take photos of my latest creation in its true colour. On previous attempts my current favourite piece looked strangely purple, but this is a luscious raspberry pink, Debbi...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2010/01/pink-heaven-cosy-swirly-jumper.html

I've been searching high and low for a pretty and practical knitting bag and found one right under my nose, i.e. in my own shop! I toiled with a Cath Kidston design , but I felt I wanted a...

http://cosmiccrafts.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-fab-new-knitting-bag.html

SEASON'S GREETINGS! This year, in addition to the usual non-risky presents (mainly bottles of wine and chocolate truffels), I have also been given some no-calories treats, which reflect my redi...

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