I was browsing Facebook the other evening, when I came across this post by Koliber Anna Droździoł. Freeform crochet landscape dresses. How beautiful?! She's done a stupendously brilliant job. I love the exuberance, the colours, the technical skill, everything about this. (Also, I would so wear this.) It got me thinking, and now I'm wondering whether I should make a dress or a skirt based on the landscape around here in Oxfordshire. If you've been here for any longer than it takes the twinnage Continue Reading
Amongst The Ordinary, The Extraordinary
One of the reasons - and there are many - why I'm fundamentally unsuited to modern life is the fact that I'm more interested in the micro-details of the natural world than in all the manufactured concepts to which I'm supposed to be paying attention. Yes I do manage to hold down a job, but there's a good reason why I'm a mid-level clinical psychologist and not the big fancy-pants boss of the whole shebang. It's fair to say that I'll never be CEO of a major company. Because if I was, my Continue Reading
How To De-Pill Your Knits
Do your knits ever pill? Would you like a quick tip for getting rid of those annoying, tiny balls of yuck? Yes I know you can buy de-pilling gadgets, but you really don't need to. Just fetch a razor and give 'em a shave. Seriously. And be a little brutal about it, too. I wish I'd thought to take a 'before' picture to show you how pilly my camera strap had become, but here's some of the fluff that I shaved from its surface:- I also gave it a wash in Eucalan, and it's now once again a much Continue Reading