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A new Block on the block!
Good morning, Lovelies, from sunny South Africa. Not in Cape Town though. It's rained for weeks!I don't know about you but I have been struggling to catch up with August. When I looked up from my...
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Hello, September!
Happy Friday, Lovelies!🌼I hope you are all keeping well in your corner of crochetland? It's been a very wild and unsettling six months, hasn't it? For one thing, I am exhausted! We've been bombarded...
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Nomad: a cosy cowl!
Happy Friday, Lovely Yarnarinnas!I had no intention of making a Cowl. I blame it on my wayward hook! My lovely model Tanya ( youngest son's longtime GF ) is unfortunately away at the moment assisting...
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Duchess, another cosy cowl!
First things first...THANK YOU SO MUCH for all the comments on last week's Nomad Cosy Cowl post. I really tried to answer each one of you but ran out of steam! I love it so much that you all are so...
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Incubation time again!
Happy Friday, Lovelies!Miss Augusta has the right idea this chilly morning! It's absolutely bucketing down here in Cape Town today. Winter is lingering. I'm trying not to complain. I know how much I...
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Hello October!
Lovelies, I bet you didn't expect a Thursday blog post, right? But I had to catch the first day of October! Not like in August and September where I couldn't seem to catch up with the days. I feel...
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Holiday? What holiday?
Hello, Lovelies!I hope you are all keeping safe and well out there? I know many of you ( myself included ) are feeling Covid fatigue, wondering when, or if, life as we knew it will ever return. It...
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Days of my life, and Chrysalis!
Hello, Lovelies! Happy Friday and Happy Weekend. I hope you are all well and staying safe?Since our unpleasant visitation from a certain Crown Virus, a visitor that insists on overstaying it's welcome,...
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Happy Part 1!
Hello again, Lovelies!Oh, I don't like doing this...it's so impersonal but I'm issuing a blanket THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH for all your comments on the previous post! Our GIVEAWAY winners have been...
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Silly Season Ramblings....
Happy Monday, Lovelies ( before I forget...THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your comments on the previous post. I love reading them all and only wish I had four more hands to reply to everyone! ).I hope you...
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Happy 2021!
Dear Hooks 'n Tales Friends, I'm so thankful to you all for making 2020 bearable for me. I've really enjoyed reading the comments and stories that you have shared. We truly are a connected community...
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A little update!
Happy Friday, Lovelies!Woweee, what a week it's been worldwide, right? We truly are living through historic times. In the future when people wonder how we got through these times we can safely say "...
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A little catch-up!
Happy Friday, Lovelies!It's been a while since I last visited Blogland but as some of you may have noticed, I've popped into Instagram regularly. I think I'm starting to feel a little less...
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Time flies when you're having fun.
Good grief, this month is really galloping along at breakneck speed! I cannot keep up! When Mr Hooks'nTales said he'd be home at 1pm today, I was genuinely confused, staring at him while blinking like...
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A little bit of this and that!
Happy Friday, Lovelies!Last things first:1. If you commented on the last blog post you already know that you stood a chance of winning a sweet pattern? Please check your email notifications and/or...
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Some chit-chat!
YaY, it's the weekend, Yarnarinnas! Why am I soooo excited? Well, I'll tell you why. I'm * going away for the weekend *. I packed my little weekend bag on Wednesday already. That's how keen I am to...
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The paths less travelled!
Happy Friday, from a freezing, blustery and wet Cape Town, Lovelies!😊My favourite weather has arrived! Finally, I am in my element. I don't know about you but as soon as the temperature drops my...
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Let's catch up!
Happy Friday, Lovelies!🌸Before anything else...! I finally got my first Pfizer jab! It doesn't seem like such a big thing but for someone who has High anxiety ( with a capital "H" ) I had to overcome...
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Reality bites!
Happy Friday, Lovelies! 🌸Tadaa, today is the release of the new pattern Harvest Moon Block! Yep, I've just launched straight into my "big" news before asking " how are you ?" HOW ARE YOU!!? Once...
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Midwinter break!
Lovelies, I'm on a mid-winter break ( JOKING! You know I'm crocheting up a new pattern and designing the extension for Harvest Moon! ). August is my birthday month and since way back, I've...
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