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I might be known for throwing a pom pom or two on

I might be known for throwing a pom pom or two on things but my pom pom wall hangings are becoming a fave.
The first more muted colours (I'm sure there's something wrong with me) is almost as tall as me and reminds me of those long ribboned curtains in the 70s to keep the flies out, I can still see my grandmas... the second brighter one is a wee bit shorter.
Message me if you need a pom pom curtain. I will understand and look after you.
#pompom #houseplantcommunity #houseplantsofinstagram #ihavethisthingwithplants #livingwithplants #plantaddict #plantlove #houseplantclub #indoorjungle #plantfocus #plantgang #plantgoals #planthoarder #plantsmakemehappy #decorlove #decortrends #interiorideas #decorideas #housedecoration #homeinteriordesign #homedecorblog #bohome #jungalowhome #hippiedecor #bohemianhome #mybohovibes #homeinspiration #interiorandhome #interiordecor

Have you done the MBTI personality test? I had to

Have you done the MBTI personality test? I had to do it at work years ago and this made me think of that.
I really want to get something really colourful on the needles but I really must finish this first. It's been sat unmade for years. I lost the pattern, I thought I might not be able to do it being a crocheter and all. I'm an ENFJ in the MBTI and my J really is coming into true force. Or should I throw caution to the wind and cast on the colour?
The chimp on my shoulder says do it, mix it up, my brain says it'll be fab when it's finished and then move on. What do you do in these situations?

#stayathome #rollitinglitter
#positivity #knitlife #knitaddict #knittersofinstagram #knittingaddict #onmyneedles #whatsonmyhook #yarnaddict #yarnaholic #yarndiaries #confessionaryknitter #confessionarycrocheter #onmyhook #friends #knitwalks #happydays #stayathome #mindfulness #mindfulknitting #slow #woolandthegang #mbti #letgo #priorities #myersbriggs #personalitytest #thechimpparadox

We are decompressing together after a busy day Wod

We are decompressing together after a busy day Wodge and I. In silence I'm knitting, he's chilling next to me being tickled by my knitting needles. I'm wondering how much longer this will go on, he's wondering when he'll get his house back. I'm knitting a @woolandthegang kit my mum bought me years ago. He's hoping for another walk and the opportunity to eat horse crap on the field. We have a mutual understanding me and him. It's important we don't mix our ambitions.

#stayathome #rollitinglitter
#positivity #knitlife #knitaddict #knittersofinstagram #knittingaddict #onmyneedles #whatsonmyhook #yarnaddict #yarnaholic #yarndiaries #confessionaryknitter #confessionarycrocheter #onmyhook #friends #knitwalks #happydays #stayathome #mindfulness #mindfulknitting #slow #woolandthegang #horsecrap #jackrusselsofinstagram #dogslife

Tis done. Lockdown mega project. I think I'll kee

Tis done. Lockdown mega project.

I think I'll keep this to give my future grandchildren with little notes pinned on, they will read;
"I started day 13 of lockdown, it was a state of panic, we all went indoors, schools closed, exams cancelled, we worked from home and couldn't visit our families"
"1st block of green, day 15 of lockdown, the Prime Minister went into intensive care and we didn't know if he would survive" "3rd pink, your great grandma's birthday and we stood in the garden, she at the front door and couldn't hug her but we still laughed"
3rd blue section " Sat with the neighbours 2m apart to celebrate the 75th VE day, we laughed together but wondered how life would change in the future "
Green "your dad / uncle came home from Uni and stacked the shelves at Tesco through the night for weeks, there was no flour or pasta and people wore masks and gloves to go shopping, we queued outside to go in one at a time"
All sections, "your mum / auntie baked us bread every day and kept us fed while we worked from home pretending everything was normal"
Pink sections "8pm on Thursday nights we stood in the garden and clapped to thank the NHS and said hello to our neighbours before heading back inside for another week"
All sections "I met with my knit group friends on Zoom every Saturday and loved every minute of those conversations with friends in their homes and not a cafe in Manchester, just checking in and laughing and just, "are you OK?"
Zoom's with the family and Great Grandma, and the "you go first, no you, I love you Mum and your Great Aunty had a baby growing inside her"
Finished 17th May whilst the country was in the Stay Alert phase and no one really knew what that meant.
Thanks to my WhatsApp "Bricks Support Group" @twosticksandabitofstring and @cosythoughts for your patience! And my Knit Group friends who really are fab friends.
Pattern #paintedbricksshawl by @westknits
yarn by @coopknits bought from @tangledyarnuk
#westknits #westknitsarethebestknits #surprisesarereal #stayathome #rollitinglitter
#bhooked #knitlife #knitaddict #knittersofinstagram #knittingaddict #lookatmyroots #onmyneedles #yarn #graysonsartclub

I'm at the stage of my #paintedbricksshawl where I

I'm at the stage of my #paintedbricksshawl where I'm thinking of the new project... well, probably the next few after that. And my stash is being curated and gathered, paired, stroked, placed back down and the yarn store drooled over. You know the feeling!

It's been a bit of a mammoth this one but I'm so nearly there.

Casting on is always so good, the joy of something new. Always looking forward. #bhooked #knitlife #knitaddict #knittersofinstagram #knittingaddict #onmyneedles #whatsonmyhook #yarnaddict #yarnaholic #yarndiaries #confessionaryknitter #confessionarycrocheter #onmyhook #createeveryday #creativecommunity #designisinthedetails #creativityeveryday #weareknitters #shareyourknits #yarnlove #tricoter #crochetcommunity #crocheters #crochetersofinstagram #crochetlover #crochetgeek

100 days of lockdown. My #paintingbricksshawl so

100 days of lockdown.
My #paintingbricksshawl so far, right side, wrong side and can't wait to be blocked side.

I'm averaging a colour wedge a night now, half coral, then hot pink and then the border. Bring on the Bank Holiday weekend; I'm hoping for a finished project. I'm loving the pattern but can't wait to see how big it is and fits in the @twosticksandabitofstring and @cosy.thoughts tension study!
What next? The yarn basket is winking.

#westknits #westknitsarethebestknits #yarnsports #day488685inlockdown #theknittingneedlesdidit #surprisesarereal #stayathome #rollitinglitter
#positivity #crochetgeek #bhooked #knitlife #knitaddict #knittersofinstagram #knittingaddict #onmyneedles #whatsonmyhook #yarnaddict #yarnaholic #yarndiaries #confessionaryknitter #stayathome #mindfulness #mindfulknitting #slow

My gorgeous friend @julietillyflop sent me a wreat

My gorgeous friend @julietillyflop sent me a wreath ring to make a pom pom wreath for my front door. I caved four pom poms in and re-purposed my Christmas table flowers and threw in a few of my favourite birds from @oklahomamcr and voila, my campachoo choo wreath. My happy clappy. frilly anti viral wreath is firmly affixed to my door, not quite a rainbow of pom poms but the sentiment and support of the NHS is there and I guess it's a sign of the times, I may add a bird a week to see how much longer I'm here. Shame you can't come knocking. No sign of the milkman yet however. I think he may be staring from a distance, mopping up milk and / reporting me to the RSPB. It is a bit spesh 🌈

Oh, and another of my WTIO, get to @oklahomamcr and buy more birds!
#slowlywrappkngthehouseinglitter #floralwreath #pompomfail #happycolours #oklahomamcr #floraldesign #killedthemilkman #pink #artificialflowers #makingitallabitbrighter #highpeak #Derbyshire @dunelm #kitschhome #handmadehome

When this is all over Where will you go? How many

When this is all over
Where will you go?

How many times have you said, "when this is all over?" I'm loving spending time at home and a quieter life, but when this is all over, other than hug my family of course, I quietly want to visit some favourite places and see things again, colourful bikes, the sea, colourful, textural yarn, beaches, open horizons, galleries. Just see it, see colour and breathe it in. Just calmly and quietly and appreciatively.
Where are you ready for? I'm tired of the naughty step.
#whenitsallover #yarn #yarndiaries #norfolkbeaches #Amsterdam #Angelsey #yarnstores #calm #quiet #galleries
#knitlife #knitaddict #knittersofinstagram #knittingaddict #onmyneedles #whatsonmyhook #yarnaddict #yarnaholic #yarndiaries #confessionaryknitter #confessionarycrocheter #onmyhook #stashbuster #yarnsouvenier #crochetcommunity #crocheters #crochetersofinstagram #crochetlover #crochetgeek #bikes

My #paintingbricksshawl is coming along, wingspan

My #paintingbricksshawl is coming along, wingspan growing nicely and a rainbow is emerging 🌈❤🌈 *

This is my Sunday, and.. for those of you like me that have saved Killing Eve for the Sunday blues, oh yes to some Sunday night killings from our favourite assisin. What was your favourite hit? Mine has to be Aidrian with the knitting needles. The big brush just nailed it. Don't be scared, I like the humour, I won't partake even on a 58583 day lockdown. I have yarn sports to participate in and I doubt knitting needles are allowed in prison.
#westknits #westknitsarethebestknits #yarnsports #killingeve #day488685inlockdown #theknittingneedlesdidit #notigersallowed #surprisesarereal #stayathome #rollitinglitter
#positivity #crochetgeek #bhooked #knitlife #knitaddict #knittersofinstagram #knittingaddict #onmyneedles #whatsonmyhook #yarnaddict #yarnaholic #yarndiaries #confessionaryknitter #stayathome #mindfulness #mindfulknitting #slow #gryershawl

I finished my #gryershawl at the weekend. I think

I finished my #gryershawl at the weekend. I think this is be an all time fave given the time of year. I've wrapped up in it working from home when it's not cold enough to put the heating on and outside when it's not cold enough for a coat. It's zoomed and teamed out. If you want a simple relaxing go to and with a super warm comforting hug as a result I really do recommend. It didn't stay cream for long, but you know, I did enjoy that bit and I do think I'll be making this again and again as a mindful knit in a million colours.
Lockdown project one, how many will there be?

#stayathome #rollitinglitter
#positivity #crochetgeek #bhooked #knitlife #knitaddict #knittersofinstagram #knittingaddict #onmyneedles #whatsonmyhook #yarnaddict #yarnaholic #yarndiaries #confessionaryknitter #confessionarycrocheter #onmyhook #friends #knitwalks #happydays #stayathome #mindfulness #mindfulknitting #slow #gryershawl #zoom

💕I have posted the recipient of the blanket in

💕I have posted the recipient of the blanket in my stories, thank you so much for nominating a loved one.
I used the names from my Facebook page and Instagram page and used a computer randomiser thing thangy to make it fair. It is going to an 82 year old lady struggling with health issues while missing her family.💕 I'm sorry I wish your loved ones well 😘 @easyinstamcr @chippernelly @stitchy.stitchy @knitstix @that_lady_crochets
@karenbillington @dyeofthe_tiger @ateliermarielucienne

Do you know someone who needs a super soft pink hug right now? I have this gorgeous crochet blanket that can't just sit here waiting to be sold one day. If you would like me to send it to someone you feel deserves a treat in the post please let me know. A key worker, someone you're missing or someone you know is lonely?
I'm going to use a computer randomiser to select the recipient tomorrow - I'll close the opportunity at 12pm Sunday 😀 This is not one of those like and follow things but please share if you know someone who knows someone who could do with a pink hug right now.. It will go in the post on Tuesday ❤
The blanket is Wendslydale Pure Wool and measures approx 150x150cm.

#thankyou #nhs #rainbow #crochet #crochetcommunity #crocheters #crochetersofinstagram #crochetlover #crochetgeek #bhooked #knitlife #knitaddict #knittersofinstagram #knittingaddict #onmyneedles #whatsonmyhook #yarnaddict #yarnaholic #yarndiaries #confessionaryknitter #confessionarycrocheter #onmyhook #learn

I'm playing chicken run with the last of my multi

I'm playing chicken run with the last of my multi coloured yarn before moving on to the last section of my #gryershawl this is a so rhythmic and relaxing I can't tell you. I'm two thirds through and actually want it off the needles to see it's actual size and wear, it's so, so soft. I really do recommend it for a relaxing knit now.
This weekend I want to start a #paintingbricksshawl by @westknits and that is going to be a colour explosion, obviously.
Time to work now but soon it's the long weekend. Stay safe and positive 🌈 #surprisesarereal #stayathome #rollitinglitter
#positivity #crochetgeek #bhooked #knitlife #knitaddict #knittersofinstagram #knittingaddict #onmyneedles #whatsonmyhook #yarnaddict #yarnaholic #yarndiaries #confessionaryknitter #confessionarycrocheter #onmyhook #friends #knitwalks #happydays #stayathome #mindfulness #mindfulknitting #slow #gryershawl

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