At the end of March, I visited The Stitch Festival in London for the first time. Now as a huge TOFT fan, I may be biased, but their incredible Alexander’s Garden-themed stand stood out head and shoulders above the rest of the stands with flowers, both real and crocheted, everywhere and a mahoosive daisy! Ahead … Continue reading The Stitch Festival 2023

Back in March, I attend the TOFT Spring Workshop at Kew Gardens and I’m embarrassed to admit that I still have not finished my Parrot Tulip! So far, I have the head and body, one petal and one arm! I will definitely get around to finishing my Parrot Tulip, there was just so much I … Continue reading TOFT Spring Crochet Workshop at Kew

For some time, I had an idea in my mind to try and create an Audrey Hepburn-inspired TOFT doll. The thought of trying to do this without a specific pattern daunted me and so I was working up the courage to have a go. In January, I finally decided to make a start with at … Continue reading Introducing Audrey

Last month was the annual dog extravaganza that is Crufts.  I visited on day 3 of the show which was the Terrier and Hounds day. Having had the cutest and most loveable Jack Russell up until October 2020, I still have a large soft spot for terriers. Of course, I was also using my visit … Continue reading Crufts 2023

Sometime towards the end of August the latest issue of TOFT Quarterly dropped through my letterbox. I sat down with a cup of tea and started flicking through, as I normally do. For those who aren’t familiar with TOFT Quarterly, it includes a mix of both crochet and knitting patterns. I’ve been crocheting for quite … Continue reading Venturing into the World of Knitting

Well isn’t 2022 just flying by. I can’t quite believe it’s the end of October already! I won’t lie, I’m quite excited about Autumn/Winter and being able to wear big jumpers and curl up by the fire. But before I get too excited about falling leaves and the big run up to *whispers* Christmas, I … Continue reading TOFT Autumn Crochet Workshop at Kew Gardens

Back in November 2021, TOFT announced pre-orders for The Flora Society, to include quarterly surprise #croyourown instalments inspired by the seasons. Naturally, I couldn’t resist scrabbling to the TOFT website and snapping one up. Soon after, my Flora Society pin badge arrived and then I began waiting patiently for the first instalment. The first delivery … Continue reading TOFT Flora Society – Spring

My last post was in July 2020 just after the first COVID lockdown in the UK had started to be lifted. I had every intention of resuming my crochet blog and trying to create a little something for myself that gave me an escape from work. Alas, some very sizeable shifts in my personal life … Continue reading And suddenly it’s 2 years later…

Well it’s been a hot minute since I last posted and how the world has changed in that time. We’ve been in lockdown since late March in the UK but slowly things are opening back up and we’re allowed a bit more freedom. I’m in a very lucky position in that my family and I … Continue reading Crochet Catch Up

A few weeks a go I finally got the chance to visit the TOFT HQ in Warwickshire. Mum and I had planned a day out to visit Warwick Castle and after doing a little Google Maps checking, I found out it was only half an hour from Warwick Castle to the TOFT HQ. And so, … Continue reading Trip to TOFT HQ