Buttons and Bootees

05/07/2026

I’ve had a week off and found some of my crojo back 🧶

Simple, quick makes are my thing so I made a top for summer 👙 ☀️ , some cherries 🍒 (might have made more than one of these!) and some cheeky pants 🩲 for a bookmark! I’ve also made half of a top for my daughter but I have had to adapt the design so that will be continued next week.

Crochet is wild cause one minute you just have yarn and a hook and some big dreams 💭 and the next it’s a fully wearable top!

The craft bug is creeping back to me, thank goodness! I’m looking forward to using my new yarn too!

Any ideas for some quick makes that I should check out??

01/06/2026

Making dot cakes! 🧁 (aka the cupcake of 2026…)

Here’s a super simple breakdown of the viral trend of dot cakes and how we made ours, with a simple hack for ease and speed! They look amazing, taste delicious, super simple to make and well worth having a go!

Let me know if you’ve made some (or eaten some) Dot cakes! 😋

16/05/2026

26/09/2025

She’s finally finished ✔️ 🎃 🧡

There was a time I could make so many pumpkins in one sitting… but recently I’ve lost my ‘crojo’ and I haven’t picked up a hook in over 3 months 😮

So as it’s cosy season, I ordered some braided cord and got to work. A slow, easy, no pressure make ‘just for me’. And here she is 😍

Popping out now to get a candle to display by the side. And then maybe I’ll ease into some coasters too… or not. No pressure. Just enjoying the craft and the steady pace for once.

Have you started autumn displays yet? Or made any pumpkins? 🎃 maybe dug out some of mine you have stashed away, ready to display in all their chunky glory!!

Let me know! I’d love to see them! 😊

05/05/2025

We spent the weekend by the sea for my birthday! 🎁 🎂 🎈 staying at a fab campsite in the campervan, we went to Llandudno for the day and there was a funfair on! Which was an unexpected surprise! After the kids were done with the rides, and we’d been on the beach and the pier, I could finally go and visit The Wool Shop!! Which is well known for the vast amount of wool, and crafts in Llandudno! I wasn’t planning on making a purchase but it was my birthday…
We got chatting to the owner, Jonny and he gave the kids all a voucher for a free ice cream at their new shop the Ice Cream Parlour! He even gave me a voucher for my birthday, as the kids told him I was 23, and apparently this was hilarious 🤣
What a weekend! Gorgeous weather, beautiful beaches (I love a UK seaside!) and of course it was May 4th… May the yarn be with you!! 😆

16/02/2025

A new workshop and new skills unlocked this weekend! I went to a bag making workshop with Maxine at Capability crafts in Glossop! In the workshop we learnt the stitches and techniques and made a start on the handle and then the sections of the bag. Then I finished it off at home yesterday afternoon- I couldn’t put it down!! So addictive! I love my finished bag but the process was so fun! 💼 🩷 🪡 such a lovely workshop!

Today I’ve taken it for its first outing!

Thank you Maxine, can’t wait for the next workshop!

03/02/2025

Kevin the carrot 🥕 is finished!!

Another project completed from the challenge I set myself for the year- which was to finish some of the crochet kits I have been collecting over the years.

This kit was from Aldi at least a year ago and I started it with gusto before leaving it sat collecting dust ever since. Scroll to see where we started and the progress story until the finished piece! ➡️➡️➡️

The kit contents were all the yarn, hook, stuffing and printed pattern. The difficulty was stated as 2 stars (out of 5). All from Aldi, I’m not sure on the price. I bought it for the packaging mainly, designed to look like a compost bag in recycled paper and I remember filming an ‘unboxing’ video in my car before work one morning 😂

Fast forward to actually making the piece. The pattern was simple yet extremely monotonous to make the carrot body. The rest of the pieces were super simple and then when it all came together he has tonnes of character and overall quite a cute piece! 😍

I enjoyed actually forcing myself to pick up and continue with this project and I’m pleased with the end result, curly arms and all 😆

Onto the next project now! Let me know which one I should make (or finish) next! ⬇️