I've been wanting to move my blog away from Blogspot for a while but could never be bothered to actually do it. This week was the tipping point though, and I've now fully migrated over to https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . The blogspot address will remain here but all new posts will only appear at https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . There are lots of reasons for the move but my biggest one is how hard Blogger has made it for people to subscribe to receive new posts via email. It's such a basic requirement but apparently, they think it's too much to offer. I'm basing this purely on how I myself prefer to consume this stuff. I can't be arsed with feed readers anymore and emails are easy and convenient. When I receive one, if I fancy reading it, I will click through to it and, if not, I'll just delete it. Another reason is the spat between Google (owners of Blogger) and Instagram/Facebook/Meta. I don't even know if this is still the case anymore
I was taught how to crochet by my best friend's mum about 15, 16 years ago. I did some borders on tea towels but that was the extent of it. I never 'got it'. For me, knitting came easy. I hardly have to think about it. But crochet... I always found it so damn difficult.
A mãe da minha melhor amiga me ensinou a fazer crochê há uns 15, 16 anos atrás. Eu fiz uns barradinhos em uns panos de prato mas parou aÃ. Nunca me apaixonei como por tricô. Sempre achei super difîcil.
Anyway, a couple of weeks ago a lovely lady I follow on instagram was asking advice about how to start crocheting. Next thing I know she almost had a bloody blanket to show off! This made me wonder why can't seem to be able to do this. Everyone always says it's so easy... So I went and got these:
Mas uns dias atrás, uma moça que eu sigo no instagram estava pedindo conselhos em como aprender a fazer crochê. Em seguida, ela tinha quase um cobertor pronto para exibir! O que me fez pensar "Por que eu não consigo fazer isso direito?" Todo mundo sempre me disse o quanto é fácil. Então desenterrei isso:
And look what I ended up with! It would appear I am unable to stop.
A mãe da minha melhor amiga me ensinou a fazer crochê há uns 15, 16 anos atrás. Eu fiz uns barradinhos em uns panos de prato mas parou aÃ. Nunca me apaixonei como por tricô. Sempre achei super difîcil.
Anyway, a couple of weeks ago a lovely lady I follow on instagram was asking advice about how to start crocheting. Next thing I know she almost had a bloody blanket to show off! This made me wonder why can't seem to be able to do this. Everyone always says it's so easy... So I went and got these:
Mas uns dias atrás, uma moça que eu sigo no instagram estava pedindo conselhos em como aprender a fazer crochê. Em seguida, ela tinha quase um cobertor pronto para exibir! O que me fez pensar "Por que eu não consigo fazer isso direito?" Todo mundo sempre me disse o quanto é fácil. Então desenterrei isso:
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| Yarn leftovers |
E olha só o resultado! Pelo visto, não consigo parar.
How cute are they? And as is expected, my head is now exploding with possibilities and I went and ordered some more hooks and a book today. I also already have some more crochet to show here soon...
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| Grannies! |
Não são uma gracinha? Como era de se esperar, minha cabeça está explodindo com idéias e hoje eu encomendei mais uns ganchos e um livro novo. Também já tenho mais crochê para mostrar por aqui logo, logo.