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Tag: crochet

Posted on19 April 20209 October 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

COVID19 crafting: The making of a virus

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I don’t know about you, but I find that humour and a bit of silliness help me to cope with the stress of life. And…

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Posted on11 April 20209 October 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

COVID19 crafting: Making a plague mask

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Like many people trying to survive during the COVID19 pandemic, I have been doing everything I can to keep myself safe and healthy. And, like…

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Posted on11 February 201526 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Stripy popcorn afghan

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Way back in October 2012, I started to work on an afghan that was intended to resemble a faded flag. Only my Mum came to visit a couple of…

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Posted on2 January 20159 December 2020Everyday Life

10 to-dos for 2015

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I really do love the start of the New Year, because it’s a great opportunity to start fresh. To that, I generally love the end…

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Posted on5 October 201217 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Warming up with a faded flag

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It’s starting to get cold outside and that means cuddling up on the couch with a cosy blanket. And for a double-dose of warmth, I…

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Posted on28 February 201210 November 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Hushed hooking

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I started a new crochet project back in January. But I couldn’t tell you about it because it was for my friend’s birthday present. And…

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Posted on23 October 201115 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Done!

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Do you remember about a month ago when I told you I was working on a new afghan for my new flat and that my…

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Posted on22 September 201114 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Ripples for me

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For the first time in my life, I am crocheting something for me. Yep, I’m making a pretty red ripple afghan throw for the couch…

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Posted on21 September 201114 September 2020Everyday Life

Sign here

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Remember how I said that I think I found a new flat? Well, yesterday I paid the deposit and today I picked up the contracts,…

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Posted on22 May 201113 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Loosey goosey

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Back in February I told you about a never ending project I’ve been working on with left over bits of yarn. And I mentioned that…

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Posted on24 February 201112 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

It may never be done…

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Shortly after moving into our new home, I started working on a queen-sized afghan using the bits and scraps of other projects. Paul and I…

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Posted on24 February 201112 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

It’s done!

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When I began stitching my foster daughter’s Christmas afghan back in October, I really thought I would be able to finish it. But with the…

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Posted on16 February 20116 November 2020Everyday Life

100 random things

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My friend posted a list of 100 random things her daughter wrote about herself out of boredom and I thought I’d give it a shot…

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Posted on9 February 201111 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating, Everyday Life

Too much

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Sometimes I try to do too much all at once. And sometimes, that means that my coffee table suffers and becomes covered in half-finished projects.…

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Posted on3 February 201111 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Ripples

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So, this is my foster daughter’s Christmas present. Not for next Christmas but for the one just past. Can you believe that I’m still working…

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Posted on18 December 201010 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Not finished!

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Yesterday I shared the finished scarf for my foster daughter’s Christmas present. Today, I’m sharing the unfinished afghan! Thankfully, she is off mucking out stalls…

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Posted on17 December 201010 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Finished!

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Yay! It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally finished the purple scarf I was crocheting for my foster daughter’s Christmas present. The afghan may not…

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Posted on28 October 201010 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Hooked

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I work full time. I parent an 11-year-old foster kid. I have a house that requires my care and attention. I have applications to complete…

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Posted on26 October 201010 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating, Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Copy bird

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In the evenings, you will quite often find me and the kid in the living room not talking*: Her on the love seat reading or…

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Posted on26 July 20107 September 2020Everyday Life

Cutting the cord

by Just Frances4 Comments on Cutting the cord

I am cutting the cord. Or rather, I am cutting the cable. I’m not replacing cable with satellite and in my rural neck of the…

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Just Frances is a silly and pointless website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances.

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