Friday, August 29, 2025


Sweet dreams, Sunbeams! 

Fais de beaux rΓͺves, Rayons de Soleil!

🌞❤️🌻❤️😻😻🐦‍⬛

#Watson #cats

Thursday, August 28, 2025




What do you think of my new Emotional Support Chicken (poule de soutien émotionnel)? She's so fluffy! 😁 Rincewind the starling isn't sure what to think.

#EmotionalSupportChicken #crochet


Good morning, Sunbeams!

Bonjour, Rayons de Soleil!

🌞❤️🌻❤️😻😻🐦‍⬛


"No, Mommy, I will NOT smile for the camera. Just do your crochet." 


#crochet #Moriarty #cats 

Wednesday, August 27, 2025


The customs inspectors (Moriarty and Watson) have consulted and approved the latest delivery from my Fairy Yarnmother. I see more hats and hippos in the future. Mr. C and I are both excited about the bakewell tarts. πŸ˜‹


#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward


I love how this beanie and fingerless gloves set turned out. Now I have to convince myself that I don't need another set. For now they're in my "in case I need a gift for someone box."


#crochet 

Monday, August 25, 2025


When I have an odd skein of yarn, I like to see how much I can eke out of it. Or in this case, eek: 6 mice, one tiny star, and the border of a larger star.


#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward


Mr. C gave me The Granny Square Card Deck for my birthday. I'll #crochet 1 square every week with Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/8 yarn, size H (5mm) hook. This will give me 50 squares with 2 weeks to join them into...something before my next birthday. Week 28 - Rainbow Puff Square

Friday, August 22, 2025


VoilΓ !


#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward



I had a catastrophic skein collapse today but, thanks to a bit of patience and pure pig headedness, I managed to sort it without having to resort to scissors.


#crochet

Monday, August 18, 2025



There is great satisfaction in winning a close game of Yarn Chicken. 1 skein = 1 beanie with just enough left to weave in the ends.

πŸ§ΆπŸ”

#YarnChicken #crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward

Sunday, August 17, 2025


Happy Black Cat Appreciation Day. Moriarty demands that you appreciate him.

🐈‍⬛

#cats #blackcatappreciationday 

Saturday, August 16, 2025


Mr. C gave me The Granny Square Card Deck for my birthday. I'll #crochet 1 square every week with Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/8 yarn, size H (5mm) hook. This will give me 50 squares with 2 weeks to join them into...something before my next birthday. Week 27 - Lotus Flower Square

Friday, August 15, 2025


Happy Granny Square Day! In honor of the occasion, I decided to start a new scrap project with cotton yarn. I like to have a couple of scrap projects on the go because I can't be bothered to save them all up until I have enough for a finished project. This will eventually be a tote bag.


#crochet #grannysquareday 

Monday, August 11, 2025





I'm sure my Canadian friends will understand how excited I am to have my very own House Hippo!

πŸ¦›

https://youtu.be/cvPwJQXzHm0?si=jrdcpjXJolWkN7Pu

πŸ¦›

https://youtu.be/gvkBzAI3k3g?si=oFdwCuuQhhnmHwle

πŸ¦›

#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward

Sunday, August 10, 2025



a lucky star - une Γ©toile porte-bonheur ⭐️

and

a little mouse - une petite souris 🐁


I'm getting in some more practice at embroidering faces on my amigurumi to make them baby safe - no small parts.


#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward


Mr. C gave me The Granny Square Card Deck for my birthday. I'll #crochet 1 square every week with Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/8 yarn, size H (5mm) hook. This will give me 50 squares with 2 weeks to join them into...something before my next birthday. Week 26 - Sweet Peach Square

Saturday, August 09, 2025


a lucky flower - une fleur porte-bonheur


I'm not very good at sewing. Dammit, Jim, I'm a hooker not a seamstress. But I'm trying my hand at embroidering features on amigurumi so they'll be safe for little'uns - no small parts.


#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward

Friday, August 08, 2025


 Mr. C says:


Update on us


22:24 hrs


A productive day following a later than usual start. After breakfast, I took a stroll into the village before dealing with some paperwork.


In late afternoon, I drove to Intermarche for urgent supplies: we only had a handful of teabags left! I ended up buying a fair bit of other stuff too: 4 bottles of milk, bag of cat food, 2 bags of cat litter, and 2 kg of potatoes to accompany the 2 boxes of teabags. Total cost was €26.64.


When I returned, Fair Damsel made a batch of 8 two ingredients bread rolls from a recipe she found online. They took a lot of effort to make and she says that she won't be making them again...

Tasted good with dinner.


As for dinner...


Fair Damsel prepared chicken in white wine sauce with courgettes which went down a treat with my mashed potatoes. Absolutely Sunbeamadelicious.πŸ˜‹


All's well in our world, Sunbeams.πŸ™‚☄️🌻🌞


Update: they're okay, kinda like buttermilk biscuits or scones but a little dense. Yeah. I probably won't make this particular recipe again.


 2 ingredient bread rolls...maybe


Never again! The recipe said if the dough was too sticky to add flour by tablespoons until it became smooth and workable. It never did no matter how many spoons of flour I added. Finally I just plopped some blobs of dough on the tray and washed my hands of it. Literally. 


They're in the oven now. Worst dough I ever tried to work with.


#baking 



This little piggy is definitely staying home but I will be making more. Look at his wee curly tail! That was my own modification of the pattern listed below.


http://www.amyscrochetcave.com/2018/01/mini-pig.html?m=1&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMAYohjbGNrAwBiZGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeBsOAUQGNim_Md-kYM289gKfZmSH_Ea79wTCobQpL744J3FUQEeagD2jBnAQ_aem_xuWR3gihoH0R_C7Zp03KAg


#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward

Thursday, August 07, 2025


another tiny dancer - une autre petite danseuse


https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17E7zS4kuD/


#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward



Sweet dreams, Sunbeams! 

Fais de beaux rΓͺves, Rayons de Soleil!

🌞❤️🌻❤️😻😻🐦‍⬛

#sunset

Wednesday, August 06, 2025


a tiny dancer - une petite danseuse


https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17E7zS4kuD/


#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward





I recently sent my Fairy Yarnmother, Shelly, an avocado and a bookmark. She told me Dave the dog was disappointed because he thought they were for him. So, I made him his very own octopus. Apparently, he loves it. 😁


#crochet #dogs

Tuesday, August 05, 2025


If you're looking for crocheted flower tutorials on YouTube, Pora Pora is a good source. The onscreen written instructions are clear and she goes slow enough to follow easily.


https://youtu.be/EghMW4B5Ugk?si=r6GYVZ8YQUuvIZXl


#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward

Monday, August 04, 2025


Am I obsessed with learning new granny square patterns? Maybe.


https://youtu.be/9ES_-GwmrRM?si=EL1WlrWBXX5X7-bQ


#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward 



I've made some mandala coasters.


https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BNfq8stf7/


#crochet #RandomActsOfCrochetKindness #RandomActsOfKindness #RAOCK #kindness #CrochetItForward


Sweet dreams, Sunbeams! 

Fais de beaux rΓͺves, Rayons de Soleil!

🌞❤️🌻❤️😻😻🐦‍⬛

#Watson #cats

Sunday, August 03, 2025


Moriarty loves playing with his caterpillar toy from Momma Wolf Shelly.


#Moriarty #cats 

Saturday, August 02, 2025


Mr. C gave me The Granny Square Card Deck for my birthday.
 I'll #crochet 1 square every week with Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/8 yarn, size H (5mm) hook. This will give me 50 squares with 2 weeks to join them into...something before my next birthday. Week 25 - Thumbelina Square



Conversations with a crafter:


"I found an eye under the bed."

 

"Human?" 


"Googly."



"Layers"

©️ Osquer Campbell 2025


#CurrentView


Friday, August 01, 2025


 Mr. C says:


Update on us


21:20 hrs


A restful day on the whole as I had been up into the early hours to do the laundry. Fair Damsel rose before breakfast to prepare dinner and put the crockpot on. Then, we watched our late night shows and listened to stories on YouTube: I fell asleep during the final story, so we listened to it again when I woke up.


In the evening, I did a little gardening before repairing the hinge on the door of the camper, which had struck a metal pole as I negotiated a narrow space in Intermarche's car park.


Meanwhile, Fair Damsel prepared dumplings for the first time ever. They are absolutely Sunbeamadelicious.πŸ˜‹


All's well in our world, Sunbeams.

πŸ™‚☄️🌻🌞



Blessed Lughnasadh, sweeties!


Blessed Be Granny Square pattern by https://linktr.ee/womanwalkingawire


#lughnasadh #BlessedBe 

Wednesday, July 30, 2025


Out and about with Mr. 'n' Mrs. C 🌞❤️🌻...


We went to the post office and then Lidl where I rewarded myself for getting up and out early with a favourite treat, focaccia brie, for lunch. In fact I got 2 of them so I have another one for tomorrow. πŸ˜‹


Then Mr. C popped into Super U for some Weetabix.


We rounded off the trip at Intermarche where we got the ingredients so I can make another pot of beef stew - this time with dumplings.

Tuesday, July 29, 2025


Mr. C says:


Update on us


20:45 hrs


An early start to be at the hospital for 09:30. Sarah took me in the mini and we arrived in plenty of time. Indeed, I wasn't seen until 10:15 as there were others before me. The medication is working well, but the doctor believes an operation will be necessary in January.


On a brighter note, I had another helping of Fair Damsel's stew for lunch and another for dinner: I made mashed potatoes in an effort to contribute and the meal went down a treat. Absolutely SunbeamadeliciousπŸ˜‹


All's well in our world, Sunbeams.

πŸ™‚☄️🌻🌞


I'm a crocheter. Of course I finished one project just to store another in it.


#crochet #WIP 

Sunday, July 27, 2025


"Move to the country," they said. "It'll be so peaceful," they said.

🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛πŸ”Š

Honestly! It sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock film out there!

#birdsong #SunsetChorus