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  Hi there, Crafties I know, it's been ages since I've posted anything! But I was in a bit of a fix. You see, my laptop is not what it used to be and my Tablet likes acting up when I need to upload pics. I don't usually do the posts on our desktop PC as it is not in my working / crafting space, but...! I thought I owe blogland some new posts. And I was just getting started with The Windows of Camelot . I must tell you, I got really carried away working out blocks for windows. It's nothing complicated, in fact, Windows 1 & 2 are just like Window 1 with only very small differences. You can read in the previous post how I got inspired by this. That's why, for today, I'll show you how to do the Window for a Queen. Although we're dreaming about Camelot, I'm not giving the queen a name. The queen and her ladies-in-waiting are having tea in her chambers. From time to time, she looks at the new design on her windows and then she smiles. She loves the simple

  Camelot Hi there, Crafties, many of us, grew up listening to or reading stories about King Arthur. Yep, that guy with the sword and the queen. But of course, not all the stories, were the same. Most of them focus on the grandeur of Camelot, the ladies, the valour of the knights and their quests. And the Round Table and Merlin and that famous sword Excalibur. And oh, the lovely Lady of the Lake. So, recently I watched a movie from a few years back, namely King Arthur, Legend of the sword . This movie tackled the Arthurian legend from a whole different angle and in my personal opinion, it’s worth to watch regularly. (And I do watch it regularly) This movie has Arthur growing up in a brothel, after his parents got killed by his uncle. Arthur grew up in the streets of Londinium, just another street-smart kid, until one day... The day Excalibur resurfaces stuck in an oddly shaped rock. I’ve designed two, three little blocks, called The Windows of Camelot and I do hope it wil

  Hi there, Crafties In South Africa, September is Heritage month, (yeah, I'm a bit late 🙈) with Heritage Day on the 24th. We are diverse groups of people, so there are many ways to celebrate it. I designed a small, basic mandala to celebrate my Khoi heritage. The Khoi people were the first people the Europeans encountered when they landed at Table Bay. My design is called Krotoa. She was called Eva by the Dutch and was servant / interpreter to the Van Riebeecks. Eventually she married Pieter van Meerhof in 1664 and they had children, but Krotoa's life was hard and troublesome. I used two colours, trying to show how she had to deal with being Khoi but living an European lifestyle. KROTOA HOW TO CROCHET KROTOA Special stitch: BPSC WITH A CH5, JOIN CH3=1ST DC, DC IN RING, CH1, 2DC IN RING... REPEAT AROUND=12DC WITH 1CH BETWEEN JOIN SS TO 1SPACE CH1-NOT A STITCH HDC, CH3, HDC IN SAME SPACE=CORNER  *SKIP 1DC, 1CH CH1 HDC, CH3, HDC IN NEXT SPACE REPEAT FROM * AROUND JOIN FASTEN OFF

  *Journey through the night Hi there, Crafties I love reading; almost anything. Poetry too. And I love those tales about world-weary mysterious strangers with their hooded cloaks and messenger-type bags. Usually that bag, is the safe place for some old battered journal, maybe an amulet and sometimes weeks old bread and cheese. I wasn’t thinking about a wanderer when I worked on this little block, even if it’s called Piazza (sound so much better than square!). I saw the lonely traveller when I crocheted the block and the two colours ** Pecan and Winebarrel sent my imagination flying. And it reminded me of a poem we’ve done in school (many, many moons ago), that’s the title of this post. Our guy is travelling by train, but he could very well be that mysterious stranger from some long-forgotten time. Journey through the night scarf ( pic by Hubby ) I used the block to crochet a scarf that would blend in with the stranger’s whereabouts. Because he doesn’t want to be notice. But you