• Chris's Book

    'A Modicum of Daftitude'

    An anthology of humorous blog posts, including the best of Kris’s Krazy Korner and the entire output of The Groovy Druid. Guaranteed to raise a smile.

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    Shana's Books

    Anfire - Book One - A Warrior's Soul

    'Anfire: a Warrior's Soul'

    Anfire, where the warriors are like the very rock they live on. This is the story of three of them who set out on a Universal quest to save their planet.

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    Anfire - Book Two - Retribution

    'Anfire:Retribution'

    The second Anfire book. It is five years after the Final Battle, but the war still isn't won. There may be peace on Anfire, but out in the Universe a new threat is waiting in the shadows

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Archive for the ‘Free Patterns’ Category

Brick Facecloth

Posted on April 5th, 2009 by Shana

Another facecloth for Chris, why buy them when I can knit one! This one was made in Sirdar Spree Marshmallow using the Brick Stitch Pattern, details of which I’ve included below the picture. Chris has a thing about bricks, it’s rare that we walk past a building without him commenting on whether it’s [...]

Tricolour Square Blankie

Posted on September 20th, 2008 by Shana

I’ve taken the brave decision to use this pattern to make a nice warm blankie for me and Chris for winter. With fuel prices rocketing, this is a nice cosy way to save money
It took some working out what size crochet hook to use, I finally settled on an 8mm with chunky [...]

Recycling plastic bags

Posted on August 6th, 2008 by Shana

We have stacks of asda plastic bags that we keep forgetting to give back to the driver when they deliver the groceries. So suddenly being overwhelmed by an ambitious urge, I decided to tackle knitting this Recycled Plastic Carryall.
The most time consuming part is cutting all the bags into continuous strips to make the [...]

Funky Zebra Purse

Posted on June 23rd, 2008 by Shana

This is a very simple and adaptable pattern for a small purse. I used 2 strands of wool, one Aran, one Chenille and 8mm needles. The size of this one is 4″ square, or 4″ diamond to be precise!
CO 4 stitches
knit one row
next row, k1, inc into next stitch, k to end of [...]