Better Homes & Gardens May 2012

In this month's Better Homes & Gardens, there's a crochet pattern! In fact, it's the beautiful lap rug you can see on the cover. You apparently need a "flower loom" for it. I had no idea what that was, so I had to go off and investigate.

This is a flower loom.

It makes things like this:

Right then! I makes cute pompom-esque flowers!

But wait, there's more!

Because YES! There is this gorgeous flower shrug that you can hook too!

I might have to go and buy this magazine tomorrow. I wonder if the library will have it in yet...

My little pin mousey turned punk rocker

Isn't she cute!?! I got her at Clegs down in Melbourne. I love that store :)

I like having this little mousey nearby, whether I'm crocheting or stitching: it's handy to stick my needles in. If I'm crocheting a block,sureI don't need her. But if I'm sewing some together, then I've got a wool needle handy and even if it doesn't feel that sharp, if I lose it on the floor, it wont be me that steps on it: it'll be the Mr!!

With all the sewing I've been doing this weekend, this little mousey has been right next to me. She's got a safety pin pinned to her ear at the moment, so she's gone all Punk on me ;-)