Typecast

You may already have seen my images on Instagram but I couldn't be happier with how my version of the  Storyteller Blanket by Attic24 turned out!  But there's a bit of background to how we ended up here...  One of my team at work was interested in relearning how to crochet a granny square after trying a few years ago but losing interest.  We started a mini crochet club in our lunch break and by the end of the first week, she was stitch-perfect!  I went on annual leave for a week and, by the time I returned, she was crocheting pumpkins for Halloween and decorations for the office.  We both spotted the Storyteller pattern announcement on Facebook and thought it would be a perfect project to work on side-by-side.  She ordered the official yarn pack but I saw it as a great opportunity to use up a good chunk of my yarn stash, which seems to have accumulated a lot of pink and purple. On top of this, rather than following the pattern to the letter, I went a...

For those of you that are new here, I used to host an irregular series called " Soundtrack To My Life " where I invited friends to share five songs that transported them back to a specific moment in time. It didn't have to be a major life event; just a treasured memory that you associate with that particular song. I occasionally interjected with my own lists of music and now I think it's time to revive the series.  This time, I want to share songs that I discovered by accident.  Now, back in the day (haha, that makes me sound SO old!) the only time I heard anything outside of my comfort zone was by friend's recommendations or... well, you'll see.  Nowadays, it's more likely to be by following 'you might like this' recommendations on Spotify.  But it provides an eclectic playlist  This time, I’m sharing songs I stumbled across completely by accident. Back in the day (I know, that phrase instantly adds years on me, doesn’t it?) the only way I’d hear ...