flowertron (73)in #sewing • yesterdayShortening Jeans - 17 January 2025This pair of jeans just needed to be around 1.5 cm shorter at the hem. My friend tried them on wearing her normal…flowertron (73)in #sewing • 4 days agoMaking a Gingham Bag #2 - 14 January 2025Above is a close-up of the classic black and white gingham fabric that my friend bought for the bag. The actual…flowertron (73)in #sewing • 5 days agoMaking a Gingham Bag #1 - 13 January 2025Close-up of the pattern adjustment. Las summer my friend and I wanted a bag a bit like this one by Baggu…flowertron (73)in #knitting • 6 days agoGnoodles the Gnome # 4 - 12 January 2025I've finally finished Gnoodles the Gnome. The rest of the making process went fine and I learnt three main techniques…flowertron (73)in #knitting • 7 days agoGnoodles the Gnome #3 - 11 January 2025That's the current state of my pink rendition of Gnoodles the gnome, and as you can see I'm about to finish the…flowertron (73)in #knitting • 8 days agoGnoodles the Gnome #2 - 10 January 2025When I made my Gnome I finished the project by making the hat. I described the process here and here . Now…flowertron (73)in #knitting • 9 days agoGnoodles the Gnome #1 - 9 January 2025That’s my work in progress side by side to the gnome I'm aiming to replicate and that goes by the name of…flowertron (73)in #sewing • 10 days agoShortening Trousers - 8 January 2025Below I will show you how I shortened a pair of work trousers by hand. I've found this to be the easiest method and…flowertron (73)in #crafts • 11 days agoAI Crafter #1 - Gnome Pattern Fail - 7 January 2025My cooking experiment following a Gemini AI recipe the other day wasn’t too bad. I did spot a mistake in the…flowertron (73)in #crafts • 12 days agoThe Gnomes of Grimblewood - 6 January 2025I was incredibly happy when I received the awaited Gnome knitting book in the post. I have written about the gnome…flowertron (73)in #cooking • 13 days agoAI Chef # 1 - Bread and Butter Pudding - 5 January 2025I had some surplus bread at home I needed to use up before it went too stale. I decided to test Google's Gemini AI…flowertron (73)in #nature • 14 days agoOrange Jelly Spot - 4 January 2025Above is a bright coloured fungus I found on a broken branch during my walk the other day. The branch had become…flowertron (73)in #crafts • 15 days agoDouble Dolphin - 3 January 2025I was pleasantly surprised to find that I'm now a Double Dolphin 🐬🐬 I thought of ways of celebrating this…flowertron (73)in #nature • 16 days agoHair Ice Fungus - 2 January 2025Today I have to thank Google Lens on my Google Docs for helping me identify this intriguing fungus I found on some…flowertron (73)in #cooking • 17 days agoMaking a Trifle - 1 January 2025There’s nothing like being half way through something you’re making and suddenly realising that you could actually…flowertron (73)in #knitting • 18 days agoMaking a Gnome - 31 December 2024Here’s the concluding part of my gnome knitting adventure. Just a peek. In my previous post I got up…flowertron (73)in #knitting • 19 days agoMaking a Gnome - 30 December 2024The two arms side by side don't look very neat. I was very interested to read @danmaruschak’s post yesterday.…flowertron (73)in #crafts • 20 days agoChenille Yarn Project #3 - 29 December 2024This is the continuation and conclusion of the project I started writing about here and then continued here…flowertron (73)in #crafts • 21 days agoChenille Yarn Project #2 - 28 December 2024My friend bought herself a ‘grumpy frog’ which is like a hot water bottle cover roughly in the shape of a frog and…flowertron (73)in #crafts • 22 days agoChenille Yarn Project #1 - 27 December 2024I’ve had a ball of this yarn colour for a while and decided to finally use it. I don’t think I’ve ever properly…