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Vicky Hutchings
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I knit, crochet, spin and embroider a bit.

Devoted cat servant to Herr Professor Hector Von Whiskers
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Crochet Christmas tree is finally finished! It may be a while before I can look at a granny square again...
A Christmas tree made up of crochet granny squares stands in a church. Behind and to the left of it is a real tree decorated in red and gold.
December 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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I have reached what I'm calling the "seven of nine" point of my blanket (which I am massively (annoyingly?) entertained by).

Two more large squares (aka eight small ones) before I have to decide on a layout and border.
Six squares of a projected nine square mosaic crochet blanket. Each large square is made up of four smaller squares worked in two colours
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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You will be visited by three spirits.
Derek Fowlds, Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne as Bernard Woolley, Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby respectively
December 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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This is how I'm spending my Monday afternoon. You?
A partly assembled Christmas tree made up of crochet granny squares inside a church
December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Sunday snoozing 😍

He's slowing down as he gets older, and gets confused in his own home, but he's still my best bud...
A black and white tuxedo cat asleep on a pale blue plaid blanket. He has one pure white foreleg extended in front of him
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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I am having a grumpy old day, but at least I've made an ugly crochet Christmas ornament! 🧶

It's two starburst baubles from Janie Crow's Twinkle Bunting pattern sewn together.
One side of a crochet Christmas ornament in deep red and golden yellow/orange yarn, with bronze beads and surface crochet in sparkly grey yarn. The other side of the same ornament as the first photo. The same shades of yarn are used, but the red and yellow/orange are reversed
December 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Or maybe the OG Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz?
Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series. He is a green humanoid alien with a bald head, large nose and bushy ginger eyebrows.
December 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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One of the craft groups I go to is making a granny square Christmas tree for the tree festival at the local church. This afternoon a couple of us made a start on trying to work out how it'll all go together.

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A crochet Christmas tree under construction - strips of multicoloured granny squares are being used to cover a conical framework. It is very much a work in progress, and there are some gaps at the bottom while some squares trail onto the floor.
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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One of my purchases from today. It's supposed to be a Christmas present, but I'm going to find it difficult to part with...
A shoulder bag made of pale blue denim, machine embroidered in brightly coloured threads.
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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I was feeling all proud of myself for getting my temperature blanket back up to date, only to realise that I'd messed up and accidentally repeated three days at the beginning of September.

It'll just have to stay like that, as there's no way I'm redoing over two months of work... 🧶

#Crochet
A large crochet blanket spread out on the floor. The blanket consists of hexagon motifs, the colours of which represent low and high temperatures for each day. Light blue shades are the coldest and dark red the hottest. Pattern is the Snowflake Temperature Blanket by Kaye Adolphson
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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I don't yet have a knitting photo for this week's #ShowMeYourKnits prompt of indie dyed yarn/indie designers, but this is the ridiculousness of my yarn cupboard. Almost all of this is from indie dyers (mostly Posh Yarn) and all heavy lace weight or finer.

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A dark wood cabinet has its doors open to reveal many skeins of brightly coloured hand dyed yarn. Many of them have the tags hanging down at the front for ease of identification.
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Hector is giving my leg a hug and gently snoring away 😻

He may be getting old, and suffers from feline dementia, but he's still my best bud...

#CatSky
A black and white tuxedo cat sleeping on his side on a pale blue plaid blanket. One white foreleg is extended in front of him
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Crochet + cat + Stranger Things rewatch = my Thursday evening.

Assembling square 5 of my mosaic crochet blanket, based on the Spirit of the Stars pattern by Sarah Athey.
In the foreground there is a mosaic crochet blanket square in green and pale pink. The square partly covers a sleeping black and white tuxedo cat, and in the background is a TV
November 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Day 2 of working on this tangled skein of cobweb weight merino yarn, and I'm finally starting to make some progress.
A skein of tangled pink yarn with blue speckles. In the bottom left hand corner is a small ball of the same yarn, now neatly wound.
November 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Twinsies!
Herr Professor Hector Von Whiskers, a tuxedo cat who looks very much like (but is not) Dave the cat in the OP.
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Mixed beans from Herr Professor Hector Von Whiskers
A close up of pink and black cat toe beans
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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I'm up to date with my crochet temperature blanket for once! It's getting pretty big - at 65 inches it's longer than I am tall.

And it looks like the blanket passed Hector's inspection.

#CrochetSky
#WIP
A crochet temperature blanket made up of hexagons is laid out on the floor. A black and white tuxedo cat sits in the middle of the blanket A crochet temperature blanket made up of hexagons is laid out on the floor. The black and white tuxedo cat sitting on the blanket is now looking at the person taking the photo A crochet temperature blanket made up of hexagons is laid out on the floor. The most recent additions are at the bottom of the picture and the return of green and blue shades show that the weather is starting to turn colder
November 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Random photo just because I liked the way the lights were reflected in the glass
A small pile of iridescent clear glass spheres, which reflect the surrounding lights in rainbows
October 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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First four large squares completed and all ends sewn in! Only another five to go (and some sort of border, but I'll work that out when I get there).

Pattern is Spirit of the Stars by Sarah Athey in Stylecraft Special DK 🧶

#CrochetSky
#MosaicCrochet
#WIP
Four large mosaic crochet squares, each made up of four smaller squares in a star motif. Each large square uses two colours, with the colour order being reversed on each pair of squares.
October 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
The cast of British sci fi comedy TV show Red Dwarf
October 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Presented without comment for Horror Story week on #ShowMeYourKnits
A close up of a section of a hand knitted lace shawl - in the centre of the picture there is an area where a stitch has run leaving a large hole. A safety pin holds the errant stitch in place until it can be repaired
October 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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I don't have too many examples of hats for this week's #ShowMeYourKnits prompt (and even fewer with decent photos) but I used to knit them for my husband to wear while running.

Mostly knitted in 2x2 rib in yarns from Posh Yarn.
A collage of photos of hand knitted hats, mostly being worn by a good looking (in my opinion) white man
October 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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I've been out for most of the day, so Hector Von Whiskers is making sure that I stay put now I'm home.

(Just don't tell him that I'll be doing the same for the next couple of days...)
A black and white tuxedo cat looks directly at the camera. He has green-gold eyes, a pink nose and a splendid set of white whiskers.
October 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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A little (in more than one sense) happy happy from this morning. I don't think I've seen a wren on the bird feeder before, though I know they live nearby as I often hear them.
October 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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A visitor in the wee small hours. I think the bird feeder makes quite a good vantage point for spotting potential prey...
October 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM