Gill
@crikeys.bsky.social
Reluctantly retired, living in Northumberland and spending my days gardening, doing crochet, knitting, cooking, art and generally mithering about stuff.
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I'm presuming "engine" wasn't what you meant.
I am absolutely addicted to buying wool however I've narrowed my addiction to 400g aran wool mix balls, and to be frank is this really an addiction any more?
Ok, ok ......
I am absolutely addicted to buying wool however I've narrowed my addiction to 400g aran wool mix balls, and to be frank is this really an addiction any more?
Ok, ok ......
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I'm presuming "engine" wasn't what you meant.
I am absolutely addicted to buying wool however I've narrowed my addiction to 400g aran wool mix balls, and to be frank is this really an addiction any more?
Ok, ok ......
I am absolutely addicted to buying wool however I've narrowed my addiction to 400g aran wool mix balls, and to be frank is this really an addiction any more?
Ok, ok ......
Well I am very proud to have sustained my own hedgehog for nigh on 5 years, and I love her ❤️
Saw her a week or so ago doing the same circuit of the garden, just before it got really cold.
Saw her a week or so ago doing the same circuit of the garden, just before it got really cold.
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Well I am very proud to have sustained my own hedgehog for nigh on 5 years, and I love her ❤️
Saw her a week or so ago doing the same circuit of the garden, just before it got really cold.
Saw her a week or so ago doing the same circuit of the garden, just before it got really cold.
Embroideries for happy thoughts ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Embroideries for happy thoughts ❤️
Some of my watercolours from a year ago. My eye appointment is tomorrow so I should get some idea then as to how long it will be before I have the operation. Can't wait to paint again 😁
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Some of my watercolours from a year ago. My eye appointment is tomorrow so I should get some idea then as to how long it will be before I have the operation. Can't wait to paint again 😁
Last year the garden was full of poppies so I tried to paint them in watercolour.
I love the big purple ones best.
I love the big purple ones best.
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Last year the garden was full of poppies so I tried to paint them in watercolour.
I love the big purple ones best.
I love the big purple ones best.
I'm still in bed as I didn't sleep well. I've some coffee to try and wake me up. I think I'm nervous about my eye appointment tomorrow.
I painted this years ago and I love to wake up to it in the morning.
I painted this years ago and I love to wake up to it in the morning.
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I'm still in bed as I didn't sleep well. I've some coffee to try and wake me up. I think I'm nervous about my eye appointment tomorrow.
I painted this years ago and I love to wake up to it in the morning.
I painted this years ago and I love to wake up to it in the morning.
I've been playing with wool trying to work out my crochet rose blanket 🧶
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I've been playing with wool trying to work out my crochet rose blanket 🧶
You are lovely. I'm trying to design a crochet blanket with roses on it. I know what I want but haven't found a suitable pattern so I've made this trial square. I'm now making some roses in 2 different pinks to see how I want the blanket to come together
November 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
You are lovely. I'm trying to design a crochet blanket with roses on it. I know what I want but haven't found a suitable pattern so I've made this trial square. I'm now making some roses in 2 different pinks to see how I want the blanket to come together
It's a very stormy sky out there.
I'm up, I'd forgotten asda were coming, but the lie in has helped and I don't feel quite as gloomy. I'm off to make risotto. Then I'll get cosy and find a good film to watch, a bit of escapism is required today I think x
I'm up, I'd forgotten asda were coming, but the lie in has helped and I don't feel quite as gloomy. I'm off to make risotto. Then I'll get cosy and find a good film to watch, a bit of escapism is required today I think x
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It's a very stormy sky out there.
I'm up, I'd forgotten asda were coming, but the lie in has helped and I don't feel quite as gloomy. I'm off to make risotto. Then I'll get cosy and find a good film to watch, a bit of escapism is required today I think x
I'm up, I'd forgotten asda were coming, but the lie in has helped and I don't feel quite as gloomy. I'm off to make risotto. Then I'll get cosy and find a good film to watch, a bit of escapism is required today I think x
This is the crochet I've been designing. I'd hoped to find something on the internet that I could use, but didn't like any of them.
My brain wouldn't do the maths today so it's all been trial and error. I'll write my pattern in a bit 🧶
My brain wouldn't do the maths today so it's all been trial and error. I'll write my pattern in a bit 🧶
November 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This is the crochet I've been designing. I'd hoped to find something on the internet that I could use, but didn't like any of them.
My brain wouldn't do the maths today so it's all been trial and error. I'll write my pattern in a bit 🧶
My brain wouldn't do the maths today so it's all been trial and error. I'll write my pattern in a bit 🧶
Soft rain, and some birds waking up in a very wet garden 🌱
November 23, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Soft rain, and some birds waking up in a very wet garden 🌱
Happy Sunday 👋
It's peeing down and dark but I'm warm and the fairy lights are cosy 😁
It's peeing down and dark but I'm warm and the fairy lights are cosy 😁
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Happy Sunday 👋
It's peeing down and dark but I'm warm and the fairy lights are cosy 😁
It's peeing down and dark but I'm warm and the fairy lights are cosy 😁
My crazy crochet flower blanket is finished apart from a few ends I'll do in daylight, plus it needs blocking 🧶
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My crazy crochet flower blanket is finished apart from a few ends I'll do in daylight, plus it needs blocking 🧶
Lovely wintery sunlight. It's messy but I think the garden still looks so nice and peaceful 🌱
November 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Lovely wintery sunlight. It's messy but I think the garden still looks so nice and peaceful 🌱
All 63 filler squares are done, now I've the ends to bind in and the border to crochet 🧶
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
All 63 filler squares are done, now I've the ends to bind in and the border to crochet 🧶
It's this pattern but, having said that, the instructions aren't comprehensive, you do need to know a bit about crochet to follow it.
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It's this pattern but, having said that, the instructions aren't comprehensive, you do need to know a bit about crochet to follow it.
I'm crocheting the little squares to fill the gaps between the flowers. There's going to be 63 of them 🧶
November 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I'm crocheting the little squares to fill the gaps between the flowers. There's going to be 63 of them 🧶
Oven is on, veg are roasting. Might have put too much enchilada spice in the mince 🔥🤭
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Oven is on, veg are roasting. Might have put too much enchilada spice in the mince 🔥🤭
Look at my little rose outside the kitchen desperately trying to hold its head up ❄️
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Look at my little rose outside the kitchen desperately trying to hold its head up ❄️
It's so pretty when it snows but not good if you have to go to work, be safe everyone ❤️
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
It's so pretty when it snows but not good if you have to go to work, be safe everyone ❤️
Here's a few of the cards. When I feel a bit more patient I will decorate them with pen, like the white cards from last year
November 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Here's a few of the cards. When I feel a bit more patient I will decorate them with pen, like the white cards from last year
I'm finally finishing my Christmas cards. With my blurry eyes it's quite a challenge but I'm sure no-one will mind a wonky tree 😁
November 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I'm finally finishing my Christmas cards. With my blurry eyes it's quite a challenge but I'm sure no-one will mind a wonky tree 😁
Woke up at 7, it was raining very hard. Woke up just now and there's a thin smattering of snow
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Woke up at 7, it was raining very hard. Woke up just now and there's a thin smattering of snow
Seriously! These people aren't "friends" if they can't find them on social media, they are either business contacts or people they are stalking!
November 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Seriously! These people aren't "friends" if they can't find them on social media, they are either business contacts or people they are stalking!
All 80 flowers are finally crocheted together. Now for the little squares to fill the gaps 🧶
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
All 80 flowers are finally crocheted together. Now for the little squares to fill the gaps 🧶