Tag: design
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We Wear What We Want — Autistic Rights and Freedoms
Recalling that autistic people interpret sensory stimulations differently than most people, it cannot be understated how important our favourite clothing is to us. Our favourite clothes are those clothes that our skin has grown accustomed to the feeling of. They make our skin feel safe, comfortable, and protected. The absence of our favourite clothes makes […]…
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Autism – Being a foreigner in your own land, constantly trying to fit in
I have autism and have spent my life trying to fit in at school and work. Failing a lot of the time. It can feel like acting on day, a foreigner in your own land, standing out, however hard you try. How do we stand out so easily? By what we say, how we say…
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Crochet complicated?
Crochet is not complicated, as fancy as some of the stitches look. Think about the English language, some words easy, some words long and complicated. However each word is made up of individual letters, whatever the combination. Think how many words you can make up with just the first 6 letters of the alphabet, using…
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Crochet Dolls
I made these as a leaving present for someone, to have a baby. I adapted the design from a teddy pattern, adding hair, necklace, and forming shoes. I was told she liked them. I enjoyed making them, using my creative side. .
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Fluffy wool Christmas decorations
I am making fluffy Christmas table decorations for my nephews, from my own design. The designs are a Christmas tree, a pudding, Angel, santa and a snowman. I have made the Christmas tree, just got to give it a star and some christmas tree decorations (balls, possibly some tinsel type stuff. It’s great fun and…
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Free crochet
Whilst visiting my mother I taught a neighbour free crochet to go with crafts she already did, collage work and felt work. Free crochet is when you do not follow fixed patterns, and do not match wool to the correct hook. This can result in some very pretty effects, using interesting threads. It looked very…
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Crochet baskets
I made some little crochet baskets, decreasing sizes, so they form a nest of baskets. They look quite cute and are very pretty in variegated wool. They could hold jewellery or keys or similarly small items. I also made some larger baskets, in treble crochet, for displaying items. They are certainly easy to pack away…
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