When I made my big African flower blanket, I didn’t block the hexagons. I found the weight of the blanket blocked them. Love your podcasts, I feel like I’m with an old friend 😊.
Loved your making vlog. I’m so glad you don’t sugarcoat your life. We get enough of that already. Thanks for being real. I got so excited when you said you’ll be doing April vlogs. Can’t wait!!! Those doodles look beautiful but look so hard.
Don’t feel guilty about taking a day out crafting that is exactly what I have done after working 45 hours in the week then at the hospital three days this week for my sons ongoing treatment and just getting over a migraine, this morning after putting 2 loads of washing on the line my body said no more! So crafting was all I could do 🥰
Hi Ali, this feels like a catch up with a friend. For my money, there is no such thing as a write off day. It's a self care day. Be gentle with yourself. Much love❤ ps knitting saved my life during lockdown.
I love your life good or unwell. You sharing real life helps me feel that I am not alone in the unwell times. I hope you are feeling better now. I have been sick since January and I am finally feeling almost human. You helped me take a 30 minute walk. I have been too out of breath to walk or even talk sometimes. Your vlog helped me stay out of my head while I walked. Keep being the beautiful human you are. Thank you for taking your precious time to share with us. 💜
Right I am buying a bed table for crochet and RUclips in bed, i love going to bed about 8pm for a cuddle with the cat and to craft. I am that meme about going to bed early as a child felt like punishment but now i love it
I put them all together before blocking the whole blanket. Thanks for sharing the week with us. I made haddock chowder. I was sick of cooking the typical stuff and that sounded homey and warming. Splitting time between gift knitting socks and a sweater that is grey with hot pink and black graphical diamonds on the yoke for me. On the first sleeve. Enjoy making the hexies!
My knitting has helped me through many difficult times throughout my life. In their latest episode Fruity Knitting did an interview with a psychologist (and crafter) who has studied and written a book on how and why crafting helps our physical and mental health. It was absolutely fascinating. I think you would enjoy it. Never feel bad about not feeling well on your vlogs - that is real life and it makes me feel that we are all not perfect and healthy all the time. Hope you feel better soon. Looking forward to April vlogs! 💞
All I did today, was laundry 🧺 and knitting 🧶 and played June’s Journey for a bit 😂 lazy Sunday . We got snowed in, yesterday..and today the sun was shining and melting it. Ollie 🐶🐾 and I did hang out and enjoy the sunshine too. ☮️❄️ I love the hexi blankets ..but I don’t not have the patience to make them. Be well 💫😁🌷
Really enjoying your vlogs. Don't worry about the sleeplessness, it's just a normal part of life and all will be well. It was lovely to meet you at the East Anglian Yarn Festival. Best wishes, Louise
I spend quiet a bit of time sitting cross-legged on my bed and crocheting, knitting, listening to books, watching crafters on RUclips… I call it Nesting. At a thrift shop, I even discovered a small wooden sign that says NEST. 😊 Early morning is my favorite time of day for nesting. There is honeysuckle and a bird feeder outside my bedroom window. This time is a “buffer” before the day begins and watching your vlogs brings comfort and peace. Thank you for this. 🌻🧶🥰
You really look so unwell Ali & I feel for you. Love the vlog & seeing lots of your craft & the doodle is amazing! Hoping you recover real soon, cheers 😍👏💕❤️🥰🤗 ps. As a child, when unwell, the first thing I always turned to was drawing while resting in my mums bed, really great memories 🥰
I hope you guys get feeling better. No fun feeling snotty. How did the ent go? I am excited for April vlogs. There one of my favorites. Spring is fun. Also love the desk if you don't like it you could always paint it a different color. ❤ get feeling better. Enjoy the musical. You do need to see wicked soon though it's my favorite. Not the book though the book isn't anything like the musical.
I always look forward to your videos - I love your sense of humor and the way you express yourself. 😊 And now I find that you're "reading by ear" one of my favorite authors! I loooove Alison Weir - I've mainly read her non-fiction, but am foraying into the fiction as well. Your doodling is lovely - you have such a wide variety of talents! Hope you all get to feeling better very soon!
Yes I agree my making charge’s depending on what life at me. Sometimes I just can crochet a blanket or make a garter stitch shawl. Whatever I need to get through that tough time really helps. I hope that things are better and that you are now cold free. ❤
Thank you Ali for another lovely podcast. You seem to fit so much in to your day . Your weekender blanket squares are really lovely. I am subscribed to the Greenlambkin treasure box blanket club too but I'm doing the Hibernation blanket. The yarn I lovely, thanks again and take care Xxx
Well done for persevering through the video. I do hope your poor mum didn’t pick up the cold germs. It isn’t much fun for older people. I am one of them. These days all my friends avoid each other as soon as one of us feel poorly. ❤
Wishing you better Ali. I don’t have a lot of crochet experience, but I do have dozens of individual hexies for a blanket. I started to join them together but it felt difficult and didn’t look great unblocked, so I stopped and have decided to block them individually so they’re ‘crisper’ (not the right word) for joining. Unrelated…perhaps play around with PRIORITISING the things that you love and that energise you. Challenge the belief that you have to earn crafting time, or be too unwell to do anything else. This is your wonderful life! Fill it with wonderful things because you are wonderful and you deserve it! And you might find that a reverse process happens where you are more resourced for the stressful stuff because you are already full of crochet and knitting happiness ❤❤xx
I know how you feel, last week I finally started getting my routine back in order and waking up at 6am rather than in the middle of the night. But today I've woken up really 🤒 so had to take yet another day off work 😢. BTW I love that garden centre, the ladies in my family visited for a Christmas afternoon tea last year I think it was and we were in one of those domes. It rained quite a bit but it was fun and rhe food was tasty too. Also loving your journal, I have a few handmade books which I've filled with doodles but got out of the habit when I started my teaching degree, must dig them out and get back to it as it's very therapeutic. Sorry to hear you're feeling under the weather, but I like the idea of putting feelings onto the page to kind of explain how it feels when words simply won't work. Zentangle is a wonderfully mindful art technique. Hope you feel better soon x
Ali, sorry you’ve had the dreaded cold in your household. I hope all of you are feeling better very soon. I enjoyed seeing your progress on your Drippity Drops socks. Perfect for Spring.
It was nice to spend a week with you Ali even though you weren't feeling well. Hope everyone is feeling better now. You are a very talented doodler! You can do anything!
"Life is what happens when we are making other plans" is one of those adages that seem more true than we would like. I hope you are better now. I enjoyed the vlog, and am excited for your April vlogs.
It’s okay to share that you’re not feeling well. Crocheting is very therapeutic for me. It’s great that your doodling is a comfort to you. I hope you all feel better soon.❤
I hope you are feeling better now. I’m watching you with a full on chest infection so I can sympathise with how you were feeling. Oh yes that film an Irish Wish was beyond awful 😂classic Christmas rubbish!! But equally I couldn’t stop myself!! Six is amazing though well worth a watch- at your recommendation last day at 2am when I couldn’t sleep due to coughing constantly I downloaded and started listening to the Six Queens books it’s good so thank you. A book recommendation for you - A woman made of snow it’s very good xx
So sorry you’ve all felt poorly! It’s always lovely to get a video from you and I’m looking forward to your April vlogs on your other channel. Crafting has definitely helped me in times of stress and blips along the way! I love your doodles and although I draw, I’ve never really doodled so I’ll try one day! Your bed table is a great idea and I never realized I needed one! Take care xx
Hope you're feeling a bit less wonky now Ali, had a bit of a nearly crying on the way to work week too! Did you like 'Everyone's talking about Jamie'? We loved it, the soundtrack is brilliant too. Well done on your macrame bracelet, you made it look very easy. Looking forward to April vlogs😊take care xxx
Aw sorry you’ve been the same Rachel! My sister and I call it “car crying”, sometimes you just have to let it out 😄 We absolutely LOVED Everybody’s Talking About Jamie! What a talented cast and amazing production 😃
Enjoying tea and biscuits while I watch and hoping it’s calm my mind after disconcerting news from my sweet baby boy. Thank you for being here and being a lovely distraction. 🤗. And now knitting is not working for me so I’m going to find my sketch pad and pencils and do one of my little drawing lessons since you mentioned drawing to work out feelings.
Sorry to hear you’ve got the cold going around. Sometimes we just feel blah and peri-menopause just doesn’t help at times. My knitting/crochet has been fantastic for my mental health and depending on how I am May mean working on a challenging project vs other times of just knitting in the round. I look forward to your April vlogs as I was at such a loss after your month of vlogs was over at Xmas. Take care x
Never blocked crochet squares or finished blankets - I crochet them together loosely and they sit flat and nicely. Just give a wool label to each recipient so they know how to wash it. Having had shingles for the last two weeks I have adapted my crafting to anything light weight I could knit lying in the side that didnt hurt. Hope you are over the bugs soon
Hope you are feeling better and you all had a wonderful time at the Theatre. I would highly recommend Six it’s a wonderful show. Yeah for April Vlogs 😊
Thanks so much Dianne! I think Six is touring so I am going to see if I can get tickets 😃 Everybody's Talking About Jamie was AMAZING - what a talented cast! xx
That you for sharing such a real look at your life. Those blips happen to everyone and it is lovely just knowing that we are not alone in that. You did quite well in your making, colds and other distractions notwithstanding. When I am having a lull, I tend to turn to very vanilla knitting or crochet, or just bury my nose in a book or magazine. I hope you had a lovely time in London and that everyone at your house is on the mend.
I had the cold before EAYF it wiped me out to, my husband said he knew i felt really rubbish because i hadn't picked my knitting up for a few days. Hope you are feeling better now.
It's always so lovely to catch up and see what you're making. Hopefully you're feeling all better now from the cold and seeing some relief from the hormones... not fun! I'm sure a lot of us know just what you're going through and collectively we can send you an extra big hug on those days. Take care, Ali. See you in April! :-) Xo
Hi Ali, sorry I'm a bit behind catching up, but I hope by now all the family are through the beastly cold. There is no doubt there are some horrid viruses about these days. Sorry you've been feeling down, but well done for keeping it real, so many of us struggle. Lately I've been turning to the slow, rythmic therapy of patchwork which I find very soothing. Hooray, daily vlogs, what a treat as long as they don't add to your pressures. Thanks as always for sharing your precious time x
Hope the cold is gone by now and you are feeling better. I love the zentangle you've made. Don't do anything note. The black and white scribbles are beautiful and powerful like that. I can totally recommend seeing Six. I saw this musical last year in London when my daughter and I were there for a couple of days and when we came home in the Netherlands, we booked tickets for the tour in Rotterdam 🙈. We love it.
I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you for getting back to about the socks.there are so many that are not very nice but I just want to tell you how much I love seeing you and your family and the great videos.its like seeing a friend have a wonderful day.
I’m catching up on your videos which I’m enjoying immensely! You mentioned here about biscuits you made. Have you ever considered adding a recipe to foods mentioned in your videos? Thank you!!
Hope you feel better soon. I watched The Irish Wish too, I told myself it was just a cheesy Christmas movie type film but it just was so terrible and worse I’m sure…but I couldn’t stop watching it either. 😬
I saw Six last year and loved it almost more than any musical I've ever seen - when it finished I just wanted to stay in my seat and watch the next performance 😁. I devour books about the Tudors and have listened to all of Alison Weir's books about the Six Queens.
I was so happy to spend a little time with you. I appreciate that you share your "not so good" days as well as your "good" days with us. Life is full of ups and downs and learning as you go, regardless of our age. I hope you are all feeling better now. I was amazed with your doodling. I love to doodle but my doodles look nothing like yours. 😊 I would love to see what you add to the doodles you showed us. Thanks for another great video.
I’m so sorry you caught something nasty. It’s just been such a rough cold season. I just love the bag from James design. I’ve just been sitting here trying to decided how it’s constructed so I can make myself one! I’m always so excited to hear book recommendations. I go through a lot of audiobooks. I’ve added the Six wives to my favorites list. I just love a long book.
Feeling grotty sometimes is real life Ali and tbh I’d rather podcasts were real rather than perfect which I can’t live up to! I’m really looking forward to seeing your hexes joined up. I hope you don’t block them because I’ll feel I have to block the granny squares I’m making for a blanket! 😂 Take care Ali, I hope you all feel better soon. Xx
I just finished a pair of Drippity Drop socks thanks you your enabling :) I always enjoy Kay’s patterns. Hope you all enjoyed your night out and I hope you all feel better soon. I appreciate that you talk about how you’re feeling good and bad; I can certainly relate and had a similar situation last week including the tears.
Hi Ali. I like that you share some real life good and bad days in your vlogs. I’m currently going through a mental health crisis, where anxiety and mild depression is really taking a hold, I tried some tablets from the doctor, but they made me worse! So I stopped taking them. I’m Crying all the time. I can only describe the feeling as a huge knot of sadness/impending doom in my chest/upper stomach. Just how you described with your doodle. I think mental health isn’t spoken about nearly enough, so many of us are struggling with it, and I think the more we open up, if it can help even one person feel that they’re not alone, it’s worth it. Crochet, knitting, colouring, reading and mindfulness meditation are a god send for me. I’d like to see more RUclipsrs who suffer anxiety or mental health problems (if they’re comfortable doing so) open up and do videos about it, like I say, knowing you’re not alone helps so so much! I think I may be going through early peri menopause. Anyway I hope your cold has gone now and you’re feeling better. 💜💜 xxxxx
Hi Ali, sorry you’ve been feeling grotty, hope you’re better now. Have you seen Daniel Radcliff’s version of David Copperfield? I think he was about 9 or 10 when he played the part. I love this version, worth a watch if you can.
Aw Ali, feel better soon 🧡 there is so much lergy around! Maybe you could add some of your doodles to your desk with PVA glue? Or make a tray cloth? Or maybe it will just grow on you because it’s so useful😊 Being ill makes you feel pretty down, especially when there is also other stuff going on, sending you a BIG virtual hug 🤗 your bracelet came out so well and I am in awe of your doodling , stunning, I am fascinated with them. Hope you all feel better soon, Love & Hugs Suze. 🥰🧶🤗🐈 🧦. Xxx
we have also had a bug floating around that has really made us not only sick but also super irritable, grouchy and tearful I hope you are through the yuck of it!
Good luck with that having numerous teens in the house 😊 life is full of challenges. Then again I would be making rules of first of all keep the noise down, politeness and respect. Love all your knitting and crochet
Hi Ali, What is so lovely about your vlogs is that they are real life. They are not “ jolly jolly” but real and really wonderful. You enable other people to know that it is all right to have days when you just feel totally down and know that we ( whoever we are) are not alone. I tend to go for a walk by myself and I stop by a gate to a field ( with a fabulous view) and just chat to the fresh air. If anyone came along they would see this woman talking to herself - but it makes me feel better. I also make sure I get my knitting out or go and just sit in my messy room. Hope you start to feel lighter soon.❤x
I hope you are both over your colds now. That insect thing you put on the screen took me by surprise. You nearly got thrown across the room. Frightened the living daylights out of me. 😮😊😂. Thanks for feeling able to put the grunge in with the good bits. As you say….that’s life. ❤🌻
Hi Ali 👋🏻- popped over from your other channel as missing you there 😊- inspired by you I have been teaching myself crochet as a bit of therapy and finding it very relaxing although had to take a bit of a break as it was making my shoulder ache 😂
I never block blankets and almost never block shawls - they just get scrunched up anyway! The only blanket I ever blocked was a ten stitch twist because it had a wobbly middle. I wouldn’t bother blocking individual hexies, but I am curious to see what others say :)
Just finishing Katherine of Aragon and have the others to get to, I find them a really interesting read and not too heavy. Hope you had a good night out and hope you feel better soon 🌻
Sometimes you just have to listen to your body and rest. Maybe you could cover your bed table? Sticky back plastic 🤣🤣. Love watching these vlogs and your honesty with us and looking forward to your April vlogs 😊
Hi Ali sorry you and Lilia haven't been well. Hope your both on the mend now. Loved your little crochet hexis, the colours are really nice. Also liked the macrame bracelet. Looking forward to watching your April vlogs. See you again soon. Take care
Thank you Ali I did not know I needed one I did not know I wanted one but……… I have now ordered a bed desk who invents these things it’s a great idea😂💻🇦🇺🇦🇺
Ahh Ali loved this vlog, i too have had the dreaded lurgi ! Also perimenopausale so I totally get everything you have said. I too turn to craft to get me through, I have so many projects on the go but like you, have to be in the right headspace for each one of them, I have a doddle sketchbook too and find this so relaxing and I'm currently crocheting wax crayons in many different colours ! Crafting is my go to when life is lifing ! Ie broken cars, broken boilers, poorly husband ! The list goes on, I always feel so relaxed when I watch your vlogs, whilst the cat that's not our cat purrs happy beside me !, we too have one called jess who has been visiting daily for 8 years !! Thank you for keeping me company whilst navigating a stressful time, can't wait for April vlogs x
Great video. You are a very busy woman. I smiled when I heard one of the girls wanted socks. Same here in this house whole. I am knitting socks off course. lol. Enjoying these videos when you post.
Hope you are feeling better. It's Monday morning here . I managed to hurt my little toe on the weekend and it hurts if I spend too much time standing so instead of doing all the chores this morning I've done the priority stuff and I am resting my toe while knitting on my Son's 18th birthday present blanket. Its quite addictive as its parallelograms made up of 24 rows. Then you change colour and work the opposite way. The pattern hvammsvik by Stephen West.
Hi Ali. Gillingham Kent. Was my home town from my birthday in 1968 to 1979. When my family moved to Perth Western Australia 🇦🇺. I love watching you and everything you and your family do. If possible can you let me or all of us watching you, how is Dan going on his hat? Also how are your girls doing with their crafting?. Thanks for all of your ideas. Western Australia 🇦🇺🧶💜🧶💜🇦🇺
I hope you feel better soon. I'm making the Weekender blanket too, and I'm not blocking my hexagons. I didn't think it's needed. Good luck with all of your projects, and thanks for sharing.
i really enjoyed the blog! Feel bad you were under the weather though. Love seeing all your projects, you are a joy to watch! Crocheted more on my blanket while watching with a glass of wine! Plan to follow more of your adventures. I SUBSCRIBED TODAY! 😁 Happy crafting from USA!
I hope you feel better soon Ali, i think you need a little break from work : please try to get yourself outdoors , staying indoors too much isn’t good for you sending you love light and sunshine 💕🌸🍄🌺🌼💐🌹💞xx
So wonderful watching another woman trying to fit in the making that she loves around the busyness of family and life. Thank you for sharing x
Thank you for showing us all, that you're a perfectly normal human being. Love that, Ali!
When I made my big African flower blanket, I didn’t block the hexagons. I found the weight of the blanket blocked them. Love your podcasts, I feel like I’m with an old friend 😊.
Loved your making vlog. I’m so glad you don’t sugarcoat your life. We get enough of that already. Thanks for being real. I got so excited when you said you’ll be doing April vlogs. Can’t wait!!! Those doodles look beautiful but look so hard.
Don’t feel guilty about taking a day out crafting that is exactly what I have done after working 45 hours in the week then at the hospital three days this week for my sons ongoing treatment and just getting over a migraine, this morning after putting 2 loads of washing on the line my body said no more! So crafting was all I could do 🥰
After a miserable March, I hope you have an amiable April.
Hi Ali, this feels like a catch up with a friend. For my money, there is no such thing as a write off day. It's a self care day. Be gentle with yourself. Much love❤ ps knitting saved my life during lockdown.
❤ that pink bag with rabbits is so cute.
Its change in weather most ppl r down at least your nit alone.Sleep is best..Take care time to chill.. Hot Toddy helps sweat it out.....
I love your life good or unwell. You sharing real life helps me feel that I am not alone in the unwell times. I hope you are feeling better now. I have been sick since January and I am finally feeling almost human. You helped me take a 30 minute walk. I have been too out of breath to walk or even talk sometimes. Your vlog helped me stay out of my head while I walked. Keep being the beautiful human you are. Thank you for taking your precious time to share with us. 💜
Right I am buying a bed table for crochet and RUclips in bed, i love going to bed about 8pm for a cuddle with the cat and to craft. I am that meme about going to bed early as a child felt like punishment but now i love it
I am replying to this on my bed desk right now! Worth every penny 😅 Enjoy! xx
Hi Ali, hope you’re doing fine and enjoyed that show!! Thanks for being natural and honest, just the way you are, wonderful!! Happy Easter 🐣🌷🍫🥚🐰🪁
I put them all together before blocking the whole blanket. Thanks for sharing the week with us. I made haddock chowder. I was sick of cooking the typical stuff and that sounded homey and warming. Splitting time between gift knitting socks and a sweater that is grey with hot pink and black graphical diamonds on the yoke for me. On the first sleeve. Enjoy making the hexies!
Thanks for the vlogs. If you want to get rid of the pink maybe cover it with stickers from your favorite yarn dyers and stores.
My knitting has helped me through many difficult times throughout my life. In their latest episode Fruity Knitting did an interview with a psychologist (and crafter) who has studied and written a book on how and why crafting helps our physical and mental health. It was absolutely fascinating. I think you would enjoy it.
Never feel bad about not feeling well on your vlogs - that is real life and it makes me feel that we are all not perfect and healthy all the time. Hope you feel better soon. Looking forward to April vlogs! 💞
Funny, I just finished watching another blogger who mentioned the same interview.
Hope you all are feeling better!! So excited about April vlogs!! ❤❤
Feeling loads better now, thank you Colleen xx
All I did today, was laundry 🧺 and knitting 🧶 and played June’s Journey for a bit 😂 lazy Sunday . We got snowed in, yesterday..and today the sun was shining and melting it. Ollie 🐶🐾 and I did hang out and enjoy the sunshine too. ☮️❄️ I love the hexi blankets ..but I don’t not have the patience to make them. Be well 💫😁🌷
Really enjoying your vlogs. Don't worry about the sleeplessness, it's just a normal part of life and all will be well. It was lovely to meet you at the East Anglian Yarn Festival. Best wishes, Louise
I spend quiet a bit of time sitting cross-legged on my bed and crocheting, knitting, listening to books, watching crafters on RUclips… I call it Nesting. At a thrift shop, I even discovered a small wooden sign that says NEST. 😊 Early morning is my favorite time of day for nesting. There is honeysuckle and a bird feeder outside my bedroom window. This time is a “buffer” before the day begins and watching your vlogs brings comfort and peace. Thank you for this. 🌻🧶🥰
You could cover the desk with pretty peel and stick. I’m sorry you weren’t feeling well. The hexis are so pretty.
You really look so unwell Ali & I feel for you. Love the vlog & seeing lots of your craft & the doodle is amazing! Hoping you recover real soon, cheers 😍👏💕❤️🥰🤗 ps. As a child, when unwell, the first thing I always turned to was drawing while resting in my mums bed, really great memories 🥰
I hope you guys get feeling better. No fun feeling snotty. How did the ent go? I am excited for April vlogs. There one of my favorites. Spring is fun. Also love the desk if you don't like it you could always paint it a different color. ❤ get feeling better. Enjoy the musical. You do need to see wicked soon though it's my favorite. Not the book though the book isn't anything like the musical.
I am watching your vlog from my bed with my lap desk. They are honestly the best, you won't regret it!!
Have you heard of Zentangle? Basically the same as your zen doodles.
I use my knitting as mindfulness to calm me when I'm feeling stressed 😊
I always look forward to your videos - I love your sense of humor and the way you express yourself. 😊 And now I find that you're "reading by ear" one of my favorite authors! I loooove Alison Weir - I've mainly read her non-fiction, but am foraying into the fiction as well. Your doodling is lovely - you have such a wide variety of talents! Hope you all get to feeling better very soon!
Yes I agree my making charge’s depending on what life at me. Sometimes I just can crochet a blanket or make a garter stitch shawl. Whatever I need to get through that tough time really helps. I hope that things are better and that you are now cold free. ❤
Thank you Ali for another lovely podcast. You seem to fit so much in to your day . Your weekender blanket squares are really lovely. I am subscribed to the Greenlambkin treasure box blanket club too but I'm doing the Hibernation blanket. The yarn I lovely, thanks again and take care Xxx
Hope you're feeling better. Those hexis are too cute!
Well done for persevering through the video. I do hope your poor mum didn’t pick up the cold germs. It isn’t much fun for older people. I am one of them. These days all my friends avoid each other as soon as one of us feel poorly. ❤
Wishing you better Ali. I don’t have a lot of crochet experience, but I do have dozens of individual hexies for a blanket. I started to join them together but it felt difficult and didn’t look great unblocked, so I stopped and have decided to block them individually so they’re ‘crisper’ (not the right word) for joining. Unrelated…perhaps play around with PRIORITISING the things that you love and that energise you. Challenge the belief that you have to earn crafting time, or be too unwell to do anything else. This is your wonderful life! Fill it with wonderful things because you are wonderful and you deserve it! And you might find that a reverse process happens where you are more resourced for the stressful stuff because you are already full of crochet and knitting happiness ❤❤xx
Great and wise advice Eva, I definitely don't prioritise the fun stuff most days! Well, all days :) Thank you for the lovely words ❤️
@@LittleDropsofWonderful I hope you didn’t mind me poking my nose in🤥😆I only discovered it from achieving total burn out myself🤪🤪xx
I know how you feel, last week I finally started getting my routine back in order and waking up at 6am rather than in the middle of the night. But today I've woken up really 🤒 so had to take yet another day off work 😢. BTW I love that garden centre, the ladies in my family visited for a Christmas afternoon tea last year I think it was and we were in one of those domes. It rained quite a bit but it was fun and rhe food was tasty too. Also loving your journal, I have a few handmade books which I've filled with doodles but got out of the habit when I started my teaching degree, must dig them out and get back to it as it's very therapeutic. Sorry to hear you're feeling under the weather, but I like the idea of putting feelings onto the page to kind of explain how it feels when words simply won't work. Zentangle is a wonderfully mindful art technique. Hope you feel better soon x
Ali, sorry you’ve had the dreaded cold in your household. I hope all of you are feeling better very soon. I enjoyed seeing your progress on your Drippity Drops socks. Perfect for Spring.
It was nice to spend a week with you Ali even though you weren't feeling well. Hope everyone is feeling better now. You are a very talented doodler! You can do anything!
Oh no! Hope you all feel better!
"Life is what happens when we are making other plans" is one of those adages that seem more true than we would like. I hope you are better now. I enjoyed the vlog, and am excited for your April vlogs.
So very true!! Feeling much better now thank you 😘
It’s okay to share that you’re not feeling well. Crocheting is very therapeutic for me. It’s great that your doodling is a comfort to you. I hope you all feel better soon.❤
Hope you all get well soon. The makes are all beautiful ❤
The song ‘you’re making me dizzy’ came to mind watching the first few minutes, your head was constantly going from left to right ha ha!
Thoroughly wonderful to spend a week with you. I now would like a bed desk and a sleepover at yours 💕💕💕
I hope you are feeling better now. I’m watching you with a full on chest infection so I can sympathise with how you were feeling.
Oh yes that film an Irish Wish was beyond awful 😂classic Christmas rubbish!! But equally I couldn’t stop myself!! Six is amazing though well worth a watch- at your recommendation last day at 2am when I couldn’t sleep due to coughing constantly I downloaded and started listening to the Six Queens books it’s good so thank you.
A book recommendation for you - A woman made of snow it’s very good xx
i love your doodles! Hope you're all feeling much better now!
Loved this vlog , thank you Ali for letting us in your daily life 💜
you are honestly the organisational QUEEN
Love your doodling Ali. Hope your better now and getting on with life. Looking forward to your April vlogs. 🥰
I love the pink bed desk (but I'm a sucker for pink :) I also have a bed desk and it is a game changer! I hope you love it!
So sorry you’ve all felt poorly! It’s always lovely to get a video from you and I’m looking forward to your April vlogs on your other channel. Crafting has definitely helped me in times of stress and blips along the way! I love your doodles and although I draw, I’ve never really doodled so I’ll try one day! Your bed table is a great idea and I never realized I needed one! Take care xx
Hope you're feeling a bit less wonky now Ali, had a bit of a nearly crying on the way to work week too! Did you like 'Everyone's talking about Jamie'? We loved it, the soundtrack is brilliant too. Well done on your macrame bracelet, you made it look very easy. Looking forward to April vlogs😊take care xxx
Aw sorry you’ve been the same Rachel! My sister and I call it “car crying”, sometimes you just have to let it out 😄 We absolutely LOVED Everybody’s Talking About Jamie! What a talented cast and amazing production 😃
Enjoying tea and biscuits while I watch and hoping it’s calm my mind after disconcerting news from my sweet baby boy. Thank you for being here and being a lovely distraction. 🤗. And now knitting is not working for me so I’m going to find my sketch pad and pencils and do one of my little drawing lessons since you mentioned drawing to work out feelings.
Sorry to hear you’ve got the cold going around. Sometimes we just feel blah and peri-menopause just doesn’t help at times. My knitting/crochet has been fantastic for my mental health and depending on how I am May mean working on a challenging project vs other times of just knitting in the round. I look forward to your April vlogs as I was at such a loss after your month of vlogs was over at Xmas. Take care x
First time watcher here. Loved this. So real, so relateable ❤
Never blocked crochet squares or finished blankets - I crochet them together loosely and they sit flat and nicely. Just give a wool label to each recipient so they know how to wash it. Having had shingles for the last two weeks I have adapted my crafting to anything light weight I could knit lying in the side that didnt hurt. Hope you are over the bugs soon
Hope you are feeling better and you all had a wonderful time at the Theatre. I would highly recommend Six it’s a wonderful show. Yeah for April Vlogs 😊
Thanks so much Dianne! I think Six is touring so I am going to see if I can get tickets 😃 Everybody's Talking About Jamie was AMAZING - what a talented cast! xx
That you for sharing such a real look at your life. Those blips happen to everyone and it is lovely just knowing that we are not alone in that. You did quite well in your making, colds and other distractions notwithstanding. When I am having a lull, I tend to turn to very vanilla knitting or crochet, or just bury my nose in a book or magazine. I hope you had a lovely time in London and that everyone at your house is on the mend.
I had the cold before EAYF it wiped me out to, my husband said he knew i felt really rubbish because i hadn't picked my knitting up for a few days. Hope you are feeling better now.
You’ve introduced me to doodling and its so calming. Its making my head feel less like a shed! Thankyou ❤
It's always so lovely to catch up and see what you're making. Hopefully you're feeling all better now from the cold and seeing some relief from the hormones... not fun! I'm sure a lot of us know just what you're going through and collectively we can send you an extra big hug on those days. Take care, Ali. See you in April! :-) Xo
Hi Ali, sorry I'm a bit behind catching up, but I hope by now all the family are through the beastly cold. There is no doubt there are some horrid viruses about these days. Sorry you've been feeling down, but well done for keeping it real, so many of us struggle. Lately I've been turning to the slow, rythmic therapy of patchwork which I find very soothing. Hooray, daily vlogs, what a treat as long as they don't add to your pressures. Thanks as always for sharing your precious time x
Hope the cold is gone by now and you are feeling better. I love the zentangle you've made. Don't do anything note. The black and white scribbles are beautiful and powerful like that.
I can totally recommend seeing Six. I saw this musical last year in London when my daughter and I were there for a couple of days and when we came home in the Netherlands, we booked tickets for the tour in Rotterdam 🙈. We love it.
I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you for getting back to about the socks.there are so many that are not very nice but I just want to tell you how much I love seeing you and your family and the great videos.its like seeing a friend have a wonderful day.
Hope you feel better now. I saw that film at the weekend! It is by the same production company as Falling for Christmas 😂
I’m catching up on your videos which I’m enjoying immensely! You mentioned here about biscuits you made. Have you ever considered adding a recipe to foods mentioned in your videos? Thank you!!
Hope you feel better soon. I watched The Irish Wish too, I told myself it was just a cheesy Christmas movie type film but it just was so terrible and worse I’m sure…but I couldn’t stop watching it either. 😬
I saw Six last year and loved it almost more than any musical I've ever seen - when it finished I just wanted to stay in my seat and watch the next performance 😁. I devour books about the Tudors and have listened to all of Alison Weir's books about the Six Queens.
I was so happy to spend a little time with you. I appreciate that you share your "not so good" days as well as your "good" days with us. Life is full of ups and downs and learning as you go, regardless of our age. I hope you are all feeling better now. I was amazed with your doodling. I love to doodle but my doodles look nothing like yours. 😊 I would love to see what you add to the doodles you showed us. Thanks for another great video.
I’m so sorry you caught something nasty. It’s just been such a rough cold season. I just love the bag from James design. I’ve just been sitting here trying to decided how it’s constructed so I can make myself one! I’m always so excited to hear book recommendations. I go through a lot of audiobooks. I’ve added the Six wives to my favorites list. I just love a long book.
Thank you! This cold has been rough indeed, it knocked us sideways but thankfully feeling a lot better now! Enjoy the Six wives books 😃 xx
Brilliant - yay, what a joy - thank you for doing this Ali and Dan x
I love that you shared this week even tho it didn't go to plan. It encourages me ❤️ loads of love and I hope you are feeling better now xxxxx
Feeling grotty sometimes is real life Ali and tbh I’d rather podcasts were real rather than perfect which I can’t live up to! I’m really looking forward to seeing your hexes joined up. I hope you don’t block them because I’ll feel I have to block the granny squares I’m making for a blanket! 😂 Take care Ali, I hope you all feel better soon. Xx
Put some fun stickers on your desk. Might help with the color
I just finished a pair of Drippity Drop socks thanks you your enabling :) I always enjoy Kay’s patterns.
Hope you all enjoyed your night out and I hope you all feel better soon. I appreciate that you talk about how you’re feeling good and bad; I can certainly relate and had a similar situation last week including the tears.
Hi Ali. I like that you share some real life good and bad days in your vlogs. I’m currently going through a mental health crisis, where anxiety and mild depression is really taking a hold, I tried some tablets from the doctor, but they made me worse! So I stopped taking them.
I’m Crying all the time. I can only describe the feeling as a huge knot of sadness/impending doom in my chest/upper stomach. Just how you described with your doodle. I think mental health isn’t spoken about nearly enough, so many of us are struggling with it, and I think the more we open up, if it can help even one person feel that they’re not alone, it’s worth it. Crochet, knitting, colouring, reading and mindfulness meditation are a god send for me. I’d like to see more RUclipsrs who suffer anxiety or mental health problems (if they’re comfortable doing so) open up and do videos about it, like I say, knowing you’re not alone helps so so much! I think I may be going through early peri menopause.
Anyway I hope your cold has gone now and you’re feeling better. 💜💜 xxxxx
Hi Ali, sorry you’ve been feeling grotty, hope you’re better now. Have you seen Daniel Radcliff’s version of David Copperfield? I think he was about 9 or 10 when he played the part. I love this version, worth a watch if you can.
Aw Ali, feel better soon 🧡 there is so much lergy around! Maybe you could add some of your doodles to your desk with PVA glue? Or make a tray cloth? Or maybe it will just grow on you because it’s so useful😊 Being ill makes you feel pretty down, especially when there is also other stuff going on, sending you a BIG virtual hug 🤗 your bracelet came out so well and I am in awe of your doodling , stunning, I am fascinated with them. Hope you all feel better soon, Love & Hugs Suze. 🥰🧶🤗🐈 🧦. Xxx
we have also had a bug floating around that has really made us not only sick but also super irritable, grouchy and tearful I hope you are through the yuck of it!
Ali I love your real life vlogs and thank you for taking me through East Anglia festival too💗
Good luck with that having numerous teens in the house 😊 life is full of challenges. Then again I would be making rules of first of all keep the noise down, politeness and respect. Love all your knitting and crochet
Aw thanks Jane! That’s the house rules at all times 😃 Fortunately their friends are all lovely, we’re very lucky x
Hope you’re all feeling better soon. 🌷
You can cover the table with sticky back plastic if you don't like the pink.
Hi Ali, What is so lovely about your vlogs is that they are real life. They are not “ jolly jolly” but real and really wonderful. You enable other people to know that it is all right to have days when you just feel totally down and know that we ( whoever we are) are not alone. I tend to go for a walk by myself and I stop by a gate to a field ( with a fabulous view) and just chat to the fresh air. If anyone came along they would see this woman talking to herself - but it makes me feel better. I also make sure I get my knitting out or go and just sit in my messy room. Hope you start to feel lighter soon.❤x
Thank you Jill! I may go out and chat to the fresh air myself today, I love that thought 🤗
I hope you are both over your colds now. That insect thing you put on the screen took me by surprise. You nearly got thrown across the room. Frightened the living daylights out of me. 😮😊😂. Thanks for feeling able to put the grunge in with the good bits. As you say….that’s life. ❤🌻
I may have to get me a table/tray for my bed. I love my bedroom to. It's cozy and safe and quiet. I can just relax while there in my room.
Hi Ali 👋🏻- popped over from your other channel as missing you there 😊- inspired by you I have been teaching myself crochet as a bit of therapy and finding it very relaxing although had to take a bit of a break as it was making my shoulder ache 😂
So, good to see you this morning. Thank you for keeping me company in the craft room.
Very welcome! Hope you got some lovely stuff made 😃
I never block blankets and almost never block shawls - they just get scrunched up anyway! The only blanket I ever blocked was a ten stitch twist because it had a wobbly middle. I wouldn’t bother blocking individual hexies, but I am curious to see what others say :)
Just finishing Katherine of Aragon and have the others to get to, I find them a really interesting read and not too heavy. Hope you had a good night out and hope you feel better soon 🌻
Thanks Carol! I loved Katherine's story too 😃
Sometimes you just have to listen to your body and rest. Maybe you could cover your bed table? Sticky back plastic 🤣🤣. Love watching these vlogs and your honesty with us and looking forward to your April vlogs 😊
Hi Ali sorry you and Lilia haven't been well. Hope your both on the mend now. Loved your little crochet hexis, the colours are really nice. Also liked the macrame bracelet. Looking forward to watching your April vlogs. See you again soon. Take care
Thank you Ali I did not know I needed one I did not know I wanted one but……… I have now ordered a bed desk who invents these things it’s a great idea😂💻🇦🇺🇦🇺
Ahh Ali loved this vlog, i too have had the dreaded lurgi ! Also perimenopausale so I totally get everything you have said. I too turn to craft to get me through, I have so many projects on the go but like you, have to be in the right headspace for each one of them, I have a doddle sketchbook too and find this so relaxing and I'm currently crocheting wax crayons in many different colours ! Crafting is my go to when life is lifing ! Ie broken cars, broken boilers, poorly husband ! The list goes on, I always feel so relaxed when I watch your vlogs, whilst the cat that's not our cat purrs happy beside me !, we too have one called jess who has been visiting daily for 8 years !! Thank you for keeping me company whilst navigating a stressful time, can't wait for April vlogs x
I'm sorry you had such a rubbish week healthwise! I hope you are all feeling better by now! Your makeup for the show you saw looks absolutely fab btw!
Great video. You are a very busy woman. I smiled when I heard one of the girls wanted socks. Same here in this house whole. I am knitting socks off course. lol. Enjoying these videos when you post.
Haha! My brand new socks too 😅
Hope you are feeling better. It's Monday morning here . I managed to hurt my little toe on the weekend and it hurts if I spend too much time standing so instead of doing all the chores this morning I've done the priority stuff and I am resting my toe while knitting on my Son's 18th birthday present blanket. Its quite addictive as its parallelograms made up of 24 rows. Then you change colour and work the opposite way. The pattern hvammsvik by Stephen West.
I love the shape of James' project bag. Does James sell them online?
Hi Ali. Gillingham Kent. Was my home town from my birthday in 1968 to 1979. When my family moved to Perth Western Australia 🇦🇺. I love watching you and everything you and your family do. If possible can you let me or all of us watching you, how is Dan going on his hat? Also how are your girls doing with their crafting?. Thanks for all of your ideas. Western Australia 🇦🇺🧶💜🧶💜🇦🇺
I hope you feel better soon. I'm making the Weekender blanket too, and I'm not blocking my hexagons. I didn't think it's needed. Good luck with all of your projects, and thanks for sharing.
Hope you are better. I’m pleased to see you knitting socks as I’m wandering what needles to use to start my socks DPNs or circular magic loop. 🤔
Loving all your hexis. I don't block motifs as I find joining pulls them all in to shape anyway. Hoping you're all feeling so much better soon.
This is kind of what I wanted to hear 😅 Thank you Gillian!
Haha,I’m also waiting for a table from Amazon to go on my bed to craft with as I also love coming up really early at night and craft x
i really enjoyed the blog! Feel bad you were under the weather though. Love seeing all your projects, you are a joy to watch! Crocheted more on my blanket while watching with a glass of wine! Plan to follow more of your adventures. I SUBSCRIBED TODAY! 😁 Happy crafting from USA!
I hope you feel better soon Ali, i think you need a little break from work : please try to get yourself outdoors , staying indoors too much isn’t good for you sending you love light and sunshine 💕🌸🍄🌺🌼💐🌹💞xx
Thank you! I am outside walking every day usually 😃
You could find some fablon to cover the desk with. Or even spray it. Hope you’re feeling better soon ❤