Crafty Blog Update 24th-30th October

I would like to welcome any new readers, and thank old ones for visiting, we're not that old and we hope to continue to do this as time allows.

If you know of any blogs that should be included please contact us by email or a post on this or the Irish Knitting, Crochet and crafty blogging post. The same goes if you want to be removed.  If you are included in our updates please mention if you want to be removed from there too.  Please note that neither I or SineadR do this as a full-time job, and allied to that our jobs actually restrict our webtime.  We will do our best to get stuff done as soon as possible but that may take a few days or hours.  In order to optimise my trawling I have noted the last date posts are visible on sites, I only check every month or so on ones that haven't updated in the last four months.   Again, if you know of a dormant blog that has resurrected, feel free to tell me.

You may notice that some posts from Sunday 31st get included, this is if there is time-sensitive information included in them, this does sometimes lead to repeated links from the previous week.

And now on to the roundup.

Akka Design has some shots of some blue Jugenstil artwork on some buildings

An apology for an idler finds some annoyance on the internet

An evening Wasted With has illness interrupt her weekend and reviews a book from Project Gutenberg

An Snag Breac Beo has some inspiring photos of the season and some amusing Crochet and Knitting

Aran Brew makes some Sloe Gin

Basil Explosion has a Bat Headband

Becky Dazzler admits to her love of the Olsen Twins and shows the new little print dress

Bohemian Hooks shows off a crochet soft beret, another beret; what I think is more a cowl than a beret; definitely a cowl; another beret and another cowl

Bola de Berlin's son has his first time in the local park and makes another cowl for a friend while neglecting to make one for herself

Carbonfootprintproject mentions a hurricane hat; finishes up the open studio and looks for input; mentions the opening ceremony and conference in Letterkenny and talks about more climate change indicators

Cattaphilla Designs admits to Bloggers Block

Chebe finds us and describes us as awesome *blushes*

Chicwithstix links to the Glee Timewarp and talks about colour theory

Clasheen talks about nuno felt scarves; posts some pictures from her accessories workshop and has some blog frustrations (with a plea for help)

Daffodils and Dandelions prepares for Halloween

Dispatches from the Deise talks recession, finishes some socks and some other stuff

Doogarry starts a new blog; goes to the knitting & Stitching show and has some fun over the midterm break

Dragonstardays is happy to have a new vacuum cleaner and photographs a shopping centre with a unflat parking space

Dublin Knit Collective mentions a knitting job opportunity and asks how people did at the Knitting & Stitching show

Duilleoga goes to the Knitting & Stitching show and shows some loot

Etsy Ireland has their weekly Crafty News Desk; introduces Designbirdie; talks about Pop-up-shop possibilities; has a treasury challenge; talks about the Ferocious Mingle Market; has a Halloween Fab Five on Friday; and mentions a part of the Knitting & Stitching show

Fly along has some finished socks and makes a handspun dog jacket

Food and Wool revives her blog during October with a finished baby blanket and mittens and plays with a new Bread Machine

From Sheep to Shawl shows off a blue Needle felted jacket; has a Pampootie making workshop and someone models their pampooties

Happy Heart=Happy Soul makes some Golf Club Covers

Haz wool will knit does a roundup of recent projects

Herborium does some yoga illustrations and does a seasonal negative painting

The Muses does a tour of her area; posts news about her leg; makes a pillowcase; receives a pair of parcels and talks about Samhain and shows some pictures of finished objects and some prizes

Kirsti posts a picture of animal cruelty

Knit Inc is in Florida and I am jealous!

Knitting Neels talks about patience and Favourite Things

Laura Eliason talks about a new magazine and some projects

Lets Knit and Stitch has some patterns for the novelty yarn Can Can

Margie's Crafts makes a long doll

Michelle Made This posts about some knitting paintings; reminds us that Kirsty is back with her Kirsty's Homemade home and has some Halloween inspiration

Mitt liv på Irland, My life in  Ireland talks about neglecting her blog and building loot from IKEA

Morg Today had a dude day; gets Christmas fabric and there's more dinosaurs and makes a Parasaurolophus

Neencrochet makes a Chanel inspired skirt and a poncho

NicKnits has a graphic example of blocked versus unblocked and displays a swatch necklace

Pippablue blog from the Knitting & Stitching Show

Playing with Fi(b)re finishes up some Innocent Smoothie Hats and about Autumn

SheKnitUpThatBall gets some yarny photographs while out and about; posts about a new pattern (which reminds me, must finish off test knit properly and PHOTOGRAPH it properly: Wyvernfriend)

Starving Artist Ink has some thoughts

Stitchlily talks about not going to the Knitting & Stitching Show

String Revolution went to the Knitting & Stitching show and made a thing

TBunnyKnits goes to the Knitting & Stitching Show and shares some photos

The Mermaid Undine wonders if her audience is her inspiration and does a Halloween Mine picture

Things that strike me talks about renting; offers a bit of music; points at a bit of better journalism on the downturn; rants about Bankers and leaving the EU for US; talks about France in 2010 and the way to her heart

This is knit offers a sneak peek at their stand at the Knitting & Stitching Show and makes an announcement about Sunday and Monday's opening hours

Thread Bear's Picnic talks about boot weather and bespoke laces and the Knitting & Stitching Show

Turtleknits posts some more pictures of France and shows some Finished Objects

Undermeoxter blogs more about Rhinebeck; Sheep to Shawl competition; the Colours of Rhinebeck and varieties of Pumpkins

Wirewrapped shows an Art Nouveau or Secession inspired piece; a red steampunk egg; Big Blue Heart; Jasper Pendant

Woolly Knits has good and bad news

The Woolly Way of Ireland has an update on the Knitting & Stitching Show (I think I blogged this last week, but just making sure); A Dyeing Fabric and Thread workshop in Cork; A multicultural Women's Quilting Group in Coleraine; A Quilt exhibition in Northern Ireland on the Human cost of war (with some associated workshops) and The Cottonwood Tree shop in Kildare

WyvernfriendKnits I explain why I didn't go to the Knitting & Stitching show this year

Yarn Classes has another dive on the Crochet Reef (they're also looking for a home for this!) and does a haunted Trail Trial

Looking at posts there will be more about the Knitting & Stitching Show next week!